Articles from the February 29, 2020 edition
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Warroad Lions Winter Wings
The weather cooperated with blue skies and sunshine for the Warroad Lions 42nd Annual Ski Plane Fly-in & Breakfast on Sunday, February 23rd, at the Warroad American Legion from 8 a.m. to noon. "There...
Chef Jonathan Zayas
If you are a member of the Roseau Civic and Commerce and attended either the Annual Meeting or the recent Business After Hours, you have had the pleasure of Chef Jonathan Zayas' Puerto Rican cuisine....
Roseau's Betty Wold is one special Octogenarian
by Jeff Olsen She sat in her small kitchen, which was spotless. In fact, the whole house was in "apple pie order," as the Germans would say. It could pass inspection in any country. Betty Wold, 85,...
Roseau Trains In Another City Cop
Roseau Police Chief Ward Anderson almost laughed as he announced that he had recently sworn in Cody Bannert, who has roots in this area, as his newest recruit. Yes, he knows his department has become...
WRITE ON! My First Time I Ever Went to Florida
by Reygan McCanna, English 7, Mrs. Didrikson So this is the story of the time I went to Florida. I woke up at 5:00 in the morning. When you are nine years old it is very hard to get up in the...
Fish House Removal Deadlines Quickly Approaching
Anglers in the southern two-thirds of the state have until the end of the day on Monday, March 2, to remove their fish houses from Minnesota lakes. The removal deadline for those in the northern...
Warroad 100 is Next Stop
by Emily Wicklund The next stop of the USXC tour is the Seven Clans Warroad 100 on Saturday, February 29th and Sunday, March 1st. This event is a favored event by the racers due to its mixture of...
He dances through life with graceful aplomb
Call it a shot in the dark. On Monday, February 17, I called Mark Hultgren in the Twin Cities and said, "Hult, can you take a photo with a few of the Lady Rams down for the state hockey tournament ban...
Short and Sweet This Week!
Bro may have got a bit long-winded this week, but I'm good with it since I am a bit tired out. We leave tonight (Thursday) for Grand Forks for Kyle's ecocardiogram Friday morning to see if he needs a...
GOD, NOT "ODDS!"
Yesterday (2/21/20) I had the opportunity to stop by Carol's Cedar Cellar (a fine, flower, plant and gift shop in Roseau) early in the afternoon. After a brief conversation with Carol while I was...
Teacher of the Year Candidate Field Narrowed To 36 Semifinalists (Including Roseau's Own)
The field of possible candidates for this year’s Minnesota Teacher of the Year honor has been narrowed to 36. A selection panel of 24 community leaders chose the semifinalists from an initial field of 135 candidates from across the state. The p...
Carolyn Jo Ecklund, 63
Oslo -Carolyn Jo Ecklund was born in Grand Forks Deaconess Hospital on Saturday, April 14, 1956 at 10:32 p.m. to Dewey & Verna (Schey) Rood. She was baptized at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Thief...
Philip Charles Kentner, 74
Warroad -Philip passed away on Feb. 25, 2020 in Middle River at the age of 74. Philip Charles Kentner was born on August 7, 1945 in Hailey, Idaho to Theodore and Evelyn (Crosswhite) Kentner. He...
Rebecca "Becca" Werk, 35
Fargo, N.D. -Becca Werk passed away on Monday, February 17, at the age of 35. Rebecca Ann (Bicker) Werk was born September 15, 1984 in Roseau to Wayne and Joyce (Wickstrom) Bicker. She graduated from...
ASK A MN TROOPER "Controlled Substance DWIs"
Question: I read somewhere that the number of DWI arrests had declined recently? This this true? What about non-alcohol related DWI arrests? Answer: While alcohol-related DWI incidents have dropped over the past 10 years in Minnesota, controlled...
Roseau 10UB Finishes Off Regular Season With A Pair Of Home Double-Headers.
Saturday saw Moorhead come to town. Moorhead got on the board quickly in the first minute, and kept the 1-0 lead going into the second. Brooklyn Kline tied it up off a mad scramble out front including Maia Moberg and Martine Reese, but Moorhead pulle...
Roseau Rams Girls Hockey Wins AA State Consolation Championship
submitted by Steve Huglen: The Roseau Rams shut out the Hill-Murray Pioneers 4-0 on Saturday, February 22nd to win the Consolation Championship at the Minnesota AA State Tournament. The Rams opened th...
Cossentine Claims National Wrestling Honors
Submitted by Lisa Mack The old saying goes "You can't read a book by its cover", which is often times true to the core. But when it comes to Roseau's own 4th grade wrestler, Seth Cossentine, what you...
RAMS GO 1-4, PLAYOFFS START NEXT WEEK
Submitted by: Gregg Iverson The Bagley Flyers were the guests of the Roseau Rams boys basketball team on Thursday, February 13th. This would be a Section 8AA match up and a game that Coach Hayden had his eyes on for his team to pick up another win....
Roseau VFW Bantam AA Punches Ticket To VFW State
The Roseau VFW Bantam AA team hosted Bemidji on Sunday afternoon 2/23 for a rubber match to decide seeding for MAHA regions and also determine which team goes to the VFW State Tournament. With each...
Roseau Rama Girls Basketball Team Closes Out Regular Season With A Win Over EGF Greenwave
submitted by Tracy Borowicz: The Lady Rams have had very close games with EGF on the road the last few years, and they didn’t want that to happen this year. The Rams started the game executing their offense and applying great defensive pressure to h...
LOOKING BACK...
5 years ago – Feb. 28, 2015 Local students named to the UND Fall Dean’s List were Andrea Burkel and Vanessa Burkel of Badger; Ryan Bergeron, Benjamin Langaas, Levi Lewis and Dia Rominski of Gre...
Court Report
Roseau County Sheriff’s Dept. Bianca Boisvert-Rainey, Hamilton, Ontario was charged with possession of small amount of marijuana in vehicle and possession of drug paraphernalia and was fined $300 along with unsupervised monitoring for 1 year w...
Minnesota's Townships To Hold Annual Meetings On Township Day, Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Minnesota’s 1,781 townships will hold their annual town meeting on Tuesday, March 10. Known as Township Day, these annual meetings are held every year on the second Tuesday in March. Residents of the townships will meet to voice their opinions a...
Roseau/Lake of the Woods/Koochiching County FSA Updates
Manager Comments Your local FSA offices are extremely busy as we see increased producer traffic with multiple important program deadlines quickly approaching. With that being said, we encourage you to call your local office and schedule an...
