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Christian Rugel and Scott Lumbar of PCs for People work on the 88 donated computers at the former Midnight Spa location Thursday afternoon. Brian Matthews | Bemidji Pioneer

PCs for People refurbishes computers for low income people

BEMIDJI - With today's digital age, having a computer is becoming as essential as a kitchen sink, but the cost for the technology is high and some people are unable...

news / local Fri, May 18, 2012 - 12:00am

Ashley Gibson and her two children Malik, 5, and Maliah, 3, have a picnic on what will soon be their new home along Mississippi Avenue, thanks to the Northwoods Habitat for Humanity "Faith Build." Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Local family chosen for Habitat for Humanity build

BEMIDJI - A Bemidji family will take the next step to owning a home May 19 at a groundbreaking ceremony in their honor. Ashley Gibson, 27, and her children, 5-year-old...

news / local Fri, May 18, 2012 - 12:00am

The new building that will house Lakeland Public Television will be built on the northeast corner of First Street and Grant Avenue along Bemidji's south shore. Construction is expected to begin in spring 2013. Submitted schematic Courtesy Lakeland Public Television

Lakeland Public TV unveils plans for new building

BEMIDJI - After securing $3 million in state bonding funds, Lakeland Public Television now is working to raise the remaining funds to construct its new facility. The building, to be...

news / local / entertainment / education Thu, May 17, 2012 - 12:00am

Headwaters Science Center gets new director

BEMIDJI -- The Headwaters Science Center's new executive director has plenty of ideas to help the center continue to grow. The HSC chose Susan Joy, a science enthusiast who has...

news / local / education Thu, May 17, 2012 - 12:00am

Mason, Chorale honored

BEMIDJI - Conductor Patricia (Pat) Mason of the Bemidji Chorale kept the program notes for the 33rd annual Mother's Day Concert a secret but, as it turned out, the tables...

news / entertainment / local Wed, May 16, 2012 - 12:00am

Adoption: 'Every day is Mother's Day to me'

BEMIDJI - Mother's Day is every day for Amy Skala, a sixth-grade teacher at Bemidij's middle school, coach of the seventh-grade girl's softball team and mother of two adopted children...

news / local Sun, May 13, 2012 - 12:00am

Five-month-old Samuel is the newest addition to the Lee family, which includes dad Ryan, mom Heidi, Ethan, 5, at left, and Nolan, 3. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Mother's Day: After accident, Lee family grateful for newborn's health

BEMIDJI - It wasn't until Heidi Lee was able to hear his heartbeat that she was finally able to relax. Lee, 36, was 33 weeks pregnant when she was hit...

news / local Sun, May 13, 2012 - 12:00am

Jo Clayton is all smiles as her favorite time of year approaches: Mother's Day and opening fishing. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Mom's passion for fishing extends through four generations

BEMIDJI - Mother's Day and the opening weekend of Minnesota's walleye and northern pike fishing seasons are not compatible, according to some of the state's lawmakers. Jo Clayton of Bemidji,...

news / local / outdoors Fri, May 11, 2012 - 12:00am

Pioneer Profiles: Spoken Word tour hits Bemidji

BEMIDJI - Matt Mauch, poet and driving force behind the "Great Twin Cities Poetry Road Show," uses the analogy of taking a road trip without a map and finding a...

news / local / entertainment Thu, May 10, 2012 - 12:00am

Pat Mason conducts the Bemidji Chorale in a rehearsal for its Mother's Day concert to be held at 7 p.m. Sunday. Pioneer Photo | Monte Draper

Chorale celebrating its 33rd Mother's Day

BEMIDJI - To a lot of Bemidjians, it wouldn't be Mother's Day without the annual Bemidji Chorale concert and ice cream social, and this concert celebrates 33 consecutive years. Open...

news / local / entertainment Thu, May 10, 2012 - 12:00am

Prime Time: Remembering to Celebrate Mother's Day

Twenty-three years ago this month, my mother passed away.

news / local Tue, May 08, 2012 - 12:00am

Prime Time: The bull and the Lone Tree

Bill, Curt, Doc and I did a lot of fun things. Some of these activities might be considered dangerous today, but we didn't think twice of doing them. One of...

news / local Tue, May 08, 2012 - 12:00am

Bemidji Early Childhood Initiative co-coordinators Ginny Kurtzweg, left, and Vicki Wangberg are helped by Diane Sharp and Reva Howe to organize donated purses in advance of "Power of the Purse," a fundraising event from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday at Sparkling Waters. The fundraiser for ECI will provide funding for projects supporting Bemidji's youngest children, their parents and caregivers. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

'Power of the Purse" will help Bemidj ECI

Bemidji Early Childhood Initiative co-coordinators Ginny Kurtzweg, left, and Vicki Wangberg are helped by Diane Sharp and Reva Howe to organize donated purses in advance of "Power of the Purse,"...

news / local / education Tue, May 08, 2012 - 12:00am

Jump in food need has schools looking for ways to help

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- New data from the Minnesota Department of Education show a growing number of students rely on the federally funded National School Lunch Program.

news Tue, May 08, 2012 - 12:00am

Prime Time: Glad Titanic tickets ran out: Mother, grandmother would have been on board

The recent observance of the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the supposedly unsinkable cruise ship, Titanic, has brought a bit of family history to my mind. My grandmother did...

news / local Tue, May 08, 2012 - 12:00am

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