A partnership between Polar Polers Ski Club and Essentia Health will support summer trail maintenance, and benefit all users, announce club members. Essentia Health donated $2,500 to help fund a rough cut trail mower, club members are excited to announce.
Christmas for Alex and Brandon Richards and their kids was already pretty special: They brought home one of their 5-month-old twins from the hospital the month before – much earlier than expected. And then, with all five children present, they got the Borderland Best Christmas Ever last week, when Santa and Mrs.
The Bronco girls basketball team finished up the 2022 portion of the schedule Dec. 22 with a home game against the Bigfork Huskies.
The Bronco boys’ hockey team returned from a tournament in Rochester, MN, with three straight overtime victories and a firstplace trophy. The Broncos opened the Kiwanis/ Wells Fargo Classic with a 4-3 overtime win over the Richfield Spartans. The Broncos continued their tournament success with a 3-2 win over Rochester Lourdes. The championship game pitted the Broncos against the Albert Lea Tigers in and the Broncos emerged victorious despite much of the game play being dominated by the Tigers. The girls’ hockey team took thirdplace honors in the Kasson/Dodge County Girls Tournament this past weekend in Rochester. After a 7-3 victory over Fond du Lac, WI, the Broncos lost a game to St. Paul United by a score of 0-3. The girls rebounded from their loss to defeat the Central WI Storm 2-1 in overtime.
Pigweeds are a widespread genus of plants (Amaranthus) that are comprised of roughly 75 species across six continents. Pigweeds are herbaceous annuals or short-lived perennials that can produce hundreds of thousands of seeds. Some pigweed species are used for ornamental reasons or food, while others are considered noxious weeds.
Voyageurs National Park staff reminds visitors that the Rainy Lake Visitor Center will be reopening on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, for the winter season. Hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
The new year opens with Venus climbing out of the sun’s afterglow. On Sunday, January 22, Saturn drops past Venus as Earth’s orbital motion sends the ringed planet tumbling into the sunset. Look for the pair of planets very low in the southwest just as the sky darkens.
Hearty folks are ready for iconic January Borderland activities with the International Falls City Council’s approval of events surrounding the annual Icebox Days festival and the 2023 Arrowhead 135 ultra race.
Carol Benike passed away on December 25, 2022 at the Littlefork Care Center at the age of 85. She had battled Parkinson’s disease and resulting dementia for the past 18 years of her life.
The International Falls boys hockey team played the Ely-NE Range Timberwolves Dec. 20, for the second time in eight days at Bronco Arena.