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DARWIN Angie Dietel, a registered nurse from Darwin, won $100,000 while visiting the Minnesota Lottery Booth at the Minnesota State Fair Aug. 30. She went to the fair to support her son, who was showing a 4-H project. While the son won a blue ribbon, mother won her prize by playing the Money Scratch Off […]

123 YEARS AGO Sept. 29, 1898 The season of baseball closes and Jordan carries the league pennant. The Jordan team played twelve games and only lost two. Jordan can be proud not only for their baseball skills but also for the gentlemanly manner they treated all teams that visited Jordan. For rent or sale: the […]

Seeing this headline, you may think 911 does not call me, I call them. Well that may be how it is for you, however, dispatch has to call someone. Sometimes they call me. I am an emergency medical technician for Silver Lake Ambulance. Recently there was an article in the paper about the shortage of […]

10 YEARS AGO Shawn Mason, executive director of the International Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, was recently elected to the board of directors of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Executives. Etta Jean Goulet, Beverly Culbertson and Virginia Randolph, members of the American Cancer Society’s Koochiching Unit, are preparing bouquets of daffodils for its annual Daffodil […]

It is nice to see that, even people who disagree with some of my opinions, read them and think enough about them to respond with a letter to the paper. I think the headline position which stated that I am uninformed as to the impact of taxes related to education is unfair, however. I have […]

10 YEARS AGO There will be an open house baby shower for baby Cora and Mom Anita Gray today, 1 to 4 p.m., at the residence of Nancy and Terry Carew. Junior Katie Gjertson, a two-year starter for the 1997 Falls High Bronco volleyball team and a tri-captain, along with senior Chenoa Christianson and junior […]

10 YEARS AGO The International Falls School Board recently hired Doug Blumhardt and Marie Blumhardt as director and technical director, respectively for the three-act play, and Alyssa Schuman as director for the one-act play. Holler Elementary School will present its annual Christmas concert at Backus Auditorium Friday. Joel Hase is musical director assisted by local […]

Registration for Chad Greenway’s annual Day to REACH football camp in Hutchinson is open. I grew up in a small farming town in South Dakota, so I have a soft spot for kids like that that grew up without those opportunities to be around camps and situations like REACH, Greenway said in a press release. […]

10 YEARS AGO Dorothea LeBlanc of International Falls won $5,000 playing the Lottery’s Fishing Frenzy instant game. Former Falls High baseball players Shawn Carney and Dusty Lundin will play baseball starting next spring at their respective colleges. Carney, a pitcher/first baseman, will attend Augsburg College in Minneapolis. Lundin was a two-year starter at catcher for […]

To the editor, A large number of protests called TEA parties took place April 15. The widespread misreporting of these events is a cause for concern. What the TEA parties are not They are not a tax protest. They are not organized by FOX News or hidden wealthy people. They were not attended by crackpots. […]

20 YEARS AGO: NEWS FROM THE ISSUE OF JUNE 8, 2000 Authorities believe a drive-by shooting in Darwin Township has gang connections. Two Hutchinson men have been arrested and charged with attempted third degree murder in connection with a shooting which occurred June 1. According to court documents, authorities believe the pair used a .22 […]

10 YEARS AGO Sue Kuldanek, daughter of Mary and Ed Kuldanek of International Falls, and Donald Cameron, son of Don Cameron of Fort Frances, Ontario, and Lori Herseth of Ray, were named to the University of Minnesota’s College of Biological Sciences dean’s list for winter quarter. Michael Matthews has been named administrator at Lisbon Medical […]

10 YEARS AGO Kimberly D. Mattison, daughter of Kathleen Mattison, has been awarded the Outstanding High School Leadership Award from the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks. Liz and Dick Forsythe have retired from Boise Cascade. Liz was an administrative technician in the Midwest Woodlands Division when she retired June 1 while Dick worked as […]

10 YEARS AGO A total of 564 students qualified for the high honors list for the spring semester at Mankato State University, Mankato, achieving a 4.0 straight A average. Among the students was Angela Nicole Peterson of International Falls. For 30 years area seniors have called the 80-unit Woodland Park Apartments home. During those years […]

10 YEARS AGO Friends and relatives are invited to a baby shower for Logan George Rasmussen, Saturday, Oct. 30, 1 to 4 p.m., Fire No. 1131, Highway 11. Ray area mushers Keith and Kirk Aili will compete in the second running of the Grand Portage Passage Sled Dog Race scheduled for January. 25 YEARS AGO […]

25 YEARS AGO The Minnesota State Jaycees Kids Wrestling Tournament was conducted Saturday at Walker with over 700 competitors from all over the state taking part. Mark Smith from the Falls won a first-place trophy in the 6-12 age group. Daniel J. Crosby, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Crosby, entered the Air Force’s Delayed […]

25 YEARS AGO Chris Barber, International Falls, is participating in VITA, a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program sponsored by Bemidji State University and the Internal Revenue Service. James Rischar of the Falls was the highest Bronco finisher in the Northeast Invitational Track Meet Saturday in Duluth. 40 YEARS AGO Fred S. Scoggin, who recently retired […]

25 YEARS AGO In celebration for 50 years of service of Nelson’s Store, there will be a supper from 4:30 to 7 May 5 at the Birchdale Craft Center. Everyone welcome. Richard Lucca has been selected Student of the Quarter for the Cosmetology program at the Thief River Falls Area Vocational-Technical Institute. 40 YEARS AGO […]