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by Jeff Olsen Robert Foley, the CEO and Chairman of the Board who will be 65 later this year, sounded delighted last Friday and wanted it known that Stuart McFarlane is ready to take the reins as bank president. "Stu has been here for a long time, knows what he's doing, and it's time to turn it over to the people who are younger, faster, and smarter." It's not only the changing of the guard. It's the changing of floor levels. "I'll move upstairs. I'm going to get off the lending platform pretty...
by Laurel Latham When Warroad junior Faith Lilly scored her 1,000th point during the basketball game on January 19, Coach John Larson called a time out and announced Faith's incredible accomplishment. "The crowd went crazy and her teammates were really excited," reports Coach Larson. "Faith made two free throws to reach her 1,000th point with 15:23 left in the second half in a game with Kittson County Central." Faith Lilly joined the exclusive club of only eight WHS Girls Basketball players to s...
by Jeff Olsen Even before the turn of the century, 2002 Roseau High School graduate Sarah Butler made golf look a lot easier than it really is. The longer one plays the game, one thing is obvious - golf can be a most frustrating game. Especially when there's big money on the line! Reached in Florida last Saturday, Sarah described it as an unusual week. Golf today? "No, I watched football," she laughed, adding that on Monday she will fly back to Minneapolis where she lives . She has an...
I was surprised the kite flying festival on the beach wasn't canceled due to high winds coming across the Gulf of Mexico. Of course, I know it takes wind to fly a kite, but these were very strong. There are two things I don't like about going to the beach: getting sand inside my sandals and sand blowing in my eyes. So we opted not to attend. Even though we didn't go to the beach, we still saw the kites flying. Kites of every imaginable shape in various colors flew high above the building tops. W...
There are 75 years of memories, both of good times and bad which still reside in the back of my mind. Places, situations, tears and laughter. I used to stand in the middle of the floor in a coffee shop inhaling the amazing aroma of freshly ground coffee. Now that is a good memory!! I love my computer. I can file things even putting my files in other files and stack them in my "desktop" for quick access. A computer has the capacity to delete not only folders and files, but also can erase the...
Mechanical systems sustained extensive damage after a burglary was reported Wednesday, Jan. 18 at Brickhouse Restaurant and Bar in Roseau. Michael Shane Mooney Jr., 28, was linked to the crime after he was interviewed for a theft allegation regarding another business. His shoes linked him to the crime. Mooney has been charged with felony first degree damage to property and felony third degree burglary. He was arrested. Mooney allegedly admitted causing the damage because he was “bored,” accordin... Full story
A Greenbush man faces charges in Roseau County District Court after he allegedly nearly struck a squad vehicle head-on and then led the trooper on a seven-mile chase. Jeffrey Travis Peterson, 44, has been charged with felony fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle, gross misdemeanor refusal to submit to a chemical test, gross misdemeanor violation of a restricted driver’s license, misdemeanor driving while impaired, misdemeanor open bottle and petty misdemeanor passing – overtaking vehicle fails to pass to left/safely clear. He was arr...
Beautiful! It all came back to me, thanks to a recent article in the publication, Minnesota Reformer, about a bill being proposed in the Minnesota State Legislature. The headline read: Lawmakers propose free menstrual products in Minnesota schools for grades 4-12 The chief author of the proposed bill is Rep. Sandra Feist, DFL-New Brighton, who explained that providing free menstrual products would reduce absenteeism as some students without products miss school when they are having their...
I can't tell you how many times we have heard in the past months, "we didn't get our paper." I don't think any of us at the office could even give you a number to how many times it has been. There was a time when the Post Office was telling their customers to call us, like it was our fault. Ummm...excuse me! We bring the newspaper to the Post Office every Friday and once it's in their hands it's up to them to get it delivered. Right!?! That hasn't been the case and we have been getting more and... Full story
This old farmer is in no way, shape or form putting anyone down for having a love of ice fishing. But, are the what was once dozens, hundreds and now thousands of wheelhouses crippling what is probably our states best walleye fishery? When you can be out on the lake fishing and still have most of the comforts of home, why not? Maybe the only thing better than fresh walleye just might be fresh walleye out on the ice. It has been said that ninety percent of the fish are in ten percent of the lake. As of now roads are plowed to all of the ten perc...
Taking this column back to real life tween parenting. There is nothing worse than having a child that you feel you cannot console. The tears do not stop. You see the disappointment in themselves pouring down their face. You only wish you could let them see themselves through your eyes. The way you really see them. Not the great expectations they feel you have from them. Knowing you may have played a part in the tears that make them not hear you are proud of their failures as much as you are thei...
Have you ever talked to a chicken? Talking to the chickens is one of my favorite things to do at the fair. Do we communicate? Absolutely. Speaking about the mouth, the Bible has a lot to say about the mouth; especially the language part; "Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks," said Jesus in Luke 6:45. God speaks. And what He has to say is worth paying attention to. Jesus said of his words, (which were God's words through his Son); "...the very words I have spoken to you are spirit...
Roseau- On Thursday, January 19, 2023, Fern Elouise Severson of Roseau peacefully passed away at the Roseau Manor at the age of 96. Fern was born to Sam and Signe (Gavelin) Palm on May 12, 1926. She was brought up living near grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins near Wannaska and was a life-long resident of Roseau County. She attended the Torfin School through 8th grade and shared many stories about her school days. She married Clifford Severson March 19, 1946 and together raised three...
Birch Island- John "Jack" Bernard Wollack died in hospice care on Sunday, January 8, 2023 at his residence in St. Therese of New Hope. He was 79 years old. Jack was born September 29, 1943 in Duluth, the son of the late Bernard and Eleanor (Hodorff) Wollack. Jack attended Crosier and St. Paul Seminary, graduating from St. Thomas College in 1966. Jack spent many years as a teacher at Little Falls Community High School. During his tenure, he taught classes in Latin, English, creative writing and w...
Grafton, N.D.- Evelyn Peterson, age 91 of Grafton, N.D. passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at the Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, N.D. Evelyn Karlstad was born on October 9, 1931, in Falun Township, Roseau County, Minnesota, the daughter of the late Nem and Inga (Thorstenson) Karlstad. Along with her 12 siblings, she was raised on the Karlstad farm and attended District 112 School in Falun Township. Evelyn was united in marriage to Walter Lyle Peterson on November 8, 1952 in Roseau. Following...
Greenbush- LaMonte Gross of Greenbush and formerly of Side Lake passed away at LifeCare Medical Center in Roseau at the age of 91 on January 12, 2023. LaMonte Emerson Gross was born on January 13, 1931 in Minot, N.D. to Waldo and Marie (Sherman) Gross. He graduated from Hibbing High School and DNR Management School. On July 7, 1951 he married Dorothy Mayer in Hibbing. LaMonte then joined the Army and served from September of 1951 to October of 1952. After the service he worked as an electrician...
5 years ago – January 27, 2018 Girls ruled in the Roseau Geography Bee. Hope Grafstrom placed first, Autumn Gross placed second and Max Wilson, last year’s champion, nailed down third place honors. Named to the Fall 2017 Dean’s List at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth were Faith Dorwart and Dyanna Grondahl, both of Roseau. Todd Brandt was re-elected to chair the Roseau School Board. Vonda Danielson was vice-chair, Stuart McFarlane was re-elected clerk and Micky Hulst as Treasurer. The R...
by Laurel Latham On Tuesday afternoon January 17, music was blasting and hot chocolate flowing at Doc's Harbor Inn rink in Warroad, where winter is never boring. Warroad Elementary students K-5 laced up skates with the assistance of local law enforcement and several volunteers. Their only assignment was to have a great time! "The skating event was part of the PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) program that all students K-5 participate in at Warroad Elementary," explained 5th... Full story