Week of January 11, 2025
Week of January 11, 2025
Ever walk into a post office and everybody is smiling? Nobody's crabby and there are even some laughs. That was a typical day when Floyd B. Olson was the Roseau Postmaster. He was a prince of a guy. The other day, Mayor Dan Fabian was looking forward to the final stage in naming the Roseau Post Office the Floyd B. Olson Post Office. Not bad for a gentleman, now deceased, who started off his career as a carpenter. Maybe the mayor didn't know that. Mayor Fabian does know that everything is...
Just days before the year's first Roseau County Board meeting this past Tuesday, there wasn't any doubt that District 4 County Commissioner Kermit Jensen would be handed the gavel as the Chair of the 2025 Roseau County Board of Commissioners. "It's Kermit's turn," said Mr. Swanson, noting that Daryl Wicklund will be the vice chair. He added that it is the annual rotating format with Commissioner Wicklund scheduled to be the 2026 Roseau County Chairperson. Reached earlier by cellphone, Swanson...
Submitted by Allison Harder Help us celebrate the arrival of Brendan Amani, the first baby of 2025 born at LifeCare Birthing Center! Brendan made his debut on Friday, January 3rd at 5:22 p.m., weighing 6 pounds, 5 ounces and 19 inches long, to proud parents Leilah Adams and Alvin Smith of Roseau. He's already surrounded by love, including 6 excited older siblings....
Mayor Dan Fabian and Councilmembers, Oliver Ullman and Pat Novacek are sworn in by Michelle Moren on Monday...
Paula Mutnansky is a most unusual and talented cook. For sure, no bear would ever break into her kitchen. The fifty-something year old is ready for just about anything and would be a crowd favorite in a cookout up in the Klondike. She's shot eight bears. Have bear skins everywhere in your house? She laughed. "I have two." In her bedroom closet are two shelves with the bear skulls, which add a touch of class few women can ever match. It's her partner of 13 years, who has killed 40 bears to date....
It goes back decades. Here came this pint-sized kid who kept kicking our butts. His name is Todd Bergeron and he wrestled for Oklee and he did not lose. Never against the Rams. And here the other day, this much older gentleman, now living in Lake George, was asked about this kid who caused us and other teams so much trouble. He was a marvel to watch. Allow me to introduce "the Bishop of Oklee," who preached smart wrestling and at 76 is a legend to some old guys now suffering from bum knees and...
If you're against the death penalty and free murderers from death row, you should probably stick to principles and let them all off. But that's not Joe Biden on his way out of office. He picked and chose which murderers to let off of federal death row while saying he's against capital punishment. The problem was he didn't let them all off so that's another bald-faced lie. And a Medal of Freedom to billionaire George Soros, a man who in a 60 Minutes interview said to Steve Kroft that he felt no...
It's almost the middle of January and I can't even complain much about the cold winter weather. I did enjoy the days we had frostcicles. I guess winter had to give a spectacular show so maybe the dislike for it wouldn't be as bad. Next on our list is to get out ice-fishing a few times before spring is here. We are always one of the last ones out on the ice because our house is a little big and has a double axle. I'm excited to get out a few times before the thaw starts, but I'm also excited for...
I am writing you on behalf of the family who is trying to find justice for their fur babies. The family is from the Minneapolis area - they were up visiting their Grandma who lives in Baudette. I am a local and doing what I can for the family to help them find answers. I had Sally put together a report of what happened to her sister, Leslie, and her mother, Ramona's, two huskies that were shot and dumped in the ditch. On Christmas Eve, my sister was hiking with her three huskies at Zippel Bay...
January twentieth is coming at us like a freight train. The seventy-seven million of us that voted for Donald J. are looking forward to promises made promises kept once more. Lying Biden that promised a smooth transition of power is muddying the water as much as he can. He just banned six hundred twenty-five million acres from offshore drilling. The hypocrite that hates fossil fuels flies around in Air Force One that holds more than fifty-three thousand gallons of jet fuel. In his five hundred seventy days on vacations all over the world in...
Roseau- Ron was born September 27, 1937, in Wannaska, to Herbert and Lillian Larson. He attended school at Wannaska and Roseau, graduating from Roseau High School in 1955. He started work with the Roseau County Highway Department in 1958, This employment was interrupted by serving in the Army from 1960-1962, being stationed in Kansas and Korea. Ron was an avid hunter, fisherman and trap shooter - having won several trophies at various trap-shoots. He is a member of the Minnesota Deer Hunters...
Submitted by Elwyn Ruud Jon Lurie, Writer in Residence, recently shared his stories and talents with the eighth grade students of English teacher, Sarah Johnson. Students spent a week writing Memoirs with the artist. One student summed the residency up... they stated, "He made me realize my story matters". Students told their stories, with their thoughts and words. Select students will be published at a later date in the Roseau Times Region. A student from the residency will also be chosen to...
5 years ago – Jan. 11, 2020 Isaiah Judah Walker was Roseau County’s first baby of 2020. Judah, the son of Darrin and Christina Walker of rural Warroad was born on January 6, 2020. Winners in the week four Holiday Fantasy drawing were Yvonne Wensloff, Bonnie Wensloff, Charles Baxter, Kallie Marvin and Debra Vacura. Week five Holiday Fantasy winners of $500 in Roseau Dough were Brook Johnson and Cheryl Hirst. Pearl T. Erickson of Roseau passed away peacefully on January 1, 2020 at LifeCare...
Chapter 2: Face to Face Turk was a strong dog. The Great White Pyrenees stood 32 inches high at the shoulder and weighed in at 160 pounds. A large working dog originally bred to protect flocks and herds in the Pyrenees Mountains of France and Spain. This gentle, strong guardian was bred to protect livestock, people, children, and other pets against predators. Turk was laid-back and easygoing, but had an independent nature. Training a Great Pyrenees can be challenging due to their independence, a instinct developed over thousands of years....
Some days are better than others, even for wild animals. It was just a couple of days after Christmas and I was on my way home from the grocery store in Two Harbors. Our dog, Nova Mae, road along with me. A pickup ahead of us had its flashers on. It was dark outside and hard to tell, but it seemed like he was still in the north bound lane on Highway 61 so I began to slow down. Maybe their engine died and they couldn’t get to the side of the road. Then, an oncoming vehicle in the south bound...