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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At six years old, Chuck Erickson got his first experience working at the Roseau County Fair. "Our next door neighbors, Vernon and Eileen Grand, had a popcorn wagon at the fair," Chuck recalled. "They paid me twenty-five cents for inserting sticks into a box of caramel apples. There were 150 apples in each box." Chuck continued to work in Grand's Popcorn Wagon every summer at the fair until he graduated high school. "In 1979 Eileen called and asked if I wanted to buy their popcorn wagon and that'...
At the Roseau County Board meeting on Tuesday morning, the Roseau County Commissioners approved Roseau County Emergency Manager Sue Grafstrom's request to reduce her hours from 32 hours to 20 hours per week. Grafstrom, who has undergone extensive training for the Emergency Manager position over the last 15 months, did not face much opposition from the board members. Commissioner Jack Swanson noted prior to Tuesday's board meeting that emergency managers are required to have a series of trainings...
Amy McGuire, the daughter of an Assemblies of God pastor and a small town girl who has been living in the big city for two decades, is excited about her new position as the Roseau Elementary School principal beginning this fall. Consider Ms. McGuire, who is married to an Irishman, an easy interview who never slows down about her life and times as a wife, educator, and mother of two young sons. "My husband's family is proud of their Irish heritage, but I am not Irish," she said last week, speakin...
I'm stepping away from this game at the end of July on a leave of absence. This will provide a local writer the opportunity to share his or her talents in the Roseau Times-Region. I will still write wrestling articles, which is how I got into this racket in November 1980. I never intended to be controversial, especially most recently with the present incumbent, whose wildly devoted and fanatical followers will excitedly and repeatedly chant "Lock her up!" during his frequent campaign...
I had a delightful experience on the 4th of July; it was the highlight of my day. Now to say this is not to diminish the great time we had with our daughter, Londa, and son-in-law, Marlin around a barbecue at their “fire pit.” Yum! Nor is it to take away from the splendtaculous (I just made up the word, right now!) fireworks in Warroad that night, which we also enjoyed together. Thanks, Warroad; it was “uplifting,” particularly at the neck level! Sometimes it’s great to be human and enjoy it. But! But! The highlight of my day took place ove...
Roseau County Sheriff’s Department Daniel Paul Larsen, Roseau, pled guilty to disorderly conduct and was fined $185, 90 days local confinement with 89 days stayed for one year and one year unsupervised probation. (Badge #1912) Katrina Alexis Miller, Thief River Falls, pled guilty to duty to drive with due care and was fined $125. (Badge #1946) Roseau Police Dept. Samuel Sheidan Hazelton, Roosevelt, pled guilty to failure to stop at a stop sign and was fined $135. (Badge #1472) Minnesota State Patrol Rodney John Cieklinski, Badger, pled gui...
Roseau - Marie Nelson Comstock, age 99, died peacefully on July 7, 2018. Marie was an intelligent, kind, and strong woman, who loved her family, neighbors, and community. She loved to dance, play cards, garden and travel. She taught in the country and Roseau schools and was a longtime member of several state and local community boards, organizations and clubs. Marie was proud of her heritage and was always happy for an opportunity to speak and translate Swedish. She is preceded in death by husband Robert, parents Axel and Christine Nelson, and...
Newport News, Va. - Lance Alan Anderson, 53, passed away Friday, June 29, 2018. Lance was born in Minneapolis, to Lois and Alden Anderson who preceded him in death. He grew up on the family farm in Badger. He relocated to Newport News, Va., in his early 20’s and was employed as a commercial fisherman. Lance was a jack of all trades and learned many of his skills on the farm. He always referred to himself as a simple farm boy who enjoyed country air. He was an avid NASCAR fan and enjoyed going to many races. He also was a true Vikings f...
Kasson - Mark Douglas Westphal, passed away unexpectedly on July 5th, 2018. He was born in Austin, on December 12, 1961. He graduated from Kasson-Mantorville High School in 1980 and married his high-school sweetheart, Sara, on March 26th, 1983. They shared three children and spent 35 happy years together. After high school, Mark was in the Air Force Reserves for six years. Mark and Sara moved to Roseau, in 1993. Mark was employed by Polaris as a designer, and often said it was his dream job. Besides his job at Polaris, Mark was a volunteer...
Roseau - Kenneth Oscar Hammer passed away on July 5, 2018 at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, N.D. at the age of 83. Kenneth was born on October 24, 1934 in rural Beaver Township of Roseau County, Minnesota to Anna (Schires) and Bennie Hammer. He attended the country school in Beaver Township and started working as a young boy. He worked in North Dakota for a short time and moved back to Roseau County to take care of his parents. He worked for Marvin Windows and Doors for 39 1/2 years, a job he enjoyed very much. He loved to visit with...
The only visit of the year for the NOSA Sprints was the highlight on a hot and sticky evening of racing at the Greenbush Race Park. The Streets lined up 18 cars for their feature, and Chase Boen of Karlstad, would lead the first lap from his inside second row starting position. Boen was chased for the first half of the race by Aaron Blacklance of Thief River Falls, and Jerome Berger of Badger. The first caution flew on lap seven and on the restart Ryan Johnson of Karlstad, got around Berger for the second spot. Johnson started ninth and had...
At Oakcrest Golf Course on Wednesday evening, the winners stood out with their winning sleeves of three golf balls each. Always, someone is a winner. "We had the low handicap guys on the front nine tonight," said Mark Wilson, noting that Luke Erickson was the low gross. "He shot one under for a 35, and the low net was a two-way tie between Derek Knutson and Don Johnson, who were both at 33," he said. Closest to the pin on the 7th green was Joe Vatnsdal, whose ball rolled to within seven feet of...
Prior Electric won this week in Ladies Golf League. Members of the team included Gina Wensloff, Amy Bassingthwaite, Judy Landin, Bonnie Hagen, Nicole Hagen and Sarah Larson Individual winners were: A flight Low Gross: Gina Wensloff Low Net: Jessica Herling B Flight Low Gross: Adele Cummings Low Net: Angie Swanson C Flight Low Gross: Nicole Hagen Low Net: Nicole Hagen The Special Event was the Closest to Pin and the winners were: A Flight: Marilyn Hurst B Flight: Judy Landin C Flight: Kari Leiran Birdies: Kim Czeh #7, Stacy Reese #1, Gina...