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From the Archives: June 4 in the Pioneer
Jun. 4—June 4, 2015 — The annual Ride for the Troops event will celebrate a decade of honoring the military with its 10th ride. Starting and finishing at Marketplace Foods, participants will travel through Becida, Naytahwaush, Itasca State Park and Shevlin, including stops in Zerkel and at the Rock Creek Convenience Store.
June 4, 2000 — MeritCare Clinic in Bemidji officially broke ground Friday on a $7 million radiation therapy addition. Once completed, cancer patients will no longer need to leave Bemidji for radiation treatments. In addition to radiation therapy, the new center will also house same-day operating rooms.
June 4, 1975 — The area north of First Street in Nymore has been completely sewered, some 5,000 feet of line, as the Nymore water and sewer project continues. Officials estimate that work on the project, 29,000 feet of sewer line and 33,000 feet of water line, will be substantially completed by this fall.
June 4, 1925 — A crowd of over 200 people gathered at the new armory in Bemidji to hear Pussyfoot Johnson, one of the best-known anti-liquor speakers in the country, tell of his recent experiences in the Balkan states in Europe. Johnson said he believes the 18th Amendment in America is the forerunner of a dry world.
