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For those who might not know, United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN) is a volunteer-based organization that works alongside other organizations such as United For Veterans. Through United for Veterans they help bring The Wall That Heals, a Vietnam Veterans Memorial, to the area. It was with that partnership that United Way came up with…
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The 2023-24 NJCAA All-Region 13 and All-American teams had both been selected by the NJCAA D3 Committee for the Men’s and Women’s Basketball. Therefore, congratulations are in order for Rainy River Freshman Destiny Piekarski who was voted 1st Team All-American for NJCAA D3, this means she ended up in the top-5 in the nation for…
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Another business in the Emo area will be joining in the festivities of Spring Fever, Tompkins Hardware and Home Center is a business that has been serving the community for a long time. How long exactly? Dee Maynard let’s us know. Ed then asked her about her job at Tompkins and what it entails, and…
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As a way to celebrate Spring Sports week, the International Falls School District held a Dodgeball tournament among the student body. The teams were divided by grade with the 11th & 12th Graders being this years champs, beating the 10th Graders in a best-of-3 series. Karla Line, the head of the Honors Society, was also…
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For the first ever Oh Canada Show outside of Fort Frances, Ed Gackley was set up inside the Emo Feeds building where he got to talk to John Sawatzky who owns the business. John would start by talking about the history of the store. It’s a business built off service, and John Sawatzy was then…
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I had an opportunity to talk to Coach Phil Talmage, along with Seniors/Captains Parker Olson and Brody Carlson prior to their season opener at Cherry High School. Here’s what they said about how they felt about the 2024 season. So what was the team working on in preparation? Then, I asked about players who could…
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This past weekend was the Agriculture Show held the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture, an event held in Barwick, Ontarrio. Our own Ed Gackley had interviewed Bernie Zimmerman prior to the show, and then followed up with Bernie on his Oh Canada show. Bernie summarized it as a great success. It is an event to…
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The International Falls Softball team hopes to start their 2024 season by making a trip down to Mesabi East High School on April 9th. I had an opportunity to talk to Head Coach Jeff Kerry and I had asked him how he felt about this upcoming season. What was the preparation in these first few…
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St Mary School will be hosting a Spring Tea and Silent Auction, open to the community, Wednesday, April 17 from 4-7 p.m. Entrance will be a free will donation. All are welcome! Proceeds will go towards the Intermediate Spring Trip to Montreal, Quebec City and Ottawa. Baked good will be sold, in addition to a silent…
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