Green Touch: Jay Cooke State Park Clean-up

Gather your rakes, gloves and family members for Lake Country Power’s sixth annual Green TouchState Park clean-up on Saturday, May 2. ...

Alumni Art Exhibit This Week at BSU Touche' Gallery

"Bound" an exhibition of alumni artists will open Monday April 20, 2009. The Touche' Gallery of the Hobson Memorial Union, Bemidji State University will host the exhibition from April 20-24. ...

“Green,’ Shiny, and Not Moving: A Report on Local Car Dealers

Kathleen Preece One of the rules of journalism, particularly as it relates to hard news, is that the writer does not report their story in the first person. ...

Lakescaping: Environmentally Conscious Lakeshore Landscaping

by Margaret A. Haapoja Ducklings dip in shallow water among the bulrushes while tiny frogs hop across a path. Butterflies alight on purple blossoms of swamp milkweed and bees buzz amongst the wild bergamot. ...

City of Baxter: Proposed Plan Combines Economic, Environmental Benefits

By Tenlee Lund Two topics dominate Minnesotans’ discussions these days—the economy and the environment. The City of Baxter may be forging a unique way to address both. ...

Stabbing in Rural Ten Lake Township

PRESS RELEASE 4/20/09 On the morning of April 19, 2009 at approximately 3:10 a.m., the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an assault with a knife in the area of Osprey Lane SE located in rural Ten Lake Township in Beltrami County. ...

Economic Side Effects: Is Mental Health an Imminent Crisis?

By Mary Lou Aurell There are hints in a New York Times interactive feature known as “How do you feel about the economy?” Stressed, scared, powerless, betrayed appear most frequently on the website. ...

Brainerd Small Businesses: Saving Money to Make Money

by Sheila Helmberger While the rest of us are looking for ways to keep more money in our pockets, business owners are wishing we'd spend a little more. ...

“Strategic Leadership Blogging” Workshop

A training session, “Strategic Leadership Blogging”, will be presented Thursday, April 23rd from 2-4 P.M. in the Conference Room at Northwest Technical College in Bemidji.Participants will learn how using a blog in a business, organization or community can help advance projects and ideas.The training will be conducted by Griff Wigley, a seminar leader and weblog coach. ...

FLOOD DAMAGED HOME OWNERS MEETING

The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Management will be hosting an informational workshop on Thursday evening, April 16, 2009 from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM, at the Law Enforcement Center Meeting Room, located at the northwest corner of the Law Enforcement Center at 613 Minnesota Ave NW in downtown Bemidji. ...

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