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BEMIDJI -- An environmental group took to the water Friday to protest a proposed oil pipeline in northern Minnesota. About 20 members of Honor the Earth, an environmental advocacy group, hosted "Paddle Against the Sandpiper" canoe and press event Friday on and near Lake Bemidji. After protesting the pipeline with signs along Bemidji Avenue, the group launched a canoe painted with protest slogans onto Lake Bemidji. The 610-mile long pipeline the protesters are opposed to is Enbridge Energy's...
CASS LAKE -- Plans for a new assisted care facility in Cass Lake are starting to become reality. Leech Lake tribal officials announced Tuesday they had received a $1 million grant for the construction of a new Elder Assisted Care Facility in Cass Lake. The grant came from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and will be received in two installments of $500,000 starting Oct. 1. Carri Jones, chairwoman of the the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, said the tribe is "excited" to receive the grant....
BEMIDJI -- The steady beat of a drum reverberated Wednesday night throughout the streets of Bemidji. The Northwest Indian Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) hosted a drum circle and a meal as part of a continuing program to bring community members together. The OIC is a center that serves area Native Americans by promoting cultural activities such as drum circles and by providing services such as career development and economic sustainability. Tuleah Palmer, the executive director of...
BEMIDJI -- It came down to the final 10 teams Saturday at the 14th annual Kraus-Anderson Walleye Classic. A total of 100 two-person teams of anglers started their search for the biggests walleyes at 7 a.m. Saturday on Lake Bemidji and Lake Irving before bringing their hauls of the five largest fish they could catch back in to shore to be weighed to see who would take home the $12,500 cash prize. During the final moments of the weigh-in, with less than eight teams remaining, the team of Mike...
BEMIDJI -- People lined the streets in droves Friday evening for the annual Kraus-Anderson Walleye Classic Boats Parade. The parade, consisting of 38 boats and their fishermen, started at 8th street before making their way down Beltrami Avenue. The event served as the kickoff to the 14th annual Kraus-Anderson Walleye Classic fishing tournament. According to Mark Fuller, a committee member who helped organize the event, fishermen that participated in the parade are eligible to win cash prizes...
