Citizens Advisory committee eyes new schools in Ellerbe district
The Citizens Advisory Committee on Ellerbe district facilities heard survey results showing parental satisfaction at some schools and concern over northern or rural access if a new elementary is not built. Proposals include closing Pleasant Valley, building new schools north of town, realigning grades, and remodeling several campuses with a focus on solar energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenny Gish
Citizens Advisory Committee
Nancy Ertresvaag
Ertresvaag
Northern
Horace May
J. W. Smith
Pleasant Valley
Richard Vogel
Vogel
Highway 89
Wilton
Ole Moe
Adrian DeVries
Carol Aversgaard
Bill
Lincoln
Dewey Avenue sewer woes prompt BSU funding clash
Residents await a plan after an engineering report shows BSU accounts for about 80 percent of Dewey Avenue sewer flow, triggering an 12,200 resident share and potential interim financing if BSU does not pay before January. City officials discuss line cleaning costs and contractor bidding with a public hearing planned for final assessments.
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BSU
Dewey Ave
Larry Dow
Don Dougherty
Louise Potvin 88 Cass Lake area
Louise Potvin 88 of Cass Lake died Sunday at Bemidji Hospital Nursing Unit Funeral services set for Trinity Lutheran Cass Lake Wednesday at 2 p m with Pastor James Swanson officiating Interment Pine Grove Cemetery Thomas Funeral Home Reviewal Tuesday 7 9 p m Cass Lake Funeral Home Born Sept 1 1888 Amboy Minn moved to St Hilaire 1889 married Al Potvin in St Hilaire later in Minneapolis and Cass Lake 1908 charter member Royal Neighbors of Cass Lake Survived by daughter Lulu Oman Cass Lake son Dick Potvin Fairmont eight grandchildren 12 great grandchildren four sisters Laura Simonson Pearl Grandquist Parkers Prairie Agnes Aubul Crandon Wis Tom Ingstad Talmoon preceded in death by husband and two sons Harry and Quentin
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Potvin
Cass Lake
Bemidji Hospital
Trinity Lutheran Church
James Swanson
Pine Grove Cemetery
Thomas Funeral Home
St. Hilaire
Minneapolis
Potvin
Royal Neighbors
Jack
Lulu) Oman
Dick Potvin
Fairmont
Laura Simonson
Pearl Grandquist
Parkers Praire
Agnes Aubul
Crandon
Wis
Tom Ingstad
Talmoon
Harry
Quentin
Bemidji area councils and boards schedule meetings
The Bemidji City Council plans a Board of Equalization at 7 p.m. on Tuesday June 14 in the city hall. Also at 7 p.m. the planning and zoning commissions in Bemidji and Bemidji Township convene in their respective locations. Additional 8 p.m. meetings include Liberty Town Board and Park Rapids School Board. On Thursday June 10 at 8 a.m. District 31 board and BEA reps continue contract talks, 7 p.m. HRDC meets at Bemidji Fire Hall and 8 p.m. Beltrami County Soil and Water District meets at the courthouse boardroom.
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Bemidji
Board of Equalization
Board of Education
District 31
BEA
Headwaters Regional Development Commission
HRDC
Beltrami County Soil & Water Conservation District Board
Community Event Lineup and Evening Support Meetings
Informational meetings run 7 to 11 p.m. at Elk's Club for more information call 751-4583. 8 p.m. AA AlAnon Alateen meet at United Methodist Church. Paul Bunyan SPEBSQA practices at Bangsberg Complex BSU. Wednesday June 15 health assessments 1 to 3 p.m. for seniors at Northland Apartments call 751-2052. Thursday June 16 1:30 p.m. Al-Anon at St Bartholomew Parsonage 4:30 p.m. Youth Activities HUB Center.
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Duplicate Bridge
Elk’s Club
Al-Anon
Alateen
United Methodist Church
Paul Bunyan
Spebsqa
Bangsberg Complex
BSU
Northland Apartments
HUB Center
St. Bartholmew's
St. Bartholomew's
Community activity schedule at local churches and clubs
At Trinity Lutheran Church 6:15 p.m. Rebellion Tops welcomes new members. For information call 586-2463 or 751-5736. Bemidji Lions Club meets 12:15 p.m. at Union Station. Bemidji Lodge No. 233 AF and AM meets 8 p.m. at the Masonic Temple. Overeaters Anonymous meets 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church. AA meets 8 p.m. at the Halfway House Red Lake. Bemidji Igloo Snowmobile Club meets 8 p.m. at the Clubhouse on North Irvine Ave.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Bemidji Lions Club
Union Station
Bemidji Lodge
Masonic Temple
Overeaters Anonymous
United Methodist Church
Red Lake
Bemidji Igloo
North
Irvine Ave
Church and community meetings listed for midweek
At 4 p.m. the Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters meet at Mrs Elizabeth Marose’s home. Calvary Lutheran holds midweek services at Bemidji State Park with bus from church at 6 40 p m. Christian Science Society hosts a testimonial meeting at 14th and Beltrami. Lutheran Conference on the Holy Spirit planning session at Bridgeman’s. Trinity Lutheran Church near Beltrami hosts midweek vacation services at 29th and Beltrami at 7 30 p.m.
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Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters
Elizabeth Marose
Calvary Lutheran Church
Bemidji State Park
Christian Science Society
Beltrami
Bridgeman
Trinity Lutheran Church
BBB creates Consumercenters in 28 Minnesota cities
The Better Business Bureau of Minnesota plans 28 Consumercenters statewide staffed by local chamber personnel. Center openings include Bemidji and Park Rapids with August board approval and a September start, while Moorhead Duluth Rochester show interest and a Fargo center already exists in North Dakota.
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Better Business Bureau of Minnesota
Minnesota
Fred Metcalfe
BBB
Chamber of Commerce
Bemidji
Park Rapids
Chamber
National Better Business Bureau
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Metcalfe
Hibbing
Hutchinson
Long Prairie
Mankato
Marshall
New Ulm
Northfield
Owatonna
Red Wing
St. Cloud
Thief River Falls
Virginia
Waseca
Windom
Worthington
Moorhead
Duluth
Rochester
Fargo
N.D
Burglary, thefts, and vandalism reported across Bemidji area
A Burlington Northern Railway depot break in over the weekend yielded a radio, hunting knife and canned goods valued at about $80. Bemidji Distributing Co reported a Grainbelt warehouse burglary with beer cans and a metal pipe found nearby. Two outboard motors valued at $700 were stolen from Corner Sportscraft store. Vandalism hit the Mississippi Power Dam spillway area with planks removed and a building screen dislodged. A Red Lake Falls registered vehicle was found burned near Bog Lake, linked to Morris Smith. Multiple names and dates listed for admissions and discharges from area facilities.
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Burlington Northern Railroad
Bemidji
Bemidji Distributing Co
Park Ave
Red Lake
Sheriff's Department
Bog Lake
Morris Smith
Red Lake Falls
Arraigned at Bemidji Forest Service Case in Cass Lake Area
Fourteen men and four women from Cass Lake area were arraigned in U S magistrate court Bemidji on charges from a May 8 late night party at a picnic ground on east Pike Bay. Names include Luther Swanson Richard Lousche Terry Robinson Larry Robinson Pat Maas and Alan Folstrom.
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Cass Lake
Bemidji
East Pike Bay
Forest Service
National Forest
Luther Swanson
Richard Lousche
Terry Robinson
Larry Robinson
Pat Maas
Alan Folstrom
Lousche
Robinsons
Michael Hagedorn
Alan Cloud
Gary Johnson
Joe Lindgren
Loren Swanson
Pat Northbird
Susan Bohn
Rodney Cooper
Jury selection underway in Newell stolen property case
District court in Bemidji opened jury selection for Gary Newell charged with possession of a boat motor a trolling motor and a depth finder alleged to be stolen when purchased on May 12 Prospective jurors were questioned by defense attorney Whitney Tarutis and by Prosecutor Frederick Weddel Judge John Spellacy presiding In a separate matter Rocky A Cole of Cutfoot Sioux area pled guilty to assaulting and intimidating a forest service officer fined 25 and barred from federal campgrounds for the rest of the season U S Magistrate Jay Petterson presiding
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Newell
Bemidji
Newell
Whitney Tarutis
Frederick Weddel
John Spellacy
Cutfoot Sioux
Rocky A. Cole
Forest Service
U.S
Jay Petterson
The Pioneer Publication Details and Rates Indicated
The Pioneer is published Sunday through Friday by The Pioneer a division of Scripps Newspapers Inc at Bemidji Minnesota. It is a second class mail service with AP Minnesota Newspaper Association and ABC memberships. Subscription rates list $33 yearly in the trade zone and $36 outside, with carrier options at $3 per month.
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The
Pioneer
Scrippsifff Newspapers, Inc
Neilson and
Pioneer Street
Bemidji
Minnesota
Associated Press
Minnesota Newspaper Association
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Extended Forecast With Showers and Thunderstorms
The extended forecast calls for a chance of showers and thundershowers Thursday and Friday. High temperatures in the 80s, with cooler 70s on Saturday. Lows will be in the 50s and low 60s.
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North Country Scene
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Sheriffs Report
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Bonnie Lee
Shevlin
Axel Sorenson
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Rita Fairbanks
Darwin Whitebird
John Munnell
Anita Simons
Hi Lo Duluth
Paul Bunyan Playhouse
Harry Lambert
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Glo
Cuttine Rr
Otter Mail
Otter Tail Power Company
Poole
Wel Wavee
Paca Toc
AMIGO
Thju Thur
A Newman
Michael Cisco
Thju
SUN
Telly Savalas
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Christopher Lee
Ian
Movielab
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