Articles from the October 8, 2016 edition
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Once they were the Glorious Girls of Winter
On Monday afternoon at the Rams Sports Center where the Lady Rams play fabulous hockey, it was like a 1950s sock hop - the girls on one side and the boys on the other. Only, this time it was the Lady...
With the Amazing Shirley at Citizens State Bank
How many of us work 44 years for the same outfit, love coming to work every day, and should be considered the Vin Scully of Roseau? No, Shirley Mitterling and Vin Scully, the Hall of Fame announcer...
Salol News
Erick Comstock’s 6th grade football team had their last scrimmage with Badger on September 29th. Last Friday many area women were busy peeling 200 pounds of potatoes and chopping homegrown carrots for the planned supper. Saturday morning Mary G...
Remembering Roseau County
22 Roseau High School Football Team - Front row: S. Harris, N. Stechmann, K. Haugen, M. Magnusson, I. Anderson, D. Erickson and R. Grugal. Middle row: J. Arneson, K. Skrutvold, D. Hedlund, C....
The roseau school forest is a natural classroom
Knock on a jack pine! There were no reported cases of poison ivy following a week ago Wednesday's sophomore field trip to the Roseau school forest. It might be a first! And nobody got soaked, froze, o...
Court Report - Week 41
Roseau County Sheriff’s Dept. Cam Eugene Knutson, Warroad, pled guilty to minor drinking and driving and was fined $360, 30 days local confinement with 9 days credit for time served. He pled not guilty to driving after suspension and charge was d...
Workout of the Week -n WOW #1
I’m Jed Kobernusz, an Exercise Physiologist. A quick explanation of what an Exercise Physiologist is; an Exercise Physiologist is more than a Personal Trainer and less than a Physical Therapist. There are many different specialties an EP can go i...
Apply by Oct. 13 for grant to help recruit and retain hunters, anglers
Groups that will help people start hunting or fishing, or continue these pursuits, are encouraged to apply for grants from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources by Thursday, Oct. 13. The Angler and Hunter Recruitment and Retention Grant...
Take a note, my darling secretary
Dear Donald and Hillary, Do us all a favor. Drop out. Go on a cruise together. One of you won't be coming back. That's a given. Imagine this headline: Hillary goes overboard with an anchor attached...
The First Debate
The first debate between Miss Hillary and Mr. Donald is over and done with. So now I assume you guys are expecting for me to follow suit with the legions of commentators... jabberwockies leaping to...
Evidence
To the Editor, I have been reading Mr. Russell Walker’s letters in the paper and advertising, to be a county commissioner in District 4 in Roseau County. Mr. Walker alleging Roger Falk saved $230,000 for Roseau County including negative remarks about...
Grateful to Rep.
To the Editor, This spring thanks to the stellar leadership of people like Rep. Deb Kiel and Rep. Dan Fabian the legislature passed the most bipartisan tax bill in 30 years. It had 89% support among legislators. If you are a parent with a child at...
Beyond Brokenness - Let It Go
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about being shipwrecked. In it I spoke about the times when we feel like our plans have been “shipwrecked” and we are left to pick up the pieces. I also spoke about how we at times need to hold on to some of that bro...
National Wildlife Refuge Week, October 9-15, Celebrates Conservation Lands Vital to People
National Wildlife Refuge Week - observed October 9-15, 2016 - reminds Americans how nature enriches our lives and adds to the beauty of our country. What better time to celebrate that connection with the natural world and Agassiz National Wildlife...
National Honor Society of Badger High School sponsored a great blood drive
The National Honor Society of Badger High School has sponsored a great blood drive. The blood drive was held in Badger on September 27th. According to Katie Bartelson, Senior Donor Recruitment Representative at United Blood Services, “Badger had a g...
Celebration of Life - Stacy Marie Schmidt Dunham
Stacy Marie Schmidt was born on November 25, 1971. Four years later Stacy's parents, Jerry and Geneva (Jeanie) Schmidt gave her a friend for life, her baby sister Elly May. Stacy and her family...
Affordable Health Screenings Coming to Roseau
Residents living in and around Roseau, Minnesota can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, and other chronic, serious conditions with affordable screenings by Life Line Screening. Four Seasons Senior Center will h...
Dr. Chibuike Anokwute joins Altru Clinic in Roseau
Chibuike Anokwute, MD, a family medicine physician, joins Altru Clinic in Roseau, Minn. Dr. Anokwute is board certified and specializes in obstetrics and rural emergency and hospitalist medicine. He takes a compassionate, family-based approach to...
Roseau County FSA Updates
Notes From the CED and Important FSA Dates to Remember October is payment month at FSA with the CRP Annual Rental Payments along with any earned 2015 ARC/PLC payments for Wheat, Barley, Oats, Corn, and Soybeans being issued. The County Office does...
Football Rams battle on valiantly
It's way more exciting to be the Eden Prairie and Totino Grace of high school football powerhouses, but it takes heart when you're in the cellar and taking your licks. Here's a heads up! These Roseau...
Volleyball Rams shine on Parents Night
A week ago Thursday, the Lady Rams defeated visiting Red Lake County in three straight sets, winning 25-16, 25-13, and 25-16. Kiley Borowicz and Victoria Johnson, the senior duo who are the team's...
Roseau Girls' Tennis Finishes Regular Season Atop Section 8A
The Roseau Girls' Tennis team had a week of important Section 8A matches, many of which had a bearing on where the Varsity team and individuals would be seeded for the Section 8A Tournament in Fargo...
Roseau resident's negligent fire case resolved
On Monday, Laird Joseph Mertens, 67, appeared in Courtroom One at the Roseau County Courthouse for the conclusion of the criminal charge of negligent fires in regards to his apartment building fire...
Predator priest faces the music in India
Earlier this week, it was reported in the national media that a former Greenbush resident, who had been a minor when she was sexually abused by her parish priest, was instrumental in preventing the...
Sandra Markstrom, 66
Libertyville, Ill. - Sandra L. Markstrom passed away on Sept. 26, 2016 at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, Ill. She was born Jan. 13, 1950 in Roseau to the late Melvin and Edith (Knutson) Markstrom. She attended elementary and high...
