Archive - Jun 18, 2008

I was thinking about all those blogs we entertained last fall about the high cost of heat and the cost of rent "last winter" when prices were "so cheap". Several individuals on this site were concerned about the city and county helping low income folks out with some of these costs. Has anybody even begun to imagine what the cost of heating homes in Northern Minnesota is going to be like next winter? Can you imagine a heating bill of $15.00 to $18.00 per day to heat your house with "cheap" natural gas, "cheap" propane or "cheap" fuel oil? Well whats the decision going to be today?

• The Koochiching County Board authorized the Minnesota Counties Insurance Trust to assign attorney Paul Reuvers to represent the county on issues regarding Minnesota Highway 332.
The Falls City Council is seeking a Minnesota Court of Appeals review of decisions made by the Minnesota Department of Transportation commissioner and MnDOT in connection with a plan by Koochiching County to relocate the northern entrance of Highway 332.

Littlefork Ambulance don't need that big of a building. There is a crew of 10. There is very little runs in a year. Raising our taxes well hurt us to much

By LISA KACZKE
Staff Writer

Voyageurs traversed the waterways between Grand Portage and Hudson Bay in the 18th century, gathering fur to trade along the way.
Seven men from various parts of the United States are following in their footsteps this summer.
It’s their “next big adventure,” they said, as they ate lunch on a shore in Ranier Thursday, their gear and three canoes resting nearby.

An attempt to brand the Minnesota-Ontario border region as the “Heart of the Continent” is being made by federal agencies on both sides of the border.
Koochiching County commissioners expressed skepticism about the initiative Tuesday after Kathleen Przybylski, management assistant/administrative officer with Voyageurs National Park, explained the objectives of the partnership.
Commissioners were also concerned that the public is not aware of the partnership, which has existed for the past year.

International Falls became a rendezvous point for an unusual donation Friday, when area residents Joe Guastafeste and Brontë Jornod donated a recreational vehicle to the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
PETA staffers drove to the Falls to meet Guastafeste and Jornod, who divide their time between Chicago and Borderland. They purchased the Forest River Sunseeker Class C motorhome to transport their five dogs and seven cats to Bordeland. Because Jornod found the Sunseeker difficult to drive, they decided it would be a good donation to PETA.

Shane Williams
agrees to fill
mayoral position
Councilor Shane Williams is expected to be appointed as interim mayor of Littlefork at a special meeting Thursday in Littlefork City Hall at 7 p.m.
The resignation of former mayor, Jerry Anderson, left a vacancy in the position on June 7. The interim mayor position will end Dec. 31 and the individual to fill the next full term will be determined in the November election.

With four games under its belt, the Falls VFW baseball team has started play.
The team traveled to Grand Rapids over the weekend for the Grand Rapids Invitational and took second place in the tournament with wins over Superior, Virginia and Hermantown. The team lost the championship game of the tournament to Virginia.
The team is under the direction of Roger Jerome who returns to the helm of the team after an eight-year absence. Jerome coached the VFW team from 1995-1999 and is excited to be back with the program.

Indus music department recently collaborated with the art and industrial technology departments to create a backdrop for the spring concert May 27.

Falls High School announced its fourth quarter honor roll. The quarter ended May 29.