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It’s been busy at the Rotary Club of International Falls over the past few weeks. On Jan.

15 years ago More than 200 runners competed in a true-to-its-name “Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Run” 5K and 10K races on Saturday. The temperature in International Falls was 20 below at the start of the race.

By LAUREL BEAGER LBeager@cherryroad.com With the aim of better predicting floods, the National Weather Service is recruiting additional volunteer precipitation observers throughout the Rainy River Basin. The effort follows historic flooding in spring and summer 2022 along the northern Minnesota border.

A moose kneels to lick salt from a highway southwest of International Falls Jan. 4 while her calf stands near. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reports that for the 11th year in a row, Minnesota's moose population of 3,440-6,780 animals remains stable. Although there is no statistically significant change in the estimated population relative to the last population survey, this year's estimated number of moose is the highest since 2011, when the population was midway through a steep decline.

15 years ago The city of International Falls is facing off with Fraser, Colorado, officials again over the right to use the trademark “Ice Box of the Nation,” filing a countersuit to a lawsuit filed by Fraser. Fraser officials say their town has used the phrase since 1956, while their counterparts in International Falls say they’ve used it since 1948.

A room in the basement of Backus Community Center is now called home by Mustang wrestlers. With the walls and floor covered in pads and mats, some bearing the purple and gold Bronco logo, coach Jeremy Mann said the environment has boosted enthusiasm.

Rotarian Brad Krasaway Dec. 21 presented at the Rotary Club’s weekly meeting.