Joy, grief, fun, pain, excitement, fear, panic, and warmth: Just a few of the feelings that operating a family farm brings to each member – sometimes in quick succession. Bradley and Melody Nicholson’s family, Koochiching County’s 2022 Farm Family of the Year, know well those emotions.
A recent sunrise over calm waters on Rainy Lake. PHOTO BY JEFF FRIENDT .
It’s hot out there. Real hot. How hot? Well, it’s since the 1980s, each decade has been warmer than the previous one. And, since there’s not a big, concerted push to do much about it, you should expect the trend to continue. It’s going to be hot. Smoking hot. Like the end of “Raiders of the Lost Arc” where the guy’s face melts off hot. Like Icarus hot.
“Dream” is a 1-year-old orange and white tabby cat. She weighs about 8.5 pounds. We do have many kittens, cats, and dogs up for adoption also. All cats and dogs are spayed/neutered and age-appropriate shots prior to the final adoption. For more information, visit the website at www.borderlandhumanesociety.org or call the BHS holding facility at 218-283-9276. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BorderlandHumaneSociety/Support the Borderland Humane Society by sending donations to: Borderland Humane Society, 1990 Valley Pine Circle, International Falls, MN 56649. Stop by the holding facility during open hours: Tuesday-Friday 3-7 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m.-noon.
The Bronco Bass Fishing Team got on the water Sunday for the first time in more than two months to compete on Rainy Lake. There were some great bags of fish as three teams went over 19 pounds for their five bass and the difference between the top two teams was less than one ounce.
The weather mostly cooperated and the 2nd annual Birchdale Jubilee, which has replaced Pioneer Days, was a great success. The jubilee kicked off on Friday night with Band & Burgers, when Judith Nelson and Kerry Meyers cooked up burgers for the whole crowd while Sarah Mae & the Birkeland Boys from Duluth entertained everyone with their large selection of original songs plus a plethora of standard bluegrass and country music tunes.
Dr. Joe and Jane Meyer will take over Burntside Consultants as Meyer Medical Services, with the same staff, serving seven counties and seven native tribes in Minnesota, and drawing from areas including the Twin Cities, Wisconsin, North and South Dakota.
The Activities Program at Falls High School got a boost last week, thanks to supporters of the Purple Pride Fish Fry fundraiser. “The third annual Purple Pride Fish Fry was a huge success as over 400 fish baskets were served,” said Gordy Dault, Purple Pride chair and one of the official fish friers Thursday, July 14.
It was a busy Wednesday a week ago at Rainy Lake Medical Center’s helipad. RLMC serves as a Level 4 trauma hospital, which allows it to stabilize people having strokes, heart attacks, traumas and other series medical emergencies, and then transport them via helicopter to another facility for higher level care, said Mickie Olson, RLMC marketing director. The number of helicopter transfers varies, she said; some days three or four helicopter transports occur, and some weeks no air transports are required. PHOTO BY ALAN BURCHELL
Ingredients: 12 small dinner rolls 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1 teaspoon Sriracha hot sauce 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1 small sweet onion , diced 1 pound lean ground beef 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1/3 cup dill pickle relish 1/4 cup ketchup 6 slices American cheese singles Instuctions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly coat a 9×13 pan with nonstick cooking spray.