Articles from the May 13, 2023 edition
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New Roseau PowerSports Park Opening June 3 With Big Event
by Ryan Honl A pretty impressive team of Roseau Polaris engineers are building one heck of a big Powersports Park just on the outside of town, north on 11th Avenue about a mile past Roseau Electric... Full story
Jensen and Palmquist Advance to General Election
by Jeff Olsen Kermit Jensen and Tim Palmquist have advanced to the August 8 general election following this past Tuesday's District 4 Roseau County Commissioner primary election. With 320 votes, Mr....
Roseau Anglers Shine In Zippel Bay Ice Out
by Jeff Olsen Last weekend, three sets of Roseau anglers didn't claim the title at the 2023 Ice Out Northern Tournament on Lake of the Woods, They did, however, finish in the top money to earn...
The Kid, the Skipper, and the Game at the Metrodome
by Jeff Olsen Benji, the son of John and Sue Wilebski of rural Greenbush, is no longer The Kid. He just began his third year of Medical School at the University of North Dakota and will graduate in...
Write On: The Best Boring Job
Essay by: Hannah Dahl Roseau Community School Mrs. Didrikson, Advanced English 11 I was trained as a lifeguard in the spring of 2021 at the Roseau School Pool. I started working there that summer doin...
On A Higher Level
Amos 3:3 Can two walk together except they be agreed? Unless they meet together and decide together where they are going to go, there will be no advancement. So it is between God and man. Princess Di...
Just remembering some old and odd characters
Sometimes, I finish an interview thinking, "Now, that's a person I'd like to sit down and drink a beer with." What's really uncharacteristic is thinking, "And I'll buy!" I've been in this racket -...
Ripley's Believe It or Not
Seeing is believing at Ripley's Believe It or Not! It's where the unbelievable comes alive right before your eyes with hundreds of unusual artifacts and hands-on interactive. You will become immersed...
Pray The Politicians Will Think
War is never pleasant. With pretty much anything available on the internet these days it's easy to get desensitized to the pictures. A quick google search of "war dead bodies" and hitting the "image"... Full story
Jerry D. Vertina, 86
Salol- Jerry D. Vertina was born May 28th, 1936, to Adolph and Olga (Anderson) Vertina at their home in Pencer. He graduated 8th grade from the Beaver School. He had a long work history which started...
Memorie Rose Toft, 97
Roseau- Memorie Rose Toft of Roseau, age 97, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2023 with her family by her side. Memorie was born on August 5, 1925, daughter of the late Arnold and Vivian (Jensen)...
Duane R. Meek, 87
Warroad- CW3 (United States Army, Retired) Duane R. Meek was born in Swift on 15 September 1935 and died on Veterans Day, 11 November 2022 in North Ogden, Utah. Duane served in the U.S. Army for 26 ye...
Where Is Jesus When It Hurts?
John 5: 1-15 In the Gospel of John we can see Jesus up close. He has tears in his eyes when a close friend of his dies. Jesus is touched by the sorrow of death. (John 11: 35) This close-up view of...
50 years ago… A Roseau athlete collapses dead after run
5 years ago – May 12, 2018 On April 2 Chantel Vatnsdal became the new librarian at the Roseau Public Library. Avery Novotny notched a hole-in-one using a 7 iron on the 183-yard 7th hole at Oakcrest Go...
Warroad High School Robotics Team 2883: FRED Excels In 2023
by Laurel Latham Meet Buford the Robot, this year's brainchild of the Warroad High School Robotics Team 2883:FRED. Buford, named after a character from the Phineas and Ferb cartoon series, has had an...