PassportPosts by Haydee Clotter
In Focus: Bemidji State University Choir Celebrates 80 Years
The sweet sounds of angelic voices echo inside the walls of Bemidji’s Evangelical Covenant Church. “I think if you find the beauty in the music, you find the beauty in…
Read MoreResidents Must Leave Good Samaritan Nursing Home In Clearbrook By December
In less than 60 days, the Good Samaritan Society nursing home in Clearbrook will be no more. At an early October meeting, representatives from Good Samaritan informed employees, residents and…
Read MoreTeen In Hospital With Life-Threatening Injuries After Accident
A teenager is in the hospital after being involved in an accident on U.S. Highway 92 at Mile Post 64 in the Nora Township of Clearwater County. According to the…
Read MoreUnited Way Of Bemidji Area Pays Tribute To Five Female Community Leaders
The who’s who of women leaving a lasting impression in the community and about 100 others filled the room at Bemidji State University’s Beaux Arts Ballroom for the launch of…
Read MoreLittle Falls Man Injured In Two-Vehicle Accident
A Little Falls man was injured in a two-vehicle accident three miles north of Freedhem in the Ripley Township. According to the Morrison County Sheriff’s Office, the accident happened on…
Read MoreBeltrami County Sheriff’s Office Undergoing Jail & Justice System Assessment
The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office is getting put to the test by the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) with a Jail and Justice System Assessment. The NIC will look at…
Read MoreLake Bemidji State Park Will Remain Open During November Deer Hunt
Lake Bemidji State Park will remain open during a special deer hunt on Nov. 4-7, 2017, to all visitors, but the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) advises wearing…
Read MoreIn Focus: Fur Trade In Minnesota Exhibit
The Fur Trade in Minnesota may be considered the state’s first global business, and if you ever wondered what it was like, the Clearwater County History Center has the answers.…
Read MorePhilando Castile Fundraiser Has Plans To Become Non-Profit
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The organizer of a fundraising campaign in honor of Philando Castile has plans to make it a self-sustaining nonprofit to help feed children. Castile was…
Read MoreGolden Apple: Cass Lake-Bena High School’s 9th Grade Academy
Cass Lake-Bena High School is providing freshman students with a solid structure as they transition into high school through its 9th Grade Academy. “It gives them a basis as to…
Read MoreReceptionist’s Family Sues Over Fatal Minnesota School Blast
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The family of a school receptionist is suing over an explosion that killed her at Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis this summer. Ruth Berg’s family is seeking at…
Read MoreNorthwest Technical College Hosting Rural Minnesota Community Health Worker Conference
Many of the community’s health workers, students and others alike will be at the Rural Minnesota Community Health Worker Conference in Bemidji. It is Northwest Technical College’s (NTC) Second Annual…
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