Loman News

New Interim Pastor at First Lutheran Church in International Falls and Bethany, Loman, is Glenn Leaf.

Update: Timothy E. Steinbach, 47, International Falls, was charged Friday in Koochiching District Court with receiving stolen property.

An International Falls man was arrested Wednesday on possible charges of felony theft or burglary following a year-long investigation by the Koochiching County Sheriff's Office.

Holiday Inn employees in International Falls have reason to be proud this month.

Thomas National Scholastic Honor Society for Catholic Colleges and Universities.

Koochiching County will collect 3-percent more in property taxes in 2009 than it did in 2008, The Koochiching County Board set a 3 percent increase in the levy for the 2009 levy.

The Loman Woodticks took first place in the Birchdale softball tournament this past weekend.

They are staying on Gateway Island, previously called Backus Island. Dr. Kinports Sr.'s mother, Olive Backus, was the sister of E.W. Backus.

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.

Past the seeker as he prayed, came the crippled and the beggar and the beaten. And seeing them... he cried, "Great God, how is it that a loving creator can see such things and yet do nothing about them?" God ...

Abby Peterson, International Falls, and Robby Rousseau, International Falls, announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage.

Ken and Kathy Brokaw wish to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, BethAnne Kendra, to John Donald Slatinski IV, son of John Slatinski III, of the Falls, and Linda Mankus of Orr.

Elks supper The Elks Lodge will serve a supper of stuffed pork chops, potatoes, salad, vegetable, rolls, dessert and coffee at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Nelson benefit A benefit for Clay Nelson is planned for 11 a.m to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Elks Club.

' Lisa Kaczke County News 18 percent of children in Koochiching County live in poverty Koochiching County has among the highest percentages of residents, especially children, living in poverty in the state.

Borderland Briefs Women of the Moose The Women of the Moose will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday downstairs at the Moose Club.

Borderland Briefs Elks meal The Elks Lodge Past Exalted Rulers Friday Light Meal planned for 5:30 p.m. today is BLTs and Fruit.

The Rev. Thomas M. Aitken, Bethany Lutheran Church, Loman, Minn., and First Lutheran Church, International Falls, Minn., was elected May 4 to a six-year term as bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in ... via Worldwide Faith News