Rotarians Ted Saxton and Jim Yount shared updates on Small Town Tech and the Koochiching Technology Initiative at Rotary of International Falls’ weekly Wednesday lunch meeting. They shared the importance of generating ideas and finding the right partners to assure the ideas can get implemented - creating synergy.
Visual artists displaying at “Natural Wonders: include: Mary Ludington specializes in fine art animal photography through commissioned portraiture and personal work. She has received numerous awards and is the author of “The Nature of Dogs,” published by Simon & Schuster.
The “Little Roy and Lizzy Show,” including a locally raised musician, will come to Backus Auditorium on Tuesday, Aug. 9 during Backus Community Center’s 25th anniversary celebration week.
Come lend me your ears! Ok, eyes. It’s time to collect donations for the Annual Paws and Claws Rummage Sale.
Members of the Class of 1957 met for their sixth annual class lunch at Island View Lodge on July 21. Although hard to believe and accept, this also marked the 65th anniversary of their graduation from Falls High, notes member John Harris.
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp. Butter 1/2 Yellow Onion, Diced 2 Celery Stalks, Diced 2 Carrots, Diced 2 Garlic Cloves, Minced 3 Tbsp.
Friday, July 29, 2022 15 years ago International Falls VFW and Auxiliary #2948 hosted the Eighth District Meeting in International Falls. The schedule of events included a meeting, web and computer instruction, dinner, an auction as a live fundraiser and music by Pat Porter… The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship crowned its first three-time winner yesterday at Sorting Gap Marina.
The weather mostly cooperated and the 2nd annual Birchdale Jubilee, which has replaced Pioneer Days, was a great success. The jubilee kicked off on Friday night with Band & Burgers, when Judith Nelson and Kerry Meyers cooked up burgers for the whole crowd while Sarah Mae & the Birkeland Boys from Duluth entertained everyone with their large selection of original songs plus a plethora of standard bluegrass and country music tunes.
Friday, July 22, 2022 15 years ago Tammy Faye Messner, a native of International Falls, died at her home Friday in Raleigh, N.C., after a long illness. Tammy had been instrumental in the creation of a large evangelism empire with her former husband, Jim Bakker.
It was a busy Wednesday a week ago at Rainy Lake Medical Center’s helipad. RLMC serves as a Level 4 trauma hospital, which allows it to stabilize people having strokes, heart attacks, traumas and other series medical emergencies, and then transport them via helicopter to another facility for higher level care, said Mickie Olson, RLMC marketing director. The number of helicopter transfers varies, she said; some days three or four helicopter transports occur, and some weeks no air transports are required. PHOTO BY ALAN BURCHELL