Notebook, Monday, July 15:
The International Falls Ice Cats 14U split a doubleheader Sunday with Rock Ridge. The Ice Cats 14U is now 10-4 and will travel to play… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Laurel Beager
Entertainment, anyone?
Traveling road shows came to Koochiching County as soon as roads made the area accessible, and the population was large enough to fill the local halls for two or three nights.
Action on the reefs
Many anglers fishing the reefs the past couple of weeks were experiencing spotty success.
District fair this week at Littlefork
Horses and food and a midway.
Faith, family injured in Vietnam bus crash
Jeremy, Anne and children Annilese, 6, and Victor, 4, were involved in a bus, car and truck accident on Saturday, June 22, on their way to an airport with some of Anne’s brothers and sisters and their families taking a side trip to Saigon, Vietnam, on their trip to meet Grandpa, Anne’s father.There was a broken femur and other leg and knee injuries; mouth, facial, teeth and neck damage; a punctured lung; broken and bruised ribs; and multiple scratches, bumps and minor bruises among the injuries, but there were no fatalities, with the possible exception of the car’s driver, whose vehicle was sandwiched between the bus and truck.Jeremy will be returning to the United Staes in mid-July, but the other family members must remain under doctor’s care until late August or early September.There is a GoFundMe page set up at https://www.gofundme.com/f/faith-family-accident-in-vietnam.Look for an x-ray of Victor’s broken femur.
Preventing common buckthorn reinvasion
July Weed of the Month
Passing the Peace Torch
The Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run, history’s largest peace torch relay, will be in International Falls on Friday, July 19 in the early morning.The Peace Run will cover 76 miles on the 19th running from Big Falls to Bemidji on U.S.
No sign ups required
Will Hale and the Tadpole Parade will perform at the library on Tuesday, July 16, at 3:30 p.m.
Coach moves on
Bill Engel, who had been at Minnesota North College-Rainy River since 2015, has named the men’s basketball coach and interim athletic director for Eastern Wyoming College on Thursday.Engel, the head men’s basketball coach at Minnesota North College - Rainy River, has been named MCAC North Coach-of-the-Year for the second year in a row.The Minnesota North Rainy River Voyageurs this year earned its first ever national tournament berth March 10 by defeating Riverland College in the Region XIII championship.
Mother’s day
This doe, with what appears to be her four fawns, must be busy these days. Thanks to PJ Nolan for sharing this photo. Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close