What was printed on this day 10, 25, 50 and 100 years ago.
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Pioneer Staff Report | 6:05 am, May 1, 2021 ×
10 years ago
May 1, 2011 Gloria Joy has been honored with the 2011 Bemidji “Inspire by Example” Lifetime Achievement in Volunteerism award for over 15 years of volunteering for the Bemidji Community Soup Kitchen, quite often averaging 30 volunteer hours a week. Joy began volunteering with the soup kitchen in 1996 when it provided one meal a week and one freezer to use for storage.
25 years ago
May 1, 1996 North Country Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and North Country Health Services Foundation, purchased 20 new furniture suites. The foundation s Help us Make Our Beds campaign raised $50,000 in donations. Eight of the old beds will go to Honduras through the Bemidji Rotary Club. The remaining furnishings will go to a children s hospital in Mongolia.