Health Care’s Future is Uncertain

By Mary Lou Aurell With health care reform stalled in Washington, D.C. and Minnesota’s governor cutting health care subsidies to hospitals and counties, Grand Rapids area hospitals are bracing for both state and federal cuts that could mean curtailed services and job loss. ...

Body Found North of Pinewood

Sheriff Phil Hodapp On Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at 11:30 AM, the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office was called to 17408 Centerline Rd NW, a rural residence north of Pinewood, MN (Buzzle Township), to investigate a dead body that was located on the premises. ...

First Friday Art Walk in Bemidji, June 5

The Bemidji Community Arts Center invites you to their June First Friday Art Walk and Opening reception on June 5th featuring the exhibit NEW WORK by Marlon Davidson, Butch Holden, Jay Jones, Marley Kaul, Don Knudson and Vivienne Morgan. ...

Recycling Part 3: The Business of Recycling

by Sheila Helmberger We are successful at consciously recycling on a small scale, family by family, within our own homes, but when we do it at our place of business, on a larger scale, the impact is even more impressive. ...

Recycling Part 2: County by County

by Sheila Helmberger By George, I think we've got it. It may have taken a little while for the ideal of separating our garbage piece by piece to catch on - but it has. ...

Geocaching Part 3: Minnesotans Wild About Geocaching

Part 3 of the Geocaching Series If you’ve been following the articles, you know by now that geocaching is a treasure hunting activity that uses a handheld GPS (global positioning system) to bring seekers to specific destinations in order to find a cache (pronounced “cash”). ...

Geocaching Part 2: GPS Marks the Spot

Part 2 of the Geocaching Series Some describe it as a sport, some as a game, others call it a hobby, but however it is categorized, geocaching is quickly taking Minnesota and the world by storm, digital storm that is. ...

Macrostie Art Center Announces June Exhibitions

MacRostie Art Center is pleased to announce its June 2009 exhibitions. The MacRostie Gallery will feature John Bauer and Heidi Holtan's photographs and audio interviews in "Reveal: to uncover: make visible." In the Minnesota Gallery will be "Visual Notes from Between the Kinks in a Passageway," a collection of paintings by J. ...

Recycling: The Basics

Send a postcard when you get there – The final destination for our recyclables could be almost anywhere. by Sheila Helmberger Have you ever wondered what magical things happen to those milk cartons and soda cans you toss in the neighborhood recycling bin? Before new life is breathed into most of those items they will travel on to centrally located recycling centers, and from there, on to destinations even farther away. ...

Geocaching Part 1: The Bucket List

Part 1 of the Geocaching Series by Kari Frisch Geocaching (pronounced “geo-cashing”) is an activity that is growing in popularity and is attracting people of all ages. ...

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