Jacqueline Lee Street
Jacqueline Lee Street, 66, of Littlefork, MN passed away on April 17, 2022 at Rainy Lake Medical Center in International Falls, MN. She was born December 14, 1955 in Bemidji, MN to parents Ronnie and Sharon Anderson.
April 2022
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Minnesota moms fish free May 7-8
During Take a Mom Fishing Weekend May 7 and May 8, moms who live in Minnesota can fish without purchasing a license. The Minnesota State Legislature established this special weekend in 1988 to coincide with Mother’s Day.
Container gardening
Many of us don’t have spaces for gardens. If you live in an apartment or condo, your space is probably minimal. Container gardens might just be the answer you are looking for. You can grow flowers, herbs, or vegetables in containers. Container plants are a great way to have a lot of color in a small space. You will need to give them a bit more attention and maintenance, but the benefits will surely outweigh the efforts.
CO Report International Falls
Monday CO Darrin Kittelson (International Falls #1) reports the Rainy River has been fairly busy with catch-and-release sturgeon fishing, even with the wet, cold and windy conditions. The sturgeon keep season started on Sunday and will end May 7.
Input on a fish plan sought
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources invites anglers and others to comment on fisheries management plans through Sunday, May 15, for several lakes in the International Falls fisheries work area.
The Lowe Down
The world is moving at an unprecedented pace. We are often blitzed with information from every direction by the world and our interactions. The internet has brought the world and its turmoil into our personal space on a 24/7 cycle. Our brains are overstimulated and often overloaded. Our ancestors’ lives though fraught with hardships did not have the stresses of lives in perpetual movement. One has to wonder if the incessant quest to be moving, having somewhere to go or do is an avoidance tactic or a way to hide from pain and disappointment. I often wonder how children with nonstop schedules of activities and events are coping. People need down-time, time for rest, reflection, and peace. Overstimulated brains process slower, and memory is one area where it is appears first. I’ve read that chronic stress damages the brain.
ASK A TROOPER
Question: I spend a fair amount of time on the road and I see a lot of driver’s on their cell phones. What are you guys doing about it? Answer: Right now, to help change dangerous driving behaviors, law enforcement agencies statewide are participating in a distracted driving enforcement campaign April 1 - 30.
NEARLY NORTH OF TWO: PUTIN’S PUSHING
We’re now about two months into reports of “Putin’s Pushing” into Ukraine with some form of military pounding. While there’s no way to fully know the roaring Russian agenda, it is possible to make some historical comparisons.
Hands-on learning
Five students from Indus and Northome schools got a chance to see up close what working in the plumbing trades might be like last week. The high school students are taking plumbing courses for college credit through Northwest Technical College in Bemidji, where they attended a “lab day” April 22.
State Speech
Falls High School students Gavia and Linnaea Yount competed in the state speech meet on Saturday and placed 23rd out of 24 teams in duo interpretation. .