SMSC Newsroom

Shakopee Mdewakanton Donate More Than $150,000 to Local Organizations

Date:

Monday, March 8, 2010

Prior Lake, Minnesota – The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community announces $153,000 in charitable grants to support 13 Twin Cities’ organizations.

A grant for $30,000 went to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International of Bloomington, Minnesota, for general research and for sponsorship of the Walk to Cure Diabetes. JDRF is committed to finding a cure for the disease that afflicts more than 22 million men, women, and children, killing one American every three minutes. Each year over 500,000 people walk for a cure at 200 JDRF Walk locations in over a dozen countries. The local event will be held February 27, 2010, at the Mall of America.

SMSC to Hold Spring Blood Drive

Date:

Monday, March 8, 2010

Prior Lake, Minnesota – The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community will hold a spring blood drive on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, from noon to 7:00 p.m. at Dakotah! Sport and Fitness. A second blood drive will be held March 24, 2010, for SMSC Gaming Enterpriseteam members only at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel from noon to 5:00 p.m.

If you would like to make an appointment to give blood during the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community's spring blood drives, call SMSC Wellness Coordinators Angela Mostrom or Stacy McNabb at 952-233-2965. A limited number of walk-ins will also be able to donate blood at these blood drives.

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, as an active participant in the local community, holds several blood drives each year to help save lives. The SMSC has sponsored blood drives for more than 22 years.

Basic requirements to donate include:

SMSC Announces $52 Million in Economic Development Loans

Date:

Monday, March 1, 2010

Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Tribes; Yankton Sioux Tribe; Upper Sioux Community

Prior Lake, Minnesota – The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community is a leader in promoting tribal sovereignty through economic development loans and grants. The nature of Indian trust land makes it unavailable for use as collateral and complicates lending through traditional banking structures. Tribal government processes and organization can further complicate matters. For these reasons, in fiscal year 2009 the SMSC made $129 million in loans to Indian tribes for economic development projects. For fiscal year 2010, which began October 1, 2009, the SMSC has already approved $52 million in loans to two out of state Indian tribes and to one Minnesota tribe for economic development projects.

Shakopee Mdewakanton and Mystic Lake to Sponsor First Lakefront Jazz and Blues Festival

Date:

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Prior Lake, Minnesota – Local, national, and international performers are expected to delight audiences for one special day in July as the City of Prior Lake hosts the first Lakefront Jazz and Blues Festival Presented by Mystic Lake Casino.

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and Mystic Lake Casino will collaborate with the Prior Lake Rotary Club, the event organizer, to present the event which will be held for the first time July 10, 2010, at Lakefront Park in the City of Prior Lake.

The Lakefront Jazz and Blues Festival Presented by Mystic Lake Casino is being billed as a free, family-friendly music event and one of the largest music venues in the south metro area of the Twin Cities. The event is expected to draw between 5,000 and 10,000 people.

Mystic Lake Casino is planning to hold a jazz weekend in conjunction with this event with special entertainers and packages for guests.

Dakotah! Sponsors Eighth Indoor Triathlon

Date:

Friday, February 19, 2010

Open to Public

Prior Lake, Minnesota – Registration is now open for Dakotah! Sport and Fitness’ Eighth Annual Indoor Triathlon. The event, which is open to the public, will be held on Friday and Saturday, April 10 and 11, 2010. With an overwhelming early response to registration from previous participants, spots filled quickly for the Saturday morning heats so heats were added on Friday afternoon. Registration will remain open until all spots are full.

Since the event will be held indoors, the competition is structured differently than a typical triathlon. The events are timed, and participants are judged on the total distance they complete in the allotted time period. The three stages of the event for adults are a 7-minute swim, a 30-minute stationary cycle ride, and a 20-minute run or walk on the indoor track.