Roseau Times-Region - Serving Roseau County for over 100 Years - The Official Roseau County Newspaper

by Laurel Latham Oh for a book and a shady nook, Either indoors or out, With the green leaves whispering overhead, or the street cries all about. Where I may read at all my ease, both of the new and o...

Before designing and building The Doggie Dorm & Spa, Lisa Byfuglien did her research. "I wanted to have the very best kennel possible," explained Lisa. "First I visited several dog kennels to see...

It's called the golden hour; the hour immediately following a medical emergency or traumatic injury in which medical treatment to prevent irreversible internal damage and optimize the chance of...

It was a cool dark morning the first day of opening deer season when Kelly Cole made his way to his deer stand south of Swift. "There was an east wind, so deer had to walk into the wind when...

Fans of pop-punk band Summertime Dropouts, whose lead singer is RHS Class of 2007 graduate Dave Erickson, will be pleased to hear their favorite band has inspired a feature film by the same name. Summ...

Taylor Okeson's love of books started at a very young age. "My parents told me that when I was little and they couldn't find me, they knew to look in the closet where I had my stack of books and...

"My dad, Larry, was a volunteer firefighter with Roseau Fire Department, so I grew up with the fire department," explained George Bjerk. "Dad joined in 1966, was Assistant Fire Chief 79-81, Fire...

A.J. Edwards has a passion for teaching Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, a martial art and combat sport system that focuses on grappling and ground fighting. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is the number one self-defense...

When Joe Laurin began working in the Engineering Department at Polaris Industries twenty-nine years ago, he expected to stay in northern Minnesota less than five years. Then something unexpected...

"We had good attendance at the Roseau County Fair this year," said Richard Magnusson, Roseau County Fair Board Secretary. "Attendance is always based on the weather and the weather cooperated this...

"Three years ago we opened for Tim McGraw's outdoor concert in Nashville along with Twiggy the water skiing squirrel, a dog show and magic act," said Gary Dauer. " We have been to fairs, festivals...

"Even in rural America, gardening is becoming a lost art," said Kristina Kaml, Health & Nutrition Programs SNAP-ED educator, University of Minnesota Extension, Roseau. "Minnesota is trying to...

At six years old, Chuck Erickson got his first experience working at the Roseau County Fair. "Our next door neighbors, Vernon and Eileen Grand, had a popcorn wagon at the fair," Chuck recalled. "They...

There are several Little Free Library Exchanges throughout the U.S. and now thanks to the Erickson family, Roseau also has a Little Free Library located on the corner next to Quilt S'more, across High...

Brent Walsh and the crew of Walsh Construction of Badger have been working fast and furiously between rain showers to put a new roof on the Four Seasons Senior Center in Roseau. "There are just so...

"Every day is like a mini-reunion since En Liten Svensk (A Little Swedish) Shoppe opened on May 18th," exclaimed Sarah Meisinger. "I haven't lived in the Roseau area in twenty-seven years and I don't...

It was April 1972 when Charlie Starren began driving school bus for Roseau School District 682. "I was only twenty-one when I started substitute driving Gordon Halverson's route," said Charlie. "He...

Custom built by Custom Fire Apparatus, a leading manufacturer of fire trucks and apparatus, the new truck has finally arrived at Roseau Fire Department and it's a beauty. Features include a custom...

LifeCare Medical Center sponsored their 15th Annual May Walk/Run and Diabetes Health Fair in Roseau on Saturday, May 5. Registration for both the one mile and 5k Walk/Run began at 8 a.m. A Sunrise...

Dakota Horizon, a local branch of Girl Scouts serving 120 Roseau County Youth between the ages of five and seventeen, have selected ten Girl Scouts to take part in the fourteen day Global Exchange...