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tschram

  • Joined: August 30, 2022
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Ecklund understands veteran needs

Many legislators try to get away with paying lip service to veterans. Others will actually take time to listen to what would help veterans in our state. But Rep. Rob Ecklund is the real deal, championing solutions regarding housing, mental health, economic security, and so much more for those who’ve served the United States of America. Given he himself has served in the U.S. Marine Corps, his deep dedication to vets shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise. During a time of wide divisions at both the state and U.S. Capitols, Rob has been able to cut through the partisanship, acrimony, and rhetoric to get things done. Everyone deserves a place to call home, and veterans’ homelessness is one of the most persistent problems we’ve worked to address. Rep. Ecklund successfully advanced historic investments this past session to address housing emergencies, short-term housing difficulties, and long-term pathways to a stable home for veterans. As a result, we will be in a better position than ever to end veterans’ homelessness in Minnesota.

Nearly North of Two: Border Bonds

NEARLY NORTH OF TWO Border Bonds Old adventurer here along with his longterm bride, sweetheart and best friend, made a long-overdue visit to Rainy River Country recently. Highway 6, main artery North of Highway 2 from Deer River up to that country, provided ample opportunity for personal reflection on a history of what bonds one here with that Borderland… 56 years ago last Labor Day weekend, just before graduate school engineering program, this newly-wed couple from Minnesota River Valley visited Baudette to first-time experience Rainy River and Lake of the Woods.

In Memoriam

In loving memory of our mom and gramma, Blanche Chowan, October 23,2010. We miss you everyday! Your children, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

Michael James O’Leary

Michael James O’Leary died on Tuesday October 11 at Bickford of Marshaltown, in Marshaltown,lowa, after a long battle with Alzheimers. Mike was born on December 3,1940 in International Falls, Minnesota to Vincent (Mike) and Vivian ( Ferguson) O’Leary.

Margarete Gertrude Kostiuk

Margarete Gertrude Kostiuk passed away on her 103rd birthday, October 11, 2022. Margarete was born in 1919 in Losser, Holland, to Hendrick Van Der Zouw and Auguste Hof Van Der Zouw. Margarete longed to sing and excel in opera. She left home and found a job in Bonn as a housekeeper for a dentist who was a Nazi official, making enough money for two years of vocal lessons. At the age of 20, after seeing a notice for a ”big organization” which was looking for talent, she made a momentous decision. She packed up what she could and boarded a train for Cologne. There she became part of the Cologne Opera House chorus. She fell in love with an American soldier, Nick Kostiuk, in Germany during World War II. Following the War, Nick and Margarete made their way home to International Falls, MN. Margarete became a naturalized

Everleigh Kay Averill

Everleigh Kay died on October 10, 2022 at 19 months old. Everleigh passed away in the loving arms of her father Chas, & surrounded with love from paternal grandparents, nana & papa and cousin Ricky VanHale at Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis MN.