International Falls News

Submitted by Journal Staff on November 25, 2009 - 10:56am. Education News The Indus School fifth grade class has been studying the Renaissance both in history and in art.

Submitted by Journal Staff on November 24, 2009 - 11:39am. Looking Back 10 YEARS AGO The pharmacy at K mart is now fully staffed and operational with pharmacy manager Lisa Blanchard, pharmacist Marla Erickson and certified pharmacy technician Christy Wennerstrand.

International Falls resident Sylvia Johnston shares this photograph, and a oerecipea for attracting woodpeckers.

Pegamigaabo School on Big Grassy River First Nation concluded their fourth season of cross-country running on October 29 with a race on their home course.

Submitted by Journal Staff on November 20, 2009 - 10:09am. Looking Back 10 YEARS AGO An entertaining storyteller Norman Selsaas has gathered his memories in a book entitled appropriately enough "My Life Experiences at Kettle Falls and the Kabetogama Peninsula." There will be a book signing from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Koochiching Museums ...

Submitted by Journal Staff on November 19, 2009 - 10:36am. Looking Back 10 YEARS AGO Emily Everett of International Falls is recovering at home following open heart surgery and would appreciate hearing from friends and relatives.

Comment on This Story / Send This Article to a Friend Construction News I' Falls riverfront development plan takes shape Border Patrol station is under construction; new National Park headquarters project nearly ready to begin.

Submitted by Journal Staff on November 18, 2009 - 11:38am. Editorials It only makes sense to table a decision on rural fire protection if the extra time is put to good use.

Submitted by Journal Staff on November 16, 2009 - 1:51pm. Weddings Vanessa Mae Bannert and Brian James York were united in marriage Saturday, Jan.

The U.S. Border Patrol is working on a program to add agents to the Iron Range. Currently, the federal agency has offices in Duluth, up the North Shore, and in International Falls.

Submitted by Journal Staff on November 12, 2009 - 9:49am. Police Reports The International Falls Police Department is seeking help from area residents in both deterring and solving crimes.

Submitted by Journal Staff on November 13, 2009 - 9:15am. Community News Of all the days local residents can give to the International Falls Salvation Army, Tuesday will be among the most important.

Submitted by Stephanie on August 14, 2008 - 11:43pm. >> Read similar stories filed under: Casseroles I found this recipe in an old cookbook Everybody's Favorite by the Minnesota Catholic Daughters of America .

Submitted by Journal Staff on November 11, 2009 - 8:50am. Education News Students from International Falls were among the region's top high school musicians to gather Oct.15 at the University of Wisconsin-Superior for a day of advanced skill clinics and performances during the annual Tri-State Honor Bands Festival.

Submitted by Journal Staff on November 3, 2009 - 3:03pm. Police Reports International Falls Police Department Burglaries: Falls police are investigating a rash of burglaries that occurred Wednesday night when several garages in the same area were entered.

Fifty-five percent of the state's topsoil was rated surplus for moisture after another cool, wet week, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Minnesota Field Office, Nov.

The International Falls Lions Club met Nov. 2. President Dick Schaak opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance followed by invocation by Beverly Mayfield.

Submitted by Journal Staff on November 5, 2009 - 12:07pm. Leisure The writing career of International Falls native Matt Rasmussen was recently enhanced by the announcement that he has been named one of the Bush Fellowship $50,000 grant awardees.

Submitted by Journal Staff on November 4, 2009 - 12:26pm. >> Read similar stories filed under: Borderland Briefs Board of Education A special meeting of the Board of Education of Independent School District 361, International Falls, is set for 5 p.m. Thursday at Falls High School cafeteria.

The soggy fall continues to frustrate Minnesota farmers at harvest time. The weekly crop and weather report released Monday says soybeans are 56 percent harvested compared to 96 percent last year and the five-year average of 97 percent.