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Serving Roseau County for over 100 Years - The Official Roseau County Newspaper
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by Jodi Wojciechowski The Roseau County Fair will be held on July 21-26. Come join the 113th year of making fair week, vacation week in Roseau County! There will be livestock shows, exhibits, carnival rides, pig races, vendor booths, Wojo's Rodeo, kids pedal tractor pull, entertainment on the mini-stage, kids activities, demolition derby, food, and more. Church Night will kick off the Roseau County Fair on Sunday at 7 p.m. The Roseau Area Ministerial Association is in charge of the event. Each...
Recently Ross Leary, a PGA Teaching Professional, brought PGA Hope to Roseau for the first time to benefit our veterans. He has been back in Roseau for the past two years; hockey and family brought him back to the area. Ross has over five years of work experience in the golf business throughout the Midwest and Arizona. He has a strong passion for the game of golf and strives to help improve the knowledge and overall ability for golfers of all ages and skill levels. PGA HOPE, which stands for...
Go with the winners, especially the ones who are likable characters. Last Saturday on Lake of the Woods, it was the annual Streiff Sporting Goods Fishing Tournament, which is like the Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta. It's a top-shelf event. Now meet the best character to be in the money in the 2019 edition of the tournament. Dale Boroos, 54, had them laughing around the awards stand on Saturday afternoon when he was asked where he had been fishing. You notch third place honors in this...
by Ellie Hedlund, English 12, Mrs. Didrikson After a long day of island hopping from the Greek islands of Samos to Patmos with my friends, we were exhausted. Our day started with a 3 amam wake up call in our tiny room on the cruise ship. Our ship was headed to Turkey, but our EF (Education First) tour group was to go to Samos, a small Greek island, instead. After eating breakfast on the island at about 5 a.m., our whole tour group, which consisted of about thirty kids and chaperones, decided to...
by Penny Turgeon It's was a hot, muggy Monday afternoon. Earlier in the day a violent T-Storm ran through the area, knocking down trees and temporarily flooding the streets. But this being northern Minnesota and all, it cleared up within an hour and the heat was on! About 30 ATV rigs converged on an area in Beltrami that has been a topic of much debate and a ton of work to open up to riders. It was a major accomplishment for the two local ATV clubs. The result of the countless, thankless hours o...
A 19-year old man accused of sexually assaulting a six-year old boy in a men's restroom at a Warroad campground, has pleaded guilty to criminal sexual conduct in the first degree. The alleged incident happened last July at the campground when the victim's mother said her son was using a public bathroom at the campground. She originally said she thought it was odd that she beat her son out of the bathrooms. The mother says just as soon as she was about to knock on the bathroom door, her son came...
Auto Value parts stores is proud to announce John Tangen, a member of the Roseau team, as one of 25 winners of the Auto Value and Bumper to Bumper 2019 scholarship competition. The students, picked from a pool of applicants from across North America, will be awarded $1,000 each. "We are proud of John's achievements, and we are proud to support him as he furthers his education," said JC Washbish, vice president of marketing for the Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance. "John and the other scholarship...
Ninth District American Legion Auxiliary members of the Department of Minnesota attending the American Legion Auxiliary 99th Department Convention. Jean Pederson, the 9th DistrictSecretary and Color Bearer for the Department President and the incoming President attended the Convention along with 22 member from the 9th District. The Department President Jean Walker from Warren is a member of the 9th....
Give me lots of rain, Lord, so we can do things proper and make everybody miserable when I host Bro's Mosquito Open with a various cast of rogues, scamps, suckers, carpetbaggers, scalawags, stumblebums, bindlestiffs, and the beautiful crowd. We missed the last couple of years because of the drought, but the weatherman is promising more rain and mosquitoes for the Open, presently scheduled for a Friday or Saturday night in early August. The leadoff guest is none other than President Donald J....
Heaven. That's the word Kyle would use to describe Minnesota's Largest Candy Store. I think he was born with a prominent sweet tooth. I was almost more excited to take him to this big, glorious yellow barn than myself. Walking into this yellow barn-shaped building made the diabetic in me come out. They sold candy from all over the world, pop bottles in unique varieties, chips and salsa, baked goods, jerky, flavored licorice, popcorn and taffy, and thousands of jigsaw puzzles and novelty gifts. O...
5 years ago – July 19, 2014 Kari and Billy are the main grandstand act at the Roseau County Fair. The Overtones Quartet is celebrating 30 years of singing. They were doing a free 30- year Anniversary Concert at the Roseau County Fair Grandstand. Donna Magnusson was celebrating her 80th birthday on July 27 with an open house at Messiah Lutheran Church. Dean and Patricia Brateng were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with a party on August 2nd at the Wannaska Community Center. Robert a...
Roseau- Richard Alan Hetteen passed away on July 11, 2019 in Roseau at the age of 73. Richard Alan Hetteen was born in Roseau, Minnesota on November 19, 1945 to Robert and Carol (Nelson) Hetteen. He attended the Malung School through eighth grade and graduated from Roseau High School in 1963. In his high school years, he helped Jon Miller out at his sheep farm. He went to Grand Rapids Technical College for two years for a welding degree and worked at Polaris in welding for a short time. He serve...
Davenport Iowa- Doug passed away peacefully on Friday July 12th at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. He was born in 1942 in Badger, the son of Lawrence and Lenore Monkman. He married Shirley Falk on November 5, 1960 in Roseau. Doug enlisted in the Army in 1960. He served in the infantry as a paratrooper and expert marksman before completing a tour in the Special Forces in Vietnam. Upon returning stateside, he successfully completed 20 years of active duty, retiring in 1980. He then...
Roseau- Justin Ray Van Norman, 41 years, gained his wings on the evening of July 10, 2019. He was preceded in death by Popz Rocky and our two sons, Maverick and Goliath. Justin was a family man who left behind his four children; Omar Rivera, Leigha Van Norman, Tabious Van Norman, and Libbie Van Norman; also his best friend and wife for over ten years, Carolyn Marie Grissom Van Norman, along with his Godchildren, nieces, nephews, sister Christal Nelson Halloway; brothers, Kevin Grissom and Eric...
"LOVE COMES FIRST!" Is this true? Guess where I read it? Now I think it's a safe guess that your response is: "Why in the Bible, of course!" Well, the place of love in our priorities is certainly grounded in the scriptures, but that's not where I read the above statement. Are you ready? It's printed on the inside cover of a Nellie's Free Range Eggs carton. And I love the picture printed next to it. How did that statement get on an egg carton? The statement underneath tells us: "We were the...
Roseau – Auditions for Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre’s original musical production of “ALICE IN WONDERLAND” will be held on Monday, July 29 at 1:00 at the Roseau School Theater. Up to 83 children are needed to play the roles of ALICE, THE WHITE RABBIT, THE DUCHESS, THE COOK, THE CHESHIRE CAT, THE MARCH HARE, THE DORMOUSE, THE JACK OF HEARTS, THE KING OF HEARTS, THE CATERPILLAR, TWEEDLEDEE, TWEEDLEDUM, THE DECK OF CARDS, THE FLOWERS, and THE BIRDS. Auditions are open to anyone entering grades 3 and up. If not preregistered, the cost for the w...
Dennis Smedsmo Dennis Smedsmo was born on August 8, 1948. He and his wife Barb raised their family in Roseau. After Dennis retired as manager of the Roseau School Bus Garage, he continued to stay busy with his volunteer activities. Dennis is always willing to help out when needed, whether it's at the Spruce Free Lutheran Church or at the Pioneer Farm and Village where he and his crew maintain the historical buildings and keep the grounds looking good for events hosted there, such as Fall...
Impressive! Last week in Mason, Michigan, with 25 states entered in the competition, the Roseau Trap Team won the USA High School Clay Target League National Championship during the five-day event from July 10-14 that saw Roseau in fourth place after Friday's qualifying rounds with 480 out of 500. It was on Sunday that the Roseau sharpshooters earned their first ever national championship when the pressure was on the firing line. Coach Troy Weiland, who was unable to attend the event, couldn't b...
A hot sticky day set the stage for a gorgeous night of racing at the Greenbush Race Park and 78 cars signed in to the pits with hopes of taking the checkered flag. The Advantage RV Modified Tour made it's first stop at the Park since 2015 and with 34 cars signed in, including 11 of the top 15 in Tour points, fans knew they would be in for a night of great racing. After four heat races and two B Mains, 21 cars would take the green for the 40 laps feature. Local racers Shawn Teunis of West St. Paul, Mb., and Rick Delaine of Stony Mtn., Mb.,...
A Modifieds A Feature 1 (40 Laps): 1. 1TPO-Tyler Peterson, [3]; 2. 60-Dan Ebert, [11]; 3. 4-Jeremy Nelson, [6]; 4. 7A-Shane Sabraski, [15]; 5. 17-Mike Greseth, [7]; 6. 45J-Johnny Broking, [16]; 7. 73-Andy Jones, [5]; 8. 24S-Mike Stearns, [17]; 9. 9E-Don Eischens, [13]; 10. 92-Justin Bronk, [8]; 11. 7K-Dale Kraling, [10]; 12. 7J-Rick Jacobson, [4]; 13. 1R-Rick Delaine, [2]; 14. 39-Shawn Teunis, [1]; 15. 7T-Joseph Thomas, [21]; 16. 64-Shane Wahl, [20]; 17. 74-Dustin Wahl, [14]; 18. 99-Brody Strachan, [18]; 19. 2-Aaron Holtan, [19]; 20. (DNF)...
by Donn Haugen Third week into the second half and things haven’t changed, well other than every little cloud that comes across Roseau County seems to have about a half inch of rain in it. The golf still is outstanding! At 4:00 p.m. it sure did not look like golf would be an option as it rained like cats and dogs for about 15 minutes. But credit to the grounds crew with all their drainage and having the course in tip top shape. By 6:00 p.m. it was a go! As for the golf, out front the golf was dominated by one guy and one guy only, as Mike V...
Gene’s won this week in Ladies Golf League. Members of the team included Shanda Christofferson, Marilyn Hurst, Kathy Jenson, Rachel Lundbohm, Daidre Herling Individual winners were: A flight Low Gross: Shanda Christofferson Low Net: Shelly LaPlante B Flight Low Gross: Marty Vallerand Low Net: Marty Vallerand C Flight Low Gross: Rachel Lundbohm Low Net: Kammy Fettig The Special Event was the Longest Drive and the winners were: A Flight: Allyson Lauer B Flight: Kathy Jenson C Flight: Kari Leiran Birdies: Daidre Herling #10 Gobbles: Niki J...
LifeCare Medical Center is offering two $1,500 scholarship opportunities to Roseau County students currently enrolled in a healthcare related, post-secondary academic program. To qualify, students must have received a high school diploma from within Roseau County or be a resident of the county. All applicants must have completed at least one year of postgraduate study in their major field. Awarded for the first time in 2008, this special LifeCare grant encourages students to continue studies in healthcare. The scholarship is funded by LifeCare...
The Roseau youth wrestling team would like to invite any interested newcomers to our 2nd annual youth wrestling camp. The youth team has continued to grow over the last few years as participation numbers have kept increasing. New kids have given the sport a chance, and as a result, have stuck with it. Within the youth level, we make every effort to keep a healthy balance between fun and competitiveness with them. As a result, kids are sticking with the sport. Our wrestling camp will take place this coming week at the Roseau school wrestling roo...
Gus Vatnsdal has signed his National Letter of Intent to play men's golf at Bemidji State University this Fall. Pictured is Gus with Roeau High School coach Mike Lundbohm....