Calendar of Events

Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Run 5k and 10k registration, 8-10 a.m., Rainy River Community College Commons.

Icebox Boot Hockey Tournament, 10 a.m., Eighth Street Rink.

“Warm Your Gizzard” soup luncheon and bake sale, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church.

Rainy River Book Club, noon, Lenard's.

Moose Lodge events — Open, noon; Bingo, 1 p.m.; Stuffed Pork Chops Supper, 6 (reservations (283-3615).

Ice Box Days events — Northern Lights Painting Demo Event (Kathie Fluke), noon-3 p.m.; Chili Challenge, Turkey Bowling and Kids Activities, 1-3, Backus Community Center.

Kids Smoosh Races, 2:30 p.m.; Adults, 3, Viking Bar.

Fireworks, 6 p.m., Smokey Bear Park.

A.A., 7 p.m., Alano Club.

Beach Party, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., VFW Club.

SUNDAY (Jan. 20)

Open Discussion, 9 a.m., Alano Club.

Bridge Tournament, 12:30 p.m., Backus Community Center.

A.A., 7 p.m., Pineview Recovery Center.

MONDAY (Jan. 21)

Backus Kids Club open, 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

Exercise, 10-11 a.m., Backus Community Center, Room 209.

Northland Art Society open, various arts, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Backus, Room 114.

Clothesline giveaway, 2-7 p.m., Full Gospel Fellowship.

International Falls City Council, 4:30 p.m., Falls Municipal Building, council chambers.

Women’s Non-Violence Group, 5-6:30 p.m., Friends Against Abuse office.

Northern Lights Quilters Guild, 6:30 p.m., First Lutheran Church.

Texas Hold ‘Em, 6:30 p.m., Moose Lodge.

Cribbage, 7 p.m., Elks Lodge 1599.

Alcoholics Anonymous, Women’s Step Study, 7 p.m., Coffee Landing Café.

Borderland Substance Abuse Court Alumni Recovery support group, 7:30 p.m., Alano Club, 410 Fifth Ave.

Ranier Recreation Club, 7:30 p.m., Ranier Community Building.

Narcotics Anonymous, “How It Works” step gathering, 7:30-9 p.m., Alanon Club.

TUESDAY (Jan. 22)

Clothesline Giveaway, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Full Gospel Fellowship.

WIC Clinic, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Koochiching County Health Department.

Koochiching County Board of Commissioners, 9:30 a.m., Koochiching County Courthouse.

Bone Builders, 10 a.m., Woodland Apartments.

Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program, 10-10:45 a.m., Rainy Lake Medical Center clinic campus.

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.

Health Screening Clinic, 1-4 p.m., Koochiching County Health Department.

Alanon, 1:30 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church (283-3739, 283-8540).

After School Arts, “Basic & Advanced Medieval Chain Mail,” 3:45-5 p.m., Backus Community Center, The Dungeon.

After School Arts, “Maskmaking,” 3:45-5 p.m., Backus Community Center, Room 205.

After School Arts, “Celebrations,” 3:45-5:45 p.m., Backus Community Center, Room 205.

Life Skills Group for Teen Boys, 4:15-5:15 p.m., Friends Against Abuse office (285-7220).

TOPS MN34, 5 p.m. weigh-in, 5:45, meeting, Koochiching County Senior Center.

Women’s Ministries, 5-7 p.m., The Salvation Army.

Community Cafe, free meals served, 5:30-6 p.m., Backus Community Center.

Beginner’s Tae Kwon Do, 5:45 p.m., Falls Elementary School gymnasium or cafeteria.

Life Skills Group for Teen Girls, 5:45-6:45 p.m., Friends Against Abuse office (285-7220).

Chicken Breast Sandwiches Supper, 6 p.m., Moose Lodge.

Women’s Support Group, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Friends Against Abuse office.

“Point Man,” veterans/family support group, 7 p.m., 1101 10th Ave. (283-9673, 1-800-877-VETS, www.pointmanintl.org).

Texas Hold ‘Em, 7 p.m., Moose Lodge.

A.A./N.A., 7 p.m., Pineview Recovery Center.

Adult mixed volleyball, 7-9 p.m., St. Thomas Aquinas Hall.

“Celebrate Recovery,” 7-9 p.m., Evangelical Covenant Church.

BigBook Study, 7:30 p.m., Alano Club, 410 Fifth Ave.

Non-smoking Alcoholics Anonymous Group, 7:30 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church.

WEDNESDAY (Jan. 23)

Weight Watchers, 7:30 a.m. weigh-in; 8 meeting, free enrollment, Zion Lutheran Church.

International Falls-Koochiching County Airport Commission, 8 a.m., Commissioners’ Boardroom, Koochiching County Courthouse.

Retired Boise Cascade Papermakers Local 159, 9 a.m., Lenard’s.

Koochiching County Elders Advisory Council, 10 a.m., Jack Pine Chateau, 1101 Ninth Ave., Littlefork.

Exercise, 10-11 a.m., Backus Community Center, Room 209.

Northland Art Society open, various arts, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Backus, Room 114.

Icebox Days at Koochiching County Senior Center, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Borderland Pioneers music; noon, lunch.

Sunbeams and Girl Guards, 4:30-6 p.m., The Salvation Army.

Free At Last, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Forestland Annex, lower level conference room.

After School Arts, “Paper Play and Design,” 5:30-7:30 p.m., Backus Community Center, Room 209.

“AGE to age: bringing generations together” action planning, 5:30-8 p.m., River’s Edge Villa.

Men’s Non-Violence Group, 6-8 p.m., Friends Against Abuse office.

Photographer Doug Ohman presentation, 6:30 p.m., International Falls Public Library.

Elks Lodge Wednesday Meal, 6:30 p.m., Swiss Steak, Mashed Taters and Gravy.

Little Lambs (up to age 4) and King’s Kids (ages 5 and up), 6:30-7:15 p.m., Full Gospel Fellowship Church.

Women of the Moose, 7 p.m., clubrooms.

Koochiching Masonic Lodge No 270, A. F. & A.M., 7 p.m., 416 Third St.

Downtowners Group, 7:30 p.m., Alano Club.