Bemidji Pioneer

5 days ago | bemidjipioneer.com | Dennis Doeden

BEMIDJI — Death is not the enemy. That is a credo that helped Ken Smith navigate a 21-year career as a hospice nurse in the Bemidji area. Now retired, Smith has written a book about that career. “We Walked Through the Valley, Reflections on a Career as a Hospice Nurse” is available for purchase at Sunrise Foods, Bemidji Woolen Mills and the Sanford Bemidji Medical Center gift shop, and online at Amazon.

6 days ago | bemidjipioneer.com | TJ Rhodes |Madelyn Haasken

BEMIDJI – Severe thunderstorms and damaging winds tore through the Bemidji area late last night and into this morning, resulting in significant damage and leaving thousands without power. Not one Bemidji neighborhood was unaffected by the storm, with numerous houses, businesses and properties facing damage as a result of fallen trees and debris. Downtown Bemidji buildings saw significant damage. Many lost a sign, like Dairy Queen. Some featured trees blocking an entrance, like Books N More.

6 days ago | bemidjipioneer.com | Dennis Doeden

BEMIDJI — Want to see a Rembrandt print with the artist’s signature? How about a Picasso? Both are among the pieces on display from the collection of the late Eugene Dalzotto at the Watermark Art Center. The exhibit, titled “Eugene Dalzotto — An Artist's Path,” will be on display through July 26. Dalzotto, who died in 2009 at the age of 84, was a Bemidji State University art history professor, master printmaker, painter, Fulbright Scholar and decorated World War II veteran.

6 days ago | bemidjipioneer.com | Dennis Doeden

BEMIDJI — Delta Dental was up and running in Bemidji when the COVID pandemic hit in 2020. Only a few months earlier, the company began operations in its $11 million, 38,000-square-foot building in the city’s technology park. It was expected to employ 150 call center representatives and financial staff members. But like many companies throughout the nation, Delta’s business plan had to change as employees were forced to work remotely.

1 week ago | bemidjipioneer.com | Daltyn Lofstrom

BEMIDJI – A multi-year collaboration between local nonprofits Project for Change and Peacemaker Resources has resulted in the continued observation of the Juneteenth holiday, with this year’s event hosted on Thursday at Diamond Point Park. Featuring games, information booths, food, face-painting, music and general goodwill, the event aimed to serve as a means of education as well as celebration.