Community

The Blackduck Senior Center held its annual meeting Jan. 10 with 15 members present. Rich Ferdig called the meeting to order at 2 p.m. and called for the last quarterly meeting minutes to be read by Secretary Leona Ferdig. After clarifying a couple of points, the minutes were approved....

MU Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International will open the new year Jan. 14 at Sparkling Waters Restraunt &Lounge, 824 Paul Bunyan Drive in Bemidji. The speaker will be Ashli Bowen on the Backpack Buddies program.

Did you ever wonder? Well the year 2011 is over and while we ate to much since Thanksgiving and with all the cooking and candy making for the holidays, I for one am going to make a few changes in my life. First off, getting rid of those clothes that I have been saving for when...

Members of the Blackduck City Council met in special session Dec.

Elliott Warden and Liz Harbers were married Dec. 3 in Bloomington, IL. A wedding reception for the couple will be held Jan. 14 from 1-4 pm at the Blackduck Evangelical Free Church.

There will be a baby shower in honor of Lauren VanTassel Jan. 7 at 1 p.m. at the home of Kayla Weinzetl, 24585 Blackpowder Rd. NE in Hines. Friends and family are invited to attend. She is registered at Target.

Russ Kunkel of Hines, recently took second place in the Wisconsin News Tribune's Fourth Annual Great Venison Sausage Contest. Kunkel was entered in the amateur category and won second for his venison sausage made with apple wood chips. His prize was worth $20.

There will be a surprise open house for Rich Ferdig in honor of his 80th birthday, Jan. 8 from 2-5 p.m. at the Blackduck Senior Center.

Suppose you noticed 2012 is just a few hours away. Where, now-a-days, do we go to celebrate and ring in the New Year? Use to be that the ladies would get all dressed up and I guess wearing a suit and tie qualified the men as dressed up too. When's the last time you saw suits and ties...

There will be a meeting Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Beltrami County Highway Department, 2491 Adams Ave. in Bemidji, to discuss a proposed culvert replacement project on County Road 307 (Three Culverts Road). The proposed project is planned for 2012 and will replace the culverts located...