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Did you know?

• Although the International Falls area was well known to explorers, missionaries and voyagers as early as the 1600s, it was not until the late 1800s that a small village was founded. This promising community originally was known as Koochiching, an Ojibway word meaning "neighboring lake and river." The inhabitants gave the names Rainy Lake and Rainy River to the nearby bodies of water because of the mist-like rain present at the falls where the lake flowed into the river.
• In 1901 the village was incorporated and two years later its name was changed to International Falls in recognition of the river's role as a border between the United States and Canada.
• Realizing the potential for water power and mills in the area, industrialist E.W. Backus, president of the Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company in the early 1900s, built a dam on the Rainy River to power the company's mills. Purchased by Boise Cascade Corporation in 1965, and sold to an investment group in 2003, the company remains the largest business and employer in the area.

Courtesy of Wikipedia International Falls, Minnesota. (2008, February 13). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 04:00, February 24, 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International_Falls%2C_Minnesota&oldid=191289101

Northland listen up, Winter is still here and is going to be around at least for a while, take every step possible to be sure you're not in the cold. Read this link set up by the National Weather Service, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the National Red Cross:

http://www.weather.gov/om/brochures/wntrstm.htm

Reported by Web Director, February 14, 2008 15:00 CST

On December 13, 2007, the American Red Cross released this slideshow to teach your employees on how to be prepared for Emergencies. In order to view this slideshow you must register on the website, there is no charge for registerring.

Visit http://w.on24.com/r.htm?e=98621&s=1&k=4EA385C91E2B8734BEBDB5967A8F6BE5

Or view the slides without the presentation here.

Reported by Director of Health and Safety Services, February 1, 2008 12:00 CST