May 2022

Spring colors

Local photographer Ben Sunne shot this photo of a wood duck, dressed in all his spring colors. If you are around water these days, you’ve… Login to continue reading Login…

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RLMC hires new CFO

Rainy Lake Medical Center officials have added to the organization’s executive team with the hire of a new chief financial officer, or CFO. Mike Katigbak, who has more than 20 years of experience in managing finance teams, comes to Borderland from the Las Vegas area.

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Book gives glimpse of life in nature

The idea of living life off the land may be appealing to many, and only truly doable by a few, but a book written by someone who did it shows there’s more to it than most think. Bill Knapp, 69, wrote “A Wilderness Chronicle: One Man’s Dream – A true story of adventure, survival and redemption,” about what he calls a unique time of his life, living in the wilderness on Hale Bay, Rainy Lake, Ontario, at age 23.

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Illustrating America

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary to Post 2948 recently announced the winners of its Illustrating America Contest, an art contest for students in kindergarten through eighth grades. Winners in the K-2 grade are: first, Scarlet Boyum; second, Josey Maclean; third Weston Demars. In grades 3-5, first place went to Sidney Krasaway, second to Brynlee Gierszewski, and third to Kristen Koerbitz. Grade 6-8 winners are first, Emily Rauhohl; second, Mackenzie Sheasby; and third,Teagan Rousseau; and honorable mention to Ashlyn Siltman. Prizes were $20 for first, $15 for second and $10 for third place. Students were also given small United States flags, books or coloring sheets and pencils. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS

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