Moving right along
“Never stop learning.” This was how Jake Sobieck explained his experience in running – and growing – his Bemidji-based small business, Blue Ox Moving Company.
Scholarship Spotlight: Sranya Vongsaly
Sranya Vongsaly, who graduated from Warroad High School, earned the Frances McNeill Karlsson Arts and Gaylord A. Gunderson Education Scholarships.
Bemidji Area Arts Endowment Fund Seeks Grant and Scholarship Applicants
The Bemidji Area Arts Endowment, a component fund of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation, is pleased to announce its 2023 grant and scholarship opportunities.
Firefly Center for Art & Wellbeing awarded grant to support mental health services in northern Minnesota
The Firefly Center for Art & Wellbeing has been awarded $200,000 by the Otto Bremer Trust in St. Paul.
Northwest Continuum of Care awarded nearly $1.5 Million for projects addressing homelessness and housing
The Northwest Continuum of Care has been awarded nearly $1.5 million by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through its FY2022 funding opportunity.
Scholarship Spotlight: William Starkey
Starkey, who graduated from Mahnomen High School, earned the Mahnomen Education General Scholarship.
Scholarship Spotlight: Anya VanAntwerpen
Anya VanAntwerpen, who graduated from Bemidji High School, earned the Ray F. and John F. Breen Scholarship.
Step Up child care workshops continue to grow
Five years after launching the Step Up workshops to child care professionals, educators continue to see familiar faces.
Mark Fodness Scholarship Fund honors memory of beloved teacher, coach
Two years past her husband’s sudden passing, Karen Fodness reflected on how she observed Mark’s lasting impact on the world through the way he raised their three children.