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Articles from the December 15, 2015 edition


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  • Winter storm watch issued for Bemidji, area

    Bemidji Pioneer|Dec 15, 2015

    BEMIDJI -- Beltrami County and much of northwest Minnesota is included in a winter storm watch that could bring as much 6 inches of snow to the region. The winter storm watch will start overnight Tuesday into much of Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service office in Grand Forks, which oversees the Bemidji area. The watch also impacts the Red River Valley into central Minnesota, as well. Area counties in addition to Beltrami listed in the storm watch are Clearwater, Hubbard,...

  • Red Lake Bingo Donates $3,202 to Red Lake Nation Toy Drive

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 15, 2015

    RED LAKE - On Monday, December 14, 2015, Seven Clans Casino Bingo presented a $3,202.00 check to Red Lake Tribal Chairman Darrell Seki Sr. to go for use by the Red Lake Nation Toy Drive. According to Red Lake Casino Manager Mike Cobenais, their bingo raised the money throughout the year specifically for the purpose of the Toy Drive. Robert Bob Erle, Red Lake Bingo Manager. Dan Charnoski, Bingo Supervisor and Red Lake Casino Manager Mike Cobenais were on hand for the presentation to Chairman...

  • Red Lake Trading Post holds Drawings for Prizes

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 15, 2015

    The Red Lake Trading Post and the Ponemah Market held a promotion over the weekend for anyone spending $30.00 or more for their products, they would become eligible to win some great prizes. Those prizes included a 50" LED TV, a 42" LED TV and an XBox 360, plus numerous smaller prizes. The Drawings were held on Monday at noon at the Trading Post, with one of the customers at the store at the time, Hunter Beaulieu, making the drawings. The winners were: Vivian Freeman - 50" LED TV Justine...

  • Lady Warriors advance in NCTC Tournament with 61-44 win over BGMR

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 15, 2015

    THIEF RIVER FALLS - The Red Lake Lady Warriors upped their record to 6-0 on the season by winning their first game of the NCTC Tournament against Badger-Greenbush-Middle River on Monday, December 14, 2015. That win advances them to a match-up with Sacred Heart, who defeated Red Lake County Center 66-30 earlier. Game time is 6:30 at NCTC. The BGMR Gators played a close game in the first half, as leads were exchanged by both team in the low scoring affair. At the half it was all knotted up at...

  • Chicago man arrested with 44 grams of heroin in Red Lake

    Dec 15, 2015

    RED LAKE-A Chicago man arrested Thursday with 44 grams of heroin and a Glock pistol told law enforcement he sells the drug only on the Red Lake Reservation. According to court documents, he already sold 30 grams before he was apprehended. Clarence Jason Bibbs, 34, was taken into custody after he was found in possession of heroin at a Red Lake residence. Red Lake Tribal Police found Bibbs in a bathroom when serving a search warrant. Since Bibbs is not a Red Lake Band member, tribal police...

  • UPPER RED LAKE ICE CONDITIONS AND RESCUE

    Dec 15, 2015

    At 9:50 AM this morning, the Beltrami County Sheriff's 911 Communications Center received several 911 calls from people stranded on ice flows on Upper Red Lake north of Kelliher (approximately 60 miles north of Bemidji). Approximately 48-50 people were fishing with portable ice houses on the east side of Upper Red Lake. The wind and the poor conditions of the ice caused existing cracks to widen and and chunks of ice broke free. Responding to the scene were Kelliher Fire with their rescue equipme...

  • UPDATED: Nearly 50 people rescued after ice sheets break away on Upper Red Lake

    Dec 15, 2015

    UPPER RED LAKE -- Witnesses say it happened in about five minutes, too quickly for anyone to do anything about it. They say it has happened before but never quite like this, the cracking and twisting of ice that stranded about 50 people Monday on floating sheets here at Upper Red Lake, where no one was hurt. “S---,” Travis Mauer had said to his friends as the water widened around them, their fishing shack, their four-wheeler and their three caught fish. “What are we supposed to do?” Emergency calls started coming in about 9:50 a.m. from pe...

  • The Red Lake Fishery is still taking/buying fish

    Dec 15, 2015

    On behalf of the Red Lake Fishery and Red Lake DNR, it is way too dangerous to be on the ice -until further notice. The Red Lake Fishery is still taking/buying fish. 16-22 inches at $1.50 a lb. Christin L. May Red Lake Nation Fishery...

  • Melvina "Mel" Rose Johnson

    Dec 15, 2015

    Melvina "Mel" Rose Johnson December 22, 1923 - December 13, 2015 Melvina "Mel" Rose Johnson (Omamikwe), 91 of Red Lake, MN died Sunday, December 13, 2015 at the Jourdain/Perpich Extended Care Center in Red Lake. Funeral services will be at 12:00 pm, Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Red Lake, Minnesota with Fr. Jerry Rogers officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at the Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minnea...

  • Linda Lorraine Swanholm

    Dec 15, 2015

    Linda Lorraine Swanholm Born: Mon., May 12, 1947 Died: Fri., Dec. 11, 2015 Visitation 3:00 PM Mon., Dec. 14, 2015 Location: Veterans Memorial Building Funeral Service 10:00 AM Tue., Dec. 15, 2015 Location: Veterans Memorial Building Linda Lorraine Swanholm, 68, passed away at her home in Bloomington on Friday, December 11, 2015. She was born May 12, 1947 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Linda was adopted as a child and raised in Richfield, Minnesota. She graduated from Washburn High School and...

  • UC Riverside scholars available to discuss the event and its impacts

    Dec 15, 2015

    RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The massacre of nearly 300 Lakota men, women and children at the village of Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, on Dec. 29, 1890, was the last significant clash between Native Americans and the U.S. Army. For Native Americans today, the slaughter of unarmed women and children dominates a painful history of U.S. government Indian policies centered on assimilation and genocide. As the 125th anniversary of the Massacre of Wounded Knee approaches, s...

  • THIRTY-FOUR FACING FEDERAL AND TRIBAL CHARGES ARISING OUT OF METHAMPHETAMINE TRAFFICKING ON MESCALERO APACHE RESERVATION

    Dec 15, 2015

    WASHINGTON – Thirty-four individuals are facing federal and tribal drug charges as the result of an 18-month multi-agency investigation spearheaded by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) into methamphetamine trafficking on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. Eighteen defendants, including five members of the Mescalero Apache Tribe and 13 non-Natives are charged in six indictments and a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico in November and December 2015. S...

  • About $2.3 Million Distributed to Red Lake Members on Saturday - P2

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 15, 2015

    RED LAKE, MN - About $2.3 million was distributed to Red Lake members on Saturday, including those checks mailed on December 10th. In November the Red Lake Tribal Council approved a $250.00 Trust Fund payment for every enrolled member of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians. Checks were distributed at two locations on Saturday, December 12, 2015 from 8 AM to 8 PM. Those locations were at the Red Lake Humanities Center for Red Lake, Little Rock and Redby Districts, and at the Ponemah Boys and Gi...

  • Lady Warriors move to 4-0 with 86-51 win over Kelliher-Northome

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 15, 2015

    RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors moved to 4-0 on Friday, December 11, 2015 with their 86-51 win over the Kelliher-Northome Mustangs at home. The Lady Warriors drew first blood and the Mustangs hung right in with their face paced offense throughout early minutes of the first half. At 5 minutes left in the half it was a 1-point game, Red Lake leading 23-22. But a 16-1 run in those remaining minutes put the Lady Warriors ahead 30-23 at the half. It was all Red Lake in the second half as...

  • Red Lake Upsets 10th Ranked Cass Lake in Warrior's Home Opener 93-79 - P7

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 15, 2015

    From KKCQ Radio Cass Lake-Bena 79 at Red Lake (DH) 93 Rob McLain recorded a triple double to help lead the Red Lake Warriors to the win over Cass Lake-Bena in front of a packed house at Red Lake. McLain scored 19 points, pulled down 20 rebounds and blocked 10 shots to help the Warriors improve to 2-0. The defending Section 8A Champion Warriors led 45-42 at halftime, but had to withstand several Cass Lake-Bena rallies, including one that tied the game at 70-70 with 5:17 left in the game. Alvin...

  • Community Meeting Held at Ponemah - P2

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 15, 2015

    The fourth gathering of the third round of Red Lake Nation Chairman's Community Meetings began at about 6:15 PM, Monday, December 7, 2015, at the Boys and Girls Club in Ponemah. The meeting was well attended as more than 70 community members joined Chairman Darrell G. Seki, Sr., Treasurer Annette Johnson, and Ponemah District Representatives to the Tribal Council, Gary Nelson and Randy Kingbird. The Chairman's Community meetings were recently held at Little Rock on Thursday, November 12, Red Lak...

  • Lady Warriors improve to 2-0 with 87-38 win over Cass Lake - P7

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 15, 2015

    From KKCQ Radio Cass Lake-Bena 38 at Red Lake (DH) 87 Despite going 11 for 45 at the free throw line the Lady Warriors of Red Lake rolled to the 87-38 win over Cass Lake-Bena Friday night in Red Lake. The two teams combined to go 17 for 70 at the line, but the Warriros found several other different ways to score points. Grace White led Red Lake with 26 points and 14 rebounds as the Warriors improve to 2-0 on the season. Alexis Desjarlait hit 4 three pointers as the Warriors used a 29-2 run to...

  • Lady Warriors dominate Blackduck in 95-28 Home Opener Win - P8

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 15, 2015

    RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors looked very, very good in their Home Opener with Blackduck on Thursday, December 3, 2015. They came out strong in the opening minutes of play, scoring 13 points before Blackduck could score 1 on a free throw. Then, at the 13:31 mark scored 6 more to lead 19-1. It never got any better for the Lady Drakes as Red Lake's full court press and fast breaks allowed the Lady Warriors to add 12 more points and lead 31-1 at the 10:31 mark. They were going at a 120...

  • 2015 RLES 1st and 2nd Grade Holiday Program held on December 3rd - P8

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 15, 2015

    The Red Lake Elementary School 1st and 2nd Grade Holiday Program was held on Thursday, December 3, 2015. Last year it was decided that they would split their annual Holiday Program because of overcrowding in their gym and safety concerns. On Wednesday, December 2, 2015 RLES presented their 3rd, 4th and 5th grade Holiday Program starting at 1:30 PM....

  • RLES 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Holiday Program - P9

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 15, 2015

    The Red Lake Elementary School 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Holiday Program was held on Wednesday, December 2, 2015. Last year it was decided that they would split their annual Holiday Program because of overcrowding in their gym and safety concerns. On Thursday, December 3, 2015 RLES will present their 1st and 2nd grade program starting at 1:30 PM....

  • Red Lake Warriors win Home Opener with Blackduck 75-64 - P14

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 15, 2015

    Red Lake Warriors win Home Opener with Blackduck 75-64 Junior Varsity, 7th and 8th Grade Boys also victorious...

  • Red Lake Warriors win Home Opener with Blackduck 75-64 - Set 2 - P14

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 15, 2015

    Red Lake Warriors win Home Opener with Blackduck 75-64 Junior Varsity, 7th and 8th Grade Boys also victorious...

  • Photo-shoot of the 2015-16 Red Lake Warriors and Lady Warriors - P18

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 15, 2015

    Photo-shoot of the 2015-16 Red Lake Warriors and Lady Warriors on Thursday, November 19, 2015. 2015 NCTC Boys Holiday Tournament - December 7th, 8th and 10th: http://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2015/11/19/sports/2015-nctc-boys-holiday-tournament-december-7th-8th-and-10th/41321.html 015 NCTC Girls Holiday Tournament - December 14th, 15th and 17th: http://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2015/11/19/sports/2015-nctc-girls-holiday-tournament-december-14th-15th-and-17th/41322.html Red Lake...

  • Economic Development Community Meeting - Tuesday, Dec. 15th

    Economic Development Community Meeting Tuesday, December 15, 2015 @ 6 P.M. Humanities Center-Red Lake ** A traditional meal will be served ** An invitation to join us and be a partner of very exciting NEW initiatives – • Red Lake Local Foods Initiative • Cultural Assessment • Immersion Charter School The Local Foods Initiative plan includes a three season greenhouse for training and implementation for others to establish greenhouses of their own. For example: high tunnels, aquaponics, communi...

  • Caribou Coffee(r) & Einstein Bros Bagels Concept in Brooklyn Center Welcomes Residents to Celebrate Grand Opening

    Dec 15, 2015

    Brooklyn Center, Minn. - Caribou Coffee & Einstein Bros. Bagels are debuting their newest coffee and bagels concept in Brooklyn Center, opening its doors at 5 a.m. on Tuesday, December 15. The first 50 people in line on Tuesday by 5:00 am will win a coupon booklet for a free medium coffee, bagel and shmear each week for a year. The new location will be the first in the area to feature both Caribou Coffee's specialty coffee and handcrafted beverages, which pairs perfectly with Einstein Bros. fresh-baked bagels and shmear. "We are excited to...

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