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Neighbors help neighbors remove two huge spruce trees leaning on homes between 813 and 815 Fourth Street SE in Bemidji on Tuesday. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Knocked down, not out: Residents, crews rally to restore normalcy

BEMIDJI - Cleanup from Monday's powerful storm is expected to take more than a week as city, county and power company crews prioritize work that needs to be done. The...

news / local Wed, Jul 04, 2012 - 12:15am

Water Carnival draws 30,000 each year; proceeds go to help community groups

BEMIDJI - It'll be six days filled with live entertainment, parades and family activities when the 68th annual Bemidji Jaycees Water Carnival kicks off Friday. The Water Carnival starts at...

news / local Fri, Jun 29, 2012 - 12:00am

Joint Planning Commission: Evergreen proposed relocation advances

BEMIDJI - The proposed relocation of Evergreen Youth and Family Services has received a positive recommendation from the planning commission. Evergreen hopes to relocate its offices and drop-in center, both...

news / local Fri, Jun 29, 2012 - 12:00am

Whether it's floating down the Mississippi River on tubes or canoeing, a favorite jumping point is at Beltrami County Road 12 (the Power Dam) down to the Wolf Lake access. Tourists Derek Sanda, left, his wife, Jaden, and their two daughters, and Matt and Casey Kappel booked the experience from Kohl's Resort Thursday afternoon. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Canoeing the Mississippi

Whether it's floating down the Mississippi River on tubes or canoeing, a favorite jumping point is at Beltrami County Road 12 (the Power Dam) down to the Wolf Lake access...

news / local / outdoors Fri, Jun 29, 2012 - 12:00am

Water Carnival highlights

Today 9 p.m.-1 a.m.: Live music with CrossWater in Entertainment Tent Saturday 9 a.m. Tutto Bene 10K and Cabin Coffeehouse 2 mile run, Third Street Northwest 10 a.m.: Kiddie Run...

news / local Fri, Jun 29, 2012 - 12:00am

Keith Ross of Superior grabs a shovel to help clean up Dennis Towns' basement in Fond du Lac Tuesday afternoon. Towns' whole basement -- much of it finished -- was underwater during the flood. Ross volunteered to help neighbors clean up and move broken appliances. Bob King | Forum Communications

Fond du Lac residents still love the neighborhood

Barbara and Dan Aker's washer and dryer are destroyed. Water filled their basement and came to within an inch of their first floor. Their driveway and front yard are strewn...

news / region Wed, Jun 27, 2012 - 12:00am

Bemidji Parks and Recreation hosted a Slugs, Bugs and Mud program where youth built a bug house and searched for an occupant for the new houses. Meghan Thompson, left, helps her 2-year-old daughter, Mya, and Kris Pelin helps her daughters Ellie, 3, and Emma, 5, build the houses. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Kids build bug houses, find bugs to inhabit them

Bemidji Parks and Recreation hosted a Slugs, Bugs and Mud program where youth built a bug house and searched for an occupant for the new houses. Meghan Thompson, left, helps...

news / local Wed, Jun 27, 2012 - 12:00am

WinnieFest 2012

Date: Friday and Saturday. Time: Gates open at 5 p.m. both days with family free time from 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Place: Big Winnie Store, RV Park and Campground in Bena...

news / region Tue, Jun 26, 2012 - 12:00am

Two-day festival in Bena to benefit homeless program

BENA - It'll be a weekend of music played for charity, hoping to revitalize this small town. WinnieFest 2012 will be Friday and Saturday at Big Winnie Store, RV Park...

news / region Tue, Jun 26, 2012 - 12:00am

Benjamin Schoepel, 2, gets some technique advice from his mother, Paige, as he decorated a scarf for his teddy bear Tuesday morning at the Teddy Bear Picnic sponsored by the Bemidji Park and Recreation Department. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Decorating scarf for teddy bear at Teddy Bear Picnic

Benjamin Schoepel, 2, gets some technique advice from his mother, Paige, as he decorated a scarf for his teddy bear Tuesday morning at the Teddy Bear Picnic sponsored by the...

news / local Wed, Jun 20, 2012 - 12:00am

Seventy members of the Bemidji High School Marching Band rehearse in full uniform Wednesday afternoon as they prepare to compete in Benson today and perform in a parade in Virginia on Saturday. This year's routine offers more motion. The band will perform in Bemidji on July 1 during the Bemidji Jaycees Water Carnival. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Marching Band kicks off season today

BEMIDJI - "Compress" and "crunch" are two words that members of the Bemidji High School Marching Band heard often as they compressed a lot of work into a short time...

news / local / education / entertainment Thu, Jun 14, 2012 - 12:00am

Two-year-old Gavin Reile and his mom, Desiree, work to create the perfect Father's Day frame at a workshop sponsored Tuesday afternoon by the Bemidji Parks and Recreation Department. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Boy, mom work on Father's Day gift

Two-year-old Gavin Reile and his mom, Desiree, work to create the perfect Father's Day frame at a workshop sponsored Tuesday afternoon by the Bemidji Parks and Recreation Department. Monte Draper...

news / local Wed, Jun 13, 2012 - 12:00am

Girl Scouts take on the Olympics

Area Girl Scouts are celebrating the Summer Olympics their way this summer. The Girl Scouts Olympic Summer Series kicked off Monday night with the opening ceremonies at Bemidji State University's...

news / local Tue, Jun 12, 2012 - 12:00am

Prime Time: Beloved maid left fond memories

Reviews of the movie "The Help" brought back childhood memories to me. In the northern Illinois town where I grew up, it was very common for families of professional men,...

news / local Tue, Jun 12, 2012 - 12:00am

Officers Michelle Leffelman, left, and Tabitha Carrigan of the Bemidji Police Department have organized a child seat give-away June 23 for low-income families in the area. Three types of seats are available by appointment. Monte draper | Bemidji pioneer

Bemidji car seat give-away aims to help needy

BEMIDJI - The last time Tabitha Carrigan wrote out a ticket for a driver failing to have children restrained in their car seats, it turned into a pricey penalty for...

news / local Sun, Jun 10, 2012 - 12:00am

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