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A group of Christmas carolers representing Trinity Lutheran Church of Debs visited six elderly residents Dec. 20 to spread holiday cheer. Shown above, Helen Northrup enjoys the visit from the...

RED LAKE – The Red Lake Nation implemented a Toy Drive Challenge this holiday season. The Red Lake Accounting Department won the challenge by raising $2,549. The department raised funds...

BEMIDJI – Two years ago, while vacationing at Christmas time, someone broke into Arlin Melgaard’s home. The bandit made off with nearly everything he and his wife, Wanda, owned: a...

NEW YORK (AP) — From his toy-cluttered Brooklyn apartment, the man in the red suit was making his list and checking it twice. But he made no distinction between naughty...

First Lutheran Church’s Junior Choir (kindergarten through fifth grade) performed the Christmas program, “The Symbols of Christmas,” on Sunday, with both traditional and contemporary songs. Between the 12 songs, choir...

Cindy Schmidke receives help selecting the perfect gift Thursday from volunteer Sarah Haack during the annual United Way Holiday Gifts for Kids. This year’s program had more than 900 gifts...

Lincoln Elementary fifth-graders completed their studies of foreign countries Wednesday with a celebration of “Christmas in Other Countries” event with 26 booths filled with facts on how other countries celebrate...

Ralph and Joan Brose, dressed as Mr. and Mrs. Claus, paid a visit Wednesday to the Paul Bunyan Senior Activity Center at lunch time. Shown above, the Broses hand JoAn...

Nikki Gustafson customizes a Christmas present Tuesday for her dad at the Santa’s Workshop hosted by Bemidji’s Park and Recreation. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

A light snow is falling on a recent Saturday, as several families walk down the rows of trees at the Christmas Forest. “We might set a record today,” says John...