SPORTS NOTEBOOK
Friday The International Falls boys basketball team faced No. 1 seed Esko in the opening round of the Section 7AA playoffs. The Eskomos used their… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
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Thursday: The lake surfaces have 18 inches of snow on them. The lake riding along the stakes is nice but off trail it is rough… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
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Friday The International Falls boys basketball team faced No. 1 seed Esko in the opening round of the Section 7AA playoffs. The Eskomos used their… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
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Thursday The Rainy River softball will be heading to Florida this coming weekend to get their first games of the season played. Head Coach Dieter… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Sliding for science
Falls Elementary fifth graders tested their understanding of Isaac Newton’s laws of motion last week by testing the sleds they constructed to see which work best to slide down Bronco Hill. Some sleds, they found, work better than others. STAFF PHOTOS BY LAUREL BEAGER
Bronco swimmers go to state
On Friday in the individual events, Will Serrano took 18th place in the 200 individual medley and 21st in the 100 butterfly. Anthony Scholler placed 20th in the 200 IM.
Johnson seeks District 3A Republican endorsement
Blain Johnson has announced his candidacy for the District 3A Minnesota House seat, representing all of Cook and Koochiching counties, most of Lake County, and the northern portions of Itasca and St. Louis counties.
Forest Hill Cemetery Association awarded grant for landscaping
The Forest Hill Cemetery Association was among several local initiatives awarded $5,000 grants at a recent Koochiching Community Development Association Board meeting. Funding will support a tree-planting program this spring and summer and the development of a sustainable landscaping, beautification and maintenance plan for the cemetery, reports Ward Merrill, president of the Forest Hill Cemetery Association.
@ Your Library
March and 2022 are clipping along at a very brisk pace, so be sure and take time to read each and every day. Reading has been proven to improve sleep, increase empathy, improve brain health and increase knowledge. Read anything that interests you. Read magazines, ebooks, articles, cereal boxes, or listen to audiobooks in whatever genre suits you whether romance, thriller, science fiction, realism, historical, and non-fiction in everything from self-help to biographies to sports.
Knowledge Bowl advances
The International Falls High School Knowledge Bowl team had its best showing of the season Wednesday, March 2, placing second out of 20 teams. The team of Ellen Windels, Emma Saxton, Nora Sullivan and Jakob Clifford came out strong again in the written round, just two points off the lead.