Myrtle Geneva Bahr, of International Falls, Minn., died Thursday evening, Oct. 23, 2008, at Ridgeview, her home for the last three years. Myrtle was 93 years of age.
Born Oct. 14, 1915, in Remer, Minn., she grew up in Remer until she moved to the Falls in 1921.
She graduated from Falls High School, Class of 1935.
Myrtle remained a resident of the Falls the rest of her life.
She was united in marriage to George Bahr Jr. on June 17, 1937, in International Falls.

Frances A. (Strle) Alden passed away Oct. 22, 2008, in Chris Jensen Nursing Home, Duluth, Minn.
She was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother.
Frances is survived by her husband of 64 years, Howard; children, Kathy (Jim) Lattner of Duluth, Mary (Mike) Williams of International Falls, Rick (Nan) Alden of Duluth and Scott (Bev) Alden of Cheyenne, Wyo.; eight grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and eight step-great-grandchildren.

Unsafe costumes can make Halloween way too spooky.

The same flame that makes the front porch jack-o-lantern glow eerily can set fire to a risky costume, and the big orange candle in the dining room is cozy until Dracula drapes his sleeve over it.
According to the Minnesota State Fire Marshal, about 3,400 adults and children are treated in America’s emergency rooms each year for candle-related burn injuries.

Action should improve health care, according to Duluth Clinic administrator

Falls Memorial Hospital and the Duluth Clinic-International Falls will move toward integration in 2009.
The Falls Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees announced that they voted last week to approve the integration, following approval in September by the Duluth Clinic-International Falls parent organization, SMDC Health System.
Both boards have authorized their senior management and corporate officers to take necessary actions to complete the integration, which will occur within the next several months.

The Koochiching County Board is scheduled to review mineral leases with a representative of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources when it meets Tuesday.
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday in the courthouse boardroom.

The Daily Journal polled candidates for the seats for Big Falls mayor and Big Falls City Council.
Shawn Pritchard is the candidate for Big Falls mayor.
Candidates for two Big Falls city councilor positions are Marta Lindemanis, Beth Pihlaja and Tammy Steed.
The candidates were asked to provide a brief bio and explain why they are seeking this office.
No response was received from Pritchard, Pihlaja and Steed.

Marta Lindemanis

Use of a prescription drug discount card resulted in Koochiching County residents saving $14,500 on prescriptions since January.
The card gave customers a better price on 971 prescriptions since the program began, according to a summary by the National Association of Counties. The average saving on a prescription was $12.51. Local pharmacies had a better price than the card 189 times.
The highest use of the card was in May, with the card being used for 154 prescriptions, according to NACo.

Two Harbors spoils big Falls comeback

TWO HARBORS — A second-half rally by the Falls Broncos came up short Saturday as the Two Harbors Agates scored twice in the final three minutes to pull off a 42-32 win in Section 7AAA semifinals.
Trailing 28-14 at halftime, the Broncos came out with a tenacity on defense that shifted the tide of the game. The Agates had scored three consecutive touchdowns in the second quarter to erase a 14-6 Bronco lead.

L-BF to spend Halloween night taking on No. 3 Mountain Iron-Buhl in Section 7 Nine-Man championship

LITTLEFORK — Gage Klemetsen and the top-seeded Littlefork-Big Falls Vikings scored on the first play of the game and on the first play of the second half Saturday in a 48-0 rout of No. 4 Cherry in the Section 7 Nine-Man semifinals.
“It was a big one,” Klemetsen said about his first touchdown on the first play from scrimmage. “We knew we couldn’t take them lightly.”

HIBBING — Littlefork-Big Falls had its season come to a close Friday in a 3-0 loss to top-seeded Deer River in the Section 7A Tournament at Lincoln Elementary School (25-16, 25-11, 25-10).
The fourth-seeded Vikings (16-10) played well early and had the match tied at 13 in Game 1, but a string of strong serving and an over-powering offense by the Warriors (24-5) was too much to overcome.