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  • The Bemidji Pioneer, Minn.

    Bemidji High School's construction program celebrates 30-year partnership with HRDC

    Jun. 1—BEMIDJI — Since the start of the 2023-2024 school year, students in Tony Hommes' construction classes have owned a project about five miles west of Bemidji High School. Measuring in at 1,830 square feet, a four-bedroom two-bathroom house currently sits unoccupied as it awaits a future owner. This residence is the result of a 30-year partnership with the Headwaters Regional Development ...

  • The Bemidji Pioneer, Minn.

    Bemidji Sculpture Walk celebrates 25th anniversary with 16 new displays

    Jun. 1—BEMIDJI — The Bemidji Sculpture Walk is celebrating a milestone this year. It started 25 years ago, developed by a team of volunteers working with the Bemidji Community Arts Center (now the Watermark Art Center). It was patterned after a similar project called Art on the Corner in Grand Junction, Colo. The original theme of the project was "Minnesota: its people, its diverse culture, ...

  • The Bemidji Pioneer, Minn.

    From the Archives: June 1 in the Pioneer

    Jun. 1—June 1, 2014 — Bemidjians braved rainy weather to attend the very first Bacon and Beer Festival held in the parking lot of the Sanford Center. The event included music, pig races and yard games and raised money for the United Way of the Bemidji Area, which in turn will support other local organizations. June 1, 1999 — The safety patrol captains from J.W. Smith Elementary School were ...