Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Bemidji Pioneer in Bemidji, Minnesota

We have 2,089,067 pages in Minnesota

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Bemidji Pioneer

Location

Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1971

Page

6

Longtime Bemidji educators Chauncey Prange and Earl Kerns retire

Chauncey A. Prange principal and Earl W. Kerns band instructor retire after 63 years in Bemidji Public Schools. Prange began in 1938 as a history teacher and junior high principal. Kerns started in 1939 as band director. Both were honored at a Town and Country Club dinner and later received retirement gifts. They plan to remain in Bemidji.

Bemidji Chauncey A. Prange Earl W. Kerns Prange Kerns Prange and University of Minnesota Hollandale Ray Witt United States Navy North Dakota Earl Kerns Grafton N.D Fessenden University of North Dakota Vandercook School of Music Chicago University of

Bemidji Summer School Opens For Juniors And Seniors

Bemidji public schools start summer classes for junior and senior high on today through June 16, with high school programs running to July 16 and elementary sessions to July 30. Kindergarten classes run 9 to 10 a.m. at Pleasant Valley and Nary, and over 335 students will be in summer programs by June 21.

Bemidji Pleasant Valley Nary

Indians occupy Mt Rushmore demand treaty honor

Twenty one AIM led Indians face arraignment in Rapid City for occupying Mt Rushmore atop a 12 hour protest over the 1868 Sioux treaty. National Park Service rangers arrested them Sunday night with no violence reported.

Hill City S.D Rapid City Mt. Rushmore National Monument Mt. Rushmore National Park Service Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln Theodore Roosevelt United States South Dakota Missouri River American Indian Movement AIM Wallace McCaw

Bemidji State graduates honored at commencement

The ceremony praised Bemidji State students for their life ready education. Dr Harold Fleming received emeritus status and a plaque as he nears retirement. Summa cum laude graduates earning B S in education include JoAnn Olson Bemidji Roy Johnson Palisade Ernest Darval International Falls Frank Aspen Fosston Dennis DeKeyrer Minneapolis Carolyn White Austin Sharon Nelson Moorhead Jacquelin LaCore Barbara Pluth Chisholm.

Bemidji State Harold Fleming Fleming JoAnn E. Olson Bemidji Roy M. Johnson Palisade Ernest A. Darval International Falls Frank E. Aspen Fosston Dennis F. DeKeyrer Minneapolis Carolyn C. White Austin Sharon D. Nelson Moorhead Jacquelin LaCore Barbara Pluth Chisholm

Senate to study Laos activities in secret session

The Senate plans a secret session to examine U S military actions in northern Laos and why, led by Sen. Stuart Symington with Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield noting it will reveal what is spent without congressional sanction. The move interrupts debate on the draft extension as details emerge about CIA support and Thai troop backing in Laos.

Carl P. Leabsdorf Associated Press Washington Senate United States Laos Stuart Symington D.o Mike Mansfield U.S Thailand Cambodia Indochina Nixon Asst David Abshire Edward M. Kennedy D-Mass Hanoi South Vietnam Foreign Relations Committee Symington Central Intelligence Agency

Laporte School Pops Concert Funds Band Trip

The Laporte School Music Department directed by Mrs. Joyce Stillwell hosted a Pops Concert on June 1 to raise funds for sending the band to the University of Minnesota in September. The program featured the Band, Chorus, and soloists including Wanda Zubke and Dale Stillwell with performances of several numbers and vocal solos.

Laporte Joyce Stillwell University of Minnesota Wanda Zubke Dale Stillwell Sharon Alland

Vo-Tech Graduation Exercises Highlight Dignitaries and Graduates

The program features speaker Roger McGaa a Vietnam veteran and author as he discusses the Dilemma of the Modern World. Robert H. Thompson Oak Hills Bible Institute president gives the invocation and benediction. W R Schwartz Independent School District No 31 vice chairman presents diplomas. John Page Bemidji Student Advisory Committee president gives the student response. A long list of graduates is announced across departments including Accounting Auto Mechanics Carpentry General Clerical Industrial Drafting Licensed Practical Nursing and Secretariat with graduates from multiple communities and Bemidji lingering throughout.

Vietnam McGaa Red Cloud Robert H. Thompson Oak Hills Bible Institute W.R. Schwartz Board of Education For Independent School District No. 31 John Page Bemidji

Nevis- Lite Rite Electric Lands Highway 34 Recorder Job

NEVIS Lite Rite Electric Service of Melrose the apparent low bidder with a bid of 2295 dollars to install an automatic traffic recorder on trunk highway 34 about half a mile northeast of Nevis. Work starts July 19 and lasts about 15 working days.

Nevis

Community club and church notices fill Bemidji weekly agenda

Monday events include Bemidji Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary at 7 30 p m Otter Tail Power auditorium. Sweet Adelines at First Presbyterian 7 45 p m. Alcoholics Anonymous at Head Start Center Cass Lake 7 30 p m. Moose Lodge 8 p m meeting. Tuesday nursing unit auxiliary 2 30 p m Unit dining room plus June birthday party. Ice Box Tops Club 7 30 p m 2800 Birchmont Dr. WWI Bemidji Barracks 853 meets VFW rooms 2 p m with potluck. Wednesday bridge luncheon 12 30 p m Bemidji Town and Country club. Open Duplicate Bridge Elks Club 7 30–11 p m. Paul Bunyan Chapter SPEBSQSA 8 p m First Lutheran Church. Al Anon 8 p m United Methodist lounge. Covenant Women circles Bethel Esther Ruth Rebecca Lydia Dorcas meet with Bible school week shift. Golf Players classes Wed plus Whiffs Odds and Ends journey. call for pairings or rides.

Covenant Women’s Bethel Lester Sorenson Esther David Olson Ruth Walter Premo Rebecca Robert Spangler Lydia Carolyn Taylor Dorcas Bible School Bemidji Town and Country Club

Also Mentioned on This Page

BHS Prang Bemidji High City Gene Drachenberg Margaret Galloway Donald Schmeckoeper Gero Keller Phil Buhn Donald Meacham Gale Falk Vernese Feldman Patricia Burchard James Sharp Lawrence Zygmanski Ted Soular Wayne Thorson Philip Hofstad C.A. Fortier A.m Central Betty Thompson Kathryn Cyr Lincoln Patricia Welte Stephanie Doty J.W. Smith Marjorie Anderson Anry Rushmore McCaw Russell Means Cleveland Ohio Linda E. Marsh Linda Gould Diane M. Cox Blackduck Bruce Falk Salol Gayle I. Tweeton Pelican Rapids Richard 0. Somodi Cynthia C. Arneson Solway Kenneth Dreher Harry G. Senkbeil Leslie Orvin Torgerson Jon Bernard Blessing Susan Chianelli Richard A. Johnson Mary E. Nord Mary J. Rasmussen Richard D. Rasmussen Carol B. Rynders James H. Sutton Michael D. McGourn Calvin Kontola Lake Itasca Wayne P. Ward Wilton Stephen Baker Longville Russel H. Walsh Park Rapids Thomas G. Thurlow Nisswa Betty Ann Johnson Clearbrook Charlene Lundin Bagley Bemidji State College Pioneer BSC Arla Kari Ray Kari Babbitt James D. Rohrbaugh Ronald Gearman Miss Kari Harvard Dictionary Hugh Bishop Black Pioneer Publishing Co Helen Boe David Fultz Edith Goranson Shirley Jaracz Kelliher Mavis Jenkauski Julie Jones Warroad Jacqueline Miller Robert Roy Mahnomen Jean Sladky Mickie South Auto Mechanics I Ronald Dahl Gilbert Ewert Dennis Hayes Donald Johnson Duane Kluzak Randy Larsen Vern Lee Dennis Merschman Richard Millar Eugene Miller Michael Miller Tim Mistic Puposky Chester Molash Cass Lake Gerald Morey Richard Sisson Pinewood Daryl Stomberg Steven Stortreen Laurence Vobr Alson Aavid David Becker David Clovatte Roy Elyea Isle Gary Ollila Bovey Ronald Pettersen Duane Thompson Shevlin Janice Adams Hines Diane Bakke Cynthia Dahlberg Marsha Dorr Effie Annette Flateland Trail Brenda Guderian Northorne Doris Klostermeier Melody Lundin Barbara Schussman Stephen Steele Lynda Swanson Judy Woodland Richard Albertson Eveleth Robert Camilli Grand Rapids Wilbert Essig Randolph Felt Richard Fiero Walker Glen Floe Paul Hoks Bernard Nordland Littlefork Rickie Priem Maureen Bigalke Little Falls Patti Boyd Kathleen Carpenter Edna Dahike Patricia Gunning Kathleen Noneill Sharon Daugherty Karen Heggen Fergus Falls Roberta Hendrickson Jeanette Hill Barbara van House Gloria Krumrey Carolyn Petersen New York Mills Kathleen Polles Crookston Arlita Seitz Teastrike Judith Wass Bigfork Secretariat Evelyn Hofmeister Kristin Kohl Peggy Johnson Deborah Reiners Mizpah Judith Winkle Northome Bemidji Volunteer Fire Department Otter Tail Power Co Sweet Adelines First Presbyterian Church Alcoholics Anonymous Moose Lodge Bemidji Nursing Unit Auxiliary ICE Box Tops Club Birchmont Drive Bemidji Barracks Veterans and Auxiliary VFW Club V. Reuter C.L. Stapleton The Elks Club E. Ashley Paul Bunyan Spebsqsa First Lutheran Church Al-Anon Family Group United Methodist Church U.S.A BELTRAMI _AVE
Search Courier

Search the Bemidji Pioneer Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Bemidji Pioneer?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication