Articles from the July 16, 2016 edition
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Let's Talk About the Roseau County Fair
At 110-years-old, the Roseau County Fair isn't resting on its laurels. Always, the Roseau County Fair Board adds annual surprises and improvements. Who knows how long it's been since they've made...
Skime School Reunion Requests Your Attendance
It will be Skime's time to shine next Saturday at their big neighborhood picnic. The potluck bash is at the Golden Valley Town Hall - also the site of the Skime School - just one mile west on County...
Looking Back
5 years ago… Robert Byfuglien was celebrating his 75th birthday on July 24 at the Roseau Community Church 5 years ago – July 16, 2011 Frank and Sylvia Tesarek were celebrating their 50th wedding anniv...
Court Report
Roseau County Sheriff’s Dept. Matthew Allen Howell, Badger, pled guilty to speeding and was fined $125. (Badger #1906) Alexander Jerome Marty, Warroad, pled guilty to driving after revocation and was fined $285. He pled guilty to uninsured vehicle a...
Some of the characters in this game of life
I thought I was done with my column this week, but this is my second attempt. I wrote one earlier and sent it in, you know, like a kid handing in a homework assignment that just barely gets by. It was...
Quandary
The concept raising us above the other beasts is the simple fact being human means we have a higher intellect. Translated… we might not have the largest brain of any other creatures, but we have t...
Alone and Forsaken
Alone and Forsaken Well here we are again and if we ever needed proof that we need to find ways to move beyond brokenness, all we need to do is turn on the news. Daily, we are given heavy doses of a world broken and in desperate need of fixing. Many...
Shopko and the Salvation Army Support Local Students and Teachers with Annual "Tools for School" Campaign
Last year, more than 90 percent of teachers across the country used their own money to pay for school supplies to assist their students. To ensure local students and teachers have the supplies they need this school year, Shopko and the Salvation...
Wetlands - Wild, Wonderful Places
Wetlands are extremely valuable not only to wildlife, but people too. Did you know that in certain parts of the United States, wetlands provide a place to grow rice, cranberries, and blueberries?...
Anvil Dvergsten, 88
Greenbush - Manvil Delbert Dvergsten, 88, of Greenbush, died on Sunday, July 3, 2016 in LifeCare Greenbush Manor at Greenbush surrounded by his family. It seems fitting that Dad left his earthly home on the eve of July 4th. He was a veteran of the Ko...
Rudolph Kolberg, 84
Roseau - Rudy passed away on Monday, July 11, 2016. Rudolph Norman Kolberg was born on March 25, 1932 in Barto Township to Julious and Myrtle (Holter) Kolberg. Rudy served in the US Army during the Korean War as a Staff Sergeant and overseas tank...
Glenn E. Johnson, 85
Warroad - Glenn E. Johnson, formerly of Stephen, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at LifeCare Medical Center in Roseau. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, July 18, 2016 at First Lutheran Church in Middle River. Visitation will be...
Ruby Benson
Highlands Park, Colo. - Ruby Jean (Andol) Benson passed away on July 10, 2016. She is survived by her daughter, Diane (Rich) Thacher; grandson, Lucas Thacher; sisters, Betty Mohrbacher of Warroad and Helen (Sheldon) Erickson of Badger; and brother,...
Ladies Golf League
Ladies Golf League Gene’s won this week in Ladies Golf League. Members of the team included Jess Herling, Marty Vallerand, Julie Carlson, Kristi Bjerk, Sarah Lundbohm and Lindsay Paulson. Individual winners were: A flight Low Gross: Jess Herling (...
Legion Lads defeat Warroad, 5-3
Jumping out to an early 3-0 lead over Warroad's Legion team in Warroad on Thursday was just half the story for Roseau American Legion Post 24. "By some divine intervention, the lake held the rain...
Legion Post 24 wins home doubleheader
In the regular season finale at Gilbertson Field in Roseau, Post 24 defeated their county rivals, BGMR, in exciting fashion, winning both games in the final inning to finish with a 12 & 3 record....
Meet the Men's League stars at Oakcrest
What a fine Wednesday evening for Alex Halstensgard and Jason Guy, your average golfers who shared dual honors by shooting both the low gross (41) and the low net (31), thanks to their 10 handicaps....
Mother Nature gets win number two at Greenish Race Park
Two inches of rain on Thursday night had the track prep crew at the Greenbush Race Park hustling to get the track and grounds ready for racing action on Saturday night. Their hard work paid off, but halfway through the heat races Mother Nature...
Dinner Salads, Health and Nutrition Program, SNAP Educaton
You can make a meal out of a salad. Start with veggies – lettuce, tomatoes, carrots and more veggies. Toss in some meat, eggs or cheese for protein and you have a complete meal. Choose a dark green lettuce such as romaine or leaf lettuce. The dark g...
DNR and Roseau River Watershed District partner on flood damage reduction project
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Roseau River Watershed District are partnering on a flood damage reduction project that will also enhance wildlife habitat over thousands of acres of public land on the Roseau River Wildlife...
Meet the 2016 Outstanding Senior Citizen Volunteers
They're the people you want for your next door neighbors - generous with their time, handy with their talents, and ready to lend a helping hand and never looking for a thank you. That's Sunny Wilmer...
