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BEMIDJI -- A fundraising event will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 15 at the Bemidji Eagles Club, 1270 Neilson Ave. The event will benefit Brent and Mariah Gilbert-Ferdig with travel and medical expenses associated with their daughters Hannah and Hailey. For more information...

BEMIDJI -- Harmony Co-op will host a presentation by guest speaker Emily Rose Jackson Thomas at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 3. The program will focus on the history and health benefits of the probiotic, kombucha, according to a press release. Attendees will take home a bottle of their...

TURTLE RIVER -- There will be a youth firearms safety course at New Salem Lutheran Church in Turtle River, 7491 Island View Drive NE. The course will take place Tuesday, Sept. 26, Thursday, Sept. 28, Tuesday, Oct. 3 and Thursday, Oct. 5. Classes will take place from 6:30 to 9 p.m....

BLACKDUCK -- The Bemidji veterans organization of 40/8 Voitures will hold a promenade in Blackduck at the Hillcrest Restaurant on Thursday, Sept. 21. Dinner (off the menu) will begin at 5 p.m.; the promenade will start at 6 p.m. The election of officers is on the agenda. For information,...

A ninth patient from a South Florida nursing home that overheated during power outages following Hurricane Irma died on Tuesday, according to police. The death of Carlos Canal, the ninth patient, occurred nearly a week after the nursing home in Hollywood, Florida, became the focus...