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by Jeff Olsen Roseau High School Athletic Director Ivan Hirst announced on Wednesday, June 16, that they had selected Amanda (née Monkman) Giles as the new girls varsity hockey coach. "She has accepted the offer," he said, adding that Coach Giles was the top pick because she has previous head coaching experience. "She obviously grew up in the system and wants to get back to coaching high school girls hockey in Roseau." He noted that Amanda has been working with the Roseau 12U hockey team the... Full story
by Jeff Olsen Standing just inside Helgeson Funeral Chapel in Roseau a week ago Wednesday afternoon, Roseau County Chief Deputy Sheriff Tobi Eidsmoe was asked if he was the security detail. He smiled and said, "No." It was a wonderful cast of characters - at least one millionaire but mostly regular folks, one who looked like he had just arrived from the Klondike, another in an old sweaty cowboy hat that might have been stomped on by his horse, very few society dames, and an assortment of old...
by Jeff Olsen Phil Wang, a 1967 Greenbush High School graduate who attended the school of hard knocks, including being drafted into the Army and sent to Vietnam as an infantryman in March 1968, was back in this area this week. He's seen the world and now hails from Augusta, Georgia, where he lives with his wife, Vickie, who spent a few days up in the Argyle area before flying back to civilization. Speaking by phone with Phil on Sunday afternoon, she laughed about the wide open spaces in...
by Kyle Buley, Formal Book Review - Kelsey Didrickson Tim O'Brien: The Things They Carried, Published 1990, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, Copyright 1990, 233 pages The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien is a collection of stories from soldiers in the Vietnam War. The stories follow multiple different soldiers, mainly the author Tim O'Brien. Some of the soldiers the other stories follow are Lieutenant Jimmy Cross, Rat Kiley, Norman Bowker, Henry Dobbins, Kiowa, Mitchell Sanders,...
Being still is both a discipline and very difficult to do. For a person to be still, they have to feel safe, and confident. Becky Rosenkrans made me a bracelet. It is hand stamped in copper, and connected with rivets onto a leather band. It says BE STILL AND KNOW. It is taken from a verse, Psalm 46:10, which reads "Be still, and know that I am God." It isn't enough in a time of great stress to just be still, to just zone out using a mantra. The reason a mantra doesn't work is because stillness... Full story
I took out the trash on my way to this article. More about this shortly. It's good to be back with you again. I had to pass on having an article last week for a couple of reasons. Dealing with fatigue, and needing the energy to be with the Ballard family and conducting Loren's funeral service; an honor and a privilege. The Ballards have been good friends of Julie and I for over 30 years now. Our hearts and prayers continue to be extended to Marianne and family. Now on to the subject at hand.... Full story
Allison Park Summer Series is a NEW two-day event that will take place every second and fourth weekend in the summer months starting on June 25th and 26th. Each designated weekend will feature a unique theme, with the first series giving a nod to our hockey heritage, aka Hockeytown USA®. All are encouraged to wear a jersey! On these Friday evenings, community members can take part in a fundraiser meal to help support future events at Allison Park through free-will donation. Guests can enjoy the meal while they watch local performers and live...
Let's start on the light side. I was a student of Catholic schools for 12 years. Grade school and high school. It wasn't my choice. By the time I was in the second grade, I was sleeping with a crucifix under my pillow. For good luck. I wasn't taking any chances. The nuns seemed to be entirely focused on hell, and I was headed directly there. It was the shock of my life in 1950 to learn in the first grade that I was going to burn like charcoal and glow in the dark for eternity. What a bad deal....
Kyle and I haven't gone camping together, even though adding air conditioning to our fish house would make the perfect camper too. One of the reasons is our fur baby Blu. Brandon watches him when Kyle and I have little excursions, but he usually goes camping with Sarah and Brian so that leaves us with Blu. This year we took the plunge and added air to the fish house and said yes to camping at Red Lake Falls and tubing. We figured we would try camping with Blu and see if it would work....
On June 10-12, 2021, the First Annual NorthbornTM Days event was held at Allison Park in Warroad. This 3-day event began with the Northborn Birthday Party on Thursday, which celebrated the birthday of the park's namesake, Allison Marvin, and commemorated the 2nd Anniversary of the park. Similar to the 2019 Park Dedication, a free community picnic - complete with cotton candy and ice cream bars – was offered to the nearly 700 people in attendance. Children were encouraged to dress in their f...
We are a few weeks into our summer concert series at the Riverview Park Gazebo. We hope you will join us for another evening of music along the Roseau River. There is no admission fee to attend these performances. Bring a lawn chair and be prepared to be entertained by multi-instrumentalists Mike Lauer (George Maurer, Bobby Vee) and Greg Byers (Kat Perkins, Trans-Siberian Orchestra) as they collide in The String Showdown! You are in for a fun & fast-paced performance full of sweet licks and... Full story
Roseau- Loren passed away peacefully, with his family by his side on Friday, June 11, 2021 at the age of 73. Loren John Ballard was born in Roseau on September 21, 1947 to Felix and Judith (Johnson) Ballard. He grew up in Badger and graduated in 1965. Loren has always had an interest in cars, from the time he could walk Loren was helping his dad work as a mechanic. He worked with his father for years before he got a job at Cenex as a manager in Roseau. In 1968 Loren married the love of his life...
Roseau- Irene Michal, 83, passed away at LifeCare Medical Center on June 22, 2021 after a courageous battle with cancer. Irene, the daughter of Paul & Loneta Gonshorowski, was born on July 1, 1937 in Roseau. She grew up in rural Williams and was the youngest of three children. She graduated valedictorian of her class – demonstrating what would be a life-long commitment to excellence, integrity, and a strong work ethic. She then went on to work at a local accounting firm in Roseau where she m...
Fargo, N.D.- Mae Pearl (Rasmussen) Kjaer died peacefully at Bethany at 42nd in the early morning of June 16, 2021. Mae was born to Andrew and Stina (Jelderks) Rasmussen on October 4, 1924, in Badger. She was the fifth child and grew up on the family farm near Badger. She attended school there and worked on the family farm. She married Orville Kjaer on December 8, 1940, and they moved to Roseau. She worked as a cook at Nelson's Cafe as well as at the Roseau Hospital. She then moved to Fargo,...
Warroad- Susie Ann Lykken passed away on June 15, 2021 after a long, courageous battle with cancer, at her home in Warroad. Susie was born on August 20, 1958 in Thief River Falls to Patricia (Mosher) and Myron Svean. She graduated from Thief River Falls High School and later received her nurse's aide certificate. She worked several jobs including, O.B. in Thief River Falls, home daycare in Roseau, the Roseau School and Oak Crest Nursing home, in addition to raising her three children. She and...
by Keith Cumming A beautiful day turned into a great night for racing at the Greenbush Race Park as 49 cars checked in to try and take home a checkered flag. Cautions were the early rule for the 12 car Wissota Pure Stock feature, and Macey Anderson of Newfolden, would be the early leader through those cautions. The race would go caution free for the last 10 laps, and Anderson would lose her lead on lap seven when Steve Nordhagen of Thief River Falls, would take the top spot coming out of corner...
5 years ago – June 25, 2016 The Roseau High School Clay Target Team was heading to State. Shooters advancing were Owen Moser, Andrew Weiland, Morgan Anderson, Rudy Finney and Bret Dale. Nathan Adrian and Carlin Johnson advanced as alternates. LeRoy Taus was celebrating his 90th birthday on July 2 at the Benwood Community Center. A baby girl, Thora Irene, was born to Emily and Brady Johnson of Roseau. Vernell and Mark Beito from Wannaska are new grandparents. 10 years ago – June 25, 2011 Chad Maurstad of Badger was named to the Pre...
Submitted by Larry Hosaluk Photos by Pam Shaw. The Minnesota Trap Shooting Championship is the world's largest shooting sports event, with 300 High Schools and over 6500 student athletes participating. This year's tournament was held at Alexandria Shooting Sports Park, June 14-21. After a spring season of hard work, practice and preparation, with a berth in the State tournament at stake, could there be a better time for the Roseau High School Clay Target team to post the best performance in its...