I recently met the editor and board members from a local non profit news source.  News of the North (newsofthenorth.net) is name of the online “newspaper” and they have been doing an excellent job of covering news stories in the northwoods in a real time fashion.

They were the media to break the Wells Fargo Bond story, along with the coverage of Saturday’s Tribal Chairman meeting.

Joe Costanza has a broad editorial background, and has expressed interest in covering Vilas and in particular Lac du Flambeau newsworthy stories. (more)

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WASHINGTON — The United States Mint will launch the 2010 Native American $1 Coin in New York City on Monday, Jan. 25, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). United States Mint Director Ed Moy will join John Haworth, Director of the National Museum of the American Indian George Gustav Heye Center, to introduce the coin.

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Tribal members also given presentation on bond issue

Heather Holmes – General Manager – Lakeland Times

More than 120 Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Indians tribal members gathered at the public school Saturday to see the seating of a new tribal council chairman, but a snafu in noticing the meeting resulted in a chairman not being selected and the planning for a future meeting to address the issue.

The tribe has been without a council chairman since Carl Edwards resigned his position last November. (more)