Memorial Day Services

by Louise H. McGregor, staff writer The Deer River area Memorial Day Services were started on May 28 with a service at the Homestead Rehabilitation & Living Center. The Deer River Honor Guard presented the Colors and stood at attention during the ceremony. This Memorial Day Service was an activity of the Deer River American Legion Post 122, the Legion’s Auxiliary, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)...

Deer River High School gra...

Deer River High School graduation ceremonies will take place on Sunday, June 3, at 2 p.m. in the High School Gym. Valedictorian Elizabeth Mae Cable-Barrett and Salutatorian Nicole Amber Mentges will lead the class. Cable is the daughter of Kelly and Ross Barrett and Jeremy and Joni Cable. Her extracurricular activities, honors, awards and scholarships include lettered in football cheerleading (1 year),...

Bigfork High School gradua...

Bigfork High School graduation ceremonies will take place Saturday, June 2, at 2 p.m., at the Edge Center for the Arts. Leading the class this year are Valedictorian Ashley Larson and Salutatorian Emily Rose Francisco. Larson is the daughter of Daryn and Sue Larson. Some of the activities that she has participated in include band, choir, 4-H, art club, shooting sports, student council, River Watch, drama...

Box takes on city hall cle...

by Louise H. McGregor, staff writer Mark Box of Deer River was offered the position as the City of Deer River’s part-time clerk/trainee after the interviews at the April 24 city council’s special meeting to make the final selection. “He did take a few days to think it over,” said Deer River Mayor John O’Brien, “and then he notified me that he would accept the job.” Box started his official...

County board hears Saxhaug...

by Barbara Cameron About two dozen people attended the Itasca County commissioners’ meeting on May 22. The full board was present, along with their regular legal and administrative staff at the table. After the flag pledge recital, business began with immediate acceptance of the minutes of the May 8 meeting, adoption of a consent agenda containing 20 non-controversial items and approval of their regular...

Bigfork Memorial Service

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