Beltrami County Historical Society receives generous $7,500 pledge in the face of proposed budget cuts

Beltrami County Historical Society receives generous $7,500 pledge in the face of proposed budget cuts

BEMIDJI — The Beltrami County Historical Society is set to lose $7,500 worth of county funding; however, a short-term solution has surfaced. After reading a Pioneer article about the proposed budget cuts to the historical society, Rick Beltram of South Carolina has pledged a $7,500 donation to the history center, alleviating the funding shortcoming for 2026. "I fully understand that private donations should be a priority over government funding,…