July 2024

Hockey camp

When many of us were sweating out the 86 degree high temperature last Friday in International Falls, others were plenty comfortable at Bronco Arena for the first session of Hockey Camp.The first session ran from July 8-12,and included mini Mite and new players, Might Mites and first year Squirts, second year Squirts, Peewees, and Bantams.The second session is this week.

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Rotary Report

A weekly report from the Rotary Club of International Falls.A former Rotary Club of International Falls president was named Rotarian of the Year last week.Bob DeGross served as president during the 2022-23 year and remains a current member of the board.

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Cattail removal to continue

Voyageurs National Park staff and contractors will resume removing areas of invasive, hybrid cattail in wetlands from July through October within the park.Activities include grinding up mats of floating cattails with a specialized cutting machine and removing the debris using a harvesting barge.

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Grave markers damaged at cemetery

From 30 to 40 grave markers at Forest Hill Cemetery have been tipped over, many of them damaged.Becky Roeder, Forest Hill Cemetery president, said the damage was discovered by people who came to mow lawn there Tuesday morning, but had apparently happened in the last couple days.The cemetery is closed to visitors to allow the Koochiching County Sheriff’s Department to investigate for criminal charges.The damaged grave markers are spread through the cemetery, but not in the St.

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L-BF football

The 2024-2025 fall sports season at Littlefork-Big Falls High will mark the second year in a row that Viking football has returned to the community.The team is coming off a successful 2023-24 season finishing with an 8-2 record the first season back, and the only losses coming from Cherry in the regular season and the playoffs.Now the team is gearing up for season two.

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