Inside look reveals cycle of crime and jail time
Four time felon Lee, speaking in a Beltrami County jail interview, recalls a ten year pattern of impulsive crimes, prison terms, and probation. He traces his troubles to an alcoholic father and a troubled childhood as he discusses the need for real help to escape the revolving door of the criminal justice system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Stillwater
St. Cloud
Law Enforcement Center
Minnesota
Bob Tucker
Felon
Ficticious
Beltrami
Pleasant Valley to stay open at least one more year
Bemidji school board members chose not to hold a hearing on closing Pleasant Valley, keeping the rural school open for at least a year. The district would save about 50 thousand dollars in 1977 78 if the school closed, but committee recommendations favored keeping it open and transferring students to improve cost efficiency.
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Bemidji
Pleasant Valley
Lou Wangberg
Ellerbe
Wangberg
Frank Goodell
Wayland Jones
Goodell
M.J. Haack
Don Enright
Citizens Advisory Committee
Carol Aversgaard
Gerald Cook
Enright
Jerry Cook
Solway
Central
Horace May
J.W. Smith
Northern
Lincoln
Cook
Ruth Lehmann
Jenny Gish
George Welte
Bill Howe
Ted Thorson
John Schuiling
Bob Edwards
Citizens hail board decision after heated advisory meeting
A speaker praised the outcome, noting relief and suggesting that criticizing Dr Wangberg at Monday's citizens advisory meeting may have influenced the board's choice. The remark reflects the impact of community input on local decisions.
Bemidji Schools Propose Alternative Learning Center
The Bemidji School Board approves creating an Alternative Learning Center to address truancy and discipline among junior and senior high students. The program aims to keep students in school, improve self concept, and serve as a deterrent, with location to be decided, possibly the high school Language Lab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemidji
Earl Gangeness
Prior Lake
Dave Bucher
Kenneth J. Schmoker
M. J “Buck’’ Haack
City claims sewage halt over MCMG letter
Bemidji officials say a letter from MCMG chairman John Neises blocks a $700,000 federal grant for a $1.2 million water system upgrade on Highway 2 west. The dispute centers on environmental objections to discharging treated effluent into the Mississippi and a promised congressional inquiry into federally funded projects.
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Jon Eng
Bemidji
Rieke Carrol Muller Associates
Mississippi Clean
Minnesota Green
MCMG
Mississippi
John Enghauser
Mississippi River
Lake Bemidji
Minnesota
Humphrey and
Anderson
Dick Neises
Neises
Federal Economic Development Administration
Chicago
EDA
Highway 2 West
Joint City County meeting on Bemidji airport funding
Bemidji City Council and Beltrami County Commissioners discussed cooperative funding for a runway extension at Bemidji Municipal Airport. The plan envisions a 600 to 700 foot extension costing about 500 000 with 90 percent federal aid, leaving each government with 25 000 upfront and 25 000 more if the extension proceeds, deadline before October 1978 for federal funds.
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Jon Eng
Bemidji
Beltrami
Dougherty
North Central Airlines
Rodney Benson
Air Service
Weather outlook with showers and storms this week
Cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms tonight and Thursday. Lows tonight in the upper 50s to low 60s. Thursday highs in the upper 70s. Winds from the south to southeast. Measurable precipitation at 30 percent tonight and Thursday. Lake level normally 1340 feet, today 1339.70 feet.
Hubbard County board split over funding for tourist groups
The Hubbard County Board failed to allocate 625 in county funds to local tourist groups including Minnesota Heartland Inc Associated Resorts and a Nevis business group. Motions to divide or concentrate funds were rejected and the issue was tabled for the next meeting. The board also adopted amendment 8 to County Ordinance 2 creating Protection and Central Districts for lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Rapids
Hubbard County Board
Minnesota Heartland Inc
Associated Resorts
Nevis
Heartland
Veden
Hubbard County
Dwayne Foster
Laporte
Foster
Doug Spratly
Minnesota
Ken Qualley
Doug Cook
Mark Thompson
Winston Manlove
Cook
Qualley
Thomason
DNR
Michael O’ Donnell
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P. Valley
Jenny
Welfare Board
Jerry Doggett
Beltrami County
C. E. Melberg
Vera Graves
Beltrami County Welfare Board
Welfare Department
Lloyd
Johnson
Don Dougherty
Harvey Meyer
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