Archive - May 9, 2008

i think its really sad that all these guys that come up here to maintain our mill are even scared to go out anymore.They bring our town business during the slow months and They work their butts off everyday and im a witness of this being a boise shutdown worker. So what if they have a few beers after work and im pretty sure that they arent smoking whatever you wanna call it ...pot because they get random ****** tests. Tourists are our main attraction and this town wouldnt be here without them, so i strongly suggest you stop putting these hard working men down.

Many restaurants, hotels and laundromats are posting welcome signs to the boilermakers and contractors involved in a Boise Inc. temporary shutdown that started Sunday and runs through May 22.
Many businesses are posting signs to let workers know about special and extended hours to accommodate their stay.
The annual shutdown is the only time the company temporarily suspends operations to refit boilers and repair other equipment essential to operations. The 17-day shutdown affects the integrated paper mills on both sides of the border.

Rising gas prices are straining budgets in Borderland, while analysts are split on how high the prices will climb.
Both Koochiching County and International Falls, as well as businesses that depend on travel, are affected by the rising prices. The area’s Conventions and Visitors Bureau is also concerned about the rising gas prices affecting tourism in the area.
The national average price of a gallon of regular gas was $3.61 Tuesday, according to AAA and the Oil Price Information Service.

Some lakes ice free for fishing opener
Kabetogama Lake is expected to be ice-free for the Saturday walleye season opener.
Mike Williams, of Voyageurs National Park, said he hopes to get the buoys in Kabetogama today.
Crane Lake is also free of ice, according to Williams.
The deep Namakan and Rainy lakes are still socked in by ice and are not expected to clear of ice in the middle of the lake for the fishing opener, Williams said.
However, he noted, Black Bay on Rainy Lake is open and Williams expects it to be busy with anglers this weekend.

Changes in fishing rules, correction

In sports, the emotional highs and lows always seem to run very close together. Thursday’s Falls High Broncos baseball game in Marble against the Greenway Raiders proved just that.
The Broncos and Raiders played seven scoreless innings in a pitchers duel setting up extra innings.
Willie Corrin hit a bunt single with one down in the top of the eighth inning for the Broncos.
With the speedy Corrin on first base, Jacob Casareto hit a ground ball to the Raiders shortstop who made a fielding error putting runners on first and second for Kyle Potter.

The Falls High Broncos softball team got back into the win column sweeping a doubleheader with Hibbing and Warroad here Thursday afternoon.
The Broncos won the early game against the Hibbing Bluejackets 10-1 and won the nightcap with the Warroad Warriors 8-4.
Ariel Lagen picked up the victory on the mound for the Broncos throwing a seven inning no hitter. Lagen walked three and strruck out three.
“She moved the ball around, her speeds were good and she kept them off balance,” Broncos head coach Kevin Gordon said. “It was good to see her come back and pitch strong.”

The Littlefork-Big Falls Vikings got back into the win column on Thursday afternoon with a 5-4 victory over the Lake of the Woods Bears at Troy Janzen Field in Littlefork.
The Vikings avenged a 3-0 loss from earlier in the season when Kristi Bloom got on base with a single, stole second and was driven home by an Emily Trappe double in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Carley Anderson pitched the first six innings for the Vikings giving up eight hits and striking out two.
Kelly Hams picked up the win pitching two hitless innings, striking out two.

Studies intended to gather information about beaver have found that beaver travel great distances.
Voyageurs National Park staff have live-trapped and marked with metal ear tags more than 288 beaver since September 2006 as part of a multifaceted beaver research program in the park, according to Steve Windels, VNP biologist.
Area trappers have aided in the program by reporting information about the beaver and where they were harvested to the park.

RYC prepares for first race
Rendezvous Yacht Club is preparing for its first Wednesday Night Race of the season .
The race is planned for May 21.
For hearty sailors, a Spring Cruise will be conducted May 16-19.

World record
ATV parade planned
The All-Terrain Vehicle Association of Minnesota will attempt to break a Guinnes World Record for the world’s longest ATV Parade June 14.
The event will be held near Silver Bay.

To the editor,
Legislative leaders are getting creative as they work to address the state’s budget deficit in the final days of session. One idea that may be creative — but is bad policy — is to take the premiums paid to Minnesota health plans and use them to provide health care coverage for people on General Assistance Medical Care. Although well intentioned, this is not the state’s money to take.