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- 'We Shall Remain': Discussion of Indian issues planned at conferences
Three conferences are planned in Bemidji the next three Fridays to encourage a dialogue about issues facing American Indians.
- Bemidji, Minn., college student appears on 'Millionaire'
Jacqui Gillis will make her TV debut today. The Bemidji State University sophomore will appear on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," a trivia game show hosted by Meredith Vieira.
- No one injured in vehicle versus semi accident near Bemidji
No one was injured in a vehicle versus semi-truck accident that occurred at 11:48 a.m. today on U.S. Highway 2 west of Bemidji.
- Bemidji man injured in collision with horse
A 31-year-old Bemidji man was injured Monday morning when the Chevrolet Cavalier he was driving collided with a horse that was in the roadway.
- Bemidji man injured in collision with horse
A 31-year-old Bemidji man was injured Monday morning when the Chevrolet Cavalier he was driving collided with a horse that was in the roadway.
- Bemidji schools delayed 2 hours today because of cold buses
Bemidji schools will start 2 hours late today because power was lost in the District 31 bus garage.
- Task force meets to discuss veterans home in Beltrami County
Efforts grow to fast-track a Minnesota Veterans Home in Beltrami County, as a task force decided Friday to move the proposal in the 2009 legislative session that begins Tuesday.
- Pioneer Editorial: Health care reform won't come cheap
Last week, plenty of ideas for health care reform were presented at a Bemidji forum on health care, hosted by state Sen.
- Bemidji City Council to see two new members
The new-look Bemidji City Council will convene for the first time Tuesday. Freshmen Councilors Kevin Waldhausen and Greg Negard will take their seats at the decision-making table at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the ...
- Two drivers escape injury in rear-end collision near Bemidji
The investigation continues into a rear-end car collision in Beltrami County Friday afternoon.
- Movie producer expresses appreciation for hometown
Phillip Broste will be the first to tell you how much he appreciates having grown up in Bemidji.
- First Grand Forks baby of 2009 born to Bemidji couple
Grand Forks Altru Hospitala s first baby of 2009 waited until the late morning hours of the New Yeara s Day to arrive.
- Online readership of Bemidji Pioneer growing
The Bemidji Pioneer has delivered news fresh daily since 1896. Now providing electronic news updates on the Web site www.bemidjipioneer.com , the news can be up-to-the-minute. a oeWe really are transitioning ...
- Brrrrr! Bemidji area wakes up to temps as low as -26
Bemidji area residents were greeted with a real slap in the face this morning as temperatures dipped as low as 26 below zero.
- Lake Bemidji West Shore Trail: Stairs are concern
The city planned to simply remove the bottom four or five steps of the stone stairs along the west shore of Lake Bemidji and have the remaining steps lead directly to a new trail.
- Pioneer Editorial: Cheers and Jeers
Six of the eight members of a 1968-1974 Bemidji Girl Scout Troop led by the late Barb Powell have continued the pledge of service throughout their lives.
- Bemidji woman struck as pedestrian in Wadena County
Felicity Nyaronge, 21, of Bemidji, was struck at about 5:45 a.m. today on U.S. Highway 71 north of Sebeka, Minn., as she stood alongside the roadway, according to a report from the Minnesota State Patrol out of ...
- Bemidji avoids snow storm, but braces for winds and bitter temperatures
It appears that the Bemidji area will escape the winter snow storm that is hitting central Minnesota today, but high winds and frigid temperatures are still a cause for concern as New Year's week unfolds.
- Funds roll in for Bemidji skate park
Bemidji skate park supporters have secured another grant for their project. On the heels of a November announcement about a $100,000 grant from the George W. Neilson Foundation, supporters learned they will ...
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City DescriptionBemidji (pronounced /bəˈmɪdʒiː/) is a city in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was estimated at 13,419 in 2007. It is the county seat of Beltrami County. Bemidji lies on the southwest shore of Lake Bemidji, the northernmost lake feeding the Mississippi River and, as such, is deemed "the first city on the Mississippi."
Its name derives from the Ojibwe Bay-may-ji-ga-maug (Double-Vowel orthography: bemijigamaag), meaning "lake that traverses another body of water". On occasion, in Ojibwe, the city of Bemidji is called Wabigamaang ("at the lake channel/narrows"), because part of the city is situated on the Lakes Bemidji/Irving narrows, located on the south end of Lake Bemidji, and extends to the eastern shore of Lake Irving.
Bemidji is home to Bemidji State University, Northwest Technical College, and Oak Hills Christian College. It's also headquarters of Bemidji Woolen Mills. The statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, well-known landmarks, are downtown on the lakefront. Lake Bemidji State Park offers year-round recreation.
It is also the home to one of five flight bases in the state for North Memorial Medical Center, (a Level 1 Trauma Center located in ... Read MoreCity Contained By:City Contains:- Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox
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