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BLACKDUCK -- The Blackduck American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 372 will host a luncheon and silent auction from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 8 at Blackduck Senior Center. Proceeds from the event will be used for veteran programs.

BEMIDJI—The Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce leadership passed the gavel at the annual meeting and dinner celebration Sept 20. Ryan Welle, vice president of First National Bank Bemidji and the chamber's 2015-2016 board chair, passed the gavel to incoming chair Colleen Falk...

WALKER—Sanford Health recently welcomed Dr. Kathryn Mell to the family medicine team at Sanford Health Walker Clinic. Mell focuses on care for all members of the family, preventive health, treatment of common illnesses and injuries, chronic disease management, and women's and...

BEMIDJI—Barb Houg, executive director of Peacemaker Resources in Bemidji, was awarded a scholarship that will cover travel and hotel costs, in addition to the full-cost of registration to participate in the Independent Sector National Conference held in Washington D.C. Nov....

BEMIDJI—The Social Work Degree Center has included BSU's online Social Work program on its list of the 10 best accredited programs in the country.

BEMIDJI—Community Health Workers from across Minnesota will gather at Northwest Technical College for the inaugural Rural Community Health Worker Conference. The one-day conference will begin at 9 a.m. Oct. 21 on campus. The conference is meant for employers of Community Health...

BEMIDJI—For the second year in a row, Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union has won the state-level Louise Herring Philosophy in Action award from the Credit Union National Association. The award is given to credit unions for "practical application of credit-union philosophy within...

BEMIDJI—The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. recently announced the selection of eight new members for its Advisory Committee on Community Banking. Tiffany Baer Paine, president and CEO of Security Bank USA in Bemidji, has been selected to the committee. The committee provides...

BEMIDJI—Ace Hardware Corp. recently announced that Ace on the Lake of Bemidji has achieved designation as a "Pinnacle Performance Retailing" store for outstanding performance. To achieve Pinnacle Performance Retailing, the team at Ace of the Lake completed a number of key performance...