North Country Health Services and North Country Regional Hospital has passed through many changes since formal health care came to Bemidji in 1898. The intention for NCHS to merge with Sanford Health announced Thursday is another step in the proc.
For 75 years, Bemidji had grown and developed a personality of its own, but much of that was centered around downtown Bemidji. The town’s reach also expanded in the 1970s and ’80s as development moved from the city’s core.
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.