Bemidji man saves woman from burning house near Leader
By Molly Miron Bemidji Pioneer
      Two minutes - that's the margin Bemidji emergency medical technician and former firefighter Tom Johnson estimates between the life and death of a Leader, Minn., woman. Early Sunday afternoon, May 10, Johnson was riding his Harley-Davidson Electra Glide motorcycle north on state Highway 64 near Leader when he saw smoke and flames coming from a house.
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MES, MSMS recipients of 3M Ingenuity Grants
A total of $13,810 awarded to teachers from Motley school
      The 3M Foundation recently awarded Ingenuity Grants (totaling $13,810) to Motley Elementary and Motley Staples Middle schools. 3M Ingenuity Grants are offered by invitation only to public elementary or middle schools located in communities with 3M facilities.
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Memorial Day schedule for Motley area
      Memorial Day services, hosted by the American Legion Post #124 of Motley will be held at the following locations on Monday, May 25: o Bridgeman Cemetery in May Township at 9 a.m. o Motley Staples Middle School at 10 a.m. o Motley Evergreen Cemetery at 11 a.m.
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'Family History Day' in Motley
      The Motley Area Historical Society (MAHS) will hold an open house on May 25, Memorial Day, from 1 - 4 p.m. in the Motley City Hall complex. The public is encouraged to stop by and view the many Motley historical treasures on display; including photos, artifacts and resource tools.
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Memorial Day services in Pillager
      Memorial Day services will be held at the Pillager School at 10 a.m., Monday, May 25. Following the service, a short ceremony will be held at Wildwood and Gull River Cemeteries.
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Crow Wing Calendar
      May 26 AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE, Tuesday, May 26, 12 - 6 p.m., MSMS. For info., call Larry at 218-352-6284 (from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.) or 218- 352-6219 (after 5 p.m.). CHILD & TEEN CHECKUP CLINIC, sponsored by Cass County Health, Human & Veterans Services, Tuesday, May 26, Pillager Family Center. To schedule appt., 218-746-4009.
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Level three sex offender back at home in Pillager
      Level three sex offender Robert Floyd Welch is once again living in the Pillager area, having spent approximately the past nine months in custody at the Cass County Jail. "Why weren't we notifi ed before he moved back to this area?
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Improvements to Beaulieu Sreet area approved by MCC
By Dawn Schimpp Timbs World reporter
      It looks like the Beaulieu Street area in Motley may be getting a major overhaul at some point in the near future...with some of the proposed improvements including new bituminous pavement, storm sewer extensions, new watermain pipe; and new curb and gutter.
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Tickling Tyson
      Students from Pillager High School performed "School House Rock Live!" May 15 - 17, in the performing arts area of the school.
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Unplugged performance
      Members of 'The Four Kicks,' a rock band from Nashville, stopped by Pillager High School May 14, to talk with choir and band students about the music industry, song writing and the role that middle and high school music played in their pursuing careers as musicians.
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Motley man sentenced
      A 56-year-old Motley man was sentenced in federal court recently for possessing child pornography. On May 14, in Minneapolis, United States District Court Judge James Rosenbaum sentenced Dennis Gregory Walker to 60 months in prison and 15 years of supervised release on one count of possession of child pornography. Walker was charged on Jan. 21; and pleaded guilty on Feb.
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