Archive - Jun 2008

Roseau Deputy Richard Magnuson killed by gunman in 1978

Nearly 30 years after his death, a local man is being recognized for his service as a law officer.
Richard K. Magnuson was serving as a Roseau County deputy sheriff on Aug. 2, 1978 — just a few days before his 21st birthday — when he was killed by Greg McMaster, who had killed three people in Canada and was attempting to escape.

Well-known young people will perform in concert in International Falls to benefit multiple sclerosis on at 7 p.m. July 2 at the Backus Auditorium.
The performance will feature four members of the youth group, “Free Indeed”. The band hails from Bemidji and performs country, blue grass and gospel music.
Free Indeed members include Alice Fugelstad on bass, her daughter Annie Hendrickson on guitar, her son Josiah on saxophone and dobro, and a daughter, Hannah on fiddle. All the members sing as well.

I am at present suffering from mental illness. Also I am an advocate for the mentally ill. Staff who are caring for these individuals need intensive training in giving 'Respect' and 'Dignity' toward clients, the mentally ill. Most of the time we are not heard, because it is thought we are incapable of taking care of ourselves so we should always listen to others and thus do not have a voice that is heard. I appreciated this one article written by Faye Whitbeck as it is one in many thoughts being felt accross the country.

Funeral services for Badger resident Clarence Bishop will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 2, 2008, at the Our Redeemers Lutheran Church, Badger.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, at Helgeson Funeral Chapel, Roseau.
Clarence passed away Friday, June 27, at LifeCare Medical Center, Roseau. He was 77 years old.

Everett Ellis Green Jr., age 81, of International Falls, Minn., died Saturday, June 28, 2008, at Falls Good Samaritan Center.
He was born Aug. 28, 1926, at Virginia, Minn.
He graduated from Falls High School in 1944. He later enlisted into the United States Army where he proudly served his country during the Korean War. Following his honorable discharge from the Army, Everett spent time with the Army Reserve.
He was employed with Boise Cascade and retired in 1991.

This Fourth of July will be packed full of barbecues, fireworks and family fun in Borderland.
New events are planned for in International Falls.
The celebration will begin on Thursday afternoon with two days events in Smoky the Bear Park. Food and game booths and the beer gardens are open from 5 p.m. to midnight.

A local man is one of 12 recipients across Canada to receive the 2008 National Aboriginal Role Model award from the National Aboriginal Health Organization.
Robert Animikii Horton, a 26-year-old former International Falls resident and a graduate student in Sociology at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, was recognized along with the other recipients on June 21. The ceremony took place in Ottawa at Rideau Hall, the official residence of Canada's Governor General Michaëlle Jean, who presented the awards with National Chief Phil Fontaine also in attendance.

Audit shows Littlefork financially sound

Littlefork will have a new skating rink.
With the city’s maintenance department providing the labor, the council approved Thursday a transfer of $3,600 from the city liquor store fund to build a new rink at the same location in city park. The existing rink is in a significant state of disrepair.
Dave Cronin of the Miller McDonald accounting firm gave the city of Littlefork a positive annual audit report at the June council meeting.

Candidates for the Koochiching County Board can begin filing Tuesday.
Two commissioner positions on the Koochiching County Board are up for election in the November general election.
The District 3 position is a 4-year term now held by Kallie Briggs. The District 5 position is a 4-year term now held by Mike Hanson.
Candidates who wish to file for commissioner positions can do so in the Auditor’s Office in the Koochiching County Courthouse. The filing period ends at 5 p.m. July 15.

Editor’s note:
Each Monday, The Daily Journal will be featuring excerpts from the life journals of the late Don Johnson. Johnson and wife Layna made their home and living, year ’round, on three islands within a range of a mile and a half on Rainy Lake.They were the parents of Don (“Buck”) Johnson, Byrne Johnson (who presents the journals), Beryl (“Babe” or“Sally”) Jernberg and Karen Gustafson.
Part 4 will be published July 7.

Don Johnson Journals and Letters
1936 - Camp Koochiching