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Nevis Women’s Club wins award; to host fall conference at NL Casino
The GFWC Nevis Area Women’s Club won the oldest national General Federation of Women’s Clubs for their first conference Empowering Women to Lead 2022. The convention was held in the “windy city” of Chicago with over 1,300 women attending. The mission to excel in this award was to host a leadership-focused conference to expose rural women to women leaders, role models and potential mentors while forming new friendships and networks. ...
Music, camping, good times continue at Moondance July 18-20
Despite a change in lineup due to unforeseen circumstance, Moondance will proceed this weekend, but only with regional acts performing. Tickets for the Thursday-Saturday concert are $25 daily or $60 for three days. In addition to music, there will be food trucks, music bingo and more. Performers include Mallrats, A Hard Days Night, Arena, Free Bird, Them Pesky Kids, Weekend Rockstar, Sugar Buzz, Centerville All Stars, My Famous Friends, Mountain...
Hackensack Lending Library annual book sale
Roger Mack found his favorite author John Sanford in great abundance when he shopped early at the sale and Merrily Osburnsen chose over 20 books on tape! Both were part of the 307 visitors at the annual library book sale where 735 books were sold — all to benefit the Hackensack Lending Library in its quest to save the 88-year-old log cabin library, recently listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
LongBow Ladies Golf League July 10 report
Fourteen LongBow Ladies Golf League members played July 10 and gathered in the clubhouse at the end of their rounds for a social with treats. They played a non-team golf game of Best Poker Hand. Two members were co-winners with three of a kind. Winners were Dianne Larson and Lynn Reinertson. Hope Olson had low gross with a 90 and low net with 68. Jeanne Major birdied 5 and Suzie Mandsager chipped in on 8 for a par.
First Ace in 51-years highlights Tianna Best Ball
Mark Twain, the celebrated 19th century novelist and iconoclast, was quoted in 1911 on his irreverent view of golf, “Golf is a good walk spoiled!” Don’t tell that observation to Cold Spring’s Austin Athmann, as his spoiled walk in Walker earned him $5,000 when he aced the 172-yard second hole at Tianna Country Club June 23 to highlight the popular best-ball tournament. Organizer Ray Sauer and his wife Kathy had...
This Week in History
10 years ago... With signs and banners declaring “No Pipeline” and “Stop the Sandpiper,” 40-50 people opposed to Enbridge Energy’s proposed oil pipeline ascross the state kicked off a ride to raise awareness of thed hazards of a pipeline in Minnesota lake country. The protest was led by Winona LaDuke and five Honor the Earth riders on horseback The proposed 610 mile route would cross parts of Hubbard and Cass...
Passing the Peace Torch comes to Walker July 20
The Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run, an international torch relay, will be coming to Walker Saturday morning. The Peace Run will cover 98 miles on the 20th running from Bemidji to Brainerd on MN-200-E and MN-371-S passing the Peace Torch along the way. The international team is from six different countries and will be on the road for four months to promote peace, harmony and friendship. Along the route they...
WHA School Board searching for new high school principal
The Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School Board will be meeting over the next couple of weeks to look over applications and interview candidates after the abrupt resignation of High School Principal Tom Cooper at last week’s meeting. Tom Cooper, who has been the district principal for the last two years, official last day was July 8 — the same date as the board meeting. No letter of resignation was included in the package, but one was submitted. ...
Week 5 Hackensack Fishing Contest
It turns out you don’t need 177 contestants to put the dock under water, 109 contestants were sufficient to do it this week. And the fish were really biting with an average of four fish per contestant. As per usual, 50 percent of those fish were caught by a handful of youth — they must have a secret to their skill. The sun was out, and it was a pleasantly...
The old and the new
We are very fortunate to have The Paul Bunyan Playhouse in Bemidji so close to us, however, Walker Bay Theater is closer — and just as good! The theater is managed by Dave Holk, whose resume includes being a performer, director, artistic staff, voiceover, comedian, casting director, producer, choreographer, scenic set director, marketing and stage manager! Dave has been around the art and culture of drama in many, many ways, and for a long, long time! ...
Walker Rotary hears about Camp Olson
Camp Olson YMCA Executive Director Russell Link was the guest speaker at the July 9 Walker Rotary meeting where he distributed information about the camp — sharing the spirit of the Northwoods. Located near Longville, the camp comprises 1,100 acres including six different lakes. It is an independent, chartered camp and hosts around 1,300 young people each summer. It is open May 1 to Nov. 1 with five full-time staff and 90 seasonal. Camp Olson is a $1.7 million business in the Longville community and spends $400,000 each year locally. There are 60 buildings including a dining hall that holds...
Hubbard County Sheriff’s Report
The Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office reported the following incidents for the northern part of Hubbard County from June 30-July 9. Traffic stop — State 200/Mississippi Rd, verbal warning. Damage to property — 39530 Oriole Dr, incident report. B&W violation — 21706 490th St, verbal warning. ...
MREA welcomes new Executive Director Darrin Strosahl
The Minnesota Rural Education Association (MREA) Board of Directors is thrilled to announce that Darrin Strosahl has begun his role as executive director of the organization, effective July 1. Strosahl’s selection by the MREA Board comes after former Executive Director Bob Indihar’s retirement. Throughout his career, Strosahl has served in various education leadership positions in addition to his most recent Superintendent role at Plainview-Elgin-Millville Public Schools. At Northwest Technical College...
Happy Dancing Turtle offers Summer Scavenger Hunt thru Aug. 15
All ages are invited to participate in Happy Dancing Turtle’s Summer Bingo Scavenger Hunt that began Monday and goes through Aug. 15. The challenge is to take photos of items listed on the bingo card, then submit them online or via email. Join this no-cost adventure anytime and submit all your photos. Find the registration link and more details at https://www.happydancingturtle.org/bingo-scavenger-hunt ...
A call for submissions for all area writers!
Loon Country Arts of Bemidji is opening its doors and its walls to area writers in a first ever Writer’s Gallery Exhibit this September. Select a piece of your own original prose, poetry or song lyric and show it off within a piece of framed art. Let your imagination run wild. Works will be celebrated at a special reception Sept. 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. Sign up and get the guidelines and all details for the exhibit at Loon Country Arts, 310 4th St., Bemidji. For more information email Jamie Lee at pjamielee@gmail.com
Bemidji Area Church Musicians Recital Series is July 17
The 37th season of the Summer Recital Series presented by the Bemidji Area Church Musicians (BACM) continues Wednesday at noon at the Evangelical Covenant Church. This recital will feature Lois Simonson, piano; Kari Miller, flute; Sanna Gustafson, saxophone; and Janet Pederson, violin. There will be a number of selections in a variety of styles. A luncheon will follow the 30-minute concert with a price to be announced. A free-will offering will be received at the door for the Scholarship programs of the Bemidji Area Church Musicians. Evangelical Covenant Church is located at 5405 Highway 2, across from the Bemidji Theator. The public is cordially invited to all of the recitals in the season. For further information call Barbara Fisher at (218) 556-0098 or Carol Johnson at (218) 751-0415.
Tianna Tee Time
18-Hole League by Jan Gandy Twenty-five members played Thursday in the Tianna 18-Hole Ladies Golf League on an above average HOT day in Walker. The temperature wasn’t the only hot topic because several ladies had hot clubs working for them. ...
Paws and Claws Pets of the Week
Kimber is quite the model! This stunning Husky has been at the shelter about a month now. She is a little over a year old. Kimber is so well-mannered and has absolutely stolen our hearts! She is gentle, goofy and affectionate. Kimber has the most adorable zoomie episodes and loves to play with toys and her canine friends at the shelter. She is currently being treated for Blastomycosis but still available for adoption. Tabina came to the shelter when she was found abandonded in the woods with 20-plus other cats and kittens. She has been very friendly since arriving here. She was nursing kittens when she came to us and was a wonderful mama to her babies. Tabina does well in the colony with other cats, but we’re unsure if she’s met kids or dogs. She is a 2-year-old munchkin mix and can’t wait to meet you. All pets at Paws+Claws Rescue and Resort are spayed/neutered, microchipped and up to date on vaccines and dewormer. Cats are FIV/FeLV tested and dogs are heartworm tested. Call (218) 675-7297 for more information on these amazing shelter pets.
Hubbard County Sheriff’s Report
Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office reported the following incidents for the northern part of Hubbard County from June 30-July 9. Traffic stop — State 200/Mississippi Rd, verbal warning. Damage to property — 39530 Oriole Dr, incident report. B&W violation — 21706 490th St, verbal warning. ...
HEADLINE A record-setting day of community impact from Sourcewell
Eleven nonprofit organizations will receive a combined total of over $650,000 from Sourcewell while 39 local government agencies will receive over $2.25 million in funding. “We are immensely grateful to be a part of this empowering work,” said Paul Drange, director of regional services at Sourcewell. “These public entities and nonprofit organizations are critical to the communities they serve, and every dollar of funding counts.” The selection and allocation of...
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