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LOCAL NEWS FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2020

01/10/2020

THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD MEETS MONDAY EVENING.
IN DECEMBER, THE BOARD LEVIED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE AMOUNT; A 2.39% INCREASE OVER 2019.
SUPERINTENDENT TOM JEROME SAID STATE FUNDING OF K-12 EDUCATION HAS NOT KEPT UP WITH INFLATION.

 

A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR WENDY GEISENHOF IS TOMORROW MORNING AT 10:30 AT THE WARROAD SENIOR LIVING CENTER CHAPEL.
WENDY GEISENHOF WAS 61.

 

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR DARYL EKLUND OF RURAL ROSEAU ARE TOMORROW MORNING AT 10:30 AT THE FREE LUTHERAN CHURCH OF ROSEAU. VISITATION IS AN HOUR PRIOR. BURIAL IS AT THE BEAVER TOWNSHIP CEMETERY.
DARYL EKLUND WAS 66.

 

A FUNERAL SERVICE FOR VIRGINIA BREKKE OF GREENBUSH (AND FORMERLY OF STRATHCONA) IS TOMORROW MORNING AT TEN AT BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF GREENBUSH. VISITATION IS THIS EVENING AFTER SIX, WITH A SEVEN O’CLOCK PRAYER SERVICE AT COLLINS FUNERAL CHAPEL IN GREENBUSH; AND AN HOUR PRIOR TO SERVICES TOMORROW.
VIRGINIA BREKKE WAS 70.

 

A NORTHWEST MINNESOTA ARTS COUNCIL TRAVELING EXHIBIT IS ON DISPLAY AT THE ROSEAU PUBLIC LIBRARY THROUGH FEBRUARY.
AMONG THE ARTISTS DISPLAYING THEIR WORK ARE YING SRIYOTA OF BADGER; AND PEGGY BRANDEN OF KARLSTAD.

 

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION HAS SMALL GRAIN WORKSHOPS THIS MONTH IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA, INCLUDING A JANUARY 21ST WORKSHOP AT THE ROSEAU CITY CENTER.

 

THE PERSONAL FINANCE WEBSITE WalletHub SAYS HONOLULU, CHICAGO AND SAN FRANCISCO ARE THE BEST CITIES IN AMERICA FOR AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE.
THE WEBSITE USED METRICS LIKE FITNESS CLUB FEES TO THE SHARE OF PHYSICALLY INACTIVE ADULTS.
MINNEAPOLIS IS 8TH ON THAT LIST.
AT THE BOTTOM ARE NORTH LAS VEGAS; HIALEAH, FLORIDA; AND BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA.

 

METEOROLOGIST DREW LERNER TELLS THE RED RIVER FARM NETWORK THE FIRST HALF OF JANUARY MIGHT NOT BE AS COLD AS WAS ORIGINALLY EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS; BUT HE DOES EXPECT ANOTHER IMPACTFUL STORM SYSTEM THIS MONTH.
LERNER SAYS HIS BIGGEST CONCERN GOING FORWARD IS THE FLOOD POTENTIAL THIS SPRING.

 

THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, THIS WEEK, APPROVED FINAL PAYMENT TO MARK SAND AND GRAVEL FOR OVERLAY PROJECTS THAT HAD BEEN SCHEDULED IN 2018.
THAT COMPANY DELAYED SOME OF THAT WORK TO 2019, WHICH TRIGGERED COUNTY FINES.

 

THE CITY OF ROSEAU IS SEEKING RFP’S FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. A CONTRACT WITH MARCO FOR I-T WORK ENDS IN JULY.

 

CANDLELIGHT SKIING AND SNOWSHOEING IS TOMORROW EVENING AT ZIPPEL BAY STATE PARK AND AT LAKE BRONSON STATE PARK.

 

A PANCAKE BENEFIT FOR SCOTT CARLSON OF BADGER TO HELP DEFRAY MEDICAL EXPENSES IS SUNDAY (9:30-1) AT THE BADGER COMMUNITY CENTER. IT’S SPONSORED BY THE GREENBUSH/BADGER LIONS CLUB.

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