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BEMIDJI - State aid cuts continue to face Bemidji area institutions of learning, forcing them to make changes in their staffs and look to other sources for funding. Nearly 2,300 people are employed in the education industry, a number which has dropped by about 100 since 2006, according to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. The scarcity of state aid has stretched Independent School District 31, Superintendent James Hess said. "We have a scarcity of resources which has become acute in the last few years," Hess said.
BEMIDJI - She decided to be a teacher when she was 7 years old. By the time she reached college, her passion for education hadn't disappeared. Liana Schaefer, 29, graduated from University of Minnesota-Morris with a degree in elementary education and has taught reading recovery and Title I at Bemidji's Lincoln Elementary for three years. She is currently working toward a master's in literacy education through St.
BEMIDJI - From teaching educational programs to filling out grant applications to gathering water samples, no two days are ever the same for James Owens. Owens, 51, is a science educator at Headwaters Science Center in downtown Bemidji, where he has worked for seven years. A typical day for Owens starts with getting the floor ready to be open for the day, he said. "We clean the animal cages and make sure everything is ready to go," Owens said. "From there, it depends on the day." Some days, Owens spends working on grant applications.
BEMIDJI - Tourism is the No. 1 draw for the Bemidji area, said Denelle Hilliard, executive director of VisitBemidji. VisitBemidji was established in 1987 as the Visitors and Convention Bureau when the city saw a need to market tourism.
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 noon Friday and runs through July 4. While events will be held at various sites around town, the majority of the events will be held at Paul Bunyan Park. The event draws an average of 30,000 people throughout the week, Water Carnival Chairman RandiSu Tanem said. "It's a mix of local people and tourists," Tanem said. "The businesses always report huge sales during this week.
BEMIDJI - Minnesota won't see a big impact from the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling to uphold the Affordable Care Act, local health care officials said. Jeanine Gangeness, founding dean of the Bemidji State University School of Nursing, and Joy Johnson, chief operating officer of Sanford Health of Northern Minnesota, both said that because Gov.
SOLWAY - A 19-year-old Lisbon, N.D., man was identified Wednesday as the victim of a fatal fall from a cell phone tower here. Jeremy Jo Froemke was working on a cell phone tower when he fell 153 feet and was killed on impact Tuesday, the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office said. Froemke was an employee of the Fargo-based Midwest Steeplejacks. He was working on a tower at 134 Loman Ave. in Lammers Township, south of Solway Elementary School, when he fell. An emergency call came in to Sheriff's dispatchers at 5:50 p.m.
CASS LAKE - The Leech Lake General Election is officially over. Leech Lake Chairman Arthur "Archie" LaRose and District III Representative Eugene "Ribs" Whitebird withdrew their respective election contests Monday. LaRose lost to Carri Jones in the June 12 general election by seven votes, while Whitebird lost to LeRoy Staples-Fairbanks III by 29 votes. LaRose and Whitebird withdrew their contests after a pre-hearing conference and a two-hour discovery process.
CASS LAKE - The Leech Lake General Election is officially over. Leech Lake Chairman Arthur "Archie" LaRose and District III Representative Eugene "Ribs" Whitebird withdrew their respective election contests Monday. LaRose lost to Carri Jones in the June 12 general election by seven votes, while Whitebird lost to LeRoy Staples-Fairbanks III by 29 votes. LaRose and Whitebird withdrew their contests after a pre-hearing conference and a two-hour discovery process.
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 and Campground in Bena. The first day will feature rock music, while the second day of music will be blues. Organized by Beth "Dwa" Brown, Arnold Dahl and Matthew Wooley, this will be the second year for WinnieFest. "We were having dinner and we started throwing the idea around," Dahl, owner of Big Winnie Store, RV Park and Campground, said. "We thought it'd be great to do something in Bena because nothing ever happens here.