Articles written by Jeff Olsen
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Wrestlers Sprabary and Cossentine Go the Extra Mile
by Jeff Olsen So, you want to wrestle? Nothing to it. Just jump in the car and drive for 16 hours with a few gas and potty breaks from Roseau to Tulsa, Oklahoma, last Thursday. It was the National...
Heaven can wait until I'm good and ready!
Occasionally, I wake up in the middle of the night. It's always the same dream and I'm in Heaven. Let's stop for a moment since many of the Holy Rollers up here are grinding their teeth and...
Classy Lady Pulls the Retirement Pin
by Jeff Olsen Diane Roseen, whose age is not important here, was usually the first person you met inside the Roseau County Attorney's Office entry. She always had a smile to greet you and that was...
Donald Trump Trumps The Field In PNP Vote
by Jeff Olsen Late on Tuesday evening close to 11 p.m., the staff and others walked out of the Roseau County Auditor's Office having experienced a meager voter turnout. It was the November PNP and if...
With Hult and other amazing characters
I run into so many characters that I can sit back and stay relatively sober while wondering, "Who is this stumblebum?" On Monday evening, here came a text from a world traveler who had flown down to...
Grapplers Make Good Copy On and Off the Mat
by Jeff Olsen His nickname should be T-Rex. A week ago Friday just before noon, a report arrived from the Xcel Energy Center from Gary Przekwas, who was covering the State Wrestling Tournament for... Full story
The Bus Ride Home from State with The Lady Rams
by Jeff Olsen Jasmine Hovda was sitting towards the back of the bus this past Sunday afternoon. She'd had a great tournament and was selected to the Class AA All-Tournament Team. She is a sophomore... Full story
Seth Cossentine Advances to State Wrestling Tournament
by Jeff Olsen On Saturday afternoon, eighth grader Seth Cossentine would shortly ascend the podium at the Section 8AA Individual Wrestling Tournament in Glyndon, Minnesota. He had won the 145 pound...
With a number of characters who made license plates
Last Saturday morning, I came charging out of bed with a smile since I know life is all about chumps, scamps, reprobates, and scoundrels. Right away, I thought of Tallahassee Slim, a Canadian import...
She was dressed perfectly for the job interview
by Jeff Olsen Robyn (née Boroos) Wiskow, a 1978 Roseau High School graduate, knows how to make an impression, then and now. In early February, Stuart McFarlane, the president of Citizens State Bank... Full story
Don't Hesitate Because Time Is Running Out
At first, I coveted a pair of Trump's newest business venture. His tennis shoes are selling for a mere $399 a pair, and I wanted some local MAGA supporter to buy me a pair as a demonstration of his...
Turkeys No Longer Come First With This State Representative
by Jeff Olsen A week ago Wednesday, Rep. John Burkel (R-1A) was just days away from the kickoff of the 2024 Minnesota State Legislative session. The Republican, in his fourth year, succeeded fellow... Full story
LifeCare Salutes an amazing Caregiver Award Winner
by Jeff Olsen LifeCare Roseau Manor's Robert Honstrom, a certified nursing assistant (CNA) who is a combination of "On the Road With Charles Kuralt", Mr. Rogers at his patients' beck and call and St....
Jesus covered my Super Bowl Bets
I looked up towards the ceiling in the first quarter on Sunday as I greedily anticipated that the Chiefs would soon take the lead. But then the KC halfback fumbled the ball maybe at the 10-yard line...
Lady Ram wrestler falls just short of State Tournament
by Jeff Olsen What a future 8th grader Morgan Skoien, a first-year competitor, has in girls wrestling. Last Saturday in Bemidji, Morgan, a couple of inches shy of six feet, reached the True Second Mat...
Paul Marvin Is Interviewed on NPR's Weekend Edition
by Jeff Olsen Last Saturday, National Public Radio's Scott Simon, a renowned journalist in the broadcasting field, announced that he would shortly be chatting with Marvin Companies CEO Paul Marvin....
The Andersons didn't get married in a hurry
by Jeff Olsen Jared and Erin Anderson of rural Roseau are somewhat of an old married couple, considering they were still teenagers when they tied the knot. And it wasn't a shotgun wedding! Recently,... Full story
As you pass go, collect $200
It must be tough to be beautiful. You wake up every morning, look in the mirror and you're gorgeous. You gaze at the mirror and think wonderful thoughts. "Whose life will I excite this wonderful day?...
For LifeCare's CEO, it's a steady search for the best
by Jeff Olsen If you're an MLB executive, it's a numbers game. If you're short on pitchers, you've got problems. Likewise, if fans aren't coming to the ballpark, you've got even bigger problems....
They spell well at the Roseau School Spelling Bee
by Jeff Olsen A week ago Monday at the Roseau School Theater, it took multiple rounds before the two finalists battled it out for top honors. Imagine going 10 or more rounds with the best and the...
Here's another shot of vim, vigor and vitality
All my many Republican friends will be very surprised and delighted today to read that I will be voting the Republican ticket in the upcoming March primary. "You remarkable dwarf, let's go up to...
The Mayor Expands on the Ever Expanding City of Roseau
by Jeff Olsen Mayor Dan Fabian, the former Roseau High School health and physical education teacher, who ran a tight ship, whether in the classroom or in the gym, is on his final stint - which might...
Warroad's Carol Parker has set a very high bar
by Jeff Olsen Carol (née Kidder) Parker, 99, a native of Claremont, Minnesota, who in her prime possessed a sweet golf swing and a deadly putter along with a penchant for speed whenever she got...
Now for this past week's illuminating headlines
We used to have really smart Republicans in Congress and not this fringe element of quacks like Rep. Paul Gosar, the far-right congressman from Arizona. The January 19 headline in The New Republic...
Making a pit stop at the License Bureau in Roseau
by Jeff Olsen Step inside and meet the mother-daughter team that once ran a daycare center of sorts when Ashley Sorrels' tots were the occasional centers of attention through their early years. Annual...