10-04-2025
From the Archives: April 9 in the Pioneer
Apr. 9—April 9, 2015 — Three members of the U.S. Congress toured the Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig school in Leech Lake Nation to get a first-hand look at one of the 63 schools listed in poor condition on the nationwide Bureau of Indian Affairs list as of 2014, out of 183 Bureau of Indian Education schools that receive BIA funding.
April 9, 2000 — A third-degree black belt, Bemidji's Jim Mastro is heading to the Paralympic Games. An assistant professor of physical and professional education at Bemidji State University, Mastro's goal is to win gold in judo at the October games in Sydney, Australia. He would be the first gold-medal winner in judo in U.S. history.
April 9, 1975 — Local doctor Mary Ghostley has died at the age of 93. Ghostley worked as the superintendent at the Lake Julia Sanitorium for several decades, during which she was appointed medical director for the First District Minnesota Health Department and administered tests to hundreds of young students.
April 9, 1925 — The Bemidji Women's Civic and Community Club is sponsoring the selection of a city flower by popular vote. Packages of this flower will be distributed through the schools and various organizations of the city will be asked to encourage planting and growth of the flower. Flower gardens are also being planned for summer.
