Archive - Jul 29, 2008

Littlefork City Council assessed at its Thursday meeting the wind damage from the July 11 storm that ripped through the town.
The worst destruction was the uprooting and breaking of some of the city’s oldest trees, reported Mike Fairchild, city administrator. Insurance will cover the removal of what remains of several trees, he added.
“Some of those trees were 70 to 150 years old,” said Fairchild. But the downing of others helped open up camp grounds in the area. “We start fresh there, and see how we can improve it,” he noted.

Joe Thrun, of Annandale, Minn., and Jim Moynagh, of Carver, Minn., won top honors in the 14th Annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship Saturday.
The win marks the fourth time the team has taken the championship. The team had the big catch on Friday, Day 2, with 19.20 pounds of smallmouth and on Saturday, Day 3, with 20.09 pounds.
Thursday, Day 1, a total of 536 fish were caught for a total weight of 1,358 pounds. A total of 560 fish were caught on Day 2, for a total weight of 1,404 pounds. Day 3 brought in 473 fish for a total weight of 1,170 pounds.

A federal grant will make the north woods in central Koochiching County easier to reach in an emergency.
U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar announced that the city of Big Falls will receive a $14,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development program to purchase an off-road rescue vehicle for its fire department.

The Falls High varsity and junior varsity boys basketball team recently competed in the Gopher Prep Showcase at Lakeville South High School.
The varsity played in the A/AA Division that started with pool play on Saturday afternoon.
In the first game, the Falls took on St. Agnes and lost a thriller 50-51.
"This was the best we have played so far this summer. We played with intensity, emotion, and took pride in our defense," varsity head coach Josh Koenig said.

Falls Lumber Company of International Falls was established in 1948, and Wade Bacon joined on as a yard foreman in 1986. He was just 24 years old at the time but his ambition led into sales and management and he purchased the company in 2002.
Bacon developed his own brand of industry awareness through training and education designed to keep employees up on new products, techniques and building codes.

Boise Inc. became a member of the Chicago Climate Exchange July 24, the world’s first and North America’s only voluntary, legally binding integrated greenhouse gas emissions reduction, registry and trading system.
As part of its membership in CCX, Boise has made a voluntarily but legally-binding commitment to achieve an absolute greenhouse gas emission reduction of six percent below its baseline — a four-year average of the years 1998 to 2001 — by the end of 2010.

To the editor,
A few days ago, I was driving the Keenan Drive, cross-town expressway, from Super Valu, out at the mall, towards McDonalds in South Falls. I was fifth in a string of six cars. We had just made the stop on 11th and we were now heading down 17th street towards McD’s.

Getting your name in the paper can be a joyous occasion. Just ask any youngster who has been featured in The Journal holding a fish or scoring a point in a game.
But having your name printed in the local newspaper under the “District Court” listing isn’t usually a high point for most people.
Some people may wonder why The Journal prints some court or law enforcement items, but not others.
We choose to print information that we believe can inform readers about safety issues or criminal activities that could impact their lives.

July 7
2008
6:30 P.M.

A regular meeting of the City Council of International Falls, Minnesota, was held in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building on the 7th day of July 2008 at the hour of 6:30 P.M.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Councilors McBride and Rognerud, Mayor Mason

MEMBERS ABSENT: Councilor Eklund

Motion by Councilor Rognerud to approve minutes of the regular city council meeting of June 16, 2008. Motion seconded by Councilor McBride and carried unanimously.

Cheyanne Marie Farmer, Birchdale, and Kent Eriks Lindemanis, Big Falls, announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Doug and Patty Hasbargen, Birchdale, and David Farmer, Tower. She is the granddaughter of Jack and Colleen Early, Ranier, and David Sr. and Marlene Farmer, Tower.

Parents of the groom-elect are Peter and Marta Lindemanis, Big Falls.

An Aug. 23, 2008, wedding ceremony at the home of the groom’s parents, 811 McKenzie Rd., is planned by the couple. A reception will follow at Big Falls Community Building.