Articles from the April 4, 2020 edition
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Special Board Meeting Experiences Glitches
Technology isn't always what it is cracked up to be, especially during this past Tuesday's Roseau County Board meeting when department heads and other interested parties were unable to hear the transm...
Liquor Store Stays Open & Playgrounds are Closed
In his opening comments on Monday afternoon, Mayor Jeff Pelowski noted that this was their first meeting with nobody in the chamber for a meeting. He then addressed Roseau residents. "I want to say...
Separated by Borders, but happy in their hearts
Covid-19 is making everyone think outside of the box. One such situation is Deb Watson. Deb and her husband Mark moved from Canada to Warroad in 1985 when Mark took a job at Warroad Congregational...
Quarantined in Sicily and Safely Back in Roseau
by Julie Elick This past November, after finally getting his visa, Aaron Krahn, son of Paul and Rachael Krahn of Roseau, arrived in Messina Sicily (an island off the coast of Italy). Aaron had...
Combat Army SGT David Foss Served With Valor
David Foss, the 1966 Roseau High School graduate, decorated Vietnam War veteran and educator, hasn't lost a step on life more than 50 years since returning home from the war. Recently, he spoke by pho...
WRITE ON! Water Tubing Mishap
by Taylor Grill, English 7, Mrs. Didrikson It was the summer of 2018. I was 12 at the time. My family and I went to our cabin. It was after 2 o'clock when we got there, so we had lunch. I was hungry....
Jenna Byfuglien earns collegiate hockey honor
Jenna, a 2018 Roseau High School graduate and the daughter of Jeremy and Penny Byfuglien of rural Roseau, was recently selected to the First Team All-WIAC (Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic...
Polaris resumes some production but initiates pay cuts, furloughs
by Dee DePass , Star Tribune Polaris Inc. will temporarily furlough some workers and cut pay of others, the company said Tuesday in its latest step to survive the severe downturn resulting from the coronavirus outbreak. Its chief executive, Scott...
With the spunky mom of three handicapped kids
Over in the Skime area, Rachel (née Swonger) Burr bubbles over when talking about her three special needs children like it's as natural as a walk in the park. She has her hands full! Her oldest...
Roseau School District Engages in Distance Learning
The COVID-19 Pandemic has changed the world and community in which we live in. Lives have been lost, loved ones impacted and members of the healthcare industry and first responders have been pushed beyond their limits in response to the global...
Filmmaker Henry Boucha can tiptoe on ice skates
A pal of mine, Doc Flannery, one of the real successes to come out of Christ the King Catholic Grade School in Minneapolis in the 1950s, sent me a video of Henry Boucha and later texted asking if...
Dad, Kyle, Yvonne and Roseau Strong
What's on my mind is how crazy the world is right now and all the acts of kindness I'm seeing and hearing about. It is great to live in an area where people still care about each other in these...
The Power of Personal Testimony
What is a "testimony?" The shortest definition I found in the dictionary is, "Proof." OK. But how? A testimony is the observable or hearable (verbal if you prefer) evidence of something going on in so...
Court Report
#City of Roseau Garon Lee Schumacher, Roseau, pled guilty to failure to yield when entering roadway and was fined $135. (Badge #1472) Minnesota State Patrol Joyce Annette Boroos, Badger, pled guilty to no seat belt and was fined $110. (Badge #108)...
Salol News
by Diane Monkman 463-0175 Foreign Exchange student Elisa Valente made it safely back home to Italy with only an hour delay in New York. Only one parent was allowed to meet her and she was wearing a mask when she got off the plane. She is attending...
Lorraine (Hildahl) Linné, 94
Bellevue, Wash. August 6, 1925 – January 20, 2020 Lorraine was born in Roseau on August 6, 1925 to Anton and Hilda (Strandlund) Hildahl. Anton was the son of Abraham and Anne Tomine Hildahl from N...
Blanche Arlyne Pulczinski, 86
Roseau -On March 22nd we lost our Sunshine; now, one of God's brightest Angels. Blanche Pulczinski, who's beauty shown both inside and out, was a vibrant, energetic, kind-hearted member of the Roseau...
Looking Back
5 years ago – Apr. 4, 2015 Award winners at the Roseau Ram basketball banquet were Spencer Sabourin, Scott Nelson, Bailey Warne, Brandon Pfeiffer, Ethan Johnson, Weston Nelson and James Stroot. The R...
Down the Road
submitted by Arlette Solom "We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world." Helen Keller The following statement is from director, Thora Halvorson. "As you know, at this time, we are closed due to the coronavirus...
Social Security Benefits Will be Paid On Time and Other Updates Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security, reminds the public that Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit payments will continue to be paid on time during the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency also reminds everyone to be aware...
MNsure Announces Special Enrollment Period for Uninsured Minnesotans in Response to Growing COVID-19 Concerns
MNsure announced a 30-day special enrollment period (SEP) for qualified individuals who are currently without insurance, in response to the potential growth of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. This SEP that begins Monday, March 23, and runs through Apri...
DPS-DVS Offices Statewide Closing for Two Weeks; Driver's License Extensions on the Way
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services division (DPS-DVS) is closing all exam stations statewide beginning Friday at the close of business to follow Governor Tim Walz’s executive order for Minnesotans to stay home a...
Rural Finance Authority Funding to Allow COVID-19 Response
Assistance from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Rural Finance Authority (RFA) will be available to help farmers whose operations are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. A $330 million Minnesota COVID-19 relief bill Governor Tim Walz s...
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Loans Now Available
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone in our economy, but we know small businesses have been particularly hard hit. That’s why Governor Walz requested an Economic Injury Disaster Loan declaration from the SBA earlier this week. Now, online a...
A Poem, And A Little Chance To Smile
Submitted by Ron Gordon TP Measures Up!! hey!! six feet away, you must keep your distance! i'm healthy, no virus, and building up resistance. take out one TP roll from your closet and give it a measure (and yes, quick, put it back in your...