Articles from the May 23, 2020 edition
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Popular Roseau County Official Pulls the Pin
On Friday, May 22, a number of Roseau County employees said farewell to Pam Grand, the veteran Roseau County Recorder who made the courthouse a little more special. She never threw her weight around...
The 2020 Roseau County Fair Has Been Cancelled
On Monday evening, the Roseau County Fair Board met via Zoom and voted to cancel the Roseau County Fair, which is the main event of the summer. Richard Magnusson, Director of the Roseau County Fair Bo...
City Council Shoots for June 1st
On Monday evening, the Roseau City Council discussed the Governor's latest executive order (2056) that allowed small businesses to open. "But it kept the bars, restaurants and theaters closed. We're d...
Commissioners Combine Auditor and Recorder's Positions
On Tuesday, the Roseau County Board voted to combine the Auditor and Recorder's Offices under one department head. "We had already made the Recorder position an appointed position in April," said...
Welcome Home Parade Held In Warroad
Blue skies and sunshine were the perfect backdrop for the welcome home parade held in Warroad on Saturday, May 16th. Overhead, Kirk Erickson circled in his airplane to signal the beginning of the...
WRITE ON! "Four Countries in a Week"
by Emma Johnson, English 7, Mrs. Didrikson When I went to Paris the plane ride was long and boring. We slept pretty much the whole time. First we stopped in Canada, on our second flight we went...
Announcing the Inductees to the Roseau Athletic Hall of Fame
by Jeff Olsen The Roseau Athletic Hall of Fame Committee recently announced their inductees to be honored at the 2020 induction ceremony on Sunday, October 4, at the Roseau School Theater. Leading...
WHY WE OBSERVE MEMORIAL DAy
Buried in Belgium Theodore T, Eeg’s second wound proved fatal. He was first wounded in December. The following letter gives the particulars regarding the death of Theodore T. Eeg: Mrs. Thea Linder Greenbush, Minn. Dear Mrs. Linder: In behalf of t...
Salol News
Jim Grafstrom was surprised to have a partridge break right through his kitchen window into the sink. The Hulsts butchered a couple pigs and are experimenting making several kinds of bacon. The big green tractors are traveling by again on the way to...
They're the Sidelined Spring Softball Sisterhood
by Jeff Olsen They never got outside, never played a single inning, and never heard the cheers. Blame that on COVID-19. Yet, Teresa Hulst, the Rams head softball coach, is cheering on these young...
WHEN IT COMES TO HILLS, KEEP LOOKING UP!
It was a long way to the top of the hill. My legs hurt, my bottom was sore, my face was dripping wet with sweat. I backed off on the pressure of the pedals against my foot, changed my gear setting to as low as I could get it, and continued to pedal....
Kraus-Anderson selected as construction manager for $40 million Roseau Community Schools project
Kraus-Anderson has been selected as construction manager for an extensive $40 million project consisting of additions and modifications to the existing K-12 school complex originally built in 1930, located at the corner of 3rd Street NE (MN State...
The Colonel has been on the frontlines in NYC
While many of the wealthier New Yorkers were escaping the Big Apple in droves during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Roseau's Colonel Martha Lystad with the U.S. Army Reserve was in the thick of...
Tell Me NOT to do Something and I Will Do It Twice
It was a bit of a week. Re-modeling is always nice when it's done but when you're in the middle of it...not so much! Steve Bouton started it off with sheetrocking and texturing. He then had a couple...
Martha Marie "Marty" Row Roberts, 92
Warroad- Martha Marie "Marty" Row Roberts June 13, 1927-May 15, 2020 Marty passed away May 15 at the age of 92 in the Warroad Senior Living Center. Resident of Warroad and graduate of Roseau High 1945...
Kathleen (Kathy) Elizabeth Driscoll, 61
Warroad- Kathleen (Kathy) Elizabeth Driscoll was born in Grand Forks, N.D. on January 24, 1959 to Jeremiah and Dorothea Driscoll. She passed away May 5th after a brief battle with cancer. Kathy...
Jeanette Arline Wellen, 95
Roseau- Jeanette Arline Wellen was born in Roseau, on October 25, 1924, to August and Agnes (Holt) Solem. She grew up in the Ross area and attended school there. On December 25, 1948, Jeanette...
Cordelia Huglen Agrimson, 100
Minneapolis- Cordelia Huglen Agrimson was born in Badger on June 5, 1919, to Rev. and Mrs. R. J. Huglen. She passed away on May 9, 2020, in Minneapolis at the age of 100, the victim of COVID-19. After Badger she lived with her parents in Wildrose,...
I'm Sorry, what did you say?
Written by Karin Haugrud More than 21 million Americans suffer from hearing impairment. Hearing loss is defined as any alteration of hearing capacity. According to the UCSF Health Medical Specialists, hearing loss can be of various degrees from mild,...
Roseau Lake Rehabilitation Project
My grandfather came to Roseau County in a covered wagon with his parents in 1890. They started clearing the land and farming with oxen. This became the farmland that is now called The Island. This farmland has been in my family for 130 years. My...
Whatever the opposite of The Greatest Generation is, that is where we are as a country right now.
We have a common enemy with the COVID-19 virus and instead of fighting this virus together as a nation and adhering to the guidelines that the experts set forth to protect ourselves and others, we have people protesting. MY civil liberties! MY right...
Greenbush RacePark Cancels First Two Races
Submitted by Keith Cumming Well the Coronavirus has claimed it's first two races at the Greenbush Race Park, cancelling the May 23rd, and May 30th racing programs. The season is now scheduled to open on June 6th featuring the Mods, Midwest Mods,...
Fair Canceled, 4-H Showcases Still Planned
As many of you have heard, the Roseau County fair board has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Roseau County Fair due to the COVID-19 health pandemic. 4-H supports this decision and is committed to offering an alternative for Roseau...
How About An "Oh, Wow" For God's Word?
During my first years of pastoring at Roseau Covenant Church it was my responsibility (and privilege) to teach the Release Time class for fourth, fifth, and sixth graders. Now if you're outside the...
CBP Reminds Public That Non-Essential Travel Restrictions Prohibit Recreational Boating Between U.S., Canada
As we kick off the unofficial start to the boating season along the northern border, U.S. Customs and Border Protection would like to remind all pleasure boaters that crossing the U.S.-Canada border is considered non-essential travel and is not...
