24-05-2025
From the Archives: May 24 in the Pioneer
May 24—May 24, 2015 — A year after the Minnesota State High School League recognized trapshooting as a sport, Bemidji's team has more than 50 participants. BHS has two male shooters listed in the top 10 of the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League: Chase Todavich, ranked third, and Donny Letson, ranked sixth.
May 24, 2000 — A Welfare to Work program at Bemidji State University's Center for Research and Innovation is giving participants training to upgrade their job skills. When members complete the week-long training, they leave the center with a certificate, $50 and a guaranteed manufacturing job.
May 24, 1975 — Minnesota's Basic Homes program may be limited to the construction of just 30 of what was to be 100 homes in the five-county Headwaters Region, which includes Beltrami and Clearwater counties. The region is the pilot area for the program and, if successful, homes will be built throughout the state.
May 24, 1925 — Bemidji is asked to raise $2,200 toward the five-million-dollar American Legion Endowment Fund in the short space of one hour. Every home and professional office will be visited by a representative of the Legion and Auxiliary, who will leave a large envelope for donations toward rehabilitating ex-service members.
