2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (218+ words) BEMIDJI — Local author Maureen Gibbon will host a generative writers workshop from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, in Watermark Art Center's education studio. The workshop will focus on magical realism, a genre which allows readers to explore how the impossible…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (149+ words) BEMIDJI — United Way of Bemidji Area’s annual Coats for the Community drive is underway, with donations being accepted through Tuesday, Oct. 6. Accepted donations include new or clean, gently used men’s, women’s, infant’s and children’s coats and snowsuits, a release said....

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (535+ words) RED LAKE — Karen Bedeau's growing legacy in dementia education, along with her culturally grounded support and caregiver resources, has impacted her tribe and spread throughout northern Minnesota. Bedeau, the Northwoods Caregivers' Dementia Outreach Advocate, was recently honored at the Indian…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (306+ words) My wife and I spent a day at the Minnesota State Fair this year, and it stayed with me. The "Great Minnesota Get Together" brought together every kind of Minnesotan — rural and urban, young and old, of every political stripe....

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (123+ words) BEMIDJI — The United Way of Bemidji Area was able to supply nearly 200 students with school supplies after a successful supply drive. "The United Way thanks the community for their incredible contributions to the United Way of Bemidji Area Stuff-A-Bus initiative,…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (164+ words) BEMIDJI — The community is invited to celebrate monarch butterflies, native plants and pollinators at the 10th Annual Monarch Butterfly Festival from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Headwaters Peace Center. Nationally recognized pollinator conservationist and author Heather Holm will be…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (84+ words) Bemidji Pioneer Bemidji Senior Center to hold monthly pancake breakfast Sept. 12 The Bemidji Senior Center will hold its monthly pancake breakfast from 8 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12. BEMIDJI — The Bemidji Senior Center will hold its monthly pancake breakfast from 8 to 10:30 a.m....

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (80+ words) Bemidji Pioneer Indivisible Bemidji donates $800 to Village of Hope Indivisible Bemidji recently donated $800 in funds/giftcards to Village of Hope emergency shelter to help families experiencing homelessness. Indivisible Bemidji recently donated $800 in funds/giftcards, which will provide new shoes for…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (457+ words) BAGLEY — As Bagley American Legion Auxiliary Unit 16 approaches its 100th anniversary, Immediate Past President Cheryl Grover reflects on her family’s multi-generational commitment to honoring veterans and the importance of carrying that tradition of service forward. For three generations, one Bagley family…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (98+ words) Bemidji Pioneer Bemidji Lions Club donates to Sanford Health Foundation The Bemidji Lions Club recently donated to the Sanford Health Foundation to help with renovations at the Emergency Department. Plans for renovation and expansion are in the future for the…...