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Community Picnic Sept 17 2025
The Headwaters Regional Development Commission hosted its second community picnic at the American Indian Resource Center on the Bemidji State University campus on Sept. 17, 2025.
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Attendees try on sombreros during a community picnic on the Bemidji State campus on Sept. 17, 2025. The event featured a celebration of Hispanic and Latin-X culture, food and music. (Larissa Donovan / KAXE )
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The Latin Block Party in Bemidji on Sept. 17, 2025, featured free food plates that included fresh melon, elotes, empanadas, plantains, jicama and steak or chicken tacos. (Larissa Donovan / KAXE)
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Community members line up for fresh melon, elotes, fried jicama and plantains and tacos during a community picnic on the Bemidji State campus on Sept. 17, 2025. (Larissa Donovan / KAXE)
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Beaver Football players join the queue after a practice at the nearby Chet Anderson Stadium on Sept. 17, 2025. (Larissa Donovan / KAXE)
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The community picnic on Sept. 17, 2025, was hosted at the American Indian Resource Center on the Bemidji State campus, featuring vendor and informational booths celebrating Hispanic and Latin-X heritage and culture. (Larissa Donovan / KAXE)
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A keynote speaker discusses the Chicano movement in southern California during the 1960s during the Latin Block Party in Bemidji on Sept. 17, 2025. (Larissa Donovan / KAXE)
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Audience members fill the American Indian Resource Center gathering room during a keynote speaker address during the Latin Block Party in Bemidji on Sept. 17, 2025. (Larissa Donovan / KAXE )
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Bemidji Planning Director Jamin Carlson interacts with residents during the Latin Block Party on Sept. 17, 2025. (Larissa Donovan / KAXE )
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