Bronco golf
The International Falls boys and girls junior varsity and junior high teams saw their first action of the season with an 18-hole invitational meet hosted… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Laurel Beager
With a little help from our friends
Gordy Dault and Terry “Krazy” Thompson have “gold hearts and purple heads,” Dault said Monday when the organizations they lead were recognized by the International Falls School District.
Servants of Shelter fundraiser April 26
Looking for an opportunity to visit with friends and neighbors while also benefiting a good cause?
Summer reads for kids
The weather is warming, spring sports have started and it is time to think about spring reading. What do you want to read this season? Are you looking for quick, light-hearted reads or does the warming weather make you want to tackle something substantial and meaty? I’ve had years with both scenarios. I’m still trying to figure out what I want to read, while I read what I need to, to talk to students next month about summer reading. So, I am currently focused on reading titles for juveniles that I think would make good summer reading options.
Local TZD talks summer traffic
Local traffic issues were discussed last week, as part of the Koochiching Toward Zero Death meeting.
Improving your garden soil
Many people are dissatisfied with the soil in their garden. A lot of these people think their only option is a raised bed garden. This is fine and it is a fun way to garden, but if you want to can or freeze some produce to eat in the wintertime, it can be hard to get enough vegetables to put some away.
Coming together to help
Border Bank and the local Knights of Columbus again teamed up to recognize the community’s assistance in their efforts to raise funds for the local food shelf, which is seeing rising and historic use these days.
Riding downtown to the cowboys
The family took the subway downtown to a dance performance as a favor to the one dance fan in our midst and she thanked us for it afterward. “Thank you for indulging me, I really loved this,” she said. People ought to do that more often. Me, for one. My wife and daughter leave the apartment for hours, leaving me to work in silence. It seems awkward to say, “Thank you for going away,” so I don’t.
Rotary Report
Last week, Rotary Club of International Falls member Olivia Ward welcomed International Falls Mayor Drake Dill as a guest speaker.
Hauschild recognized by MAA
State Sen. Grant Hauschild has been named Legislator of the Year by the Minnesota Ambulance Association, in recognition of his work fighting on behalf of the needs of Minnesota’s emergency medical services.