Articles from the May 11, 2019 edition
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Geroy's Appliance is more than appliances
Roger and Peter Geroy have been busy with Geroy's Appliance Store which they purchased in 2017. "We are excited to have our own store in Roseau." When you walk into Geroy's Appliance; whether you are...
Salol First Lutheran Church Celebrates the Century Mark
It's a unique church in the little town of Salol, Minnesota, where the immigrants first arrived from Ormsjo, Sweden, at the turn of the 20th Century and put down roots. There are still gravel roads...
Tom Jerome is Roseau's New School Superintendent
At a noon special meeting on Wednesday in the Roseau School Boardroom, Tom Jerome was approved by the Roseau School Board as the successor to Larry Guggisberg, the long-serving Roseau School...
The Time Paris Stole More Than My Heart
by Wyatt Cameron, English 12, Mrs. Didrikson In 2016, my friends Winston, Henry, Ayla, Catie and myself were all on a trip we were going to remember. There were teachers, chaperones and others of...
NLCA Presents Sons of Serendip
Sons of Serendip, will be performing at the Roseau School Theater on Friday, May 17th at 7:30 p.m. for the Northern Lights Concert Associations fifth and final concert of this season. This is a...
Mom liked me the least!
Let's be honest this Mother's Day. I have a brother and two sisters, Barb and Katie, and they were wonderful to Mom. It will cause considerable consternation among some of them, but I must say it....
Happy Mothers Day
Happy Mother's Day Mother's Day is a day to honor our Moms. Mother's Day is Sunday, May 12 this year. I was definitely lucky to have the Mom I had. I can safely say my brother, Kevin, felt the same...
"4.6 million boondoggle of state aid gas tax"
The Roseau County Road 9 project bid has been accepted at a cost of 4.6 million; a boondoggle of state aid gas tax... By moving the county 9 ditch and slope 4 feet to the east and placing the removed soil on the west slope. This should happen all in...
By supporting biodiesel, Peterson stands up for agriculture
As a soybean farmer in Rep. Collin Peterson’s district, I thank the congressman for walking the walk and supporting farmers by sponsoring the Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (HR 2089). This bipartisan legislation would provide a two-year e...
We can do better for people with disabilities
Stable, solid, secure- these are words for anything that’s important. Unfortunately, the words do not apply to the support staff situation for people with disabilities in Minnesota. There are more than 8,000 vacancies for the direct support p...
Regarding Huss township
To whom I received a letter from; I emailed it to the County Commissioners, and the Engineer.. I also did a search in question about the 80 acres of tax forfeited land in Huss township… In 2008 the county board had it appraised in four separated p...
Ravens spread Disease
Don’t ever raise peacocks,.They will break your heart. Peacocks are another of God’s creatures that you either love or hate. Last summer we had four roosters, four hens and five little ones. The ravens that never used to be seen or heard in the sum...
Support Minnesota History
The recent passage of S.F. No. 2227, which includes a reduction of $4 million in annual funding to the Minnesota Historical Society, is of great concern to the Roseau County Historical Society. This level of funding reductions would affect the level...
Salol News
Sam and Lola Grafstrom were at the musical “Giants in the Sky” featuring the 4-6 graders in Warroad. Katie Comstock and Linnea Harren took part in the musical and the Grafstroms thoroughly enjoyed it. Betty and Roger Hulst made trips to both Gra...
Dellia (Lien) Helgeson, 93
Monticello - Dellia (Lien) Helgeson, age 93 of Monticello, died peacefully on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at CentreCare Health in Monticello. Dellia was born on July 11, 1925 in Roseau to Carl O. and Stella...
Betty Ann (Laznicka) Kelly, 85
Napa, Calif. - Betty passed away peacefully at home on Good Friday, April 19, 2019 with her husband and three children by her side praying, singing, holding her, and playing praise music. She is in he...
Evan Parkhouse, 31
Memorial services for Evan Parkhouse, formerly of Warroad, will be held on Saturday, May 11th at 1 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Warroad. Evan Parkhouse passed away on April 23rd at the age of 31. Helgeson Funeral Home has charge of a...
David D. Glennen
Memorial services for David D. Glennen of Grand Forks, N.D, and formerly of Roseau, will be held on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 1 p.m. at the Rose Free Lutheran Church in Roseau. Interment will be at the Moe Rose Cemetery. He passed away January 22,...
William "Bill" I. Hagen Sr, 81
Warroad - William "Bill" I. Hagen Sr, age 81 of Warroad, passed away May 8, 2019. Visitation will be on Sunday May 12th from 5-8 p.m. at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau; followed by a Celebration of...
CBP Implements Seasonal Hours at Lancaster Port of Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will implement the summer seasonal schedule at the Lancaster Port of Entry effective May 12. The current hours of operation at the Lancaster port of entry are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The summer hours will be 8 a.m. to 8...
Harvey Floyd Johnson, 87
Salol - Harvey Floyd Johnson, of Salol, passed away in his home on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at the age of 87. Harvey was born to Oscar H. and Julia (Fugleberg) Johnson on October 25, 1931 in his Grandma...
Doris Elaine (Erickson) Hillard, 87
Bozeman, Mont. - Doris Elaine (Erickson) Hillard, born January 7, 1932 in Badger, was the seventh of Cornelius and Ida Erickson's eight children. Doris grew up on farms in Badger and Wannaska and...
Home School Graduates
A home school graduation ceremony for the Warroad/Roseau area will be held on May 25, 2019 at 2 p.m. at Warroad Community Church....
Girl Golfers are swinging away
On Wednesday, the Lady Rams played in Bemidji at the Town & Country Club in a 16-team field that saw Park Christian of Moorhead win top honors with 354, followed by Fergus Falls (367), and BGMR...
