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    December 24, 2017
    Workers for Morcon Construction, which contracts with the U.S. Postal Service, work to convert a former hunting shack into the new Embarrass (Minn.) Post Office. Janna Goerdt | Special to Forum News Service
    Special delivery: Embarrass, Minn., to get town hub back with return of post office
    EMBARRASS, Minn.—There will be space to linger, catch up with friends and neighbors, and talk about the weather with the postmaster. Oh,...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 24, 2017 - 6:00am
    December 20, 2017
    Antiago (left) and Arianna Villanueva-Montoya sit in their 1971 Volkswagen Campmobile Monday which they decorated for the holidays on Ridge Drive in the Buffalo Hills neighborhood in south Brainerd. Steve Kohls /Forum News Serviceplay button
    Minn. siblings deck out Volkswagen van for the holidays
    BRAINERD, Minn.—Perched on a hill near Ridge Drive in the Buffalo Hills neighborhood in Brainerd, a vintage 1971 Volkswagen Campmobile...
    newsDecember 20, 2017 - 9:07pm
    December 16, 2017
    File photo
    40th anniversary of the Willmar 8: First bank strike in Minnesota was in Willmar
    WILLMAR, Minn. — It's Dec. 16, 1977. A group of women employees of Citizens National Bank stand outside the bank in a picket line despite...
    newsDecember 16, 2017 - 9:57am
    December 15, 2017
    Volunteer Arlene Smith sorts and inspects produce on Friday at the Bemidji Community Food Shelf. (Jordan Shearer | Bemidji Pioneer)
    No drop-off for fall: Bemidji Community Food Shelf remains busy
    BEMIDJI—It's been a busy year for the Bemidji Community Food Shelf, with nearly 3,000 families served through November. "Normally, we see...
    newsDecember 15, 2017 - 6:24pm
    Ruby's Pantry moves to the Sanford Center
    BEMIDJI—Bemidji's chapter of the Ruby's Pantry food distribution program is entering its fourth month of operation and this time it will...
    newsDecember 15, 2017 - 1:08pm
    December 14, 2017
    Bob Rogers of Marine General Supply stands behind the donation jar for Bob's Bike Drive. Rogers raises money each holiday season to provide bikes for kids. (Sam Cook / Forum Newws Service)
    SAM COOK: Help Bob give a kid the gift of wheels
    DULUTH — Earlier this week, Bob Rogers and friends delivered 403 bikes that 403 lucky kids will find waiting for them on Christmas morning....
    newsDecember 14, 2017 - 9:25pm
    Airman 1st Class Krishia Baltazar of the 148th Fighter Wing is bringing a yearling dog named Juan home to Duluth from Puerto Rico after the one-eyed dog became inseparable from her during her deployment to help with the hurricane relief efforts. Juan was born at Camp Santiago and has been a stray dog at the base until Baltazar adopted him. (Photo courtesy Tech Sgt. Lynette Olivares / DVIDS)play button
    'One special dog': Dog finds permanent home with deployed 148th airman
    DULUTH — During the month that the 148th Fighter Wing has been deployed in Puerto Rico, its ranks have grown by one with the addition of...
    newsDecember 14, 2017 - 9:23pm
    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
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