News stories from International Falls, Minnesota

Beverly Holenko, of International Falls, Minn., died Sunday morning, Oct. 12, 2008, at her home.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, at Zion Lutheran Church.
A complete obituary will be announced when arrangements have been completed.
Condolences may be left at www.greenlarsen.com.
Arrangements are with Green-Larsen Mortuary Inc., International Falls.

Wyatt Randal can hear for the first time.
It’s an adjustment the 2 1/2 year old International Falls boy is making thanks to a cochlear implant he received at the University of Minnesota.
“It is amazing now with the implant,” said Denise Romanowicz, Wyatt’s grandmother.
His mother, Darcy, said that all the trips to the Twin Cities do not weigh in comparison to seeing Wyatt turn his head in response to hearing vehicles drive by their house.
All the work is worth it to see him respond to his name, she said.

The Koochiching County Board is scheduled to visit Unorganized Township Road 179 in Ray at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in response to a request by Northwoods Bible Church to vacate the road.
Commissioners reviewed the road vacation request at their Oct. 7 meeting, but agreed to visit the site before deciding on the request. They are expected to decide on the request during the Oct. 21 board meeting.

For the first time in a long time, the Indus Homecoming will take place during volleyball season, instead of basketball season.
Homecoming will be held today through Wednesday, and culminate Wednesday with a girls junior varsity game at 3 p.m. and a varsity game starting between 4-4:30 p.m. played with International Falls.
A Homecoming pepfest will be held from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.
Spirit Days for the week are: Monday — "mix match/hat day", Tuesday — "school spirit" day, and Wednesday— “1960s" day.

LITTLEFORK — There’s David vs. Goliath and then there’s David’s youngest teenage son vs. Goliath.
The latter situation played itself out Friday in Littlefork-Big Falls’ 63-0 drubbing of Mesabi Academy at John Thompson Field.
The Bulldogs (0-7, 0-5 St. Louis County South) came in with only one touchdown on the season and lost by scores of 60-0, 64-0, 52-0, 47-0, 46-0 and 58-6 before Friday’s action.

By ROGER JEROME, Sports Correspondent

HIBBING — The Falls Broncos football team used an old formula Friday night of ball control and time consuming drives as the spark they needed to defeat the Hibbing Bluejackets 26-7 in a Sea-Range Conference game at Cheever Field.
“Let’s use this game as a starting point,” Bronco captain Andrew Mannausau said as he addressed the team on the field after the game. Smiles of relief from Bronco players were plentiful as the team headed off the field.

Rainy River opened Saturday with a loss, but recovered to split a doubleheader in Hibbing.
The Voyageurs lost to Hibbing 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-15) before trumping Gogebic Community College 3-0 (25-9, 25-23, 25-23). Gogebic is in Ironwood, Mich.
In the loss to Hibbing, Sam Alberts had a double-double with 13 kills and 14 digs, while Nicole Beckel added seven kills and 13 digs. Carley Lake had eight kills and four ace serves, Mickaela Nogowski made 14 digs and Monica McAllister tallied 28 set assists.

Don Johnson Letters and Journals
Norway Island Years
1944-1987
Part 17

3/13/45 Stopped in [at Bald Rock] and saw [Gilbert] Carlson on way home. According to him, we stole a march on a number of people when we bought this island. He didn't seem very happy about it himself.

10 YEARS AGO
There will be an open house in honor of the 50th wedding anniversary of Edward and Marjorie Kalar, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2 to 4 p.m., at Faith United Church.
If you build a better hammer, people will pound a path to your door. That’s what local inventor Jack Karsnia discovered. Karsnia recently reached an exclusive patent-license agreement with a major manufacturer for a hammer he designed.

25 YEARS AGO
A record six holes-in-one were recorded this year at the Falls Country Club. They were by Jim Davidson, Gene Juelich, Tim Anderson, Dick Hanks, Gary Lepper and Bill Blais.

Harvest Bazaar
Zion Lutheran Church Women will sponsor the annual Harvest Bazaar Tuesday at the church. Featured will be a bake sale, crafts and good, used treasures. Supper will be served from 4:30 to 7 p.m., with a free-will offering. Matching funds will be provided by Thrivent for Lutherans. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Catholic Daughters
Catholic Daughters of the Americas will gather for an anniversary meeting at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the St. Thomas Hospitality Room.

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