25 YEARS AGO
Friends and relatives are invited to share in an open house honoring LaVerne Skifstad on her 70th birthday April 18, 2 to 4 p.m., at the home of Kevin and Debbie Skifstad, 822 Seventh St.
Top scorers this winter in the Falls Elementary Basketball League were Scott Maish, fourth grade; Jeremy Gorden, sixth grade; Cory Benedix, second grade; Jeremy Heem, third grade; and Matt Lessard, fifth grade.
40 YEARS AGO
Robert Tessier of Armstrong Ford, Inc. of the Falls, will be honored for outstanding sales performance during 1971 at a Ford 300-500 Club banquet in April.
Pee Wee “B” champions is the Falls Police hockey team coached by Butch Bahr and Ken Etienne. Team members are John Stenberg, James Bahr, Robin Anderson, Joel Oustad, Mike Bolstad, Peter Lucca, Scott Westberg, Robert Madden, Bruce Raboin, Bruce Tusow, Tony Holenko, Tom Hardy, Jerry Bolstad and Steve Readman.
Winners of the Pee Wee “A” League was the Falls Marine Team. They are Bobby Oveson, Neil Sheehy, Mark Pelowski, Scott Jonson, Mike Spry, Peter Tarro, Chuck Botzet, Brian Martin, Jeff McHarg, Barry Woods, Dean Olson, Geno Rohl, Jon Watkins, Brent Anderson, Jeff Haase, and Doug Everett. Coaches are Cliff Blais and Ed Hams and sponsor is Ron Jonson.
50 YEARS AGO
Sixth grade basketball champs are John Johnson, Jerry Bolin, John McHarg, Lloyd Lundquist, Pat Hogan, Brian McBride, Walt Scheela, Alec Trones and Allen Johnson.
A girl was born today at Falls Memorial Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Pullar, 5 pounds, 4 ounces.
A boy was born today at Falls Memorial Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Williamson.
60 YEARS AGO
A son was born today at Falls Memorial Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Elliott, 620 Seventh St., weight, 7 pounds, 11 ounces.
A daughter was born today at Falls Memorial Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Emil Santine, weight, 7 pounds, 4 ounces.
Members of the Young People of Nazarene Church enjoyed an Easter breakfast following the 6 o’clock Sunday morning service. Marlene Borg, who was celebrating her birthday anniversary, was presented with a corsage. Mrs. Agnes Schultz and Mrs. Barney Sanderson were in charge of serving the breakfast.
Virgil Corcoran, fireman apprentice USN, left this morning for his station aboard the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt at Norfolk, Va. He was accompanied as far as Minneapolis by Lloyd Corcoran and Howard Carpenter, who will spend a few days in the Twin Cities on business.
70 YEARS AGO
Ed Waldbillig left Wednesday morning for Minneapolis to take his naval examinations.
Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Orvalla and family left Saturday for Seattle where they will make their home. Mr. Orvalla will be employed in defense work.
Mrs. John Valentine, Ray, who has spent the winter at Angora, returned home March 31. She will soon reopen “Tex’s Roundup.”
Sgt. Henry Zigo, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Zigo, is home on furlough from Fort Bragg, S.C., this week. Sports fans will remember Officer Zigo best as “Skeesix,” devoted bat boy for several unbeatable International Falls baseball teams.
Compiled by International Falls Public Library
