Holiday happenings
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Rotary Report
Last week at the Rotary Club of International Falls Club meeting, Board Member Doug Skrief oversaw the program and invited Sue Fraik, area advocate for the prevention of ageism, to speak about ageism, what it is, and how to help prevent it.“Aging, everyone’s doing it,” said Fraik.
Auxiliary 2948, member recognized
Peter Graham Post 2948 Auxiliary was recognized with awards Oct.
Library Activities
Falls Public LibraryCrafters’ Cafe: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Tuesday, Nov.19Elementary Fun: 3-4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov.
IBRT presents Christmas classic
Icebox Radio Theater will help ring in the holiday season with a live performance and broadcast of the modern classic “Miracle on 34th Street” at 7 p.m.
Key to dinner is community
Plans are underway for this year’s Community Thanksgiving Day Dinner at Elks Lodge 1599 in International Falls.The dinner is organized, prepared and served by volunteers, organizers Ronna MacKay and Shawn Mason noted.The traditional turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, green beans, cranberries, fruit salad and dinner roll will be served up by the people behind the scenes that some might not see during the event.MacKay and Mason said the folks in the kitchen – before, during and after the dinner – deserve credit.“Tim MacKay for cooking all the turkeys and there are like 32 of them!!
Rotary Report
Last week at the Rotary Club of International Falls Club meeting, opening announcements included a summary of the Sketches of Minnesota event that was held at the Minnesota North – Rainy River campus the previous week.The event was well attended and the improv comedy, centered around living in the International Falls community, shed humorous light on some of the different problems faced with our community and promoted dialog on solving those different issues.The program for the meeting was presented by member Pete Schultz.
Log a Load for Kids hits home for many
The logging community came together last week to Load a Log for Kids, resulting in a convoy of 16 loaded logging trucks representing about a $30,000 donation to the Children’s Miracle Network.Organizer and local logger Brady Hasbargen, of Whitefish Creek logging, said he was awed by the quick response by all who were asked to join in the harvest.“We lined up empty and came out loaded,” he said of the site west of the Falls, off the Sandsmark Trail.
Based on need: KTI plans more workshops
Last week, Koochiching Technology Initiative, or KTI, finished its series of AARP Digital Skills workshopsThe classes in Birchdale and Littlefork drew more than 30 people who were excited to learn computer basics and take home free laptops, reports Cori Horton, local ACC AmeriCorps Member serving Koochiching County.Five student volunteers - Kyle Kramer, Will Ginter, Landon Snyder, Emet Erickson, and Annika York - from Falls High and Littlefork-Big Falls schools helped bridge the generational and digital divide during the workshops.“Having the younger generation interact with older adults provided critical learning experiences for all involved,” Horton said.Mike Hanson, Birchdale, and a former county commissioner, said the workshops were specially designed for seniors, and noted if the participants attended both evenings of classes the laptops were there’s to take home.“It was a wonderful opportunity, and 15 happy seniors left (the Birchdale workshop) with their new laptops and a better understanding of their uses.