AFTER A WEEKEND OF SNOW AND BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS, WITH WIDESPREAD ROAD CLOSURES, WEATHER WILL BE COLD THIS WEEK, BUT NOT MUCH FOR A THREAT OF SNOW. ONE THE BIGGEST ACCIDENTS WAS A PILEUP ON HIGHWAY 371 NEAR NISSWA. A SYSTEM FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW HAS OTHER AREAS OF THE STATE IN IT’S SIGHT, WITH DULUTH EXPECTING UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW.
IT WAS WELL PUBLICIZED THAT 2021 WAS A DEADLY ONE OF MINNESOTA ROADS, BUT IT WAS ALSO DANGEROUS FOR PEDESTRIANS. 57 PEDESTRIANS WERE KILLED LAST YEAR IN MINNESOTA, THE MOST IN FIVE YEARS. THE AVERAGE OVER THE PAST 13 YEARS HAD BEEN 42.
ABI VOORHEES OF BORDER BANK ROSEAU WAS AWARDED THEIR 2021 CULTIVATE INNOVATION AWARD, RECOGNIZING HER COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE BANKS CUSTOMERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. SHE WAS AWARDED A CRYSTAL TROPHY AND A $1,200 GIFT CARD TOWARDS A FAMILY ADVENTURE.
THE GRAND FORKS HERALD THIS WEEKEND FEATURED A STORY ONCE AGAIN ON NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA TOWNS THAT OFFER BUILDING LOTS FOR FREE, FOR THOSE LOOKING TO RELOCATE AND BUILD A HOME. THE STORY TALKS ABOUT THAT PROGRAM IN MIDDLE RIVER, HALSTAD, AND ARGYLE, WHERE IN ARGYLE, THE LOT DOES COST YOU $1.
A PARENT MEETING FOR THOSE WITH A STUDENT THAT MAY WANT TO PARTICIPATE ON THE ROSEAU HIGH SCHOOL CLAY TARGET TEAM WILL BE HELD FEBRUARY 22 AT 6 PM IN THE SCHOOL THEATER. SCOTT KOKAL CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT 218-689-1756.
THIS WEEK IS SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION WEEK IN MINNESOTA. SCHOOL BOARDS WORK TO CREATE A SAFE, ORDERLY CLIMATE WHERE STUDENTS CAN LEARN, AND TEACHERS TEACH WHILE FOCUSING THEIR ATTENTION ON CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT.
AN ANNUAL GRASS SEED RESEARCH MEETING IS THIS THURSDAY AT GENES IN ROSEAU FROM 8:30-1:00.
A FUNERAL SERVICE FOR REBECCA E. MELBY OF BADGER WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY (11 AM) AT OILAND FREE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN RURAL GREENBUSH. VISITATION WILL BE TOMORROW (5-7 PM) WITH A 7:00 PRAYER SERVICE AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN ROSEAU. REBECCA MELBY WAS 70.
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