November 13 – November 13, 2014 – The American Meteor Society received five reports from area residents reporting seeing some type of fireball in the late afternoon sky. Evan Hazard, who writes the Northland Stargazing column for the Pioneer, said he believes the sightings involved exploding medium-sized rocks from the Taurid rainstorm.
November 13, 1999 – With a high turnout of 2,544 voters, Red Lake tribal members voted against allowing alcohol sales at tribal-owned casinos in Thief River Falls and Warroad. In treaties signed with the United States in 1889, Red Lake leaders stipulated that the Red Lake Reservation would be alcohol-free.
November 13, 1974 – The Bemidji Chamber of Commerce has cleared the final hurdle toward finding a new headquarters, with the City Council approving plans to remodel the current Paul Bunyan House-Senior Citizens Craft Shop complex with new chamber offices. The renovation is estimated to cost $35,000.
Nov. 13, 1924 — The first 1,100 cars of potatoes sold by the Minnesota Potato Growers Exchange fetched 58 cents per hundred, according to state headquarters. 80% of these were round white potatoes, the poorest variety grown by members, yet this price is well above what non-members received for their potatoes.
