Teacher victory
School’s out for summer, and to celebrate, Falls High School students and teachers played softball on the last day, June 2, with the teachers victorious, 5-3. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO .
June 2022
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Broncos finale
The International Falls baseball team took on the Duluth Marshall Hilltoppers Wednesday, June 1, in the opening round of the Section 7AA playoffs. It was a great start for the Broncos as Jett Tomczak led the game off with a triple and scored on a sacrifice bunt by Cody Joslyn who was the starting pitcher for the Falls.
NEARLY NORTH OF TWO: GRADUATION MEMORIAL
Our calendars recently announced Memorial Day weekend, bracketed by High School graduations across our land. About this time exactly six decades ago, this old adventurer began his own journey into the world-at-large with fresh diploma in hand. He can’t help thinking about then and now.
Pet of the Week
Seven stray kittens were brought into the holding facility. We have a five-day stray hold. They are only nine weeks old right now. For the Siamese cross, we have two males and one female. For the tabbies, we have one male and three females. Proof of ownership is required to claim them. After five days these will be going up for adoption.
ASK AMY
Ask Amy: Anxious driver is compelled to take the wheel Dear Amy: I have this “thing” about needing to drive, no matter whose vehicle it is. I have to drive.
Rising waters slow; peak still mid-month
The Koochiching County Board Tuesday extended by another 30 days an emergency declaration for flooding. The action follows a week of visits by state and federal elected officials who want to see first-hand the damage
Set the hook!
This week’s column takes a look at a couple groups of hearty travelers who have ventured to Rainy Lake for many years. Considering the historic and unprecedented flooding, our local fishery has all but come to a standstill compared to normal June activity.
High and dry
The ol’ red, white and blue was still high and dry in this photo shared by Heidi Schauer of the flag in their yard taken June 1. The sun was shining, the sky above and the water below was blue. “Even in the flood, there is still beauty on Rainy Lake,” she added.
Research Brief: How wolf personalities can alter wetlands
U of M Can wolf personalities change ecosystems? According to the latest research from the Voyageurs Wolf Project, published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, they can. Previous work by the Voyageurs Wolf Project – which is funded by the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) – demonstrates that wolves can alter the creation of wetlands by killing beavers.
Who are we?
The University of Minnesota Extension Volunteer Master Program’s mission is “to use research based horticultural knowledge and practices to deliver educational outreach and project-based efforts that inspire change and promote healthy people, healthy communities and a healthy planet.”