Serving Roseau County for over 100 Years - The Official Roseau County Newspaper
Serving Roseau County for over 100 Years - The Official Roseau County Newspaper
Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 29
Roseau County Court Administrator Teresa McDonnell stood in her office at the Roseau County Courthouse a week ago Wednesday, and she could be a fashion model. She always looks cool and calm and never wrinkled. She's seen it all - the murderers and drunk drivers, the drug addicts and wife beaters, the insurance cheats and child abusers, the shoplifters and white collar criminals, the speeders and tax deadbeats, and even some of her friends and neighbors. And now, on this last day of August,...
Got your attention! Good. If you're a senior citizen or about to become one, the Four Seasons Center in Roseau will be hosting an Informational & Health Fair for senior citizens on Thursday, September 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. "We will have 21 different presenters," said Thora Halvorson, a board member who wants everyone to know that there's no charge. "It's free," she said, adding that she is very excited about the great volunteers who will be presenting important topics that those...
On Friday, September 2, Ian Lee Larsen, 25, appeared before Judge Donna Dixon in Courtroom One at the Roseau County Courthouse for the assault of Jordan Brateng at Springsteel Resort near Warroad in which Mr. Brateng suffered a fractured skull and eye socket. Reached earlier this week, Assistant Roseau County Attorney Michael Grover explained how the initial first degree felony assault charge had been dropped to a lower offense. “With the victim’s consent, Larsen agreed to a plea bargain that th...
On Tuesday, September 6, 2016 a crash occurred at approximately 3:47 pm. The Minnesota State Patrol responded to and investigated. Vehicle 2 was traveling west on Highway 11 (3rd St W) near 2nd Ave North in Roseau. Vehicle 1 was exiting the Carquest parking lot onto Highway 11. Vehicle 1 was intending to turn East on Highway 11. Vehicle 1 failed to yield the right of way to vehicle 2. The vehicles collided coming to a rest in the center turning lane of Highway 11. Both vehicles received severe...
The Roseau County FSA Office is accepting requests for marketing assistance loans (MAL’s) for eligible 2016 commodities. MAL’s for the 2016 crop year become available to eligible producers beginning with harvest season and extending through a specific commodity’s final loan availability date. MAL’s provide financing and marketing assistance for Wheat, Barley, Corn, Oats, Soybeans, Flax, Sunflowers, and Canola. MAL’s provide producers interim financing after harvest to help them meet cash flow needs without having to sell their commodities when...
The community of Middle River announces its’ 42nd Annual Goose Festival, to be held September 30, October 1 and 2, 2016. This year’s theme is “Light up the town, let it be seen...come out to Goose Fest 2016”. Friday, September 30 7 a.m. Live Media Broadcasts begin at the The Wheel Bar. The Senior Citizen’s lunch is at Spruce Valley Community Center at noon - open to everyone. A Farmers Market is from 1-5 p.m. at Main St. Picnic Shelter. Beer Garden & Pork Sandwiches open at 3 p.m. in the Sportsmen’s shed downtown. At 3:30 the 42nd Annual Goos...
Lenae Harren was learning quilting with Grandma Lola on Thursday. New property owners in Salol are moving, trimming and making things look good again. Jim Grafstrom is the new owner of the former Ellis property. Peter Grafstrom is the owner of the former Kvasager home and property. George Jirmasek passed away at his home Saturday. Sympathy goes to Lois and family. George’s funeral will be held at Helgeson’s Funeral Home on Friday. George was a skilled gardener and neighbors and friends were often recipients of his abundant produce. Corky Lan...
12 years ago… Death came to Norland Township pioneer Erick Edward Mattson. A heart attack brought about his sudden demise. 5 years ago – September 10, 2011 Haley Thramer, a Roseau High School sophomore and the daughter of Ron and Pam Thramer of Roseau, earned top honors at the FCCLA Nationals in Oakland, California. Breanna Janzen, daughter of Dan and Jodie Janzen of Roseau was participating in the White Coat Ceremony at North Dakota State University where she is a student in the Doctor of Pha...
On Monday those helping Marvel Dahl celebrate her birthday were Duane and Janet Lian, Erling Lian, Larry and Irma Dahl. Keith and Sharon Spandl from Long Prairie spent several days at the Alan Severts home. On Sunday Marlyn and Gloria Sistad visited with Ray and Midge McMillian. Erling treated Arvin and Marvel Dahl to the Fish Fry on Friday at Yo-Hawns for their birthdays. Rick Larson has been a recent patient at Sanford Hospital in Fargo and also Bemidji, we wish him a speedy recovery. Alan and Sandy Severts and Ronnie and Shelia Peterson were...
Due to a water main replacement, much of Delmore Drive will be closed for the next six weeks. All Roseau Manor and LifeCare Rehab traffic will be detoured to the south side of the LifeCare campus. Signs will be posted to assist patients and visitors in by-passing construction....
You say it's been a long political campaign? I agree. So, last week when I caught word of this unique way of testing your limits, I reached for a cold beer and thought, "Those poor buggers!" And then I called Chuck Lindner of Warroad, who organized the 1st Brush Craft Bike Ultra out in the Beltrami Island State Forest in 2015. For starters, who would want to punish himself for 126 miles on rough roads and maybe get mauled by a mountain lion? "You gotta be a real man to do this one or be crazy,"...
Before launching into reading this column... please be advised the column in no way reflects a partiality for Mrs. Clinton. Be further advised... the purpose of the column is to express embarrassment as a gentleman for people having the audacity to seemingly disparage Miss Hillary with scurrilous unproven personal statements. Ever since some meathead TV doctor... with a name proving to be elusive at this time... made the totally unsolicited proclamation Mrs. Clinton was suffering from severe...
I started this column by saying “Hello, my name is Hamaan.” Now, on the occasion of my return to this column, I would like to say…...Hello, my name is Mephiboseth. I bet two things crossed your mind as you read that; one, who is this Mephiboseth guy and two, I thought the dude who wrote this is named Dave. So first let me say that, yes, my name really is Dave and I am going to tell you about this dude named Mephiboseth. In the Biblical book of 2nd Samuel we meet a young five year old Mephiboseth. We are told that his father was Jonathan (the...
The final weekend of racing for the WISSOTA Polydome dirt track series at the Greenbush Race Park had overflowing pits as 107 cars checked in to race on the first night of a double header weekend. The Central Boiler Modifieds would send 18 cars to take the green flag and outside polesitter Jamie Trautner of Felton, would lead them into the first corner. The first caution flew seven laps in when third place runner Bryan Dyrdahl of Bagley, slid off the backstretch. On the restart Trautner would have to hold off Rick Delaine of Stoney Mountain,...
Unfortunately for racers and fans, the 2016 race season at the Greenbush Race Park ended just like it started, rained out. Three of the six classes were very close with under 10 points between first and second, but you can't fight Mother Nature. Here is a list of the top three in points in each class: Modifieds Rick Delaine - Stoney Mountain, Mb. - 508pts Aaron Holtan - Newfolden - 496pts Jamen Foss - Greenbush - 481pts Streets Ryan Johnson - Karlstad - 529pts Chase Boen - Karlstad - 508pts Jeremy Gust - Strathcona - 465pts Midwest Modifieds...
"Birds of Summer" was the theme for this year's 13th District Horticulture Society Flower Show held at the Roseau High School Commons in Roseau on August 6th. Our host garden clubs NaChur and Northern Bloomers served up coffee, juice, muffins and breads of all kinds as competitors brought in some of the districts most beautiful flowers, vegetables, and arrangements for judging. As the morning progressed the judge had some tough decisions to make in many categories. We are happy to announce our...
Roseau County Sheriff’s Dept. Timothy Ray Dunton, Warroad, pled guilty to failure to yield right of way when turning left and was fined $135. (Badge #1923) Stephanie Lee Henrickson, Badger, pled guilty to third degree driving while impaired and was fined $1,615, 365 days local confinement with 335 days stayed for two years and two years supervised probation. She had charges of second degree driving while impaired, transportation of firearms, open bottle and no proof of insurance dismissed. Brooke Jomar Marvin, Warroad, pled not guilty to b...
A week ago Thursday in Thief River Falls, the Lady Rams, minus starters Victoria Johnson and Jenna Yon, held off the Prowlers 25-23, 25-23, and 25-19 for the three-game sweep. "They're in the same section, so it was a big win," said head coach Becky Hayden, who described the Prowler squad as very steady and respectable. "Tonight, I thought we cleaned up our game, played pretty good as a team, and passed well," she said. "That was a big difference." She credited Lyvia Moser with serving very...
This past Labor Day, BSU sophomore Will Czeh, a 2015 RHS graduate, won the 49th Annual Vandersluis Memorial Golf Tournament at the Town & Country Club in Bemidji. The 3-day tournament was 54 holes of stroke play with 39 contestants. "I had 75 the first day, 73 the second day, and then 69 the third day," he said on Monday evening, speaking from Bemidji. "I was in the top 10 after the first day," he said about his first-ever appearance in this illustrious amateur tournament, which has been won by...
The Rams Girls' Tennis team wrapped up the summer portion of their season with multiple matches heading into the Labor Day weekend. Roseau's Varsity started a two-day trip with a 7-0 win against Wadena-Deer Creek on Wednesday. Six of the seven wins were in straight sets for the Rams, the only exception being Mack Bergstrom at second singles who faced an opponent that couldn't seem to miss a shot no matter what the situation. Faced with some tough luck, Mack persevered and ground out a 2-6, 6-1,...
It was the game of the season even if it was only the first game a week ago Friday evening for both teams at Halvorson Field in Roseau. The Rams, who have now lost 18 straight and trailed 14-0 going into the half, kept things interesting. There was still another half after the 1st half saw Warroad quarterback Beau Wilmer connect with Tommy Vilayphone at the 8:26 mark of the 1st quarter to give the Warriors a 6-0 lead following the unsuccessful conversion attempt. Then, Noah Harren scampered into...
The Roseau Rams Cross Country team is off and running. The temperatures have been great and the runners are working hard. The team enjoyed a speed workout at Hayes Lake State Park during the second week of practice. Despite the mosquitoes and cloudy weather, it was a good teambuilding workout day. Thief River Falls hosted the first meet of the year last Thursday and our junior high team took place. It was the first crosscountry race for many of the Rams runner as well as for the new a...
Roseau - Inez Francina Leverington passed away on September 6, 2016 at her home in Roseau, 14 days shy of her 93rd birthday. Inez was born September 22, 1923 to William and Merle Montgomery on a small farm in Faulkton, S.D. The family later moved to the Pine River area. She graduated from Pine River High School in 1941, and then attended Normal Teachers Training in Brainerd. Inez met Elwin (Bud) Leverington and they taught country school together. While Bud was gone for WWII, Inez worked at an ammunition factory and at Hormel making Spam for...
Badger - George passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2016. George W. Nelson was born on July 19 1936 to Obert and Laura (Linert) Nelson in Stokes Township. He graduated from Badger high school in 1955. After high school George entered the United States Army and served in the motor pool in Germany during the occupation of WWII. When he returned to Badger he ran the Texaco Station until his employment at Borgen Implement in 1960; there he worked as a mechanic for 30+ years until his retirement. George married Lila Sjodin on June 11, 1961. George was...
Roseau - John passed away on September 4, 2016 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, with his family by his side. John was a loving husband, dad, son, brother, and uncle. He will be dearly missed. John was born to Dale and Grace (Kirby) Prothero on April 13, 1951 in Wichita, Kan. He moved with his family to the Northwest Angle as a young teenager and attended the one-room school through 8th grade. He then boarded with different families in Warroad during his high school years since there was no road into the Angle. They didn’t get home very oft...
