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On Sunday, Julie Pahlen, the Public Health Director for Roseau County, reflected on the increasing number of positive tests for Covid-19 in Roseau County. "It's here and spreading across the county," she said. "People need to keep doing the right things. Stay home. If you think you have Covid, you need to get tested." If it's a positive test, the person needs to stay home and do what the Public Health staff advises, which is to isolate oneself. "We are doing contact tracing and are...
Lately, the Roseau School Board has been meeting more frequently as Covid-19 cases continue to spike in Roseau County. A week ago Tuesday, a special board meeting was held after Board Chair Pete Kvien, at the request of other board members, met to discuss potential modifications of the schedule. A motion was made to implement Flexible Learning Fridays. "It's a five-day work week, and teachers will report to work beginning October 30 through January 15, which is the end of the first semester,"...
At 17, there was never a question whether Henry Boucha's grandson, Gaabi, could skate. But could he act? With the filming of Way Of The Warriors starting in the Iron Range in November, Gaabi Boucha is both confident and super ready to show that he can act and skate. "I'm excited 100 percent," he said on Sunday, adding that he has read the script dozens of times. "The first time I heard about it was last summer and I was fishing off my dock when my mom came and asked if I wanted to potentially be...
by Morgan Boroos, College English 11, Mrs. Didrikson Driving out to Sandy Shores in a forty year old rusted black Chevrolet truck with a boat that has been made stinky by countless fishing trips.. The ride to the cabin is filled with anticipation and the trees on the side of the highway seem to crawl by as if they are taunting me. When we finally reach the rocky gravel road lined with small yellow weeds disguised as flowers and beautiful bright pink Lady Slippers, I know we are almost to the cabin. My grandparents lake cabin is the best place i...
Once upon a time way up in northern Minnesota there lived three bears within sniffing distance of a small town by the name of Roseau. The mama bear was named Bernice, and her two cubs were named Benny and Bit. Bit, of course, being a 'bit" smaller than his brother. Northern Minnesota can be berry bear-ti-ful in the Fall with it's dense forests and Oak trees shedding piles and piles of beautiful leaves, and, yes, acorns. If the three bears couldn't find a bee hive offering delicious honey, they...
Here's the most revealing quote of the past four years. It says it all. "Fauci is a disaster. If I had listened to him, we'd have 500,000 deaths," Trump said on Monday. "People are tired of Covid. I have the biggest rallies I've ever had. And we have Covid. People are saying, 'Whatever. Just leave us alone.' They're tired of it." I had no intention this week to write about the election, the president, the coronavirus, or that my present wife and I are getting a divorce. It has come to that....
After Bear Country and a little exploring to get to know the area, day two started off with the Reptile Gardens. Reptile Gardens has more species and subspecies of reptiles than any other zoo or wild animal park in the world! It is a must see that has some of the world's deadliest snakes and some that are in the Guinness Book of World Records. Be sure to explore the World's Largest Reptile Zoo if you visit the Black Hills! This is a must-see attraction featuring botanical gardens, gator shows,...
I’ve heard that there are those who want to see the phrase, “under God,” removed from our Pledge of Allegiance: and they’d like the Supreme Court to help. I stand against this! Now I realize that repeating something often enough can dull the meaning. This can happen with church liturgy; even the Lord’s Prayer. But what was the original intention of making the Lord’s Prayer a part of our worship? Where did it come from, and what was its intention for us? We might ask the same questions a...
Hello, with winter nearly upon us I wanted to send out a reminder of protocol when responding to a crash or other incident. Freeway: stopping on the freeway is not allowed by state law with the exception of emergency responders. For inquires reference the freeways we will try to accommodate and provide those off at another location (off-ramp, etc.) If there is a frontage road or another roadway along the freeway, you can use that for video, photos, etc. Other Roadways: If you do attend a crash, please park your vehicle beyond the crash site...
Roseau- Patricia Ann Burkel-Haugen, age 80, of Roseau, passed away on October 18, 2020 at LifeCare Roseau Manor, surrounded by her family. Patricia was born on December 11, 1939 in Scobey, Mont. to Pete and Nettie Tkachyk. She grew up in Scobey and moved to Greenbush as a young girl. She married Robert Burkel Sr. They raised turkeys until Robert's death in 1992. Patricia worked for "Across the Street" in Badger for many years. The last six years, she has resided in Roseau. She enjoyed fishing,...
Roseau- June Magnusson slipped away on October 17, 2020 at LifeCare Manor at the age of 94 years. June was born in Graceton, Minnesota to Joseph and Monica (Mon) Rebarchek Ganyo. She was united in marriage with Iden James (Jimmy) Magnusson on August 15, 1946 in Roseau, where they made their home. Jimmy became ill in the early 50s and passed away in January 1986. He continued to farm as long as his illness allowed. June worked at the Roseau Post Office for 35 years, retiring in 2002. June is...
Roseau- Kathryn "Kathy" Renae Olson was born on December 26, 1940 at the Budd apartments in Roseau to Clarence and Dagny (Grafstrom) Lundstrom. Kathy was raised in Strandquist with her two brothers on a large turkey farm. She graduated from Strandquist High School in 1958. Upon finishing high school, she pursued a degree in nursing at the Vocational School of Practical Nursing in Thief River Falls. Kathy lost both of her parents by the age of 18, so in addition to getting her LPN degree, she...
Grand Rapids- LuVerne Gayle (Vern) Dokken passed peacefully on October 19, 2020. He was born on February 27, 1934 to Clarence and Christine (Spring) Dokken in Pinecreek. Vern grew up on the family farm and graduated from Roseau High School in 1952. He served in the United States Navy from 1956 to 1961 as an Aviation Mechanic at Whidbey Island, Washington. He was a proud member of the Local 49 Operating Engineers, working at Casper Construction until his retirement in 1995. In July of 1968 he mar...
Moorhead- Heaven gained a very special angel, Virginia "Ginny" Rehder (Groven), 92, on October 9, 2020. Ginny was born in Badger. She graduated from Concordia College, in Moorhead, where she met her husband, Dennis. They were an adventurous couple, who moved often, and lived in Minnesota, Alaska, and Arizona. Ginny was a soft spoken, bright, thoughtful, caring and gentle soul. She was Norwegian and Danish. She loved thunder, Hardanger embroidery and was a wonderful letter writer. She was a pen...
5 years ago – Oct. 24, 2015 The Volleyball Rams ended their regular season defeating the Crookston Pirates in three straight sets (25-11, 25-9 and 25-12). Contributing to the victory were Amelia Johnson, Kiley Borowicz, Kacie Borowicz and Morgan Melby. UND 2015 summer graduates from Roseau were Larry Guggisberg and Kenzie Vettleson. Gunner Grafstrom, son of Tom and Heidi Grafstrom, was baptized at the Salol Lutheran Church. 10 years ago – Oct. 23, 2010 David Brinkman of Wannaska was one of tho...
Sometimes when making phone calls to friends and neighbors, they don’t have news for the paper. I find its a good time to visit and hear the news they don’t want printed! Verna Grafstrom usually has many family members visiting on Sunday. Valerie was at her Thief River Falls house for a few days and Verna’s happy she’s back. Diane and Dennis Monkman’s granddaughter Kristin Monkman and Austin Weidemann, from Bemidji, were married Saturday, October 17th in Bemidji. Scott and Wendy and Larry and Marvel attended the wedding. Lois Losse, Bett...
Question: I thought I heard something in the news about 911 not working. What can a person do when needing to report an emergency and having issues getting through? Answer: Here is some information in our Department of Public Safety’s blog we recently posted: “If you had an emergency on the night of Sept. 28 and tried to call 911 for help, it’s possible you couldn’t get through for about one hour and 17 minutes. Because of a multi-state outage of the 911 system, at least 1,187 calls to 64 Minnesota public safety answering points (PSAPs)...
On Tuesday, October 13th, the Roseau Girls' Tennis Team played their final match of the 2020 season. With a win in the consolation semifinals, the Rams earned a spot in the consolation championship against Park Rapids. The two teams split their regular season contests, so the match promised to be a close one. In addition to the match being the last of 2020, it would also be the last for eight Roseau seniors. This group hoped to end their tennis career on a high note with a win. With the lineup s...
List of 30 Good Things President Trump Has Done For America 1. Judges: Trump has appointed two Supreme Court justices, 53 federal appellate judges, and 146 District Court judges (as well as two judges for the Court of International Trade) who have been confirmed by the Senate so far. In addition, 64 more have been appointed and are awaiting Senate confirmation. All of them are committed to interpreting the Constitution and laws according to the original meaning of the words, rather than according to what a modern liberal judge thinks the law...
Agriculture forms the backbone of our economy. It is a critical concern for everyone living in northwest Minnesota. That is why it is so refreshing to have a farmer stepping up to serve in the state legislature. John Burkel has been farming his entire life. He is a 4th generation turkey farmer who has served on many agricultural related boards including a stint as the chairman of the National Turkey Federation. His fellow farmers have placed a great deal of faith in John's leadership for many years. John would join Senator Mark Johnson and...
I read Pastor Joe last week with interest (The Other Side, by Pastor Joe). It appears, from his writing, that he worships Trump, though I am certain that is not truly the case. I would recommend that, along with his reading of carefully selected texts in the Bible, and his drinking from the trough of Fox News, that Joe take the time to read Mary Trump, Michael Cohen, and Bob Woodward (those who actually know Trump’s nature). Then he should watch Rachel Maddow on MSBC. He also needs to look up The Johnson Amendment, adopted in 1954, to the I...
COVID, COVID, COVID. All the media seems to know to do is trash Trump’s every move and spew COVID numbers. As stated before, if your personal choice is to wear a mask, then please do. With at least ninety percent of the media owned and run by liberals we are told only what they want us to hear. With Twitter and Facebook being censored, is it another wonderment that a lot of us are starting to feel like mushrooms. That is “kept in the dark and fed a steady diet of manure.” The CDC said that in the month of July seventy percent of newly diagnosed...
What would you think if I told you that there was a proposal to provide 8,600 jobs to northern MN? What if I told you that the investment would be over $2 billion in private funding? What if I told you that this proposal would lead to increased property values and school revenues? Sounds pretty good, right? This project is the Line 3 Replacement Project. Replacing Line 3 is of utmost importance. It’s been recommended by the U.S. Department of Justice, the Obama EPA, and the MN Public Utilities Commission. Replacing the original 1960s pipe w...
It is with deep appreciation that we bid farewell to retiring Rep. Dan Fabian from the legislature. Dan was a true champion for this district. I am ever so grateful for his permitting reform bills that made it possible to build in a timelier manner. I only wish that Dan Fabian could have had the chance to enact large scale DNR and MPCA reforms as chair of the Environment and Natural Resource Finance Committee, but DFL opposition repeatedly blocked those efforts. Our district and all of Minnesota would have greatly benefitted from conservative r...
It is no secret local businesses have been hurt this year from the Covid-19 pandemic. Everyone took a hit, especially our hair salons and cafes. However, Minnesota businesses were hit extra hard compared to businesses in North Dakota due to the overly harsh lockdown. Sadly, it had taken too long for our government to realize they can trust our businesses to reopen safely. After all, we all want our communities to remain healthy. In addition to the hardships due to the lockdown, we now fear the possibility of another threat to business owners...
