Articles from the September 19, 2020 edition
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Roseau Fire Department's 'To-Go Barbecue' Will Be a First
by Jeff Olsen Last Saturday, Mark "Bubba" Bernat, a 1990 Roseau High School graduate and the assistant fire chief, noted that he will celebrate his 20th anniversary with the department in October.... Full story
Everything You Need to Know about Testing Positive
by Jeff Olsen This past Monday, Julie Pahlen, the director of Public Health for Roseau County, took a back seat to two of her nurse investigators at LifeCare Medical Center. Joann Lambrides and...
Elk hunting takes a back seat to a wildfire
by Jeff Olsen Smoke gets in your eyes. Earlier this month, it was the start of a perfect hunting outing with all the bases covered. The party of seven, some of them from Roseau, didn't have to worry...
Capturing Colorado
by Tianna Espe, College English 12, Mrs. Didrikson The sun has yet to awaken as we prepared for the day ahead of us. Mindlessly tugging on clothes we laid out the night before, we got our essentials... Full story
The Jobs Not Done 'til The Job's All Done!
Chapter 4 Our garden is already getting re-purposed for next year. Moving plants, digging up bulbs cleaning out the grass that almost overtook them. Joe does an amazing job of keeping the weeds at...
There's still hope that we can find some sanity
Absolutely terrific! It's been another of those weeks on end where the knuckleheads in this country just shock me. Where to start? Let's go back and start with Donald Trump, who came out of the...
Canning Season and Lee's Store
It is canning season. This means fun, quality time spent with Sarah making some great stuff for the winter months! We wanted to make some pasta sauce and Mrs. Wage's pasta sauce packets were not... Full story
Your Mind Matters, What do You Think?
"Welcome back to school. "USE CAUTION IN SCHOOL ZONES." That's what the city's reader board sign says. School's open! YEA! However, as you may have read in Jeff Olsen's interview with Roseau School...
Roy Raymond Laznicka, 79
Warroad- Roy Raymond Laznicka, age 79 of Warroad, passed away on April 7, 2020 in Warroad Senior Living Center. He was born on November 19, 1940 to Virgil and Mabel Laznicka in Roseau. He returns to...
Colby Ray Brunk, 20
Warroad- Colby Ray Brunk passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at the age of 20. Colby was born in Fort Morgan, Colo. on July 19, 2000 to Tyson Fleming and Shannon Brunk. He attended school in...
H. Roger Stoll, 78
Warroad- Our precious husband, father, and grandfather left us and his earthly home September 11, 2020. He is now out of our sight, but never out of our memory, and into the arms of his loving,...
Ronald David Schacher, 77
Roseau- Ronald David Schacher passed away on September 2, 2020. David was born July 21, 1943 in Moorhead. He was raised and attended school in Jamestown, N.D. After high school, he attended college...
Harlan Verneal Leddige, 84
Badger- It is with profound sadness that the family of Harlan Verneal Leddige, born November 21, 1935, announce his peaceful passing on September 9, 2020 surrounded by his family. He will be sadly...
Reconsider Placement of Fall Activities Seasons
Blaine Novak, president of the Minnesota State High School League's Board of Directors, has called for a special meeting of the League's board for Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 at 9 a.m. •The one item a... Full story
Cross-Country Off to a Good Start for 2020 Season
Submitted by Coach Randy Nelson The Roseau Cross-Country team has been practicing since the 17th of September. Despite the coronavirus situation, the MSHSL decided that CC could have a shortened...
Rams Tennis Hits the Road
With back-to-back road matches in Wadena and Park Rapids, the beginning of September brought the Roseau Varsity team's one chance for an overnight stay. Restrictions on trips and tournaments have...
The New Word For The Day Is "SEDITION"
As usual, this old farmer has more questions than answers. Newt Gingrich was on Fox News with Harris Faulkner the other day. He brought up the question of why George Soros is not held responsible for funding Antifa and BLM. Harris immediately hushed...
Eagles Auxiliary President Visits Roseau and Warroad
Grand Madam Eagles Auxiliary President, Jacque Marble, of Phoenix, Arizona was in Roseau and Warroad recently. She will spend her year as President traveling around the U.S. and Canada promoting the...
Looking Back 25 years ago… Two new teachers at the Roseau Christian School, Dale Johnson and wife Traci
5 years ago – Sept. 19, 2015 Ryan Murray was recently hired as the Assistant Roseau County Highway Engineer replacing the recently retired Greg Dahl. The Roseau Ram football team was defeated by t... Full story
LIFECARE RECEIVES NOTIFICATION FROM MAYO CLINIC LABORATORIES OF FALSE POSITIVE TEST RESULTS
On Friday, September 11th, LifeCare Medical Center received notification from the Mayo Clinic Laboratories that seven false positive results were reported for COVID-19 tests collected at LifeCare Medical Center. Upon receiving this news, a team of...
ABSENTEE VOTING BEGINS in September
The Roseau County Auditor’s Office has absentee ballots available for the November 3, 2020 General Election and encourages voters to apply early. Roseau County residents may vote by absentee ballot if they are unable to vote in person on November 3...
