The Bemidji Knights of Columbus received two awards at the Minnesota State Convention held May 18-20. The group received first place in the Overall Community Award for the Knights of Columbus Walleye Classic fishing tournament held in June 2016. They also received the State Programs Directors Award where they completed the six service programs, church, family, community, youth, council and culture of life with four activities in each one. In addition, they completed activities of building the domestic church and held a major membership drive. The Bemidji Council has 269 members.