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Sell your boat, car, I imagine it’s hard
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always goes
1961 Compare to 5 star - 9x7 $599, installed
16x7 $849, installed four-wheeler, lawn end of a day, you’re ricing.
Free Vinyl Stop with each door. mower and whatever going to feel it. I think
SEWER SERVICE else here in the the most I ever put in
Call Joe Robinson, 320-495-3315 Classifieds! was four hours
NELSON’S ELECTRICAL
straight, and I felt it.
SEWER SERVICE
Pumping • Repair • Plumbing
REFRIGERATION
AND HEATING Mary Sam receives human rights award Then after you take a break, have some water,
and wipe the sweat off, you can start cleaning the
Lic. & Insured
Jeff Nelson
Portable Toilets • Roto Rootering
Cell 800-920-3629 • 320-495-3598 Leach Electric, Inc.
Each year the League of
Minnesota Human Rights
rice. You take any tops or leaves off and push the
rice to the front of the boat. That’s nice as the
PLUMBING & HEATING
Duffney
• Electrical Contracting • Re-Wiring Commissions honors individu- pile gets bigger and bigger.
Mille Lacs Sewer Service • Electric Heating
Steve Leach, owner - Free Estimates- STUCKY CONSTRUCTION
als and/or organizations that
have made outstanding contri-
Then it’s time to parch the rice over a fire and
• Septic & Holding Tank Pumping • Steaming butions concerning human fan it. Only the men or boys can tramp on the
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• Lift Pump Replacement • Portable Toilet Rental Certified Off-Peak Installer. Heating • Air Conditioning • Ventilation rights issues. rice. They put it in a bucket and put on some
New Construction • Log Homes • Remodeling & Repairs This year, on Friday, Dec. 3, clean moccasins and tramp on it awhile. That
– Serving Mille Lacs Area – Lic. & Insured • MPCA Certified Phone (320) 532-3277 Onamia, MN 56359 Providing a variety
• Forced Air Heat • Garage Heaters • Radiant In-Floor Heat • Water Softeners the League awarded its Min-
320-676-3536 Cell 800-920-3640 Major Credit
Cards • Boilers • Air Exchangers • Electric Boilers • Air Conditioning of Commercial separates the rice grains from their husks. When
Bryan, Diana, Derek, Tammy & Dale Karels Accepted • Hot Water Heaters 320-676-8862 • Gas Fireplaces and Residential nesota Human Rights Award to you do that, you learn how hard it is to process
Becker Electric, Inc. JASON • RUSS
SHOP & SHOWROOM
Lic. # 0007462
255 Isle St. W, ISLE
Sales & Service
For all your
Mary Sam from the Mille Lacs
Lake Area and Justin Anderson that rice!
Septic System Maintenance Reinhard “Runky” Becker heating & from Blaine. Wild rice harvested in this way is nothing like
★ Inspection President/Owner
ISLE PLUMBING refrigeration needs The awards were presented
during events celebrating the
commercially grown rice. Genuine wild rice has
★ Cleaning ★ Repair Industrial, Commercial and Residential AND HEATING CALL CHRIS Minnesota Human Rights Day,
got that smoked flavor.
Electrical Contractor Rice is a main staple of the Anishinaabe. Some
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Dependable Service • Professional & Fair • Licensed & Bonded
Cell 218-330-1727 which was co-sponsored by
people use it in pancakes. Some people like it
MPCA MOSTCA
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Isle, MN 56342
Office: 320-676-1000
email: rbecker@ecenet.com
320-676-3450 Kevin Schultz ALSO: Eastside Sewer & Construction Office 218.927.6777 the Minnesota Department of
Human Rights and the League cooked with raisins. I remember when we used
Licensed and Bonded Major Credit Cards accepted 1.866.DUFFNEY (383-3639)
of Minnesota Human Rights to go to the powwows and had rice with raisins.
Commissions at the Crown It was good. But I always prepare my rice with
Your Connection to the Services You Need! Call to list your business here Plaza in St. Paul.
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Mary Sam and Justin Anderson were honored by the League of Minnesota Human some kind of meat — maybe venison, duck,
SERVICE DIRECTORY
Sam was recognized for Rights Commissions at a Human Rights Day event on Dec. 3. pheasant, partridge or rabbit.
320-676-3123
human and civil rights
activism in the Mille Lacs ing all within the Mille Lacs Anderson took on a leadership news release said. “Justin took I am older now, and I only go out ricing a cou-
area. She was the founding area accountable for human role in countering the hostile actions seeking to address the ple days a year. But I still give some rice as gifts
ASSISTED LIVING BUILDERS COMPUTERS REFRIGERATION / HEATING SIDING/WINDOWS/GUTTERS force behind the establishment rights and building the Mille environment GBLT students bullying in the school district at Christmas and to my friends who like rice. It
of the Mille Lacs Area Human Lacs Lake community into a faced in his school. “As a stu- and to work on improving the makes me feel good when I can give.
LAKE SONG ASSISTED LIVING WESTERLUND CUSTOM BUILDERS, INC. KENT SORVIK - EEE DUFFNEY REFRIGERATION, INC. WESTERLUND CUSTOM BUILDERS, INC.
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