As local officials waited outside the Alexander Baker Apartments last week, they voiced curiosity and excitement to tour the soon to be available rental housing in International Falls – the first new rental housing built here in more than 30 years.
July 515 years agoA record one hundred ninety-three competitors completed the Bronco 5K Run conducted Saturday at the Falls High School track.
Dancin’ with Darcie dancers were named national champions June 30 during a national finals competition in Duluth.Members of the “Starlites” dance group won the top award for their jazz performance of “Applause.” This award is a first for the studio owned by Darcie Schulz.“I could not be prouder of these dancers this past weekend,” Schulz said.In addition to the Starlites, dancers in Schulz’s “Sparklers” group took home third place for their jazz performance of “Fabulous.” Members of the “Stars” group also performed over the weekend.“Our groups performed five dances in total, and they all did an awesome job,” Schulz said.
Sonja Pelland grows emotional when she talks about Littlefork.“We’ve raised our family in this community, and I love this town” she said earlier this month.One of Littlefork’s slogans is: Littlefork, always home.“And it always will be,” she said.
Friday, June 2815 years agoThe International Falls July 4th Commission has chosen three retired law enforcement officers to serve as parade marshals for the 2009 July 4th parade.
DonationsDonations to assist with the purchase of a wheelchair van for Donna Glennie (See RLG June 7, 2004, edition) may be sent to her daughter, Melissa Yajko, 14991 Storms Circle SE, Prior Lake MN 56372.
It’s been a little more than one year since the International Falls Police Department moved to Backus Community Center as a temporary location, under a 2-year lease.Chief Mike Kostiuk said the move brought changes in how the department does things.“First, there has been no lapse in service, which is pretty admirable for our guys, and we’ve actually grown in a lot of areas we didn’t realize we needed to grow in,” he said.Investigations are growing more complex, as has local crime, he said.
Grief: If you haven’t experienced it, you will.Like death and taxes, grief will likely be a part of everyone’s life, whether it be over the loss of a loved one or a lifestyle through divorce or retirement.Karen Kavan facilitates a grief support group, first held at Green Larsen funeral home and now at Backus Community Center.“It is free and open to anyone on a grief journey,” Kavan said, adding that it also helps her through her journey.She started her journey when her son Paul, 39, unexpectedly died peacefully in his sleep from an undiagnosed heart condition July 28, 2022.