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🌱 Sanford Bemidji's Native American Heritage Month events begin Thursday

Bemidji, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello again Bemidji! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Sanford Bemidji's Native American Heritage Month events begin Thursday
  • Bemidji takes on the dark musical challenge of 'Sweeney Todd'
  • Bemidji's holiday bell-ringing effort needs volunteers

Also on today's calendar: Circle of Security Parenting and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cooler; a stray a.m. shower, with a high of 40 and low of 26 degrees.
  • Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 36, low: 19. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 37 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Events planned at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center for Native American Heritage Month (walkermn.com) — Sanford Bemidji Medical Center will mark Native American Heritage Month with cultural recognition days and presentations, starting Nov. 12 with Wear Red Day honoring missing and murdered Indigenous women and relatives. An MMIW 218 presentation runs from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Education A/B at the hospital, 1300 Anne St. NW.
   

2. 'Sweeney Todd' takes the stage at Bemidji Community Theater (bemidjipioneer.com) — Bemidji Community Theater opens “Sweeney Todd” at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, with newcomer Vincent Noble in the title role. Director Vicki Stenerson has wanted to stage the challenging musical for years. Recommended for ages 16 and older, the production runs through Nov. 22, with adult tickets priced at $15.
   

3. Salvation Army seeks volunteers for 2026 holiday season (bemidjipioneer.com) — The Salvation Army needs holiday bell ringers at three Bemidji locations to support its emergency assistance work in Beltrami County. Volunteers for either Lueken's location can call Carol at (218) 333-3608. Those interested in ringing at Walmart can call Gene at (218) 556-8048.
   

4. Bemidji State's New Bachelor's Degree in Ojibwe Education Launches Spring 2027 (bemidjistate.edu) — Aspiring Ojibwe teachers will have a new degree option at Bemidji State starting in spring 2027. Backed by a $920,000 grant, the program combines language study with classroom training and offers a pathway to Minnesota teaching licenses in American Indian languages and cultures plus either English language arts or social studies.
   

5. Sanford Health highlights solutions for rural maternal care (sanfordhealth.org) — Bemidji OB/GYN Dr. Johnna Nynas is bringing northern Minnesota's rural maternity-care work to a Minneapolis conference running through Nov. 11. She leads a federally funded collaborative whose efforts include virtual obstetric consultations, culturally responsive prenatal care and stronger emergency readiness, with particular attention to rural and Indigenous families.
   

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Ok Bemidji! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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