Backus News

Submitted by Journal Staff on October 29, 2009 - 10:21am. Borderland Briefs All Souls Day On Monday, All Souls Day, St.

Submitted by Journal Staff on October 20, 2009 - 1:14pm. Community News A free seminar called a oeRefuse To Be Victima will be offered Saturday and Sunday at the Backus Auditorium in International Falls.

Submitted by Journal Staff on October 8, 2009 - 9:53am. Borderland Briefs VNP hours Voyageurs National Park begins fall operations this month.

Cairns resigned effective Sept. 30 after announcing that he will be moving out of the area and would not be eligible to maintain his post as mayor.

Colorful scenes of Minnesota are now on display. The Mary Lingen Landscapes exhibit is open in the James Wegner Art Gallery on the West Campus of Riverland Community College.

Backus graduate Nicholle Bieberdorf has a better understanding of the Russian health care system and delivery thanks to a recent trip to Russia.

The Central Lakes Rotary Club is taking orders for Rotary Roses, available in red or lollipop, at a cost of $18 a dozen.

Submitted by Journal Staff on September 29, 2009 - 10:56am. Borderland Briefs Soup supper The public is welcome to the a oeFirst Thursdaya soup supper from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Backus Community Center Reception Room.

26 at 7:30 p.m. at the Backus Community Centre in International Falls. Tickets for adults cost $12 in advance, available at Bettya s and $14 while tickets for students cost $8 in advance and $10 at the door.

A collection of experiences that washed ashore during a 40-year career in the United States Navy.

Submitted by Journal Staff on September 8, 2009 - 1:18pm. Borderland Briefs Aglow International An interdenominational Christian gathering with specialA guest speaker Nancy McDaniel from Aglow International is planned for 7 to 9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Hungry Bear Conference Center, Bemidji .

Hometown: I am originally from the lakes area, but grew up in St. Louis Park in the cities.

Every Friday Marilynn Lodin of Backus, treats the patrons of the Nutrition Site and Meals and Wheels to a special treat - homemade pie.

A stabbing that took place in the beginning of August has resulted in an arrest.

The Adequate Yearly Progress results brought good news to some local schools and bad news to others.

When looking at the location of rivers and the amount of streamflow in rivers, the key concept is the river's "watershed". What is a watershed? "This is a frequently asked question" said Ron Meyer, chairman of the Pine River Watershed Alliance , "and some people don't think that they live in a watershed." But, if you are standing on ground right ...

Minnesota's logging railroads resembled a vine sprouting many towns and cities. Today, little remains of that vine in Pine River, save a bike trail paved in its memory and one rare ad lonely depot.

Mary Helen Peterson, age 92, passed away quietly at her daughter's home in Florida on March 26, 2009.

Their dedication to ranching and their local community made the Danny and Sue Wiese family a natural choice for the 2009 Cass County Farm Family of the Year.

Two men were injured in an apparent stabbing Saturday night in downtown Backus. Cass County SheriffOs Deputies and Backus Police responded to a call of a fight around 9:45 p.m. in an alley off of Front Street.