June 2024
Notebook: Friday, June 28:
The Broncos Bass Fishing Club is at Pelican Lake for its second tournament of the season. Take-off is at 11 a.m. and they’ll be back… Login to continue reading Login…
CO Reports
District 5 - Eveleth areaMondayCO Darrin Kittelson (International Falls #1) spent the week instructing emergency vehicle operation and ATV operation with DNR Academy 23 at Camp Ripley.CO Curtis Simonson (International Falls #2) reports working area lakes this past weekend.
Calendar
DonationsDonations to assist with the purchase of a wheelchair van for Donna Glennie (See RLG June 7, 2004, edition) may be sent to her daughter, Melissa Yajko, 14991 Storms Circle SE, Prior Lake MN 56372.
Looking Back
Friday, June 2815 years agoThe International Falls July 4th Commission has chosen three retired law enforcement officers to serve as parade marshals for the 2009 July 4th parade.
Pet of the Week
“Alvin,” “Simon” and “Theodore” were keeping a watchful eye on “Huck” the puppy as he played outside in the BHS yard.
Gone fishin’
Maksym Taschuk, 6, from Afton, Minn., got some fishing time a couple weeks ago with his grandparents Mike and Chris Taschuk in Red Gut Bay,… Login to continue reading Login…
One year later
It’s been a little more than one year since the International Falls Police Department moved to Backus Community Center as a temporary location, under a 2-year lease.Chief Mike Kostiuk said the move brought changes in how the department does things.“First, there has been no lapse in service, which is pretty admirable for our guys, and we’ve actually grown in a lot of areas we didn’t realize we needed to grow in,” he said.Investigations are growing more complex, as has local crime, he said.
AARP awards KTI, G2G students
This week, AARP announced selection of awardees of its 2024 Community Challenge Grants – and Koochiching County has made the cut.The Koochiching Technology Initiative, KTI, was selected as one of 343 from more than 3,300 applicants from around the nation for its Generation-to-Generation, G2G, Student Digital Navigators proposal.The KTI project is targeting seniors, yet open to all county residents, and will include local teens and adult supervisors offering three, four-hour classroom courses over two evenings.
No zone?
Question: I am a truck driver and I see a lot of people making poor choices around big rigs.