Final details are being planned for the induction ceremony for the 2023 Class of the Bronco Hall of Fame. To be inducted this year are Tony Curran, Gary Davison, Jeff Lindvahl, and Dan Mahle on the individual level along with the 1964 State Champion Hockey Team and the 1972 State Champion Hockey team, reports Falls School Superintendent Kevin Grover.
15 years ago The Citizens for Backus/AB are one step closer to a goal to restore and preserve the complex that is made up of the buildings that once housed the E.W. Backus Junior High School and Alexander Baker Elementary School.
Elks Lodge 1599 officers recently presented a $2,000 donation to Servants of Shelter to help fund temporary housing needs for local folks experiencing homelessness. The grant was made possible by International Falls Elks Lodge 1599 and the Elk’s National Foundation Spotlight Grant Program. From the left are local Elks Exalted Ruler Shawn Mason, Servants of Shelter Director Ariana Daniel, and Elks Lodge Lecturing Knight Pete Kalar.
Menards and United Way of Northeastern Minnesota invite local people to join them as they work to support local food shelves during Minnesota FoodShare Month. UWNEMN will distribute $30,000 among all local food shelves in the region this month in observance of Minnesota FoodShare Month.
Steve Earley has been added to the Rainy Lake Medical Center’s Foundation Board, officials have announced. Earley brings a wealth of knowledge and connections to the board.
The Minnesota State Climatology Office is looking for volunteer rainfall monitors for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCo-RaHS). The network includes more than 20,000 volunteers nationwide who measure precipitation in their backyards using a standard 4-inch-diameter rain gauge.
Last Friday was a great day and way to learn about Newton’s Law of Motion at Bronco Hill. Kevin Erickson reports that Falls Elementary fifth graders designed and built a sled from cardboard and duct tape for the annual sled off.
Faith United Church of Christ has re-established a Sunday morning worship time. The service now begins at 11:15 a.m.
The Borealis Junior Bards, the youth theater program associated with Backus Community Center, will present a theatrical adaption of A. A. Milne’s “Winnie the Pooh” as its spring production May 26-28.
Music & dancing Despite the fact that travel was difficult, many of the pioneers managed to bring musical instruments with them. The earliest reference to music was in regard to James Drummond from Aylesworth, Ontario, near Emo, who was later described as a “prominent resident” of International Falls.