A new event will continue a long tradition of raising funds to help support local students with scholarships to the local community college. “Poles & Purses” on June 16 is the 23rd annual social event that will raises money for student scholarships to Minnesota North College – Rainy River Campus.
The 8th District congressman who represents northern Minnesota said he stands with his constituents who are angry about Voyageurs National Park’s proposed frozen lake surface access and use plan The comment period on the plan closed last week. It drew hundreds of people to participate in three meetings in April about the plan.
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Six Broncos head to state competition this week and next. Following the Section 7A track and field meet at UMD June 2, five Broncos were eligible for state.
The 55th Annual Outdoor Education Days for Falls Elementary fifth graders June 1 brought students to seven different presentations given by local community members working in different agencies. Above, Jolen Simon, Koochiching Soil and Water Conservation District program coordinator, and Wayne Fuller of the county Environmental Services, speak to students about the value of wetlands and how modeling is used to predict future responses to high water events. See more photos on A4.
Nearly 80 years here, across our somewhat united States mostly close to neighbor Canada, have included lots of weather watching. Most years also involved many rivers’ moving waters, generating some appreciated similarities “Weather River.”
The Icebox Radio Theater will conclude its spring season at the Salty Jester in International Falls on Friday, June 9, with an evening of classic mystery and comedy. For the first time, the troupe will recreate an episode of “Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar” a mystery series that ran from 1949 to 1962 on the CBS radio network.
Two International Falls students were among the more than 160 students attending spring semester at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College who achieved high academic standing and earned dean’s list honors.
Riders with an all-terrain vehicle registered for private or agricultural use won’t need to pay the registration fee to ride the state’s public ATV trails June 10-11, reports the Department of Natural Resources.
During “Take a Kid Fishing” weekend June 9 to June 11 - Minnesota residents can fish without licenses if they take children 15 or younger along, and participate in one among many ways to enjoy June as the 2023 Great Outdoors Month.