MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR KENNETH HILL OF BADGER, FOLLOWING MINNESOTA COVID-19 GUIDELINES, ARE THIS AFTERNOON AT THREE AT THE ROSEAU EVANGELICAL COVENANT CHURCH; WITH MILITARY HONORS BY THE ROSEAU MEMORIAL HONOR GUARD. KENNETH HILL WAS 54.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR ANGELA OLSON OF FARMINGTON, MINNESOTA (AND FORMERLY OF ROSEAU) ARE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT TWO AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN ROSEAU. VISITATION IS AN HOUR PRIOR. ANGELA OLSON WAS 35.
WARROAD SUMMER THEATRE HELD THEIR ANNUAL MEETING LAST WEEK, AND ELECTED DOUG JOHNSON, BEN JOHNSTON AND JENEE PROVANCE TO THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS IS THE 40TH YEAR OF WARROAD SUMMER THEATRE.
THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION, PARTNERING WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, IS STARTING THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR AN EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION WRAPAROUND GRANT PROGRAM; WHICH WOULD HELP PAY FOR SERVICES FOR KIDS FROM BIRTH TO AGE EIGHT IMPACTED BY THE COVID PANDEMIC …MISSY OKESON, WITH THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION, SAYS THE GRANT PROGRAM IS NOT FOR CHILD CARE PROVIDERS. A PRE-SCREEN SURVEY IS DUE BY TODAY.
THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD, LAST WEEK, HEARD THAT ONE OF THE FOUR CANDIDATES WHO TURNED DOWN A SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER POSITION THIS SUMMER HAS INDICATED RENEWED INTEREST IN THE JOB.
PHASE ONE OF A ROSEAU SCHOOL RE-MODELING PROJECT CONTINUES. MATT RIDLON, WITH KRAUS-ANDERSON, SAYS THE CONSTRUCTION WORK IS LARGELY ON SCHEDULE …. PHASE ONE OF THE PROJECT IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION NEXT SPRING.
ELECTION DAY IS A WEEK AWAY. TURNOUT IS EXPECTED TO BE GREATER THAN IN 2016, WHEN JUST OVER SIXTY-ONE PERCENT OF THE VOTING AGE POPULATION TOOK PART.
THE PERSONAL FINANCE WEBSITE WalletHub SAYS THE MOST POLITICALLY ENGAGED STATES ARE MAINE, WASHINGTON AND COLORADO; WITH WISCONSIN 14TH, MINNESOTA 15TH AND NORTH DAKOTA 24TH. THE LEAST POLITICALLY ENGAGED, ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE, ARE HAWAII, MISSISSIPPI AND NEW MEXICO.
FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, ROSEAU HAS HOSTED A YOUTH HOCKEY TOURNAMENT NEARLY EVERY WEEKEND FROM MID-NOVEMBER TO MARCH. BILL LUND SAYS THE INTENT IS THE SAME FOR THIS WINTER, DESPITE THE PANDEMIC… THE FIRST OF THE SCHEDULED TOURNAMENTS IN ROSEAU THIS YEAR IS A 12U EVENT THE WEEKEND OF NOVEMBER 20TH.
THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL MEETS AGAIN THIS EVENING TO CONTINUE WORK ON NEXT YEAR’S CITY BUDGET.
PRIVATE FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD FOR CURTIS RUDD OF BAUDETTE, WITH MILITARY HONORS. BURIAL IS AT ELM PARK CEMETERY AT BAUDETTE. CURTIS RUDD WAS 85.
THE GRAND FORKS HERALD REPORTS THE GRAND FORKS CITY COUNCIL HAS UNANIMOUSLY PASSED A MASK MANDATE FOR THAT CITY. THE RESOLUTION SAYS A PERSON CAN BE REMOVED FROM A PUBLIC PLACE FOR REFUSING TO WEAR A MASK.
A GRAND FORKS HERALD STORY SAYS AN EAST GRAND FORKS SCHOOL DISTRICT BUS DRIVER SHORTAGE IS AT A “CRITICAL” POINT, DUE TO COVID QUARANTINES; AND THAT SOME BUS ROUTES MAY BE SUSPENDED.
ON A ROSEAU COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COVID STAKEHOLDERS VIRTUAL MEETING YESTERDAY, PARTICIPANTS HEARD THAT RED LAKE NATION BORDERS HAVE BEEN RE-OPENED. THOSE BORDERS HAD BEEN CLOSED SINCE LAST SPRING DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.
MARVIN WINDOWS IN WARROAD HAS A HIRING EVENT TOMORROW (10-7), WITH ON-SITE APPLICATIONS. JOB CANDIDATES CAN ALSO APPLY ONLINE.
THE TOP TWO MOVIES AT THE NATION’S BOX OFFICES OVER THE WEEKEND WERE “HONEST THIEF” AND “THE WAR WITH GRANDPA”, WHICH IS CURRENTLY PLAYING AT THE ROSO THEATRE.
Last modified: 10/27/2020
