THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, THIS WEEK, APPROVED PURCHASING THREE LOTS AT THE ROSEAU INDUSTRIAL PARK FOR A NEW HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE FACILITY. THE COUNTY BOARD WILL ALSO SCHEDULE A BUILDING COMMITTEE MEETING TO TALK ABOUT A REPLACEMENT FOR THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT’S STORAGE BUILDINGS, AND ABOUT A GARAGE AT THE COURTHOUSE COMPLEX FOR COUNTY VEHICLES AND BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT.
A CELEBRATION OF LIFE VISITATION FOR LES FISH OF ROOSEVELT, FOLLOWING MINNESOTA COVID GUIDELINES, IS THIS EVENING (5-7 PM) WITH A SEVEN O’CLOCK PRAYER SERVICE AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN ROSEAU. A GRAVESIDE SERVICE IS FRIDAY MORNING AT ELEVEN AT AMERICA CEMETERY, SOUTH OF WARROAD. LES FISH WAS 88.
A PRIVATE FAMILY SERVICE FOR ANN PETERSON OF GATZKE IS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT ONE AT JOHNSON FUNERAL SERVICE IN THIEF RIVER FALLS, WITH VISITATION TWO HOURS PRIOR. ANN PETERSON WAS 98.
THE PROVINCE OF MANITOBA HAS BEEN UNDER A CODE RED LOCKDOWN AS CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS HAVE JUMPED IN CANADA. MARTIN VAN OSCH IS THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER FOR THE RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF PINEY, MANITOBA;HE SAYS THE REACTION TO THE RESTRICTIONS HAS BEEN LARGELY POSITIVE CANADA’S PRIME MINISTER, JUSTIN TRUDEAU, SAYS THE BORDER BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CANADA WILL REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL THE PANDEMIC IS UNDER CONTROL.
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAS A POSTING OF THE TOP THIRTY TYPES OF JOBS AVAILABLE IN THE STATE AT THE www.CareerForceMN.com WEBSITE. THE MOST POSTED POSITIONS CURRENTLY ARE FOR REGISTERED NURSES AND CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS.
UNIVERSITY of MINNESOTA EXTENSION IS OFFERING A VARIETY OF ZOOM SESSIONS ON AGRICULTURE THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 2021.
SUPER SANTA SATURDAY IS THIS SATURDAY IN A COVID-ADJUSTED FORM. SANTA AND MRS CLAUS WILL NOT BE AT THE CITY CENTER, BUT A CURBSIDE PICKUP OF GOODIE BAGS FOR KIDS IS FROM TEN TO NOON ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CITY CENTER. SUPER SANTA SATURDAY IS SPONSORED BY THE ROSEAU WOMEN OF TODAY.
NOVEMBER WAS A DIFFICULT MONTH FOR CONFIRMED COVID CASES IN ROSEAU COUNTY, WITH NEARLY EIGHT HUNDRED NEW CASES. THE LARGEST NUMBER OF NEW CASES, 262, HAPPENED IN THE LAST WEEK OF NOVEMBER.
REGISTRATION IS UNDERWAY FOR THE THIRTEENTH ANNUAL NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA “IDEA” COMPETITION … MIC McCRORY, AT THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION. VIRTUAL QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSIONS ON THE ‘IDEA’ COMPETITION ARE DECEMBER 9TH AND 16TH.
A NEW PROJECT IN MINNESOTA IS AIMED AT ACCELERATING THE NUMBER OF FARMERS WHO USE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRODUCTION METHODS.
IN STEARNS COUNTY, A FIFTY THOUSAND ACRE PILOT PROJECT ALLOWS FARMERS TO BUILD UP CREDITS FOR THE AMOUNT OF CARBON CAPTURED BY THEIR LAND, OR FOR PREVENTING RUNOFF. FARMERS CAN SELL THOSE CREDITS TO COMPANIES TRYING TO MEET EMISSION GOALS . DEBBIE REED, WITH THE ECOSYSTEMS SERVICES MARKET CONSORTIUM. PROPONENTS OF THE PLANS ADMIT SIMILAR EFFORTS HAVEN’T SUCCEEDED BECAUSE THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT WASN’T ENOUGH.
A PRIVATE FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD FOR PEARL “ELVERA” KVARNLOV OF WARROAD. A PUBLIC GRAVESIDE SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE AT RIVERSIDE CEMETERY IN WARROAD. ELVERA KVARNLOV WAS 91.
A MILD AND DRY WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES IN ROSEAU COUNTY, AFTER AN ATYPICAL WARM MONTH OF NOVEMBER.
FORECASTER JACOB SPENDER, AT THE GRAND FORKS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE, SAYS THAT PATTERN COULD CHANGE BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK …. THE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS IN ROSEAU COUNTY IS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE THIRTIES AND SOME SUNSHINE EACH DAY.
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