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Norm Miller, 76, could be considered Greenbush's "Storming Norman" although he goes by Norm and, at six-three, he stands out like a redwood amongst the shrubs. He is imposing. One thing he isn't. He isn't shy. You want his life story, he will talk volumes. He's been the town barber for more than half a century, "I now have my barbershop out by the nursing home," he said. For the record, he is not in the nursing home just yet. "I was born in Thief River Falls and graduated in 1961," he said,...
Described as a stunning collection of classic Minnesota hockey rink photographs, Home Ice has been a 10 year labor of love by photographer Matthew Jasper. Jasper's photographs present rinks in their purest form; empty, quiet, serene and bring them to life through stunning images and stories. Jasper recalls how in 1997 his parents gave him the framed black and white photo of the Warroad Memorial Arena that had hung in his childhood home. Jasper describes the arena as "like an old wooden barn and...
Leif Eidsmoe, who teaches senior high science, made the right career choice after all. "Originally, I was going to go to med school and I decided, 'No, I don't want to be a doctor. I want to do something else.' Then I got my teaching degree," he said recently. Instead of fixing broken bones and doing tonsillectomies, he's challenging his students to develop their minds and enhance their future possibilities. The 2005 Roseau High School graduate attended the University of Minnesota-Duluth before...
by Gavin Jensen, English 7, Mrs. Didrikson This story of the stick started back at my cabin when my dad and I were looking through the camera computer chips ("a stick"). This flash drive has been up on a tree by my deer stand for the whole spring and summer. On the chip was a photo of a big female bear and three cubs! There were also other photos of animals like deer and birds, but the bears were definitely the highlight. Now when hunting came around that night I was sitting in my stand...
When I study God's Word, I find four questions to be helpful. (1) Who's writing (or speaking)? In this article I will be referencing the Gospel of John, and in the Scripture I want to focus on, I'll be asking the question who's speaking. Now in relationship to John's Gospel, I want to keep in mind that the writer was one of Jesus' original 12 followers (or apostles). When we read John, we're hearing from someone who was there, an eyewitness. John writes at the beginning of his small letter...
By U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar On the 11th day, of the 11th month, we pay a special tribute to our veterans—honoring those who served in every war since our nation was founded. Whether it was the beaches of Normandy, the hills of Korea, the mountains of Afghanistan, the deserts of Iraq, or right here at home—these extraordinary men and women all heard the call of duty and answered it. When our servicemembers signed up to serve there wasn’t a waiting line, and when they come home there shouldn’t be a waiting line for the benefits they’ve...
Olga Markovich, a resilient 96-year-old who turns 97 on November 25, sat at her kitchen table out in Malung Township, and she is one for the ages - a 1922 model who has lived among heroes, endured heartaches quietly, and never said a word about two family members, now long deceased, who held such promise. We talk on the phone about once a month and this past Monday, I visited Olga and her daughter, Denise. One question changed everything. Did any of your brothers see action in World War II? And...
I was in shock, like many others were, when I heard Dan Jones had passed away. I normally don't call Brandon too early in the morning, but I did that day so he could hear the news from me and not elsewhere. He answered his phone and I said, "Hi, ummm...Dan Jones passed away." I didn't know what or how to say it other than to just say it. He woke up quite quickly. Of course his reply was ,"how?". I told him much wasn't known about it yet. Brandon was in shock, just like I was. It made it worse...
Were the CCC boys responsible for creating the retention ponds in, at, and round the Beltrami State Forest preventing uncontrollable farmland flooding…. Regardless which organization did, it worked.. Until 2002 when the Beltrami State Forest received 18 inches of rain destroying, I was told 87 retention’s, creating the largest summer flood in Roseau county. Since 2003 early spring run off from Beltrami has been filling the lake bottom before the farmland, due to the lack of the retention’s…..This September rain was the real proof of why the...
Roseau County Sheriff’s Department Ryan Lee Larsen, pled guilty to check forgery, violating restraining order and was fined $210 with restitution of $461.81. Local confinement of 365 days, stay 285 days for 5 years, credit for time served 80 days. along with 5 years of supervised probation.Had charges of (2)possession of controlled substance, (2) DWI, driving after revocation and no proof of insurance dismissed. Pled guilty later on with DWI, fined $210, local confinement of 365 days, stay 298 days for 2 years with 67 days credited. Supervised...
Timothy Chooi will be performing at the Roseau School Theater on Tuesday, November 12, at 7:30 p.m. for the Northern Lights Concert Association's second concert of the 2019-20 season. Canadian-American violinist Timothy Chooi has garnered huge critical acclaim, most recently when he won at the 2019 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Belgium. He had already made a name for himself having been awarded numerous prizes, among them, First prize of the 2018 Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition...
Roseau- Daniel Lynn Jones was born August 19, 1976 in Rugby, N.D., to Derry and Kimberly (Conway) Jones. He was raised in Leeds, N.D., before moving to Minnesota with his family. In 1994 he graduated from Tri-County High Schools in Karlstad. After graduation, Dan attended Wadena Technical College and received an Electrical Lineman Degree. When Dan discovered his passion for education, he returned to college and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Education from Bemidji State Universit...
Roseau- Timothy Luverne Kofstad passed away on November 3, 2019, at the age of 59. He passed away peacefully with his wife Janell by his side at the LifeCare Medical Center in Roseau. Tim was born on September 3, 1960 at the Budd Hospital in Roseau. He grew up with two brothers and graduated from Roseau High School in 1979. Right after high school Tim joined his parents in the family business, Kofstad Signs. Tim married Janell Beito on June 1, 1985. Together they raised 3 children: Jordan, Sarah...
Bemidji- Ilyne Struthers, 83, of Bemidji died Thursday, October 31, 2019 surrounded by family at Rosewood Home in Bemidji. Ilyne Alice Olson Struthers was born in Warroad, on May 31, 1936. She grew up in Warroad, graduating from Warroad High School in 1954. Ilyne married Malcolm Struthers in August of 1954. They had three children, Malcolm (Rusty) Russell Jr., Gale and Holly. Ilyne accepted the Lord in her early 30's and from then on, her relationship with the Lord guided her actions and...
Badger- Violet passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at the age of 85. Violet Ann Prefek was born February 14, 1934, to John and Mary (Horvath) Prefek at South Junction, Manitoba, Canada. At age three Violet and her family settled north of Roseau. At age 16 her family moved south of Badger. On December 15, 1962, she married John Svir of Badger and settled on the Svir family farm. They lived there until 1972. They moved into Badger where they raised three daughters. Violet enjoyed raising a...
5 years ago – Nov. 8, 2014 The four Manufacturing Essay Contest winners this year were Alex Pederson (Warroad High School), Sara Achen (Lake of the Woods High School), Alexis Melby (Roseau High School) and Alyssa Wahl (Greenbush-Middle River High School). Beverly Robb, local children’s book author out of the Roseau area, was holding a book signing on November 15 at the Roseau Public Library. Siblings Weston and Ellie Nelson represented Roseau Cross Country at the State Tournament held on the...
Since 2014, the state of Minnesota provides funding to counties each year to prevent the introduction and limit the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS). The Lake of the Woods and Roseau County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) partner together to jointly utilize the legislative appropriation to address AIS on Lake of the Woods. Together the SWCDs provide AIS inspectors at local water accesses during the open waters season to help boaters understand and follow the AIS laws. The...
Bob and Linda Emery and Marianne Kristofferson attended Kendra Emery’s confirmation in East Grand Forks. Kendra’s the daughter of Steve and Linda Emery. Larry and Marvel Monkman stayed with their son Shannon in Fargo Thursday. Larry had a V.A. appointment. On Halloween Eve all the goblins and scary characters from every land were around trick and treating. They needed coats this fall for our cold weather. Some of the children had been to parties in Warroad and Roseau. The Trunk Party at Messiah was a big hit! Marianne enjoyed Halloween at Oak...
The IDEA Competition, a program of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation, hosted a kickoff event at Lake of the Woods Brewing Company in Warroad on Wednesday, November 6th from 4:00-6:00 p.m. This event was open house style, open to the public, and free to attend. The event was co-hosted by the Discovery and Development Hub and the Northwest Minnesota Small Business Development Center (SBDC). If you have an innovative business idea and want to turn it into a profitable business, the IDEA Competition can help. The IDEA Competition will add momentum...
The Little Brother/Little Sister Program is based on the concept that young people can benefit from having the influence of a consistent, positive, role model in their life. The program helps youth between the ages of four to 14 by matching suitable adults, who become volunteer Mentors, with boys and girls in the community. This relationship will help in meeting the young person’s need for acceptance, understanding and offer positive guidance. The Mentor and their Little Brother/Little Sister get together at least once a month and p...
MSG Gary D. Estabrooks, son of Roger Estabrooks of Roseau, was promoted on October 25, 2019. MSG Estabrooks enlisted into the Iowa Army National Guard in 1995. He currently assumed responsibility of the Sustainment Training Center on October 9, 2019. He has held various leadership positions such as Platoon Sergeant, Battalion Operations Sergeant, State Quota Source Manager, First Sergeant, Task Force NCOIC, and State Training NCOIC. Master Sergeant Estabrook's awards include the Bronze Star,...
Inaugural youth deer season leads to record number of youth licenses sold Nearly 5,700 young deer hunters harvested a deer during the DNR’s first statewide youth season, Oct. 17-20. The tally represents a 77 percent increase from the 2018 youth deer season when the hunt was limited to fewer areas. “We know that a number of youth license-buyers won’t be hunting until the regular firearms deer season, but the large increase in harvest reflects the great response to this new opportunity,” said Barbara Keller, big game program leader for the Min...
On Sept. 3, 2019, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources received a petition from a number of environmental and conservation groups requesting that the DNR initiate rulemaking to: 1. Ban the possession and use of lead or other toxic fishing tackle on Minnesota waters located within the common loon range; 2. Prohibit the taking of wild animals within Minnesota while possessing or using bullets containing lead or other toxic materials; and 3. Prohibit the taking of wild animals within Minnesota with shotshells other than those loaded with...
On Saturday, November 2nd Lelia Johnson, (8th grade) ran in the State Class A CC Meet. She earned the right to run at state by qualifying 6th (8 qualify) at the Section 8A Meet. Lelia, Coach Nelson and 2 friends traveled down to Northfield on Thursday. They attended a practice and a CC social at St. Olaf College on Friday. On Saturday the Class AA schools ran in the morning, with girls at 10 a.m. and boys at 11 a.m. The Class A girls followed at 1 p.m. with the boys at 2 p.m. The weather was...
submitted by Arlette Solom “With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” Eleanor Roosevelt The month of November is full of regular scheduled activities, as well as the beginning of holiday events. We encourage you to check the calendar or stop in to see what is planned for the month. Monday, November 11th, the Falun Ladies Coffee Club will meet at the center. It’s a special time to enjoy and fellowship. “Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that’s what makes you strong.” Sarah Dessen Donut Day will be Monday,...
