Jim Carrington Trust establishes scholarship at Northwest Minnesota Foundation
A new scholarship has been established in honor of Jim Carrington, former sports editor of the Bemidji Pioneer and longtime youth baseball coach.
$1.1M in grants awarded to Northwest Minnesota businesses to support revitalization
Twenty-one businesses in Mahnomen, Waubun, Richwood, East Grand Forks, and Bemidji have received a combined $1.1 million in funding to support economic revitalization in their communities.
Bemidji Area Arts Endowment grants out more than $23,000
The Bemidji Area Arts Endowment Fund, a component fund of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation, has granted out more than $23,000 to support the arts in the Bemidji area.
Bemidji Middle School students make duck calls, thanks to education fund grant
Thanks to a $1,000 grant from the Bemidji 31 Education Foundation Fund, around three dozen Bemidji Middle Schools were able to learn the art of woodturning, each making their own duck call.
Scholarship Spotlight: Theresa Gustafson
Theresa Gustafson, who graduated from Bemidji High School, earned the Ray F. and John F. Breen Scholarship and the John and Iva Lee Graupman Family Scholarship.
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.
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.
Scholarship Spotlight: Anya VanAntwerpen
Anya VanAntwerpen, who graduated from Bemidji High School, earned the Ray F. and John F. Breen Scholarship.
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.