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Three members of the Bemidji school board were sworn into office Monday evening by Beltrami County District Judge Paul Benshoof. Returning to the school board for another four-year term were, from left, John Pugleasa and Ann Long Voelkner, while Jeff Haack began his first term in office. After the official oath, Pugleasa also was elected the new chairman of the board, replacing Long Voelkner, who served as chairwoman throughout 2012. Bethany Wesley | Bemidji Pioneer

Haack officially joins Bemidji school board

BEMIDJI – A new-look school board gelled here Monday evening as the six-member board welcomed its newest member. Jeff Haack was sworn into his first four-year term in office as...

news / education Tue, Jan 29, 2013 - 12:36am

Bemidji student Annika Sletta wins Spelltacular

After 15 rounds, the winner of the 2013 Bemidji Area Schools Spelltacular was Aanika Sletta, an eighth-grade student from Phi Pod. The winning word was “cultivation.” Pictured are the top...

news / education Tue, Jan 29, 2013 - 12:22am

TEAM Industries launches new training program

BEMIDJI – An innovative training program will launch next month guaranteeing a job for those who successfully complete the program. TEAM Industries, in partnership with the newly developed Minnesota Innovation...

news / region Mon, Jan 28, 2013 - 5:49pm

About 200 people turned out Sunday for a photo shoot at Chet Anderson Stadium on the Bemidji State University campus to wish former Beaver player Trent Baalke well in next weekend's Super Bowl. Photo by John Swartz | Bemidji State University Photo Services

BSU alumni, friends show up for 'super' photo

BEMIDJI - About 200 people turned out Sunday for a photo shoot at Chet Anderson Stadium on the Bemidji State University campus to wish former Beaver player Trent Baalke well...

sports / beavers Sun, Jan 27, 2013 - 4:22pm

Sen. LeRoy Stumpf of Plummer (left) laughs during a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the governor's education budget. Next to him is Sen. Tom Saxhaug of Grand Rapids. Danielle Killey | Forum News Service

Schools would have more money, control under proposal

By Danielle Killey Forum News Service ST. PAUL – School districts and school boards would have more control over how to use state funding under a budget proposed by Gov...

news Thu, Jan 24, 2013 - 12:59am

County attorney gets report of child left on bus

CLOQUET — Fond du Lac tribal police will forward their investigation of a child left on a school bus to the Carlton County Attorney's Office. Prosecutors will decide whether charges...

news / region Wed, Jan 16, 2013 - 9:04am

Veteran bus driver Cindy Stevens is all smiles after 30 years of driving routes. MONTE DRAPER | BEMIDJI PIONEER

Driving through life: Couple transports generations of students

By Molly Miron, Special to the Pioneer A miniature yellow school bus, the mailbox for Ken and Cindy Stevens, hints at their occupations. The real thing graces their front yard...

news / local Tue, Jan 15, 2013 - 3:05am

In a country where 80 percent of the population is in agriculture, Haworth rides her scooter on a main road between towns during her visit to Guinea. The women on the left are carrying their bundles from the rice fields. Submitted Photo

Different direction leads teacher to Africa

BEMIDJI – When a professor of music education decided to do something different with her life, she went half-way around the world to an African nation with one goal in...

news / education Sat, Jan 12, 2013 - 11:37pm

Franken pushes mental health support to combat violence

By John Lundy, Forum News Service DULUTH — Mental-health professionals, not more guns, are the way to address school violence, Sen. Al Franken said on Wednesday. The Minnesota Democrat, in...

news / region Thu, Jan 10, 2013 - 2:10am

John Eggers: How great college teachers and gun control issue relate

First I am going to remind college students what they should expect in their college/university teachers and then I am going to identify a better solution to the gun issue...

columns Sat, Jan 05, 2013 - 11:13pm

BSU President Richard A. Hanson: Making changes to benefit our students’ education

Our overriding purpose at Bemidji State University is to prepare students for meaningful lives as contributing members of society. But what exactly does that involve? And how can we best...

opinion / commentary Sat, Jan 05, 2013 - 10:48pm

Peter Funt: Protecting school kids

Jonathan Hornik, the Democratic mayor of Marlboro Township in New Jersey, is a pragmatist. He favors a ban on the sale of assault weapons. He also wants laws to prohibit...

opinion / commentary Fri, Jan 04, 2013 - 12:33am

Pa. governor sues NCAA over Penn State sanctions

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — In a bold challenge to the NCAA's powers, Pennsylvania's governor claimed in a lawsuit Wednesday that college sports' governing body overstepped its authority and "piled...

news Wed, Jan 02, 2013 - 4:15pm

Pioneer Editorial: Cheers and Jeers

Sending a positive message The importance education plays in our lives can’t be overstated. That’s one reason the campaign pledge by LeRoy Staples-Fairbanks III, elected last summer as the new...

opinion / editorial Tue, Jan 01, 2013 - 12:28am

Paul Nye at library for New Year’s Eve

Paul Nye of Walker held a family concert Monday afternoon for more than 40 kids and parents at the Bemidji Public Library, which hosted several New Year’s Eve family fun...

news / local Mon, Dec 31, 2012 - 10:40pm

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