Serving Roseau County for over 100 Years - The Official Roseau County Newspaper
Serving Roseau County for over 100 Years - The Official Roseau County Newspaper
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by Jeff Olsen On Friday, May 20, possibly the coldest May afternoon in decades, an estimated 100 individuals filed into the Billberg Building at the Roseau County Fairgrounds in Roseau to pay tribute to Robert H. Lobdell, killed while on duty on Christmas Day 1928, and Richard K. Magnuson, killed while on duty on August 2, 1978. With the temperature at 39 degrees at 2 p.m., the Billberg Building was assuredly the best protected gathering in Roseau County in recent memory as approximately 20... Full story
by Laurel Latham "There were fish to be caught during the season opener, but fishermen had to work for them," reports Aaron Phillipe of True North Guide Service, in his fifth year of guiding on Lake of the Woods. "It was a little slow with ice still on the lake and water temps between 39 and 44 degrees. Walleye need about 45 degrees water temp to spawn. I would say fishing is about two weeks behind this spring. Water was so high on the Rainy River, I had to cancel five scheduled sturgeon fishing...
by Jodi Wojciechowski On June 2, Rhonda Rothenberger is scheduled to make her last run as a bus driver for the Roseau School District after 30 years. Rhonda's bus driving adventures were never part of her plan. She was teaching Missionettes, a Christian based program for girls at the Roseau Community Church and needed to transport a large group of girls to go to the statewide event in Pillager, Minn., along with other places. Little did she know learning how to drive the church bus would lead...
by Jeff Olsen Some characters just jump out. Brian Brandt is just such a bloke, and the proof was a news tip from Colleen Lorenson, a Greenbush gal, who ran across the 73-year-old gent in a Mexican restaurant in Thief River Falls in late April. She was impressed, even forwarded his photo, and there was merriment in his eyes. He's as bald as Telly Savalas, who starred in Kojak. One thing is for sure. He's not a member of the Mafia or a Benedictine monk sworn to silence. The 1967 Roseau High Schoo...
Essay by: Kyla Novak Roseau Community School Mrs. Didrikson, Advanced English 11 Even in the womb, Jadyn and I were inseparable. So much so that I stole a bunch of her red blood cells and we both were sick when we were born. Although you'd think that she'd be the sicker baby, considering she looked like a ghost, I was actually doing worse. I was purple and had to be put in an incubator in the NICU, as well as phototherapy since I was born with jaundice. Since we were both seven weeks premature,... Full story
Unanswered questions? You may be saying, "how, why, or now what do I do?" Life is like that. I am facing new responsibilities, and many insecurities. At times I get totally frustrated! I don't know "when" or even "if" some things need fixing. Like what is all that oil stuff that is on the floor of my garage underneath my Tracker? Life can be overwhelming and I do a lot of praying. At first my reaction was to try to find someone to just do things for me. Like Joe, he took care of so many things....
A week ago in the Holiday Gas Station in Roseau, I ran across Dana Byfuglien, a sizable chap who has the same concerns as the rest of us - mainly, the rising prices of fuel and food. And damn near everything else. He's an old long-distance truck driver in his late sixties. Hell, I thought the old codger was totally retired. He got rich behind the wheel and has a fancy lake cabin up on Lake of the Woods. Of all the Byfugliens, of which there are many, the best ever was the patriarch Kenny...
If you want to try something fun and quite unique both Kyle and I would recommend the Cruisin' Tiki's. The Orange Beach Cruisin' Tiki's features your very own tiki bar and captain so you can sit back, relax, have a drink, or several, and enjoy the ride. You have your choice of music, drinks and the best view as you are cruisin' around the harbor and islands off Orange Beach. We were fortunate to get the best captain in Orange Beach, Capt. Anson Holley! We went on a sunset cruise and he took us...
Hard times create strong men. Strong men create easy times. Easy times create weak men. Weak men create hard times. Around and around we go. Our world is a never ending parade of circles. What goes around comes around comes to mind. About the only comfort to be found in todays messed up world is that every politician, policeman and person in the military has taken an oath to uphold and protect our constitution. Any person no matter if president, general or policeman that does not is a traitor to our country and should be treated as such. We...
Badger- Otto Kaml passed away May 23, 2022 at the age of 83. Otto Ludwig Kaml Jr. was born March 30, 1939 on the family farm in Barnett Township in rural Badger to parents Otto Sr. and Ada (Kranz) Kaml. "Junior" as he was known most of his life, attended school in rural Badger and worked for area farmers as well as larger farms in Warren and Argyle. Otto also worked in Montana. Otto Jr. and his future wife of over 60 years, Muriel Solvik, first met at the home of his Uncle George Kaml. George li...
Warroad- Paabiiwash Charles Samuel "Sam" Gibbons, Respected Tatanon, Dad, Uncle and Cousin, formerly of Windigo Island and Buffalo Point First Nation, passed away peacefully on Wednesday May 11, 2022 at the Wiigwas Elders and Senior Care Centre in Kenora, Ontario at the amazing age of 92. Sam is survived by his children Maureen and Todd (Kim) Powassin, grandchildren Jordan, Stephanie, Amanda, Shane, Sara and Todd Robert, great-grandchildren Ryan, Noah, Nevaeh, Brielle, Bradlee, Liam, Zoey,...
Roseau- Cody Alan Olafson of Middle River passed away on May 20th, 2022 at Southeast Georgia Health Center in Brunswick, Ga. at the age of 26. Cody was born on Aug 11, 1995, in Roseau to Scott Olafson and Ann (Przekwas) Peterson. He attended school in Roseau from kindergarten through 5th grade, Middle River-Greenbush from 6th through 11th grade, and 12th grade in Roseau, graduating from RHS in 2014. Cody attended Ridgewater Community College in Willmar for Non-Destructive Testing receiving his d...
Roseau- Mary Elizabeth Rogers passed away peacefully in her sleep Wednesday May 18, 2022 at Roseau Manor. She was 77. Mary was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Harold Fonzo and Mary Charlene (Douglas) Rogers on March 1, 1945. Mary and her parents moved from Missouri to Greenfield, Tenn. when she was 2. She grew up in Greenfield and Covington, Tenn. and attended Byars-Hall High School. Her first job was at the Federal Pacific Electric Company. She was married for ten years before going to Arnold's...
5 years ago – May 27, 2017 Roseau High School graduation speakers were Ivy Braaten, Madison Lee and Jacob LePard. The 2017 Roseau Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees for the October 8 ceremonies at the Roseau School Theatre were to be Paula (nee’ Bruss) Bauk, Mike Baumgartner, Paul Broten, Terry Gotziaman, Mark Huglen, Dana Paulson and the 1990 Minnesota State High School Hockey Champion Roseau Rams. On May 17 Lester and Verna Grafstrom held a big “Syttende Mai” celebration at their farm in Salol. B... Full story
Submitted by Tracey Wensloff It was a tough last week for the Rams softball team as they completed their season going 1-4 in their last five games. Though it was a tough week, the Rams played some very competitive games against some really good teams going 0-3 against the Gators and RLF. Two of their best efforts for the season saw them go 1-1 with a 2-0 shutout of Warroad and a 5-2 loss to the Gators. Also, after the conference season, the Rams ended up being the first-place team in the large...