Serving Roseau County for over 100 Years - The Official Roseau County Newspaper
Serving Roseau County for over 100 Years - The Official Roseau County Newspaper
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by Jeff Olsen It's no Corvette! So, most folks wouldn't be caught dead driving it around the block or uptown in Roseau. Scott Wiberg, 53, a 1988 RHS graduate and straight A Honor Roll student, takes it all in stride. The former submariner doesn't sport a single tattoo - the mark of most sailors. It was back in early August when he chatted amiably about his life and times. First off, he signed up for a burst of six as they say in military, which meant he enlisted for six years. Go to college...
by Jeff Olsen The countdown is on for next week's Meet and Greet at the Greenbush American Legion. Roseau County Veterans Service Officer Marty Howes is extending the invitation to all Roseau County veterans. "It is going to be on Thursday, October 19, and we typically have a social hour that starts around 5:30," he said, adding that they usually start serving supper around 6 to 6:15 p.m. "We'll have dinner and after dinner there's always dessert prepared by the Roseau VFW Auxiliary." This will... Full story
by Jessica Jones Yes, it's fall, and those summer days seem to have passed, but that does not mean all of you golf lovers have to let your golf game get rusty. Head on downtown Roseau to North Star Golf which has only just recently opened its doors. North Star Golf is an indoor golf facility equipped with two golf simulators with Foresight Sports Software, owned and operated by Ross Leary at the youthful age of 32. "Roseau is referred to as the North Star City, it says it on the sign as you are...
by Jeff Olsen It was an impressive group of deserving Roseau Athletic Hall of Fame inductees on Sunday afternoon in the Roseau Theatre. The emcee, Jack Swanson, an earlier inductee, related afterwards what he had observed. "Bergy spoke first in presenting Sarah Erickson, who was unable to attend due to living out in Massachusetts." Her former Roseau High School coach, Brian Bergstrom, was the leadoff hitter for Sunday's event. "Sarah was arguably Roseau's best ever girls hockey player, the...
Essay by: Calista Schumacher Mrs. Olsen's English Veteran Interview • 13 January 2023 "An experience I will remember forever!" This is how Corey Jesser described his time in service with the military. Corey Jesser was born in Pomona, California. He served under the branch of the US Army from the years 1987-2009. He was in the active Army from 1987-2005, but served in the National Guard from 2003-2009. He was ranked as an E-5 SGT (Sergeant), and was a highly awarded soldier. Like many other p...
On the first Sunday of deer season Joe would read the "Bambi" story. It was expected. Wearing his Elmer Fudd tie. The little guy, dressed in orange (hat and all) was surrounded with the words "Be ve-wy quiet...Be ve-wy quiet! Joe had and I know still has a soft spot, a true love for animals, and I am sure there are deer in Heaven. They are part of God's creation why shouldn't there be? He would holler loudly, "run Bambi run"!!! Eyes of everyone in the congregation would get bigger, and there... Full story
"He Left Judea." The setting for our story is a four day journey by Jesus and his disciples from Judea to Galilee. Judea was in the southern most part of Palestine, and Galilee was in the northern most part. In the middle was a province long known as Samaria. "Now he had to go through Samaria." John 4 gives us a birds-eye view of what happened. Have you ever gone out of your way for someone? Jesus did, and he stepped into her world. Jesus came into a town called Sychar. Jacob's well was there....
On Sunday, I was very late to the Roseau Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony. I had the best excuse ever. I was at home washing dishes. Nobody believed me. Especially the men. And some women, too. Damn right, I was washing dishes. I got there with about 15 minutes to spare and was immediately impressed with Kari (née DeJong) Ryan, who gave the acceptance speech for her teammates on the Lady Rams 1999 state runner-up volleyball squad. She was sensational. We met afterwards out in the...
One of my favorite stops was in Cooke City at Yellowstone Fossils and Minerals. My love for rocks was fulfilled in this store. I didn't buy any because they were waaaaay out of my price range, but I still enjoyed looking at all of them! Brian and Kyle decided to head outside to the side of the store and do some mine sluicing. First, you purchase your bag of dirt and then head outside to the panning sluice to see what you will find. You could purchase a bag that contained fossils, arrowheads, roc...
How many people would trust a person that owned a dog that has bitten eleven people? Commander fits right in with the Biden crime family. That beautiful dirty dog is probably the one that left his cocaine in the White House. If it was not a member of the Biden crime family surely the FBI that always gets its man would have by now. Most dogs don’t survive their first experience of biting a human without good reason. Two almost always is good for a quick goodbye. One can only imagine the lawsuits with eleven dog bites. Leticia James is proven w...
Salol- Lori Lee Waterworth (Nee Bjorgaard) of Salol passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Thursday, October 5, 2023, at the age of 66, from cancer. Lori was born to Pauline (nee Potucek) and Donald Bjorgaard on September 6, 1957, in Warren. She graduated from Marshall County Central High School in Newfolden in 1975. She married Stephen C. Waterworth on November 27, 1976, at Westaker Free Lutheran Church in Newfolden. Lori and Steve moved to Salol and raised their three children,...
5 years ago – Oct. 13, 2018 The Polaris groundbreaking ceremony for the 2.1 million dollar front lobby renovation and expansion was held in Roseau on October 5. Morgan Helgeson, a freshman on the Clarkson University varsity hockey team at Potsdam, New York, was named freshman player of the week for the Eastern College Athletic Conference. Morgan is the daughter of Peter and Tonia Helgeson and granddaughter of Mark and Aileen Helgeson and Kim and Karen Messelt. The Roseau Wine Walk costume w...
"I need you to be in town by 8:00," Sydney said. "You don't have to stay at the house all day, but at least be in town in case the school calls…." "That kid of mine worries too much," I said, but I did tell her I would stay with the kids while she and John were out of town at a meeting. I drove to Duluth early Tuesday morning. I had a couple of errands to run, but nothing too significant. Then, I figured I would return to their house to write until it was time to pick up the girls from school. U...
by Laurel Latham Saturday, October 7th was a chilly 45 degrees, but the sun was shining and the sidewalks on both sides of Main Street in Williams were lined with many looking forward to watching the Potato Day Parade. Neighbors were happily greeting neighbors. Former residents of Williams travel from the Cities and throughout Minnesota, or even out of state, to attend the much beloved Potato Day celebration in Williams. Potato Day celebrates the harvest of potato farmers in the area who have...
