Articles from the July 20, 2019 edition
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Make Fair week, vacation week in Roseau County • July 21-26
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,...
Ross Leary brings the PGA HOPE program to roseau
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...
In the money at Streiff's Big Fishing Tournament
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...
WRITE ON! Adventures in Samos
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...
Moose river dike road Pilot project
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 Mi...
Man accused of sexually assaulting boy in bathroom at Warroad campground pleads guilty
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...
Tangen Named 2019 Auto Value Scholarship Recipient
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 fr...
American Legion Auxiliary 99th Department Convention
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...
Announcing the Invitees to the Mosquito Open
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,...
Minnesota's Largest Candy Store in Jordan
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...
Looking Back
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 A...
Richard Alan Hetteen 73
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 a...
Douglas A. Monkman, 77
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...
Justin Ray Van Norman, 41
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...
The Flip Side of Being Loved, Part II
"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...
Auditions for "ALICE IN WONDERLAND"
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...
Outstanding Senior Citizen Volunteers
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...
Roseau High School Trap Team Wins National Championship
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 fro...
Tyler Peterson gets Mod tour checkers at GRP
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...
GRP Results
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....
Mens golf league update
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 n...
Ladies Golf League
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 L...
Deadline approaching for Lifecare Medical student Scholarship
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...
Newcomers Welcomed to Roseau Youth Wrestling Camp
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...
Gus Vatnsdal Signed Letter of Intent to Play Men's Golf
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....
