News stories from International Falls, Minnesota

Don Johnson Letters and Journals
Norway (Hvoslef) Island 1944-1987
Part 16

10 YEARS AGO
Dennis Frarck has retired from Boise Cascade after 29 years’ service. Frarck was a stores person in the Material Resources Department when he retired.

25 YEARS AGO
Ancy Morse, an International Falls native, recently was appointed the first female district court judge outside the Twin Cities.
Howard and Janet Schake were honored at an informal open house recently at the home of Vern and Clara Blake in honor of their 25th wedding anniversary.

40 YEARS AGO

Moose Women
The Women of the Moose will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the downstairs clubrooms.

Voter Drive
Falls High School seniors may register to vote during second and third lunches Wednesday at the concession booth. Bring legal identification and Social Security Number.

Religious Education
Religious Education Mass and registration for First Reconciliation and Confirmation Grades 2 and 7-11 is planned for 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Thomas Aquinas Church.

AARP chapter

TODAY
Lions Club, 6 p.m., Holiday Inn.
Texas Hold ‘Em, 6:30 p.m., Moose Lodge.
Book Study, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Faith United Church of Christ.
Degree of Honor, 7 p.m., Backus Community Center, Room 110.
Indus Recreation Association, 7 p.m., Indus School library.
Narcotics Anonymous, “How It Works” step gathering, 7:30-9 p.m., Alanon Club.

TUESDAY
International Early Iron Car Club, 283-9773, 807-274-2345.
Flu shot clinic, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., International Mall.
St. Paul Lutheran Church Men’s Breakfast, 8:30 a.m., Barney’s Family Restaurant.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage:
DATE OF MORTGAGE: December 14, 2005
MORTGAGOR: Amalia R. Althoen, a single person.
MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded December 19, 2005, Koochiching County Recorder, Document No. A000254349.

Samuel O. Rogers passed away Monday, Sept. 29, 2008, at St. Mary’s Hospice, Duluth, after a courageous struggle with cancer.
Sam served in the Army from 1970 to ‘72 in Fort Riley, Kan.
Sam was a career truck driver, and loved his work. He enjoyed being outdoors, hunting and fishing with his sons, and following NASCAR.

“Man is made for broad scenes and tall shadows.”
The words are Ernest Oberholtzer’s, the environmentalist and local lake dweller without whose efforts much of the northern lake country might now be flooded.
The phrase also provided the title for an artistic work which will be presented as a stage reading at the Ranier Community Building on Oct. 10, 11 and 12.
As part one of Jim Stowell’s Border Lakes Trilogy, “Tall Shadows” is a fictional prototype based on the duel between lumber magnate E.W. Backus and explorer, conservationist Oberholtzer.

Koochiching County will soon own the former National Guard armory building in International Falls. This week the U.S. Senate unanimously passed Rep. Jim Oberstar’s bill to transfer the property to county control. Pres. George Bush is expected to sign the bill in the next two weeks.
The armory is expected to be used mainly for county business, Commissioner Wade Pavleck said. The building has four garage bays, a conference room and a large enclosed yard, which will be used by the Sheriff’s Office and Highway Department, he said.

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is considering a request by Minnesota Power to raise the rates of its 141,000 residential customers.
If approved, the increase would represent the first rate increase in 14 years for Minnesota Power. Company officials say the 9.7 percent increase would recover around $45 million worth of investments in renewable energy, plant and systems upgrades and cost of operations. The investments are in response to long-term production costs and state and federal mandates requiring the company to produce a quarter of its energy from renewable sources by 2025.

The International Falls City Council Monday is scheduled to hear an update on an effort to develop a comprehensive wetlands management plan.
The council meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. in the council chambers at the Falls Municipal Building.
Dave Serrano, of Arro of the North LLC, will discuss the plan with the council.