District 31 Sets Sept. 5 Start and New Horace May School
District 31 opens September 5 with major changes including closure of Wilton Ergen Carr Lake and Navy schools and the new Horace May school. The Vocational Technical Institute expands to 77000 square feet with $180000 in new equipment and 300 to 325 anticipated VoTech students.
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District 31
Louis M. Wangberg
Bemidji
Wangberg
Rhode Island
Wilton
Ergen
Carr Lake
Navy
Horace May
Vocational Technical Institute
T. Lloyd Jostad
Jostad
Philip Tenney
Stitute E
Minnesota Crime Bureau
Vo-Tech
Ourwin
State honors two Minnesotans as outstanding senior citizens
Ada Holand of Bemidji and Glenn S. Thorson of Blooming Prairie named state outstanding senior citizens for 1972 by the Minnesota State Fair Governor's Citizens Council on Aging and the Minnesota Federation of County Fairs. They will be honored on Senior Citizens Day August 31 at the State Fair Grandstand, with free fair admission for 65 plus until 6 p.m. and activities in the Senior Citizens Building.
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Minnesota
Thorson
Governor’s Council
Holand
The
Red Cross
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Order of the Eastern Star
Kenny
University of Minnesota
Beltrami County
Leon M
Pinky) Johnson
Arab terrorists use travelers as bombs warns IATA
The International Air Transport Association warned that terrorists may hide time bombs in passengers belongings after an Israeli plane exploded in Rome linked to a cassette player device. Two British teens said it was given as a gift by two Arab men. In New York a U.N. committee urged Puerto Rico's right to independence from the United States.
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Geneva
International Airlines
International Air Transport Association
Rome
United Nations, N.Y
U.N
Puerto Rico
United States
Area 4-Hers win trips to the fair
About 1 300 4-H livestock and poultry winners will compete at the Minnesota State Fair including ten 4-Hers from Beltrami County. Exhibitors from Bemidji Pennington Puposky Wilton and Pennington listed with specific breeds. Pens open by Friday 7 am September 1 and displays must be in place by 2 pm. Dairy and beef judging set for Saturday September 2 with calf classes and Holstein entries beginning judging. County Agent Elmo Skare notes arena scheduling for dairy beef and breed judging.
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Minnesota
Beltrami County
Ricki Malbraaten
Scott Cooper
Bemidji
Tony Nistler
Northomne
Roseann Theisen
Pennington
Cynthia Theisen
Mike Schmitt
Denise
Larry St. Peter
Puposky
Jody Schussman
Alan Jacobson
Wilton
Carl Gilbertson
Elmo Skare
Weather brief cloudiness and possible storms through Wednesday
Occasional cloudiness with a slight chance of brief showers and thunderstorms through Wednesday. Little temperature change expected. Lows tonight 55 to 63. Highs Wednesday 85 to 93. Rain chance 10 percent through Wednesday.
Planning Commission Approves All Petitions in Bemidji Meeting
The Bemidji Planning Commission will recommend approval of all petitions on its agenda Monday night. Six of the 15 members attended the session. Dr. H. B. Roholt plans to build a professional office.
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Bemidji
Bagley youth wins national sheep shearing contest
Alroy Lewis son of Chester and Pearl Lewis of rural Bagley won the junior national sheep shearing contest at the Indiana State Fair Indianapolis. He is the first Clearwater County and Minnesota winner in years, earning a $300 Sunbeam Co. scholarship plus $100 from Minnesota Wool Growers and $50 from the Indiana State Fair board. Alroy scored 97.4 of 100, after three days practice in Iowa. He graduated Bagley High in 1972 and now works at Arctic Cat Clearbrook. he plans more shearing next summer.
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Pearl Highberg
Bagley
Alroy Lewis
Chester Lewis
Indianapolis
Clearwater County
Minnesota
Sunbeam Co
Minnesota Wool Growers
Indiana State Fair Board
Alroy
Bagley High
Iowa
Ponemah Dedication Planned With Fish Fry and Pow Wow
A Ponemah celebration on August 30 will mark the dedication of a new sub agency office fire station and ambulance station on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. Funded by HEW and BIA, the ceremony begins at 7:30 p.m. with a fish fry followed by a pow wow and remarks from Red Lake tribal leaders BIA and HEW representatives and Bemidji Fire Chief Jerry Moen.
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Red Lake Walleye
Red Lake Indian Reservation
Department of Health Education and Welfare
HEW
Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIA
Ponemah
Red Lake
Bemidji
Jerry Moen
Beltrami Planning Panel OKs Two Plats and Draft Subdivision Ordinance
At Beltrami County Planning Advisory Commission Monday meeting chair Jack Snively approved two platting requests from William Okerman. Rolling Hills requires a cul-de-sac and outlet A, plus Memorial Forest Addition. Both move to the County Board for final action. Ted Tower presented the first draft of a subdivision ordinance to simplify land description and recording.
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Beltrami County Planning Advisory Commission
Jack Snively
William Okerman
Memorial Forest Addition
Board of County Commissioners
Ted Tower
Laporte Schools Set to Open Wednesday on Aug 30
Laporte Public Schools will start Wednesday August 30 with a full day of classes. Superintendent Roger Lundahl announced the opening and said bus routes and registration details were mailed to parents in the Laporte School Bulletin.
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Wangberg
Stapleton
Duane Christiansen
Bemidji
Laporte
Roger Lundahl
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