Articles from the July 16, 2022 edition
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Australia is home sweet home for former county girl
by Jeff Olsen In June, the former Sheena Daignault was spotted in SuperOne in Roseau. She has a delightful smile, was talking with another woman, and both were communicating in a foreign language. A...
Roseau baseball coach and players honored
by Jeff Olsen Make no mistake about it. The 2022 state-runner-up Roseau Rams baseball team was loaded for bear. They had their thoroughbreds. So, their great success at the state tournament maybe...
A young lass and an old gent hit holes in one
by Jeff Olsen Imagine this. You're playing all alone on Thursday morning, July 7, at Oakcrest Golf Course in Roseau and hit a nice iron shot for a hole in one. Try bragging that up. "Well, the Lord...
Write On: Lea Willems / My House, My Home
Essay by: Lea Willems Roseau Community School Mrs. Didrikson, Advanced English 11 Home, to me, is my house itself, not just the things and the beings within it, like my parents, my pets, or my... Full story
Two Most Important Days
I have a recipe card taped to my wall above my desk at work. Joe typed it out. It reads as follows: "The two most important days in your life are the day you were born, and the day you find out why!"...
Heated Discussion Leads To Felony Assault Charge For Roseau Man
by Sarah Hull Reporter Northern Light Region A Roseau man is facing a felony assault charge after reportedly knocking a man unconscious at a residence in rural Lake of the Woods County. According to the incident report, at approximately 7:54 p.m. on... Full story
Here's looking photogenically at the bygone years
It has always been my belief that a sportswriter is the best newspaper position. You're writing about the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat to borrow an expression from Wide World of Sports,...
The Wilds Resort and Campground
We went camping for the 4th of July at The Wilds Resort and Campground in Osega, Minn. The campground was nice but the lake was too weedy for me. I think if a person went in the water, the weeds...
A Few Medical Fun Facts
Here are a few medical fun facts the great Doctor Fauci will never tell us. The inventor of the treadmill died at fifty-four. The world bodybuilding champion died at forty-one. The inventor of gymnastics died at fifty-seven. James Fuller Fix started...
"Looking Back"
After having an attendance of 18 at the 2005 truth & taxation meeting, the DJ from a local radio station asked Commissioner Al Johnston his thoughts about this big turn out. Without hesitation Johnston claimed the budget was cut to the bone and that... Full story
The Roseau County 2017 Re-audits Rest of the Story
In 2013 our County accounting firm; Hoffman, Phillipp and Knutson, along with County Auditor Marty Monsrud advised the county board they had to start spending ditch tax money. In 2014 the same request was made by the accounting firm and County... Full story
Answer To Dobbs
When women finally got the right of pregnancy choice under Roe v. Wade in 1973, a Baptist minister, Jerry Falwell, had “an epiphany”: For political power, Democrats were labeled “baby killers” giving door-slamming, conservative, church-...
John Arnold Engels, 66
New Rockford, N.D.- John Arnold Engels, age 66, of New Rockford, N.D., passed away peacefully while on hospice care in his son's home in Moorhead on Monday, July 4, 2022. John was born on January 19,...
Joslyn Kaye Morey, 73
Roseau- Joslyn "Jackie" Kaye Bredeson Morey was born on January 25, 1949, to Elsie (McFarlane) and Ervin Bredeson in Roseau. Jackie grew up the youngest of four sisters on the family farm in Gatzke...
Lambert Edward Schires, 80
Greenbush- Lambert passed away at the age of 80. Lambert Edward Schires was born in Roseau County on September 7, 1941, to Edward and Susie (Burkel) Schires. He attended school in Greenbush,...
50 years ago… Red Owl Store was giving away a free wiener
5 years ago – July 15, 2017 Roseau native Jerry Rice was presenting a reading from his debut novel “Raven Avenging” at the Roseau Public Library on July 19. As of July 31, 2017 the City of Rosea...
He Will Turn Every Heartache Into Glory
Luke 6: 17-23 Through Jesus Christ, God offers us the anticipation of good things yet to come. Do you know what anticipation is? This may be a 12-foot word for the little people in the audience. The...
