Expert Alert: How vacation impacts health
According to research from Pew, about 61 percent of workers say it’s extremely important to them personally to have a job that offers paid time off for vacations or other routine appointments.
July 2024
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CO Reports
District 5 - Eveleth areaMondayCO Darrin Kittelson (International Falls #1) reports spending time on fishing and boating enforcement on Rainy Lake.
Baseball, boats and love
In April of 1908 a call went out to support a baseball team; 25 responded and it was decided to form a baseball association and sell 100 shares of stock for $5 a share.
Bronco Bass
The Bronco Bass Fishing Club Sunday was on Rainy Lake with about 15 boats in the water, bringing in some impressive bags.Hoyt Nelson and Lincoln Knutson, captained by Cole Mann, took top honors with a bag of 21 pounds and 1 ounce.Biggest fish went to Tanner Gustafson with a 20.5 inch smallmouth.The captains of several teams had just fished in the Fort Frances tournament.The Bronco Bass club has one last tournament before the state tournament.
Tech Tutor
Recent rash of modern technology challenges for this old timer brought reflections on age, career timing and early retirement which provided extended time for independent pursuits.
MNC drops non-resident rates
Minnesota North College has announced a significant change for the 2024-2025 academic year: the removal of non-resident tuition rates.This means that all students, regardless of their state of residence, will now pay tuition rates that are no more than resident students.
Border Bank initiates school supply drive
Border Bank announces it is organizing a school supply drive aimed at supporting students and families in need.From Monday to Aug.
Notebook, Monday, July 22:
The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship three-day catch-and-release tournament on Rainy Lake concluded Saturday. The top 10 finishers, with their three-day weight totals, are: On… Login to continue reading Login…
Making memories
Konner Repp fishes most every day, and is on his high school’s fishing team.A regular largemouth angler, the 15-year old from Blaine made memories experiencing the Rainy Lake walleye bite on a three-day trip earlier this month with legendary guide and local history buff Mike Williams.Those memories – along with the photos of big walleye he caught - will be shared with doctors and nurses as he undergoes preparations for a heart transplant.Talking about the trip July 8 on the deck of Thunderbird Lodge, Konner looked at Williams and said it’s what he wants to do someday.“It’s special, it’s once in a lifetime,” Konner said of the trip.