Set the hook!
If you enjoy catching lots of fish this time of year, smallmouth bass might be right up your alley. They are very active now as the water temperatures warm up.
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Cemetery association to review landscape plan
The Forest Hill Cemetery Association Board of Directors will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, at the Falls Public Library basement meeting room.
Looking Back
Friday, July 22, 2022 15 years ago Tammy Faye Messner, a native of International Falls, died at her home Friday in Raleigh, N.C., after a long illness. Tammy had been instrumental in the creation of a large evangelism empire with her former husband, Jim Bakker.
Flood work bolstered by Challenge Incarceration Program
Members of the Restorative Justice work crew from the Challenge Incarceration Program, or CIP, at the Minnesota Correctional Facilities in Togo and Willow River assisted with flood relief efforts in Koochiching and St. Louis counties.
Debris, waste management program details finalized
The Koochiching County Board last week approved a Flood Debris/Waste Management Plan for properties assessed to have flood damage and do not have insurance coverage. “Koochiching County is committed to helping residents that have flood-related debris/waste in response to this historic disaster,” said Matthew Gouin, director, county Environmental Services.
George Loman
56654 became their zip code and they indeed earned it The folks who talked about George Loman used reverential tones; held in high esteem by his neighbors. Historical portrayals described him at various times as “beloved,” “no man in the country round has been held in higher respect,” “a man of God,” “an honorable man,” “all that he saith cometh surely to pass,” “a good husband, a loving father and faithful friend.” George was born in Pennsylvania in 1851, he married his wife Mary in Ohio in 1874, from there they moved to Kansas where he was engaged in the newspaper and drug business.
Rotary Club
Above, Rotary Club of International Falls recognized a change in leadership with Rotary Club President Bob DeGross acknowledging the service of past president Kari Miggins. At right, Kallie Briggs and Shawn Mason were the guests of Rotarian Randy Pozniak at a recent Rotary Club meeting. Briggs and Mason provided club members with an update on the effort to rebuild the International Falls Area Chamber of Commerce. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
@ Your Library
My reading the last month or so has been much more of the escapist variety. I needed to feel good and not have to think about anything in real life for a bit. Here are some of the titles I read recently. Titles written for youth do tend to be more optimistic and hopeful, so when I need some hope in my reading I will often turn to youth fiction. I selected The Patron Thief of Bread by Lindsay Eagar because of the title. I love that title. The book was a lot of fun. It was set in an imaginary medieval world with a young girl becoming a baker’s apprentice with gargoyles and street urchins and so much more.
Coming in
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
CHOPPED CHEESEBURGERS
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.