Archive for July 2014
4-H’ers Bring Home National Shooting Awards
Beltrami County has been sending 4-H’ers to the National Shooting Competition for the past 14 years. This year the competition was held in Grand Island, Nebraska. Minnesota sent 35 youth…
Read MoreBemidji High School Swim Team Swims For A Cause
An early morning on Lake Bemidji with rough waters didn’t stop the Bemidji High School swim team from participating in this year’s Swim For A Cause. During the event, the…
Read MoreLandowners Comment on Great Northern Transmission Line Project
A meeting regarding the Great Northern Transmission Line has left landowners in Northern Minnesota aggravated and asking more questions. Minnesota Power is hoping the Public Utilities Commission will approve the…
Read MoreGood Food, Good Life, 365 – Lemon Honey Cooler
Lemon, Honey and Herbs Cooler 3 quarts water (12 cups) 3/4 cup local honey 2 lemons, preferably organic 1 (6-inch) sprig fresh rosemary 12 sprigs fresh mint, snipped from the…
Read MoreX Boat Inland Championship Regatta sets sail on Gull Lake this week
Setting sail for a weekend of fun. Over 70 boats from around the Midwest have come to Gull Lake this weekend to compete in the X Boat Inland Championship Regatta.…
Read MoreCharges filed in Bemidji shooting
A 40-year-old Bemidji man is charged with attempted first-degree murder in connection with the shooting of a 17-year-old girl. Chad Eric Pickering was arraigned this afternoon in Beltrami County Court.…
Read MoreNew study found increasing minimum wages boosted job growth
Great news or great coincidence? Minnesota politicians are debating whether a recent study by the Department of Labor about increasing minimum wage boosting job growth is foreshadowing Minnesota’s future or…
Read MoreNorthwoods Adventure-Sweetheart Canoe Derby 2014
The 17th annual Sweetheart Canoe Derby Paddled into Hackensack this summer. The C-1 State Championship Race held both single and tandem events. The canoeists paddle 13 miles across Birch Lake,…
Read MoreBemidji Aviation Gets New Charter Jet
Business in Bemidji is taking off. The new citation jet is Bemidji Aviation’s first pure jet that’s available for charter. Bemidji Aviation has offered charter services before with other aircrafts,…
Read MoreBemidji Business Owner, Community Supporter Joe Lueken Dies
A voice in the Bemidji community has fallen silent. Today, Bemidji remembers the life of Joe Lueken. The grocer, who owned Luekens Village Foods for 46 years, died from cancer…
Read MoreMinnesota Military Museum brought history to life during History After Hours
Guns, bandages, reenactors and meals ready-to-eat. Camp Ripley’s Minnesota Military Museum brought it all out from behind their glass cases to showoff last week during their History After Hours event.…
Read MoreBrainerd Athletic Site Update
In October, Brainerd’s tennis courts and track were cracked and holding water. The football field was an absolute mess. Now, it is a site to behold. The project took a…
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