Calendar
TODAY
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.
SUNDAY
American Legion Post 66 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary-hosted breakfast, 8-11 a.m., VFW Club.
Alcoholics Anonymous Open, 9 a.m., Alano Club.
OverEaters Anonymous support group, 4 p.m., Evolve Fitness Center, 1301 Third St. (No fees/dues).
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Pineview Recovery Center, Littlefork.
MONDAY
Walk-ercise group, 10-11 a.m., Backus Community Center gymnasium.
Northland Art Society open, various arts, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Backus, Room 114.
Clothesline Giveaway, 2-7 p.m., Full Gospel Fellowship.
Borealis Bards, Children’s Drama Club, 4:30-6 p.m., Backus Community Center, Room 201.
MooseRiders, 5:30 p.m., Moose Lodge.
Women’s Non-Violence Group, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Friends Against Abuse office.
Northern Lights Quilters Guild, 6:30 p.m., First Lutheran Church.
Cribbage, 7 p.m., Elks Lodge 1599.
Texas Hold ‘Em, 7 p.m., Moose Lodge.
Alcoholics Anonymous, Women’s Step Study, 7 p.m., Coffee Landing Cafe.
Narcotics Anonymous, “How It Works” step gathering, 7:30 p.m., Alano Club.
TUESDAY
Water Testing, 8 a.m.-noon, Koochiching County Public Health Department.
WIC Clinic, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Koochiching County Public Health Department.
Koochiching County Board of Commissioners, 9:30 a.m., Koochiching County Courthouse.
Boise Cascade retired welders and pipefitters, 9 a.m., Coffee Landing Cafe.
Clothesline Giveaway, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Full Gospel Fellowship.
Bone Builders, 10-11:30 a.m., Woodland Apartments.
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.
Falls Hunger Coalition Food Shelf open, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 1000 Fifth St.
Koochiching County Housing and Redevelopment Authority Board, 12:30 p.m., HRA office, Northome.
Alanon, 1:30 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church (283-3739, 283-8540).
International Falls City Council, 4:30 p.m., Falls Municipal Building, council chambers.
International Falls School Board, 5 p.m., Falls High School cafeteria.
TOPS MN34, 5-5:30 p.m. weigh-in; 5:45, meeting, Koochiching County Senior Center.
Women’s Ministries, 5-7 p.m., The Salvation Army.
Community Café, free meals served, 5:30-6 p.m., chili, corn bread, fruit, Backus Community Center.
Women’s Support Group, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Friends Against Abuse office.
Beginner’s Tae Kwon Do, 5:45 p.m., Falls Elementary School gymnasium or cafeteria.
Tater Tot Hotdish Supper, Women of the Moose, 6 p.m., Moose Lodge.
Cradle Cafe, breast feeding support group, 6:30 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church.
I Falls Partners in Education, 6:30 p.m., Falls Elementary School library.
Texas Hold ‘Em, 7 p.m., Moose Lodge.
Minnesota Deer Hunters Association Trails End Chapter, 7 p.m., Elks Club.
Garden Girls, 7 p.m., Northwoods Assisted Living.
International Voyageur Snowmobile Club, 7 p.m., Almost Lindy’s, banquet room.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Pineview Recovery Center, Littlefork.
“Celebrate Recovery,” 7-9 p.m., Evangelical Covenant Church.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church.
WEDNESDAY
Retired Boise Cascade electricians, 9 a.m., Coffee Landing Cafe.
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.
East Koochiching Sanitary Sewer District Board, 11 a.m., Sanitary District Boardroom, 1412 Highway 71.
Salvation Army Advisory Council, noon, Salvation Army building.
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.
Northland Art Society open, various arts, 5:30-8 p.m., Backus, Room 114.
International Falls Recreation Commission Board, 5:45 p.m., city council chambers.
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., grilled ham, potato salad and baked beans.
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.
Rainy Lake Sportfishing Club, 7 p.m., AmericInn.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Alano Club.
Lottery
Wednesday’s Daily 3
0, 5, 9
Wednesday’s
Northstar Cash
3, 8, 11, 16, 27
Wednesday’s Gopher 5
1, 6, 11, 19, 41
Wednesday’s Hot Lotto
8, 12, 15, 27, 39
Hot Ball
14
Saturday’s
Mega Millions
12, 20, 25, 50, 51
Mega Ball
7
Wednesday’s
Powerball
2, 4, 10, 41, 53
Powerball
22
Borderland Briefs
‘SOLUTION MONDAY’ RECOVERY MEETINGS
An introduction gathering for a new “All” Recovery Meeting (RA) is planned for 3 p.m. Feb. 2 at Backus Community Center. For anyone suffering from any addiction or the effects of any addiction. Everyone is welcome. Beginning Feb. 9, “Solution Monday,” All Recovery Meeting (RA), will meet weekly, at 3 Mondays, at Backus. For more information, contact Cynthia at 218-290-5476 or Stephanie, 218-324-2000.
QUILTERS GUILD
Northern Lights Quilters Guild will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at First Lutheran Church. Show and Tell will be featured. Guests are welcome.
PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
I Falls Partners in Education will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Falls Elementary School library. Guest speaker will be Susan Palm, school nurse.
International Falls Police Department
Collision: Vehicles driven by Brittany N. Rognerud, Ninth Avenue, and Jenna L. Anderson, Shorewood Drive, collided Jan. 7 at Third Avenue West and 15th Street causing more than $1,000 damage to the vehicles.
Collision: Vehicles driven by William K. Brokaw, Grindstone Island, and Chase R. Dallin, Surprise, Ariz., collided Jan. 9 at 11th Avenue West and 13th Street causing more than $1,000 damage to the vehicles.
25 YEARS AGO
The International Falls School Board accepted the resignations of cafeteria helper Cathy Morrison and Indian tutor Cyd Martin, hired Kathy Mattison and Phyllis Bahr as part-time cafeteria helpers and hired Elaine Ollikkala as a part-time playground supervisor at Falls Elementary.
International Falls Police Chief Tom Hardy told the Falls City Council he has changed his mind about retiring in April. He said he decided to continue serving as police chief until the Boise Cascade expansion project has been completed.
40 YEARS AGO
A total of over 2,000 cubic yards of snow, over 200 dump trucks full, have been removed from the downtown area since last weekend’s blizzard.
Century-Mercury Motor Freight, Inc. driver Roger Lehman received a one million mile safe driving award from the National Safety Council.
50 YEARS AGO
Terry Hartje is the only sophomore to break into the starting lineup of Falls High School’s basketball team.
Sir Winston Churchill, 90, has suffered a blood clot in the brain.
60 YEARS AGO
A son was born today at Falls Memorial Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. James Larson, 1029 Seventh St.; weight, 9 pounds, 2 ounces.
Sig Arason, veteran auto body and fender repairman with his shop at 510 Fourth Ave., today announced a partnership with his son, Gerald, recently returned from two years of army service.
Sale of Riverside Motor Court, situated west of Sports Stadium on the banks of Rainy River, was announced today. The new owners are Elmer Rostie, South International Falls, and Angus Lindquist, who is making his home at the motor court. They acquired the place from Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Gallagher.
A daughter was born today at Falls Memorial Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. John Veranth, 1005 Ninth St.; weight, 6 pounds, 3 ounces.
70 YEARS AGO
The marriage of Miss Margaret McDonald, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.R. McDonald of Duluth, to Byron Jensen, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Jensen, Eighth Street, was solemnized this afternoon at 3 o’clock at Zion Lutheran parsonage.
A newcomer to the Falls High School faculty is A.O. Tatting, chemistry and physics instructor.
Mrs. John McKibbage was guest of honor at an impromptu dinner party in the Dutch Room before she left on the evening train to join her husband in San Pedro, Calif.
T/5 Orval Hartje left for Hot Springs, Ark., after spending a 21-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hartje, at their home in Carson-Lupie.
