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3/31/2021 Members also talk full return to school, other matters CUMBERLAND – The final 2021-2022 school district calendar approved by the School Committee last week keeps religious holidays as days off. Chairwoman Karen Freedman, whose family celebrates Jewish holidays, said she believes the district should start considering making celebration of religious holidays a personal choice and not including them on the secular school calendar, as many other districts have done across the country. F...

DSU hosts Dakota Community Bank & Trust Bull Team Challenge More than 80 of the best bucking bulls ventured to Dickinson this past weekend to compete in the Dakota Community Bank & Trust Bull Team Challenge. Written By: Jackie Jahfetson | × Parker Breding, of Edgar, Mont., holds on for 8 seconds on a bucking bull Friday evening during the Dakota Community Bank & Trust Bull Team Challenge hosted at Dickinson State Universitys Indoor Arena. (Jackie Jahfetson/The Dicki...

CUMBERLAND – Since going to an online streaming platform last year, the Cumberland School Committee has seen engagement with its meetings skyrocket, going from three or four in attendance before the pandemic to sometimes hundreds of participants. During one meeting last August, some 600 people were on the call for a meeting. Chairwoman Karen Freedman said it’s clear that a virtual component should remain as “what’s best for the public,” with increased accessibility bringing “way mor...

Canada Post says delivery of Interior letters and parcels could be a day or two late after a semi-trailer carrying mail crashed into the Coquihalla River near Hope. The incident prompted the president of CUPW Kamloops Local 758, which represents Canada Post employees in the city, to remind his employer that moving letter sorting from Kamloops to Vancouver was a bad idea. "Weve got people who would love to sort that mail locally," Bob Mitchell said Thursday. "Frankl...

Outdoornews February 25, 2021 Mar. 1: Muskrat, mink and fox trapping seasons end Mar. 1: Bobcat (Units A, B, C) and fox hunting seasons end Mar. 1: Permanent ice shanties must be removed from southern LP lakes Mar. 15: Pike and muskie spearing season ends Mar. 15: Permanent ice shanties must be removed from northern LP lakes Mar. 15: Walleye, pike and muskie seasons end (except on LP Great Lakes and connecting waters) Mar. 31: Permanent ice shanties must be removed from Upper Peninsula lakes. M...

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CUMBERLAND – While teachers say they’ll be happy to see more students in person again, many remain fearful about Cumberland’s plan to return to in-person learning from the current hybrid model. On Feb. 5, in an announcement that created some waves locally after it took School Committee members, teachers and families by surprise, Supt. Bob Mitchell announced a planned return to a four-day school week starting Feb. 22. That plan was subsequently revised to the following schedule: • Grades...

Outdoornews January 28, 2021 Feb.1: Spring turkey application period ends Feb. 1: Bobcat hunting season ends in Unit D Feb. 1: Crow hunting season opens Feb. 13-14:  Free Fishing Weekend Feb. 27: Permanent ice shanties must be removed from Lake St. Clair. Banquets/Fundraisers. Jan. 30: WTU Michigan West Deer Camp, 4 p.m., English Hills Event Center, Comstock Park. For more info call Jim Kurdziel, 231-894-1515. Jan. 30: WTU Northern Michigan Deer Camp, 5:30 p.m., Eagles Club, Gaylord. For more ...

Thanks to his work as chief of the White Bear First Nation, shared with that community’s leaders in the 1990s, Indigenous-led casinos are regular fixtures today: Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA), their regulating body, earned $270 million in the last fiscal year, employs more than 1,600 people, manages seven year-round casinos, and is also celebrating its 25th anniversary. But as Shepherd, now a band councillor, looks back he’s reminded that the tidy, yearly milestones offer on...