PassportArchive for Dec. 16 2016
Swedish Festival Of Lights Illuminates Holiday Season
The annual Sankta Lucia Fest marks the start of the Christmas celebrations in Swedish culture. The Bemidji affiliate of the American Swedish Institute hosts the traditional event with a full…
Read MoreGolden Living Residents Enjoy Open House
Come one, come all. That’s the motto for the Golden Living Center as they held its Open House in Walker. Residents were able to mingle with guests and with family.…
Read MoreInitiative Foundation Names New President
For three decades under the leadership of one woman the Initiative Foundation has provided grants, business financing, and leadership programs that empower communities. After 30 years of leading the foundation…
Read MoreWadena County Sheriff Sworn In As President Of The M.S.A.
Seventh Judicial District Judge Sally Ireland Robertson swore Wadena County Sheriff Michael D. Carr on Tuesday as President of the Minnesota Sheriff’s Association, at their annual winter conference. Carr has…
Read MoreFood Label Changes Coming Soon
Changes in food labels are coming to help people stop wasting food. 30% of the food supply is wasted by food sellers and consumers and the main reasons for that…
Read More“Warrior Nation” Wins Award
Bemidji State University Professor of Ojibwe Dr. Anton Treuer has won the Denver Public Library’s Caroline Bancroft History Prize for his book “Warrior Nation: A History of the Red Lake…
Read MoreFormer BSU Swimming & Diving Coach Dies
Former Bemidji State swimming and diving coach Lee Ahlbrecht, died Wednesday in Hawaii. Ahlbrecht coached the BSU swimming and diving teams from 1968-1991. In a press release from BSU, Ahlbrecht’s…
Read MoreWeekend Wind Chill Warning
Beltrami County Emergency Management took to social media Friday to spread the word about this weekend’s dangerously cold conditions. Cold temperatures and breezy conditions will create life threatening wind chill factors…
Read MoreMan Charged With Allegedly Killing His 5- Week- Old Daughter
An Aitkin County man has been charged with allegedly killing his 5-week-old daughter by throwing her 12 feet in the air across the kitchen floor back in November. 33-year-old John…
Read MoreJPB Approves Two Resolutions For Two Construction Projects
The Four Point Grille and Bar will soon be a distant memory for some. Wednesday the Greater Bemidji Joint Planning Board approved an application submitted by Bemidji Motel, LLP, to demolish the…
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