International Falls SSW Dodgeball Tournament
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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Oh Canada: Emo Feeds Interview w/ John Sawatzky
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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International Falls High School Baseball Preview
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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AG Show Recap
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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Preseason Preview: IF Softball
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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Spring Tea and Silent Auction
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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Final Tour De Fort Concert
The final Tour De Fort concert of the year featuring Angelique Francis., on April 30. JUNO Award winning artist Angelique Francis, is a versatile and exceptionally gifted musician. This multi-talented, multi-instrumentalist, multi-genre singer song writer and composer has wowed audiences across the globe with her electrifying performances, instrumental abilities and powerful textured vocals.
Spring Sports Week I Falls
I had the opportunity to bring in Senior Mitch Erickson who is the Student Body and Honors Society president at International Falls High School, where he talked about Spring Sports Week and what it is. So what is the theme for the whole week? I then asked him what each day’s theme was. Monday: Tuesday:…
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LBF Spring Sports Preview: Softball
The Vikings Softball season is hopeful to start on Tuesday, April 9th as they take on Northome/Kelliher. I had the opportunity to talk to Coach Betsy Brocaw along with a couple of her team captains about this upcoming season. And the team will be entering the season with a very young squad as captains Kora…
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