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Behind the Scenes of The 100th Birchmont: The Bemidji Town & Country Club Grounds Crew
Whether you’ve seen it in person or during our coverage of The Birchmont, the course at the Bemidji Town & Country Club both looks and plays like some of the best around, but it doesn’t just magically happen. It takes an incredible amount of work and care from the unsung heroes of the tournament.
Unicon21 continues to dazzle with flaming puck hockey
BEMIDJI — Unicon21 continues through Friday, July 26, with an international community of unicyclists competing in various sports on singular wheels. On Tuesday, hundreds of people gathered to watch unicyclists play flaming puck hockey outside Bemidji City Hall. Like street hockey, flaming puck hockey is played while on a...
Wheeling across the basketball court at Unicon 21 in Bemidji
SWISH, AND HE SCORES. Or Swish, they score. Swish, a team from California, earned the bronze medal in unicycling basketball competition this week at Unicon 21, the international unicycling convention held in Bemidji July 14-26. I saw them play early on against a French team in the high school gym. They lost that match in a close game.
Area Voices: Musical ‘Something Rotten’ comes to Puposky
PUPOSKY — There may be no name more famous in theater than William Shakespeare. The musical Something Rotten looks at what it could look like to be a rival of his during his peak creative output. Mask and Rose Women’s Theater Collective production in Puposky of Something Rotten focuses...
Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Neglect Resulting in Death of a Child on the Red Lake Reservation
MINNEAPOLIS – A Red Lake man has been sentenced to five years in prison followed by two years of supervised release for child neglect following the death of a child on the reservation, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, between January 1, 2022, and December...
Red Lake man sentenced to 5 years in prison for neglect that led to child's death
MINNEAPOLIS — A 42-year-old man was sentenced Tuesday for his role in the neglect of a child, which led to their death late last year.The man, from Red Lake, willfully deprived the child of necessary food, health care, and other basic needs between Jan. 1, 2022 and Dec. 25, 2022, court documents say. The neglect ultimately resulted in the child's death.He was charged in June of last year to one felony count of child neglect causing the death of a child. He pleaded guilty in March. His co-defendant, a 63-year-old woman, was convicted of felony child neglect after a jury trial in April. She is awaiting sentencing.The man was sentenced to five years in prison followed by two years of supervised release. According to the Department of Justice, the court noted the severity of the neglect warranted an upward variance from the sentencing guidelines.
Third annual Anishinaabe Arts Festival offers community engagement — and food
Bemidji State University will host the third annual Anishinaabe Arts Festival this weekend. It will feature art from approximately 50, Anishinaabe artists and vendors. This year’s festival has moved from the Sanford Center to Bemidji State University to accommodate its growing popularity. Local nonprofit 4-Directions Development is one of...
Red Lake Nation set to receive federal funds for small businesses
RED LAKE — Red Lake Nation is set to receive federal funding to support small business development in their communities. The tribe will use the funding to help small businesses access credit, which Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith said can be difficult in Indian Country. Tribal communities are systemically under-banked,...
AUDIO: Bemidji Titans Host 3rd Annual State Legion Softball Tournament (7-26-24)
Bemidji Post 14 is hosting the 2024 Minnesota Legion Fastpitch Softball state tournament this weekend, with events taking place at the Bemidji City Park beginning tonight. Titans head coach Sylvia Grimm joined High Noon on Friday for a preview of the event and a recap of the summer season. The...
YOUTH ADVOCATE GWAYAKOCHIGE WIGAMIG (RED LAKE NATION YOUTH SHELTER)
(RED LAKE NATION YOUTH SHELTER) Open: July 23, 2024- Until filled. POSITION SUMMARY: Builds therapeutic relationships and provides intensive supervision of youth that are residing on a temporary basis at the Gwayakochige-Wigamig – The Red Lake Youth Shelter. Oshkaabewisag (Advocates) will supervise and work with youth between the ages 5-17. The position will require working in an office/shelter setting that is open 24 hours and 365 days a year. This position requires on-site staffing for 3 shifts; day shift, evening shift and overnight shifts. Oshkaabewisag will provide general shelter oversight to ensure safety of the youth, establish and promote shelter programing. The Oshkaabewisag will cooperate with the Gwayakochige-Wigamig Case Manager to assist the youth in achieving housing stability, recovery from complex trauma, setting and reaching personal goals, family reunification and/or independent self-sufficiency. Reports to Youth Shelter Executive Director, Part time position, may lead to Full time w/benefits (Various shifts), salary; $17.00-$20.00 DOQ. ORGANIZATION Gwayakochige-Wigamig: "Making the right choices" (as in the choices Creator would want you to make) Gwayakochige-Wigamig is a cornerstone for intergenerational and community healing. We are committed to ensuring that our Anishinaabe youth and their families have access to their Indigenous rights of community, belonging and cultural identity. Gwayakochige-Wigamig is an Anishinaabe (Indigenous Person) culture-based emergency shelter for at risk Oshkii-ayaa'aag (youth, pl) who may be experiencing houselessness and instabilities due to; runaway status, family crisis, abuse, may be involved with the juvenile corrections and/or child protection system(s). The Emergency Shelter provides culturally based emergency shelter services to youth ages 5 to 17 years old located on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. Services include emergency and short-term shelter, crisis intervention, case and systems advocacy, information and referrals, trauma-informed therapy, access to medical/dental care, cultural advising, counseling, case management and community education.
3rd Annual Anishinaabe Art Festival Taking Place at BSU
The Anishinaabe Art Festival, a celebration of Indigenous art, is taking place again this year in Bemidji today and tomorrow. Now in its third year, the festival has moved to Bemidji State University’s Hobson Memorial Union. According to a press release, over 50 artists and exhibitors are on display, along with education sessions, workshops, and cultural performances.
Sanford Health, Lueken's Village Foods' 26th annual Taco Fest set for July 31
BEMIDJI - Sanford Health invites community members to its annual Taco Fest from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31, in the Dragon Boat Festival Tent at the Lake Bemidji waterfront, 300 Bemidji Ave. N. For $10, tacos are served on fry bread with all the trimmings, dessert...
Bemidji Area Church Musicians summer recital series continues July 31
TURTLE RIVER — The 37th season of the Bemidji Area Church Musicians Summer Recital Series continues at noon on Wednesday, July 31, at the New Salem Lutheran Church, 7491 Island View Drive NE in Turtle River. The recital will feature selections by the New Salem Choir, Cheryl Durant at...
July 26 CANDIDATE SPOTLIGHT: Mark Dickinson, Candidate For Bemidji City Council Ward 3
We are spotlight Bemidji and Beltrami County candidates who are involved in the August 13th primary. Today, we meet Mark Dickinson who is running for Bemidji City Council Ward 3. Need help accessing the FCC Public File due to a disability? Please contact Justin Jerve at publicfilemn@hubbardradio.com or (218) 828-1244.
Ruby Joyce (Johnson) Madson, 94
Bemidji- Ruby Joyce (Johnson) Madson, 94, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2024, at Goldpine Home in Bemidji. Ruby was born on November 30, 1929, to Oscar and Julia (Fugleberg) Johnson, the eldest of seven children and was raised on a farm in Fox, Minnesota. She was a joyous, happy child that loved helping others. She milked cows, tended animals and helped her mom take care of her siblings.
3rd annual Anishinaabe Art Festival set for July 26-27
BEMIDJI - To showcase spectacular Indigenous art and entertainment, the third annual Anishinaabe Art Festival is returning on Friday, July 26, and Saturday, July 27, at Bemidji State's Hobson Memorial Union, 1500 Birchmont Drive NE. Held this year in the Beaux Arts Ballroom, the two-day event will host a wide...
RED LAKE FATHER GIVEN 5 YEARS SENTENCE FOR STARVATION DEATH OF DAUGHTER
(Minneapolis, MN) — A Red Lake man is going to prison in connection with the starvation death of his seven-year-old daughter. Julius Fineday Sr. was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Minneapolis after pleading guilty to felony child neglect. In April, the girl’s grandmother Sharon Rosebear was convicted on the same charge and a sentencing date has not been scheduled. During yesterday’s sentencing, U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz said that Jewel Fineday’s death in December 2022 was not due to a lack of food but a lack of care.
Current issues in Indian Country; Kickapoo Valley history
Anton Treuer, an author and professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University joins us to share about his most recent book and his thoughts on current issues like Land Back and language revitalization. Then, we learn more about the history of the Kickapoo Valley Reserve with local historian Brad Steinmetz.
Area Voices: Anishinaabe Art Festival continues for 3rd Year
BEMIDJI — The initial goals of the Anishinaabe Art Festival were to celebrate Indigenous artists, help them reach potential customers and to meet neighbors. Those goals have not only been met but are growing strong in the last three years. Sharon James, the Executive Director of 4-Directions Development and...
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