High water makes the angling interesting. We have been successful fishing traditional spots and have experienced a larger than usual size average. This is surprising after the previous two seasons with the Canadian border closure that put significant added pressure on the Rainy Lake fishery.
Blessings are real for Bill and Sandy Gorden, and in this case, it took the form of Kirk and Joslin Krist. The Gordens, after years in the family business in Big Falls, have sold Gorden’s General Store in Big Falls to the Krists, who will rename the store Big Falls Mercantile.
A team from Falls High School won this year’s annual Lester “Jack” Briggs Regional High School Quiz Bowl Championship May 20. FHS senior Brian Pearson and freshman Khia Porter and Alaina Gates won the day-long competition that tests high school students’ knowledge of Ojibwe language, culture, and history.
Following weekend storm downpours that added inches of rain to the basin, causing wind, hail and saturating soil, local officials are dealing with an unprecedented emergency as area lakes are expected to reach record-breaking levels.
A driveway from Mal Bay Road to Big Bass Lake displays historic signage announcing “Est. 1979”, “Idaho Avenue” and family name routed onto Moose horn found near Babine River’s “Rainbow Alley”, British Columbia. “Idaho Avenue” street sign, scavenged by young truant son decades ago far from Highway #2, reflects some 35 years of fulltime Idaho residence with longer family ties to our Northland here since the early ‘50’s.
A longtime coach and administrator and a student athlete from former Rainy River Community College are part of the 2022 MCAC Hall of Fame. Mel Millerbernd, longtime administrator and coach, and Maddie Filipiak, student athlete, will be inducted into the Minnesota College Athletic Conference Hall of Fame.
Ask Amy: A COVID case overseas causes trouble at home Dear Amy: My spouse and I recently went to Egypt and Greece. Three days before we were to return home, we conducted COVID-19 self-tests, because he had some sniffles.
This year the Indus School graduation class had five students: Chase Steinbach, Ulrich Picar, Colin Leahy, Jade Etienne and Lydia Black. It was an intimate graduation ceremony at the school gymnasium, with lots of personal stories about each graduate from the speakers.
June members have been added to the Falls Elementary School Birthday Bookshelf Club to assist the book fund there. Recognized in the group photo are, left to right, front row, Rowan Helleloid, Shaylee Richards, Gannon Anderson, and Emidio Brade; back row, Lyla Baron, Finley McIntyre, Dexi Shoberg, Jaiven Vondra, and Carson Line; and Averie Christensen. Members join by each donating $5 for new books at FES Library; they then are recognized on their birthday. FES PHOTOS
Owen Wherley, an International Falls graduate, was presented recently with the KGHS/KSDM scholarship by Mike Bolstad, KGHS/KSDM general manager. Wherley, who plans to study journalism/broadcast in college, is the first International Falls recipient of the scholarship. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO