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Just moments into Gary Slater's opening comments to the Roseau County Commissioners on Tuesday - "I have some questions regarding the Roseau County Board trying to steal land from June Magnusson" - during the public comment portion, which is limited to five minutes total, Roseau County Attorney Kristy Kjos remarked: "We want to hear from you, but I would advise the board not to respond today. We do have a meeting with our attorney on this subject that we're closing the meeting to discuss with...
by Jeff Olsen On Thursday afternoon at the Roseau School Theater, Robert Francis Foley, 91 and a semi-retired Roseau banker, was inducted into the Roseau Community School Hall of Fame with all five of his children - Catherine, Elizabeth, Colleen, Scott, and Robert - in attendance. The only family member missing was his late wife, Marian. Banker Bob, as he is called, perhaps had his finest hour - and weeks - following the Roseau River flood in the summer of 2002. Unknown to many, Mr. Foley and...
by Jodi Wojciechowski Over 20 years ago Paula Peterson and Jill Wulff, the Co-Chairmen of Walk to Remember, Inc., started a support group in Roseau to help individuals and families cope with Alzheimer's. They wanted to help family members and friends better understand Alzheimer's and in turn be able to help their loved ones. Adlyne Johnson, Paula and Jill's mother, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and during the journey with Adlyne they found their passion in life. When their mom first showed the...
by Ally Vatnsdal, English 7, Mrs. Didrikson One night when I was in third grade I was laying in bed and my dad came into my room and asked me if I wanted to go to the Wild game and of course I said yes. So this is the story of my first NHL game, it was the Minnesota Wild versus the Anaheim Ducks. I went with my dad, uncle, and cousin. We stayed at the hotel right across from the XCel Energy Center, where the Wild play so we could just walk to the game! We made it a quick trip. The game was on Fr...
They have arrived. Competitors, coaches, judges, board members and visitors from 28 countries have descended upon Lake of the Woods area for the 2019 World Ploughing Contest. The official kick off was Sunday, August 25th. Everyone involved in the contest took part in an opening dinner and a rules meeting in which their two official practice plots, stubble and grassland, were drawn for practice days that took place Monday through Thursday. This is ploughing at the mastery level. Many competitors...
5 years ago – August 30, 2014 Shayna Kruger, a tenth grader at Badger High School, was nominated to attend the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Washington, DC on November 14-16. The Sutter Brothers were performing at the Roseau City Center on September 10. The 2014 Roseau High School Trap Team gun raffle winners were Christy Sullivan and Ruth Ann Tronnes. The 2014 Oakcrest Club champions were Jared Strand, Emily Hallie and Joe Vatnsdal. Brady Johnson and Emily Beito were married on A...
Roseau County Sheriff’s Department Thomas Charles Dickson, Roseau, had charges of contempt of court dismissed. (Badge #1926) Vincent Frank Hill, Warroad, pled guilty to domestic assault and was fined $660 with 5 years supervised probation and 180 days local confinement with 103 days credit for time served, commit to MN Correctional Facility 18 months, stayed for 5 years and had charges of violating no contact order and interference with a 911 call dismissed. Layne Steven Hlucny, Wannaska, pled guilty to liquor consumption by person under 21 a...
Holly and Baby Walker McLain from Rapid City S.D. and Sharon MacTavish from Aurora Colo arrived at Patrick Monkmans for a visit last Tuesday. Company at Diane and Dennis Monkmans. Wednesday were Holly and Walker and Kiana and Troy Monkman. Visitors at Diane and Denni’s were Patrick, Stacy, Troy, and Scott Monkman, Holly and Walker and Del and Marcy Santl. They celebrated a belated birthday party for Patrick with ice cream cake. Family came to Verna Grafstroms all day August 22nd to celebrate her birthday. Saturday Betty Hulst and I had a f...
It's funny about a workplace. Everyday, somebody gets hired, fired, retires or just moves on, and some of them are really missed. That's the case with Allen Brandt, 60, who retired on Friday, August 2, from the Roseau County Highway Department after 18 years. Oh, he had worked other jobs - Marvins and Polaris, farming, and designing t-shirts. He's still working. Just the other day, he was on his tractor working a field out in Malung, maybe occasionally thinking of the crew he left behind. They...
Beautiful! Back when I was in the Army in 1966 and stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, we'd get a weekend pass and head down to Waikiki Beach in Honolulu to meet the babes. We were out of our league. On the beach were real darlings, just gorgeous and still in their late teens or early twenties, lying next to these old goats old enough to be their fathers. Once in a while, one of the old codgers would waddle down to the ocean, and we'd approach the bikini babes, totally enchanting, and say...
I think I have Squirrel Syndrome. So, what is Squirrel Syndrome? According to the experts, it is a spontaneous reaction to what the experts call "shiny objects." It can lead to a large list of possibilities as a result of activities like brainstorming which leads to many different ways to handle a project and ultimately a difficult process in choosing one path to start. When you have or work with someone with Squirrel Syndrome, it can lead to delays or projects that never get completed. Yep!...
After nearly two years, the biodiesel tax incentive stands without movement. This no-brainer legislation enjoys strong bipartisan support from both aisles of Congress because they know it works. But why has there been no forward movement? Rep. Collin Peterson deserves thanks and credit for being one of the first US House Representative in co-sponsoring a bi-partisan bill, along with 52 other House members to extend the tax incentive. Biodiesel adds nearly 5,400 jobs in Minnesota and contributes roughly $1.7 billion in economic activities to...
Where do some of these stories come from? Is it Alex Jones and Info Wars? You will not see the story “Obama’s Vacation Scam” on real news because it’s not true. It’s fairly easy to fact check this one. Even Snopes labeled this one false. Who ever told Mr. Larson this story did him a dis-service. We can’t have our own facts. There are a lot of false or misleading claims out there. I used to trust the written word more but no longer believe everything I see or read. We owe it to ourselves to fact check. We have Russian Bots and Falun Gong tr...
Where has the summer gone? I'm probably not the only person to ask that question. I heard someone say one time: "Time flies because so many people are trying to kill it!" Humm. Anyway the calendar reminds us that it's Labor Day weekend; for many families the last Hurrah before school starts and winter can't be far behind, or so we joke about. But let's think about Labor Day. When I think about Labor Day I am reminded that the Christian Faith (personalized through us) is for the work place (and t...
When you find yourself in a pickle and need to think quickly about what you'd do I'm reminded of the Disney movie Finding Dory. Ask yourself this question: “What would Dory do?” You could even simply be more like Dory and think from your heart instead of your head. Having a plan is great and all, but leading with your heart is way more exciting. Finding your inner Dory will help you become happier. Be more like Dory from Finding Nemo and Finding Dory. Dory doesn’t overthink anything. She just does. The story of Dory is a perfect repre...
Howard & Mary Ann Lunsetter attended Lachlan Kavanaugh Wallace’s first birthday at Lincoln Park in Grand Forks on Saturday. On Sunday, they attended Lachlan’s baptism at the Methodist Church in Drayton, N.D. After the baptism they were guests for dinner at the Dwight & Kristi Scharmer home. Others there were Darlene Larson of Drayton, Mark & Laurie Scharmer of Mohall, Houston, Brandon, & Lachlan Wallace of Grand Forks, Layne & Austyn Stangland of Bismarck, N.D. & Howard & Mary Ann Lunsetter. Lon Englund visited on Tuesday evening at the Cli...
Warroad-Richard passed away on Sunday, August 25, 2019 at the age of 74. Richard James Kuklok was born in Fargo, N.D., on August 2, 1945 to Martin and Martha (Fiebiger) Kuklok. The family lived in Moorhead until Richard was six. They moved to Cooperstown, N.D., where he grew up and attended school. After high school Richard moved to Fargo, N.D. and started working at a gas station as a mechanic. While living in Fargo, Richard met his future wife, Mavis. They were married in Cooperstown on...
Roseau - Sandra was born on February 23, 1940 to Louie and Bertha (Erickson) Johnson in Roseau. She attended school in Wannaska, Malung, and Roseau. She was united in marriage to Percy Erickson December 30, 1956 at Pine Grove Lutheran Church in Pencer. They bought the family farm where they worked the land, ran a dairy operation, and raised their five children. In her younger years she sold Avon products and was remembered by many as "the Avon Lady." She worked seasonal jobs, one for MN...
Roseau-Ray Wallace Johnson passed away peacefully on August 23rd, 2019 at OakCrest Senior Housing at the age of 96. Ray was born at his home in Karlstad on April 19th, 1923 to Ernest and Lena (Aamodt) Johnson. He grew up and attended school at Old Greenbush. His Dad was a barber in Karlstad. He was 12 years old when his Dad passed away, and 17 years old when his Mom passed away. After his parents died he lived and worked at the Gus and Thea Waage farm for a short while. Later, he went to...
Thief River Falls - Deloris Lorenson, 87, of Thief River Falls, formerly of Strathcona & Greenbush, died on Sunday, August 11, 2019 in Greenleaf Senior Living Center of Thief River Falls. Deloris Lorenson was born Deloris Mae Jackson, the daughter of Henry C., and Annie (Rasmussen) Jackson, on February 10, 1932 in Greenbush. She graduated from Crookston High School and then attended Nursing School. Deloris married Randall Wayne Lorenson on January 24, 1953 in Greenbush. He died on August 11,...
USDA Opens Signup for Market Facilitation Program Enrollment Now Open through Dec. 6. Signup opens today for the Market Facilitation Program (MFP), a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program to assist farmers who continue to suffer from damages because of unjustified trade retaliation from foreign nations. Through MFP, USDA will provide up to $14.5 billion in direct payments to impacted producers, part of a broader trade relief package announced in late July. The sign-up period runs through Dec. 6. MFP payments will be made to producers...
by Jeff Olsen Ryan "Pete" Petersburg, the 1999 RHS graduate with a fondness for demolition derbies and community events, one of which is the annual Grygla Fall Festival, was smiling after last Saturday's Demo Derby. "The weather was beautiful, but the entries were down from last year," he said, remarking that it seems like a downward trend everywhere. "This is year seventeen that I've been in charge of the demo," he said, noting that he had stuff lined up before he suffered spinal cord injuries...
In Roseau's second week of the tennis season, the girls started with some tough Section 8A matches and finished with a successful trip to the Twin Cities. The theme throughout the week was the excellent play of the Rams' doubles teams. In a Section 8A triangular in Crookston on Tuesday, Aug. 20th, Roseau faced two of the section's top teams in Crookston and East Grand Forks. In the opening match against Crookston, the Rams played well on the doubles side but were overmatched in the singles...
by Donn Haugen Waking up with the temperature at 48 degrees isn’t always an ideal day for golf. But Oak Crest members were ok with it last weekend, because the rains stayed away for most of the day. We had a little shot of rain basically for one hole. With a field of 64 golfers there was a lot of tension in the air for everyone trying to golf their best rounds of the year. Here is the list of the winners: Men’s Championship – Will Czeh Men’s Consolation Champ - Jim Foss Men’s President flight – Zach Johnson Men’s Chairman flight – Mike Johnso...
Modifieds A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 17G-Mike Greseth, [2]; 2. 39-Shawn Teunis, [7]; 3. 1R-Rick Delaine, [8]; 4. 64-Shane Wahl, [4]; 5. 2-Aaron Holtan, [5]; 6. 33-Ryan Hagen, [9]; 7. 57-Michael Tiani, [10]; 8. (DNF) 81-Jordan Duray, [3]; 9. (DNF) 74-Dustin Wahl, [6]; 10. (DNF) 17-Lance Schill, [1] Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 2-Aaron Holtan, [2]; 2. 17-Lance Schill, [3]; 3. 1R-Rick Delaine, [1]; 4. 81-Jordan Duray, [4]; 5. 33-Ryan Hagen, [5] Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 74-Dustin Wahl, [2]; 2. 64-Shane Wahl, [1]; 3. 39-Shawn Teunis, [5]; 4. 17G-Mike Greseth,...
