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This year, many of the Pioneer’s top stories centered around growth, healing, relationships and community. Even in the midst of some hard losses it was a rejuvenating year of progress.
The Region 2 Arts Council Board of Directors recently granted $48,218 in Arts and Cultural Heritage funds to nonprofit organizations in the Bemidji area.
On September 2, 2022, Darlene Strandberg Clemenson, age 85, passed away and into the loving arms of her husband Lyle who preceded her in death in 2021. Darlene was born on September 6, 1936, and raised on a farm in Clearbrook, Minnesota. Soon after graduating from Clearbook High School, she married Lyle Clemenson on October 8, 1955 in Conrad, Montana. Darlene and Lyle were married for 65 years and all who knew them also knew there was no Lyle without Darlene and no Darlene without Lyle; they were always together, one rarely leaving the other’s side. Throughout her life, Darlene was a small business owner with her husband Lyle and a homemaker for their three children. Their business ventures together primarily focused in the manufacturing and construction industries. Darlene provided shrewd and grounded financial assessments for the couple, without which Lyle’s many business ventures would never have gotten off the ground. Darlene and Lyle were also partners in faith, becoming activ