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    December 13, 2017
    Pam Lestico (center) of Little Falls poses with daughters Kelly Miller (left) and Lori Finken after claiming her $1 million Powerball prize.
    Northern Minn. resident with 'heart of gold' wins $1 million
    ROSEVILLE, Minn.—A Little Falls resident came forward to claim a $1 million Powerball prize. "I always said, 'Someday I'm going to win,'...
    newsDecember 13, 2017 - 10:44pm
    December 8, 2017
    Hudda Ibrahim, a professor at St. Cloud Technical and Community College, speaks on the experience of Somali immigrants during a Cultural Thursday talk at Central Lakes College. Zach Kayser / Forum News Service
    Somali refugee aims to help Minnesotans better understand their plight
    BRAINERD, Minn.—Somalis in Minnesota often find themselves misunderstood, but one young refugee hopes to help change that.
    news/educationDecember 8, 2017 - 9:57am
    December 3, 2017
    John Eggers
    JOHN EGGERS COLUMN: Hey, we're grandparents!
    Kathy and I just joined an elite group. The group is called "grandparents." The reason why it is an elite group is because grandparents can do...
    opinion/columnsDecember 3, 2017 - 9:15am
    November 30, 2017
    Gabe Frederick, 8, of Hibbing throws a miniature curling rock Saturday during the fourth annual Winterfest on Lake Bemidji festival in February 2017. (Maggi Stivers | Pioneer file photo)
    Chamber puts Winterfest on one-year hiatus
    BEMIDJI -- The Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce announced Thursday that Winterfest on Lake Bemidji will take a one-year hiatus and return in...
    community/eventsNovember 30, 2017 - 5:09pm
    November 22, 2017
    Jason and Jody Ball of Cass Lake Lodge. (Jordan Shearer | Bemidji Pioneer)
    Within the family: Two more area resorts pass down ownership to next generation
    BEMIDJI -- The experience of visiting lake resorts in Minnesota is often passed down from generation to generation. The same can be said for...
    business/tourismNovember 22, 2017 - 7:02pm
    November 19, 2017
    Cal Helgeson and daughter Alivia, 12 (left) and son Hayden, 14 (right) of Grand Forks share a moment in the field after a successful October snow goose hunt in Saskatchewan. (Photo courtesy of Cal Helgeson)
    Retaining young hunters presents a challenge, Grand Forks parent says
    GRAND FORKS — As a parent with a passion for sharing the outdoors with his kids, Cal Helgeson is frustrated. Given the potential challenges...
    sports/outdoorsNovember 19, 2017 - 6:00am
    November 18, 2017
    Justin Markon (foreground) of St. Paul and his dad, Matt Markon of Poplar, walk into the woods Saturday morning, Nov. 18, during opening day of Wisconin's gun deer season. They hunt with other family members and a long-time friend on land they own south of Pattison State Park. (Sam Cook / Forum News Service)
    Hunting with history: For this Wisconsiny deer camp, the deer opener comes with 102 years worth of stories
    SOUTH OF PATTISON STATE PARK, Wis. — Gaylord "Googs" Palm peered out from among a tangle of fallen cedars, gazing over the same country...
    sports/outdoorsNovember 18, 2017 - 5:37pm
    November 10, 2017
    United Way is on the move: Organization to move into new office on Paul Bunyan Drive
    BEMIDJI -- The local office of the United Way, as well as the Community Resource Connections, will be relocating their Bemidji offices at the...
    newsNovember 10, 2017 - 5:04pm
    November 4, 2017
    Jim MacGillis watches for deer on Saturday morning, Nov. 4, Minnesota's firearms deer opener, while hunting on land owned by Doug and Linda Appelgren of Wirt, northwest of Grand Rapids. MacGillis, from North Oaks, Minn., was taking part in a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Adult Learn to Hunt Deer program. (Sam Cook / Forum News Service)
    Making a new connection: Longtime hunter shares land, wisdom with those new to the scene
    WIRT, Minn. — The three brothers, clad in various amounts of blaze orange clothing, ventured out into the predawn darkness of the Minnesota...
    sports/outdoorsNovember 4, 2017 - 8:00pm
    November 3, 2017
    The Bender family works on corn harvest this week. From left to right: Patrick Bender, Jenica Bender, Jacob Bender, Jalyn and Jacee Bender, Tristan Bender, Lloyd Bender and Miranda Donahue. (Submitted photo)
    After SD farmer dies in accident, town rallies around to help with harvest
    FULTON, S.D. — In the wake of tragedy, residents in the small southeast South Dakota town of Fulton just outside of Mitchell showed the...
    newsNovember 3, 2017 - 3:04pm
    November 1, 2017
    Bemidji makes the cut: First City one of five finalists for Best MN Town contest
    BEMIDJI -- Only five cities out of 30 remain in Minnesota Monthly magazine’s “Best MN Town” contest -- and Bemidji is still in the race....
    newsNovember 1, 2017 - 6:11pm
    October 26, 2017
    Jason Ewert, a designer and filmmaker from Bemidji, created the new logo for the Bemidji Community Food Shelf. Submitted.
    Celebrating the harvest: Food Shelf honors outstanding volunteer, unveils new logo at Harvest Ball
    BEMIDJI -- Over the past summer, Roger Swenson gave several hours of his time to the Bemidji Community Food Shelf, dedicating his volunteer effort...
    newsOctober 26, 2017 - 9:02pm
    October 22, 2017
    Damian Wilmot. (Sam Cook / Forum News Service)
    More hunting and fishing, less guiding for Wilmot
    SUPERIOR, WIS. — After 28 years of guiding fly-fishers on his beloved Brule River, fishing guide Damian Wilmot has decided to cut back...
    sports/outdoorsOctober 22, 2017 - 6:01am
    Grouse and woodcock hunting guide Damian Wilmot of Superior moves ahead of his two German shorthair pointers to flush a woodcock on a hunt Tuesday, Oct. 17, near Brule, Wis. (Sam Cook / Forum News Service)
    A guide's life: Wisconsin guide Damian Wilmot offers his clients grouse, woodcock and steelhead
    NEAR BRULE, WIS. — The high-pitched tone blaring from Casper's beeper-collar told hunting guide Damian Wilmot all he needed to know. "Casper's...
    sports/outdoorsOctober 22, 2017 - 6:00am
    October 20, 2017
    Northwest Minnesota Foundation Vice President for Programs Karen White examines some of the data from a recent survey during a community meeting about childcare on Monday. (Jordan Shearer | The American)
    Blackduck leaders search for childcare answers
    BLACKDUCK -- Whether it was the need for more providers or the need for more affordable options, childcare was the word on the street in Blackduck...
    newsOctober 20, 2017 - 6:34pm
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