Archive - May 1, 2008

Terry Joseph Thramer, 54, of International Falls, Minn., died Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at Lakewood Health Center, Baudette, Minn.
Memorial services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, May 5, at Evangelical Covenant Church, International Falls, Minn., with the Rev. Eric W. Marx officiating.
A private burial of his cremains will be at Forest Hill Cemetery, International Falls, at a later date.
He was born Sept. 14, 1953 in Littlefork, Minn., the son of Leonard and Agnes “Dolly” L. (Darvell) Thramer.

Muslim peacemaker to speak in International Falls

Sami Rasouli’s impassioned defense of peace arises not only from the war’s devastations, but also from his own inner conflict — the result of watching the two countries that he loves at war.
If a spokesperson for peace could be custom designed, it would be tough to create one who is more fluent on the culture and currency of the Iraq war, or one more believable, than Rasouli.

A rare combination

U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman is concerned high passport fees could impact travel across the border, which in turn could affect the economic vitality of a border town.
Coleman shared his remarks about the fees with The Daily Journal Tuesday following his testimony in a Committee of Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing on the passport issue.

With 10 inches of fresh snow on the ground outside, more than 70 youngsters were trying to put each other on the ground inside as the Mighty Mustangs Wrestling Club hosted the Inaugural Mighty Mustangs Battle in the Blizzard Wrestling Tournament Saturday at Falls High School.
"Despite the weather that we encountered, the gym was packed," event organizer Pete Benedix said.

Vikings shut out Hornets

Kelly Hams struck out seven and gave up three hits, going all seven innings on the mound as the Littlefork-Big Falls Vikings softball team picked up its sixth win a row, 7-0 over the Hill City Hornets Wednesday afternoon in Hill City.
The Vikings were led offensively by seniors Hams and Bethany Crane as Hams went 2-for-3 with a home run and three runs scored. Crane went 2-for-2 with two walks, getting on base in all four at-bats.
Catcher Caitlin Medecke kept the base pads clear throwing out two attempted steals at second base.

By ROGER JEROME, Sports Correspondent

COHASSET — Despite eight days between games and limited practice time, the Bronco girls softball team used a 14 hit attack to spark them to a 13-0 win over section rival Greenway Wednesday at Portage Park in Cohasset.

To the editor,
The Mighty Mustangs Wrestling Club is hands down the best.
I would like to state my sincerest thanks to the organizers of the Mighty Mustangs Wrestling Club.
This extremely hard-working and caring group of coaches (and their families) deserve a huge round of applause. They gave freely of their time (2 days a week) to teach a group of almost 70 young boys (grades kindergarten to grade 4) the basics of wrestling. They never turned one kid away.

Last week marked National Window Safety Week. The point of the week was tragically driven home when two Twin Cities toddlers fell from their home windows that week.
One of the toddlers died and the other was seriously hurt after falling out of windows. Earlier in April, three other youngsters fell from windows: a 9-year-old girl and two sibling toddlers fell from a third-floor window. None suffered life-threatening injuries.
With warm weather comes the opening of windows. But parents should first check their homes for window safety.

The Civilian Conservation Corps — born out of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal at the height of the Great Depression — supplied jobs to more than 77,000 Minnesotans in need. Their work left a lasting legacy, visible today in Minnesota’s thriving forests, state park amenities, and soil conservation practices.

Fort Frances fiddling, vocal, and comedy show offered for Mother’s Day entertainment

Canadian fiddling champion Scott Woods will be performing in Fort Frances on Sunday, May 11, Mother’s Day.
The two-hour event begins at 7 p.m. at Knox United Church.
Woods and his family band will provide a fast-paced fiddling, vocal and comedy show that is suitable and entertaining for all ages.
For the third year in a row, Knox United has worked in conjunction with Woods as a church fund raiser.