Looking Back

10 YEARS AGO
Milo S. Larson has retired from Boise Cascade Corporation after 39 years’ service. Larson was a boiler field operator in the Power and Recovery area when he retired.
After nearly 50 years’ service, Marian A. Bush has retired from Boise Cascade Corporation. She was an executive assistant in the engineering department when she retired.

25 YEARS AGO
Lyle Vigoren, 62, has retired from the Boise Cascade Paper Division’s kraft mill.
Janis Gust has been accepted for admission to Golden Valley Lutheran College this fall.

40 YEARS AGO

10 YEARS AGO
Troy Jared Melstrom, son of Julie Melstrom of the Falls, was named to the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management dean’s list.
Frank Leo Frederickson was named to the dean’s list of the Institute of Technology for superior academic performance during spring quarter.

25 YEARS AGO
Kami Cayou graduated from Bemidji State University at conclusion of spring quarter with an associate of science degree, accounting technology.

10 YEARS AGO
The International Falls School Board recently accepted the resignation of English/Spanish teacher Troy Grunenwald and teacher aide Chrystal Olson.
Jeremy Faith has been accepted for enrollment into the meat merchandising major at Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Pipestone Campus.

25 YEARS AGO
Former Rainy River Community College Nursing Director Linda Nordlund has accepted a one-year instructional position in the college’s nursing program, Provost Ray Berg has announced. She replaces Judy Junker, who has taken a one-year leave of absence.

10 YEARS AGO
Brian and Maggie McBride will be celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house reception Aug. 1, 7 to 11 p.m., at the International Falls Elk’s Club.
Tia Black, 17-year-old daughter of Joe Black and Cindy Black, is the 1998 Northern Lights Rodeo Queen.

25 YEARS AGO
Eugene Carlson is the proprietor of Second Act, a clothing consignment store which opened last week at 200 Fourth Ave.
Philip Berge, a New York native, will serve as intern pastor at Bethany Lutheran of Loman and First Lutheran of International Falls for the coming year.

40 YEARS AGO

10 YEARS AGO
The country’s oldest rental houseboat resort is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a new name and owners. Northernaire Houseboats of Rainy Lake, formerly known as Northernaire Floating Lodges, is now owned by Dick and Robin Garbe.
Astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American to fly in space and the fifth human to walk on the moon, has died at age 74.

25 YEARS AGO
Robert and Sheila Carlson announce the arrival of Christopher Robin, 5 pounds, 10 ounces, 19 1/2 inches, born today at Falls Memorial Hospital.

10 YEARS AGO
“Dancin” Dale LaBelle of Fort Frances took top honors in the Masster Basster bass fishing tournament held Saturday in Ranier.
Tom O’Connell is the newly hired Falls Country Club golf pro.

25 YEARS AGO
There was an open house July 16 in honor of the 25th wedding anniversary of David and Marlene Farmer.
Steve Hobbin, 23, has joined The Daily Journal as a staff reporter.

40 YEARS AGO

10 YEARS AGO
Tim Gable, with Advantage Development Inc., is asking the city of Ranier to vacate a portion of Pine Street to allow for a proposed hotel-restaurant project.
By his own admission, Greg Ross scratched and scraped through this weekend’s Smokey Bear Golf Tournament, the last ever played on just a nine-hole course. But after Ross, a Fort Frances resident, canned a tough, 4-foot down-hill putt for a par 3 on the last hole of the tournament, he was the winner.

25 YEARS AGO

10 YEARS AGO
Jack and Betty Zeipen celebrated 50 years of marriage on July 8 with their family. To celebrate, they will be cruising the Caribbean.
Yun Fo Kong will soon be opening the restaurant, “Yun’s China Buffet.”

25 YEARS AGO
Heidi Hendrickson, a Falls High School senior and the daughter of Stan and Lori Hendrickson, 139 Riverview Boulevard, has been selected to membership in the 1983-84 Minnesota Music Educators Association All-State Choir.
Kelly Santine was named to the dean’s list for spring quarter at the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis.

40 YEARS AGO

10 YEARS AGO
Gladys Blanchard, Bill Elliott and John Kalstad cut the ribbon during grand opening ceremonies at the newly expanded and redesigned 18-hole Falls Country Club Friday morning.
The third annual Boelk family reunion was held recently at McKinley Park on Lake Vermilion.

25 YEARS AGO
Sheila Perkins has been hired for women’s athletics at Rainy River Community College. She will teach physical education and coach women’s sports at Rainy River Community College this fall.

10 YEARS AGO
Lucille Cullen celebrated her 90th birthday July 12.
Paul Reuter introduced Lester Gooler who was honored as “special person” at the regular July 9 meeting of the Kiwanis Club of International Falls at the Holiday Inn.

25 YEARS AGO
Gordon Sinclair, 62, recently retired as yardmaster for MD&W Railway.
Mike Stevens recently joined Sheridan Motor’s sales staff.

40 YEARS AGO
A 24x25 performance won top honors for Bob Wood at last week’s regular trapshoot here.