Benjamin Olson didn’t expect the fox to stick around. A conservation photographer by trade, Olson, 29, had spent an August day on the Gunflint Trail fruitlessly scouting for moose. Driving away, he spotted a young female fox hunting. He waited for the animal to bolt off, and when she didn’t, he started snapping photos — […]
Full articleBeltrami County’s new employment training program won’t launch until Jan. 1, but for Workforce Impact’s director, the operation is already underway. Brian Ophus, a lifelong resident of Bemidji and BSU graduate, is helming Workforce Impact, the program set to replace the county’s contracted services with Rural Minnesota Concentrated Program, Inc., or CEP. Since the mid-1990s, […]
Full articleFinding a sports media job in small markets can be tough enough, even more difficult when the one that shows up is replacing a legend like Andy Lia. Charlie Newland has taken those challenges in stride as the new play-by-play announcer for Laker Sports at KDLM radio here in Detroit Lakes. Newland is a Bagley, […]
Full articleThe buzz around the Department of Music at Bemidji State University has changed from “wait until you meet him” to “see, didn’t we tell you so?” The holiday and end-of-semester concerts by the choral singers with backup by colleagues this year has been packed with many surprises, including the annual Madrigal Dinners. “When I took […]
Full articleBEMIDJI—Over 100 middle school students from five area schools spent the day at BSU’s 26th annual Share the Future event on Dec. 7. The event is held annually to introduce middle school students to the excitement and career opportunities available in the various fields of science and technology. The day was sponsored by the Minnesota […]
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Bemidji State’s Department of Criminal Justice will begin the spring semester with a customizable model city to help students visualize how first responders might manage emergency situations.
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Hannah Sernett, a senior art and design major at Bemidji State University, has won a competition to design the booth used by the Exhibit Designers and Producers Association at EuroShop 2017.
Full articleBEMIDJI — The Bemidji Choir and members of the BSU faculty will perform holiday favorites during a Holiday Concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church, 900 Bemidji Ave. N. Dwight Jilek will conduct and the choir will be accompanied by Sarah Carlson on organ. The concert will include such selections as those from […]
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Bemidji State University senior Alison Cordes has received the CenturyLink Named Scholarship for STEM Education, a $2,500 award to support her education from the Minnesota High Tech Association Foundation. The scholarships support Minnesota undergraduate students in science, technology, engineering and math disciplines.
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Bemidji State University President Faith C. Hensrud, Provost Dr. Michael Anderson, Dr. Virgil Bakken, chair of Bemidji State’s newly renamed Department of Integrated Media, and others unveiled the university’s new Student Media Center at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Deputy Hall.
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