Last week the state announced more than $20 million in grant funding for broadband expansion projects. Local cooperative Paul Bunyan Communications received more than $300,000 for its own project to bring high-speed internet to Cook, Minn.
Second Harvest Chef’s Gala goes virtual for 2021
Live, free event includes celebrity chefs joining the audience virtually in their home kitchens to prepare a meal using food typically available in the local food shelf. The audience, at home, can engage with the celebrity chefs by voting for them with a gift to Second Harvest, which feeds the hungry in the region.
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The celebrity chef who receives the most votes during the virtual 11th Annual Chef s Gala, essentially raising the most funds throughout the evening for the Second Harvest North Central Food Bank, will be named the 2021 Celebrity Chef of the Year. Submitted photo
Second Gifts of Hope campaign was a huge success
The Bemidji Alliance brought back the Gifts of Hope program for one week and the community responded in full force, with $212,000 going back to the local economy. 12:14 pm, Dec. 24, 2020 ×
BEMIDJI The Gifts of Hope program returned in December and once again, it was a success.
After a solid run in spring, the Bemidji Alliance brought back the Gifts of Hope campaign to assist hospitality businesses that were closed because of Gov. Tim Walz s shutdown efforts to mitigate the coronavirus. The first campaign ran in the spring months and made $40 gift cards to local businesses available at a $20 cost, with the program covering the rest.