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Charley Gilbert

Multimedia Reporter

Charley is a multimedia reporter for the Bemidji Pioneer covering outdoor and human interests stories. She graduated from Bemidji State University in 2024 with a bachelor's in Communication Studies.

Raised in Ham Lake, Minnesota, she has always enjoyed being outside in nature, which is one of the many reasons why she has decided to stay in Bemidji. When she is not outside, she can be found learning new recipes, reading books and spending time with friends.

You can contact Charley at (218)-333-9798 or cgilbert@bemidjipioneer.com.

Roughly 600 attendees came out for the fall festivities held Sept. 21-22, including wagon rides, live music, children’s activities and demonstrations of blacksmithing, woodcarving and spinning.
A joint event hosted by the Bemidji Police and Parks and Recreation Departments, Casting with Cops offered the chance for around 100 kiddos to fish with law enforcement officers.
A significant culprit of loon deaths is lead poisoning. It only takes one lead sinker to poison a loon, resulting in strange behaviors such as crash landings, little appetite, trembling and gasping.
Each weekend now through Oct. 30, attendees can enjoy various festivities at the farm, including a corn maze, hay rides, a straw bale tower, pumpkin painting, a giant pumpkin bouncer and more.
Hosted by the Northwest Indian Community Development Center, the Overdose Awareness Walk invited participants to help collectively walk over 100 miles to support those impacted by drug overdose.
More than 2,000 community members flocked to Solway's new Bergamo Campground on Saturday, Aug. 31, for the second annual “Procla!m” summer worship event.
Pioneer photographers share some of their favorite photos from August.
BSU students gathered in the Centennial Plaza on campus Wednesday morning to write meaningful, positive and inclusive messages with chalk following an upsetting incident that took place on Tuesday.
This summer, the Gullicksrud family farm added a new chapter to its story when it was selected as one of 97 recipients of the University of Minnesota’s 2024 Century Farm award.
The first day of school excitement was in the air on Monday morning as Bemidji students flocked to class to start off the fall semester.