Tuesday, May 30, 2006

The Minot Daily News: New night club opens on North Broadway - - Minot Daily News

The Minot Daily News: New night club opens on North Broadway - - Minot Daily News: "Among the tiki-tropical theme, the bar also features a dance floor and a free cyber bar downstairs and a DJ booth and band area upstairs. Blackjack, pulltabs and bingo sponsored by the Beaver Boosters are also available."

The Minot Daily News: New night club opens on North Broadway - - Minot Daily News

The Minot Daily News: New night club opens on North Broadway - - Minot Daily News: "Among the tiki-tropical theme, the bar also features a dance floor and a free cyber bar downstairs and a DJ booth and band area upstairs. Blackjack, pulltabs and bingo sponsored by the Beaver Boosters are also available."

Friday, May 26, 2006

wcco.com - Couple Arrested After 'Bonnie & Clyde'-Style Spree

wcco.com - Couple Arrested After 'Bonnie & Clyde'-Style Spree: "(WCCO) It's a modern day Bonnie and Clyde in central Minnesota. Only police said the couple who went on a crime spree didn't hit banks, they hit liquor and convenient stores in six cities in Stearns and Crow Wing counties.

Investigators said the couple William Kent Miller and Brezzy Ray Lemon would take turns holding up businesses. Their most recent hold up was on Tuesday in Baxter, Minn.

Leah Staneart, a convenience store manager, talked about one of the places the couple hit.

'A man came in here with a gun, and held up an employee for all the cash,' Staneart said.

Sandy Black's store was also hit.

'She came in with a gun, got what she wanted, and went out the back door,' Black said.

Detective Mike Lewandowski of the St. Cloud Police Department said the couple played different roles in the spree. When one was running inside a business, the other would wait in a car to make a fast exit from the scene.

The couple was finally caught after leading police on a high speed chase for 35 miles in Crow Wing County. Lemon managed to run away but was later caught.

At the gas station in St. Cloud, the couple got away with more money because the clerk just happened to be counting cash.

'She was actually counting down the pulltabs and � he was just there,' Staneart said.

Miller and Lemon told police they needed the money to pay for living expenses and drugs.

They have been charged with first degree aggravated robbery, fleeing a peace officer and theft in Crow Wing County.

The couple is being held at the Crow Wing County Jail on $100,000 bail. "

Wednesday, May 24, 2006

AED Donated to Stacy Lent Fire Department

AED Donated to Stacy Lent Fire Department: "The Lions hope to raise more money for their community projects on June 3 as they hold their first Stacy Lions Club Bike Run. The Stacy Lent Fire Department sells pull tabs at the Stacy Bar and Grill to help support the indispensable services a community fire department provides. "

The Week Ahead

The Week Ahead: "� Special Olympics: 6 to 10 p.m.
Wednesday at the IBEW Local 176 Hall, 1100 NE Frontage Road. Sponsored by the Shorewood Police Department. Featuring blackjack, cash prizes, pull tabs, a 50/50 raffle and prize raffle. A $100 ticket admits two people to the big night. All proceeds will go to the Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics in Illinois. Call (815) 725-1460."

Saturday, May 20, 2006

Oklahoma tribe appeals casino ruling to NY federal court

Oklahoma tribe appeals casino ruling to NY federal court: "SYRACUSE, N.Y. The Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma is asking a federal appeals court in New York for authority to go ahead with plans for a Class Two gambling facility in Cayuga County, New York.
The tribe wants the court to reverse a judge's decision throwing out their plan to build a 25 (m) million-dollar gambling hall on a 229-acre farm in Aurelius, 40 miles west of Syracuse.
Class Two gambling includes bingo, pull tabs, lotto, punchboards, tip jars and certain card games. The Seneca-Cayugas currently operate a high-stakes bingo hall in northeastern Oklahoma.
City, county and state officials have been fighting the tribe in the federal courts for three years."

Saturday, May 13, 2006

adn.com | alaska wire : Each season, high school sports teams face fundraising challenge

adn.com alaska wire : Each season, high school sports teams face fundraising challenge:The Associated Press
Published: May 11, 2006
Last Modified: May 11, 2006 at 09:42 AM
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Bartlett High softball coach Robert Smith spent $3,000 of his own money to help pay for hotels during a team road trip to Fairbanks last season, and gave up about half of his vacation days last season to games and practices.
Softball and baseball programs statewide do not receive school district funding. Coaches volunteer. Money for travel, uniforms, equipment, umpires and field maintenance must be raised by players, parents and coaches.
'Do I get anything out of this? I get a good feeling if we have a great season,' said Smith, who works for the U.S. Marshals Service. 'It's not something to get rich at.'"

Tuesday, May 09, 2006

14th FAITA Review

14th FAITA Review: "All three rings ablaze at Greatest Show On Indian Earth
14th Annual First Americans In The Arts awards
By Leta Rector
BEVERLY HILLS � The Beverly Hilton Hotel chandeliers were a dimmed a little Saturday night. No, no one hit the lightswitch by accident. It�s just that Indian Country of Hollywood�s brightest, best, and beautiful dazzled the hall for the 14th annual First Americans In the Arts awards show. Wes Studi, Nakota LaRance, Tonantzin Carmelo, Zahn McClarnon, DeLanna Studi, Elena Finney, Tyler Christopher and Quese IMC, among others, lit up the Hilton with their talent and with the BLING! ABC-TV �Extreme Makeover Home Edition� and the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians were recipients of special awards bestowed by FAITA."


The list of presenters and those in the audience also was a Who’s Who: Floyd Westerman (looking, talking, breathing and feeling much better after last year’s lung transplant), Saginaw Grant, Rick Schroder, Charlie Hill, beauty/actress Kateri Walker, producer Valerie Redhorse, triple threat actress, dancer, singer Thirza Defoe, publisher Loren Tapahe, The Autry Museum’s Native Voices’ directors Randy Reinholz and Jean Bruce Scott, actress Maree Cheatham, actress/singer Maura Dhu, producer Dina Huntinghorse and photographer Nancy Larson were other luminaries.

Archive - Community - Council extends shut-off dates, changes electric billing cycle

Archive - Community - Council extends shut-off dates, changes electric billing cycle: "In a final action for the evening, the council approved the VFW to sell pull tabs on city property during Country Days in early June."

Quad-Cities Online

Quad-Cities Online: "The committee-of-the-whole will be presented with an ordinance amendment that would allow non-profits to hold certain gambling games for fundraisers -- roulette, blackjack, poker, pull tabs, craps, bang, beat the dealer, big six, gin rummy, five card stud poker, chuck-a-luck, keno, hold-em poker and merchandise wheel. "

Friday, May 05, 2006

DesMoinesRegister.com

DesMoinesRegister.com: "Appeal lost, TouchPlay gets yanked
The shutdown began early Wednesday; some people were still playing as the machines were turned off.

BY WILLIAM PETROSKI AND ABBY SIMONS
REGISTER STAFF WRITERS


May 4, 2006



Despite 11th-hour maneuvering by Iowa businesses facing bankruptcy, the Iowa Lottery's controversial experiment with TouchPlay gambling machines appeared to end late Wednesday night.

Businesses that had invested millions of dollars in TouchPlay games in a partnership with the Iowa Lottery were turned down by a judge Wednesday in a last-ditch court appeal, while lobbying efforts for a reprieve from the Iowa Legislature stood little chance of success.

By 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, all 6,400 TouchPlay machines statewide were to be silenced because of action overwhelmingly approved by lawmakers in March. Many Iowans had angrily complained about TouchPlay games, which were nearly identical to slot machines. The games were at 3,000 locations, including neighborhood taverns, grocery stores and convenience stores.

Des Moines lawyer Bret Dublinske, who was involved in Wednesday's court appeal, said it appeared the TouchPlay ban would go into effect late Wednesday night, but he planned to continue to seek a solution to help his client. He represents TouchPlay businessman Bob Lentz, owner of Bob's Amusement Co. of Altoona.

'There are obviously some other legal options that we will have to consider,' including lawsuits seeking damages, Dublinske added.

Iowa Lottery spokeswoman Mary Neubauer said the remote, electronic shutdown of the games began Wednesday morning.

At the News Depot in downtown Des Moines, a video screen on a TouchPlay game read, 'Machine Disabled"