Calendar
TODAY
Recycling curbside collection, 8 a.m., International Falls, Shorewood Drive and areas south of 11th Street and east of Highway 53; Ranier and lake district, east on Highway 11 to Almost Lindy’s.
WIC Clinic, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Koochiching County Public Health Department.
Boise Cascade Machinists Union Local 760 retirees, 9 a.m., Lenard’s.
Flu and Immunizations, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Koochiching County Public Health Department.
Walk-ercise group, 10-11 a.m., Backus Community Center gymnasium.
Littlefork Ambulance Thrift Shop open, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Northland Art Society open, various arts, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Backus, Room 114.
Wednesday Study Group, 10:15 a.m., Faith United Church of Christ.
Welcome 2015 Party, 10:30 a.m.-noon, musical entertainment; noon, lunch, Koochiching County Senior Center.
Falls High School Class of 1962, 11:43 a.m., Voyageur Restaurant.
Falls High School Class of 1965 Girls, noon, Coffee Landing Cafe.
International Falls Public Library Board of Trustees, 4:30 p.m., library.
Girl Guards, Sunbeams and Adventure Corps, 4:30-6 p.m., The Salvation Army.
Free At Last, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Forestland Annex, lower level conference room.
Falls High School Trap Team 2015 Spring League sign-ups, 5-7 p.m., FHS cafeteria.
Northland Art Society open, various arts, 5:30-8 p.m., Backus, Room 114.
Narcotics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Alano Club.
Men’s Non-Violence Group, 6-8 p.m., Friends Against Abuse office.
Members and guests Elks Lodge 1599 Wednesday Meal, 6:30 p.m., ribeye steak dinner.
Little Lambs (3 years to kindergarten) and King’s Kids (1st-5th grades), Youth Group (6th grade-up), 6:30-7:30 p.m., Full Gospel Fellowship Church.
Koochiching Masonic Lodge No. 270, A.F. & A.M., 7 p.m., 416 Third St.
American Legion Post 66, 7 p.m., VFW Club.
Women of the Moose, 7 p.m., Moose Lodge.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Alano Club.
THURSDAY
Bone Builders, 10-11:30 a.m., Woodland Apartments.
WIC Clinic, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Koochiching County Public Health Department.
Littlefork Ambulance Thrift Shop open, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Falls Hunger Coalition Food Shelf open, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 1000 Fifth St.
Northland Art Society open, various arts, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Backus, Room 114.
Storytime, 10:30 a.m., International Falls Public Library.
Falls High School Class of 1960, 11:30 a.m., Lenard’s.
Ostomy support group, 2:30 p.m., Essentia Health-International Falls Clinic.
Weight Watchers, 4:45-5:15 p.m. weigh-in; 5:15 meeting, Zion Lutheran Church.
Borderland Humane Society, 5:30 p.m., new Holding Facility.
Community Café, free meals served, 5:30-6 p.m., chicken and wild rice, vegetable, dinner roll, Backus Community Center.
Tacos Supper, 5;30-6:30 p.m., Moose Lodge.
Beginner’s Tae Kwon Do, 5:45 p.m., Falls Elementary School gymnasium or cafeteria.
The Lamplighters, women’s support group for survivors of childhood sexual abuse, 6-8 p.m., Friends Against Abuse, 407 Fourth St.
Ranier City Council, 6:30 p.m., Ranier Community Building.
Childbirth Classes, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Rainy Lake Medical Center.
St. Thomas Bingo — Bonanza, 6:45 p.m.; Bingo, 7, Aquinas Hall.
Line Dancing, 7 p.m., Moose Lodge.
Pool, 7 p.m., Ranier.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Alano Club.
FRIDAY
Walk-ercise group, 10-11 a.m., Backus Community Center gymnasium.
Falls Hunger Coalition Food Shelf open, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 1000 Fifth St.
Serenity Sisters, Women’s A.A., noon, Backus, Rational Alternatives, Room 101.
Flu Clinic, noon-4 p.m., Koochiching County Public Health Department.
Tim Ruport Retirement Party, 4 p.m., Moose Lodge.
Members and guests Elks Lodge 1599 Friday Light Meal, 5:30 p.m.
Narcotics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Alano Club.
For Those in Need, Addiction Recovery, 7 p.m., The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1340 Keenan Drive.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Alano Club, 410 Fifth Ave.
SATURDAY
Moose Lodge events – Open, noon; Bingo, 1 p.m; whist tournament, 4-6; oven fried chicken supper, 6 (reservations, 283-3615), Council of Higher Degrees – Braham.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Alano Club.
Lottery
Sunday’s Daily 3
6, 9, 4
Sunday’s
Northstar Cash
2, 5, 7, 20, 22
Friday’s Gopher 5
18, 21, 29, 30, 31
Saturday’s Hot Lotto
6, 8, 23, 28, 39
Hot Ball
7
Friday’s
Mega Millions
37, 49, 50, 56, 57
Mega Ball
8
Saturday’s
Powerball
2, 9, 19, 28, 29
Powerball
19
Correction
A story about a coaching contract published in the Sports section of Saturday’s edition should have said five of six Falls School Board members voted to terminate a contract. The sixth member abstained from voting.
At a recent meeting of the International Falls Rotary Club, Rotarians Nancy Rognerud and Pam Oveson spoke about the “Voyage Forward” initiative that is preparing for a brighter future for Koochiching County.
Borderland Briefs
TRAP TEAM SIGN-UPS
Falls High School Trap Team 2015 Spring League sign-ups will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at FHS cafeteria.
FHS ALUMNI NEWSLETTER
Falls High School Alumni Newsletter seeks alumni news, pictures, and reunion announcements. Email to fhsalumninews@gmail.com with content or questions.
Q: What are the new graduated driver’s licensing laws for new drivers?
A: The 2014 Minnesota Legislature passed a new graduated driver licensing law effective Jan. 1, 2015. The new law requires driver education programs to offer a 90-minute class for parents of teens obtaining their instruction permits and provisional driver’s licenses.
This class will provide information regarding teen driving risks, teen driving laws and adult influences on teen driver behaviors. The new law also requires that students under the age of 18 submit a supervised driving log to the driver exam staff at the time of the road test for the provisional driver’s license.
The log must verify the student completed 50 hours of supervised driving time, 15 of which must be nighttime hours. If a parent/guardian completes the parent class and submits a certificate of completion to the driver exam staff at the time of the road test, or if it was submitted when applying for an instruction permit, 40 hours of supervised driving time are required, 15 of which must be nighttime hours.
The parent awareness class is critical to understanding today’s teen driving risks, Minnesota’s teen driving laws, and how to help your teen become a safer driver. As a parent, don’t put convenience ahead of safety. Just because teens have their licenses doesn’t mean they’re ready for every driving situation.
Parents should continue to supervise their teens driving after they’re licensed. The key to developing safer teen drivers is to provide supervised experience — a lot of “windshield time,” discuss driving responsibilities with your teen, establish clear family driving rules and follow through with consequences when warranted.
We encourage parents to practice with their kids well beyond the new minimum requirements of the law to ensure they’re prepared to drive in the many driving and weather conditions they will eventually experience on their own. The extra required driving practice hours and the supervised driving log help teen drivers become more experienced and help parents track progress and areas to improve.
If you have any questions concerning traffic related laws or issues in Minnesota send your questions to Sgt. Neil Dickenson, Minnesota State Patrol, 1131 Mesaba Ave., Duluth, MN 55811. Or reach me at neil.dickenson@state.mn.us).
