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by Jodi Wojciechowski Mandy Trangsrud along with her husband Marty and their two daughters Ella and Holly recently opened Twisted Apparel in Roseau. Neither of them are strangers to the area, Mandy grew up in the Greenbush area and Marty in Roseau. Together they are raising their daughters in Roseau and now own a business of their own. Mandy has always been interested in marketing and retail. "I've always enjoyed retail and went to school for marketing," she said. She also stated, "I've had...
by Jeff Olsen Forever, tattoos were the persona of sailors, soldiers and criminals - a rogues' art gallery of sailing ships, naked ladies, eagles, skulls, serpents, stilettos, and "Born to Raise Hell" inked across their upper torsos and other body parts. Now, tattoos are the norm. Richard Anderson, a Roseau barber, is a walking Picasso. "I have five tattoos total, and I don't want to know what they cost," he said and laughed. His most recent tattoo is the American flag that he got on February 25...
by Jeff Olsen These days, way past retirement age, Wayne Knutson ought to be kicking back and taking it easy. But on a recent Friday morning - precisely at 6:22 a.m. - he was waiting in his kitchen for an important phone call from Lake Country Chevrolet in Warroad where he has worked as a body repairman for 47 years. Old habits die slowly. "I'm waiting to get a call from Rod (Pearson) to see if I gotta go in or not," he said. Just the day before, Mike Kvarnlov, the former owner of Lake Country...
by Kate Dahl, English 12, Mrs. Didrikson Saturday, December twenty-second, two thousand and eighteen. We had just arrived at our family Christmas, three days early so that we could all be there to celebrate. My cousin and I decided to take the ranger out and go spearfishing to waste some of our time, rather than sitting around waiting to be able to open presents. Spearing, is another type of ice fishing where you throw a long, sharp, metal rod at the fish instead of using a typical fishing rod....
By: Pastor Joe Elick Recently our daughter, Londa, shared the following statement with me from a book she has been reading: "You can't start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one." Can you relate to this in any way? I immediately thought about the apostle Paul, and I'll tell you why later in this article. I want to carefully and thoughtfully bring a statement that King David prayed in Psalm 139 after celebrating the wonder of God's intimate participation in the...
The entire community is invited to the dedication of Allison Park on Wednesday, July 3rd. The formal dedication will start at 12 o’clock noon, with food, fun and games to follow throughout the day. A community picnic begins at 3 p.m. with brats, hotdogs, potato salad, and chips served until 5 p.m. Located east of the Warroad downtown district along Lake Street NE, the park has been known as the Warroad Community Park. The park has been made possible because of generous donors and the hard work of the volunteer-driven planning committee and t...
Roseau County Sheriff’s Department Timothy James Bahr, Salol, had a charge of driving after suspension dismissed. He had a charge of no proof of insurance dismissed. (Badge #1917) Mathieu Brian Joseph Blais, pled guilty to drug possession and was fined $135. He pled guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia and was fined $50. (Badge #1926) Aaron James Nelson, Karlstad, pled guilty to DWI and was fined $585, 30 days stayed for two years and two years unsupervised probation. He had a charge of DWI 0.08 dismissed. He had a charge of fourth d...
If only I had the money and the time, I'd book a Red Eye Flight next Wednesday to Washington, D.C., for the biggest Fourth of July bash in American history. I prefer to remember less gaudy displays of patriotism. Probably half of Roseau County wasn't alive when we had the Bicentennial Fourth of July Celebration in 1976 in these United States of America. President Gerald Ford didn't speak at the Lincoln Memorial that day. Instead, he went golfing and promptly beaned some hapless spectator. I...
The only thing on my mind is I get to have a five day break from the newspaper. We have an early deadline next week for the Fourth of July, which means we get a lot of days off! If you need to submit anything for next week's RTR the deadline is Monday. It can be at midnight, if you like. Technically as long as it is to me by 8 a.m. Tuesday, we will get it in the newspaper. If it is after 8 a.m. there is a chance it will go in but it isn't guaranteed. I wasn't quite sure what I could fit into...
For the last twenty two years we have been blessed with two of the best dogs to ever walk on this earth. We got Snoopy as a pup in the summer of ninety-seven. She was a quarter german shepard, a quarter great pyrenees, and half lab. She hunted woodchucks, raccoons and especially skunks with a passion. She was a constant companion and watch dog. More than that she was family. We shared our world together for eleven years. She was never spayed, but for some unknown reason only had puppies once. On December fourth of 2004, Lurch Leroy Larson w...
Austin - Malcolm Russell Struthers, age 83 of Austin, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2019 at his home. Mal was born on November 5, 1935, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to Rosco and Katherine (Sutton) Struthers. He attended a three-room school in Sprague, Manitoba, Canada. Mal married Ilyne Alice Olson on August 21, 1954 in Warroad. They lived in Warroad for the first few years of their married life. They moved to Centuria, Wisconsin where Mal was a lineman. He and Ilyne started a successful...
Roseau - Patrick H. Steer, 46 yrs 7 mo, of Roseau, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, N.D., with his family at his bedside. Patrick was born at Riverview Hospital in Crookston, on November 19, 1972 the son of Henry and Pauline Steer, Jr. He grew up by Dorothy, on the family farm until 1987 when he and his family moved to Roseau. Patrick graduated from Roseau High School in 1994. After graduation he worked at the ODC in Roseau for four years. He enjoyed his...
5 years ago – June 28, 2014 Regional authors on hand at Roseau’s Scandinavian Festival for book signings were Marilyn Hagerty, Jeanne Cooney, Evelyn McKeever and Henry Boucha. Larry Petrowski was celebrating his 70th birthday with an open house on July 19. David Wensloff was the winner of the Father’s Day quilt raffle at the Four Seasons Senior Center in Roseau. Celebrating their June birthdays at the Four Seasons Center were Helen Bergland, George Petrowski, and Katherine Vertina. 10 years...
The Warroad Public School District needs 11 literacy tutors for the 2019-2020 school year according to Minnesota Reading Corps. Minnesota is reported to have one of the largest achievement gaps in the nation, heightening the need for literacy and math tutors in schools throughout the state. The Warroad Public School District school that has been awarded tutor positions is Warroad Elementary School. Minnesota Reading Corps and Minnesota Math Corps are seeking 1,700 tutors for the 2019-20 school year by asking residents to “Help Minnesota Be M...
Going on a diet only implies one thing. Heck going on anything only implies one thing. It implies that eventually, you’ll go off of whatever you’re on. In today's world of instant gratification, we are faced with it every day. It's time to shed some light on what diets do to our minds as well as our bodies. There are too many programs, influencers and hoaxes out there trying to get your attention and money. All I want is your honesty and to increase your awareness. When you think about going on a diet, that's what happens, you think that it...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the capture of a bighead carp and two silver carp, and detection of a third, tagged silver carp, within the past several weeks. The bighead carp was captured at the Xcel Energy King Power Plant in Oak Park Heights. All of the silver carp were in Pool 4 of the Mississippi River between Red Wing and Wabasha in southeastern Minnesota. “The DNR has confirmed between two and seven individual invasive carp captures each spring since 2013,” said DNR invasive fish coordinator Nick Fro...