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Bemidji native Ara Lester is living in Myanmar, one of the most isolated countries on the planet. He is teaching social studies at an international school.

Making a home in Myanmar: Bemidji native Ara Lester talks about life in one of the world’s most isolated countries

By brandon Ferdig, Special to the Pioneer MINNEAPOLIS – Ara Lester came to Bemidji when he was 12 – and he was already well-traveled. The son of an Air Force...

news / local Mon, Sep 03, 2012 - 9:30pm

Donald Schrems takes a hearing test Thursday during an early-childhood screening session in Bemidji. Deb Strowbridge conducted the test, which is part of the screening required for entrance into Minnesota public schools. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

K-1 program offers children chance to grow; Some parents struggle with decision to hold back children

BEMIDJI – Each child has his or her own clock, says Jim Hess, superintendent of the Bemidji School District. For some, the clock ticks by quickly; for others, it ticks...

news / local Sun, Sep 02, 2012 - 12:51am

New ratings label 213 schools as underperforming

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's Department of Education on Thursday labeled 213 Minnesota schools as underperforming in a new statewide labeling system, compared to more than 1,000 that got...

news Thu, Aug 30, 2012 - 3:54pm

Tom Purcell: Imagine being the only boy at an all-girls’ school

The Daily Beast article brought back several painful memories of my experience as the only boy at an all girls school. According to the article, a public middle school in...

opinion / commentary Wed, Aug 29, 2012 - 11:10pm

Teachers and staff from local charter schools participated Monday in a variety of community projects. Representing TrekNorth Junior & Senior High School, in front, from left, Mark Larson, Chance Adams and Charlie Merhar, and, in back, Kirby Ganske, left, and Erica Harmsen pull brush from Movil Maze in a section of a single-track mountain bike trail. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Teaching by example: Volunteer efforts help Bemidji-area nonprofits

By Bethany Wesley bwesley@bemidjipioneer.com BEMIDJI – While Theora Snyder scrubbed down a countertop at the Headwaters School for Music & the Arts, Rita Poulton was pulling weeds outside of the...

news / local Tue, Aug 28, 2012 - 12:07am

Bemidji State University senior Alyssa Shanda uses a study area on the second floor of Birch Hall on Monday afternoon. Birch Hall reopened after undergoing major renovations. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Remodeled hall makes BSU students’ lives easier

BEMIDJI – For the first time in 16 months Bemidji State University students were able to enter Birch Hall, unloading their futons, lofting their beds and enjoying the updated amenities...

news / local Tue, Aug 28, 2012 - 12:03am

Pioneer Editorial: Cheers and Jeers

What drives MPCA violations? In an announcement last week, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency levied penalties against the Minnesota Department of Transportation and Northstar Materials Inc., a Bemidji-based contractor, for...

opinion Mon, Aug 27, 2012 - 11:53pm

Minn. tax levy referendums are down this year

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Fewer Minnesota school districts will ask local voters for more money this year than asked last year. The Minnesota School Boards Association said about 30 districts indicated...

news Mon, Aug 27, 2012 - 12:15pm

Students in the News

-- Heidi L. Freye and Michael W. Smith of Bemidji were named to the Dean’s List at North Dakota State University in Fargo, N.D., for the Summer 2012 semester. --...

celebrations Fri, Aug 24, 2012 - 6:11pm

Security BankUSA employees Debbie Larson and Kyle Bushelle assemble backpacks at the bank to be donated to The Salvation Army. Materials were supplied by the employees and backpacks were purchased from the employee Casual Day Fund.

Security BankUSA donates backpacks to Salvation Army

Security BankUSA employees Debbie Larson and Kyle Bushelle assemble backpacks at the bank to be donated to The Salvation Army. Materials were supplied by the employees and backpacks were purchased...

business Fri, Aug 24, 2012 - 6:08pm

Justin Cox of Elite Performance & Fitness is shown with donations, gathered during a free community workout, for the Boys & Girls Club of the Bemidji Area.

Elite Performance & Fitness collects school supplies for Boys & Girls Club

Elite Performance & Fitness held a free community workout Aug. 18 at its studio, asking for a free-will donation of school supplies for the Boys and Girls Club of the...

business Fri, Aug 24, 2012 - 6:04pm

Chef Coleen Donnelly and Chef Mike Holleman from Indian Harvest talk about innovative ways to incorporate whole grains in meals during Statewide Health Improvement Program school food service training Aug. 14 at Bemidji High School.

SHIP holds food service training

BEMIDJI – The Statewide Health Improvement Program hosted school food service training Aug. 14 at Bemidji High School. The training, which drew 45 participants from 11 school districts, included demonstrations,...

business Fri, Aug 24, 2012 - 5:53pm

The 1952 class of Bemidji High School gathered Aug. 11 to celebrate its 60th class reunion at Bemidji Bowl.

Bemidji High School Class of 1952 celebrates 60 years

The 1952 class of Bemidji High School gathered Aug. 11 to celebrate its 60th class reunion at Bemidji Bowl.

celebrations Fri, Aug 24, 2012 - 5:38pm

Bi-CAP hosted an open house Thursday afternoon for the Headstart program on 15th Street Northwest. Shown above, Dick and Julie Johnson listens to Headstart teacher Sandy Hoffman describe the new regulations about cribs which are enacted Sept. 1. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Bi-CAP hosts Headstart open house in Bemidji

Bi-CAP hosted an open house Thursday afternoon for the Headstart program on 15th Street Northwest. Shown above, Dick and Julie Johnson listens to Headstart teacher Sandy Hoffman describe the new...

news / local Fri, Aug 24, 2012 - 1:17am

Moose Lake school board member faces fourth DWI

MOOSE LAKE, Minn. -- The chairwoman of the Moose Lake School Board faces drunken driving charges for the third time in six years and the fourth since 1992. Kristine Marie...

news Thu, Aug 23, 2012 - 9:23am

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