Art in the Park will return for its 53rd year next month. Organizers say the event has historically drawn thousands of visitors to Library Park. Nearly 100 artists will be featured for the two-day festival July 17-18. In addition to the vendors, there will be food options, music, and an art space for kids. Art…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold an open house in Walker to gather input on its plans for the Mississippi Headwaters. According to a release, the Corps is planning to enhance the environment at six headwaters reservoirs. The presentation will be about the current reservoir operations and the nationwide sustainable rivers initiative. The…
Featured photo: Design for the Bemidji Veterans Home by Wold Architecture The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs will hold a community meeting next week for an update on the Bemidji Veterans Home. According to a notice, MDVA Commissioner Larry Herke, deputy commissioner Douglas Hughes, Wold Architect Sara Malin, and MDA Construction services project manager Jeremy…
The public is invited to an open house ahead of the Bemidji City Council’s first regular in-person meeting in more than a year. Council chambers have also been through some light renovations, described in the notice as a “facelift.” The open house is from 5:15 to 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 6, with the regular…
The American Red Cross reports they are facing a significant blood shortage as the coronavirus pandemic wanes. The Red Cross provides blood products to hospitals responding to an “unusually high number of traumas and emergency visits, as well as overdoses and resulting transplants.” Summer is traditionally a time when blood donations decline, this year is…
Greater Bemidji’s LaunchPad and the Northwest Small Business Development Center will offer two free workshops this summer for entrepreneurs interested in starting a business. Through these partnerships, the “lean start up model” will be introduced. This methodology is described as aiming to shorten product development cycles to rapidly discover if a proposed business model is…
Bemidji will have its own Juneteenth celebration thanks to organizers with Project for Change. The event this Saturday afternoon will be held at the Rail River Folk School and will host speakers reflecting the 156th Anniversary of the end of slavery in this country. The event is free, and will also feature live music, dancing,…
The Summer Food Service Program will resume next week. Bemidji Area Schools Food Services is partnering with the US Department of Agriculture to provide free breakfasts and lunches to all students 18 years old and younger. Seven locations will be providing lunches Monday through Thursday mornings, with a bundled meal offered Thursdays.
An independent bookstore is coming to downtown Bemidji. The Four Pines Bookstore Grand Opening will be this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The shop is right across from the Paul and Babe statues on 3rd Street. The store will offer best sellers and kid-friendly titles as well as works by local authors. The…
Art in the Park will return for its 53rd year next month. Organizers say the event has historically drawn thousands of visitors to Library Park. Nearly 100 artists will be featured for the two-day festival beginning July 17th. In addition to the vendors, there will be food options, music, and an art space for kids….
