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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There's no reprieve or slowing down for Julie Pahlen, the Public Health Director for Roseau County. The pandemic doesn't take a day off, and neither does the team she leads. "What we're focusing on at Public Health is implementing the new quarantine guidelines," she said, noting that there are now new guidelines. "If somebody has a positive Covid family member in their household, they have to continue to quarantine for 14 days. There's no change in that. It's still the gold standard to quarantin...
Recently, there have been some incidents in Roseau pertaining to the state-mandated mask requirement. Roseau's local top cop wants to diffuse the situation by requesting that local residents and visitors to Roseau follow the rules. Yes, there have been incidents of residents refusing to wear masks upon entering stores, according to Roseau Police Chief Ward Anderson. "They get stopped by store personnel because they're not wearing a mask," he said this past Sunday morning. "Then, usually, they...
Knock on wood! A week ago Friday, December 11, Roseau School Superintendent Tom Jerome had reasons to celebrate. "We have not had one single student or adult develop or test positive for Covid due to a close contact at school," he said, adding that there have been no verifiable transmissions. With roughly 1,326 people - students and staff - the school district presently has only two Covid cases. "One of the students will fall off the books tomorrow and the other one will fall off on Monday," he...
by Emma Bassingthwaite, English 11, Mrs. Didrikson My eyes are the best part of me. These eyes help me see the world as I continue to explore it. These eyes help me see my mom as she teaches me things to help me all through my life. My eyes help me watch my dad in the yard as he works on new projects. These eyes allow me to see all of my friends and the crazy adventures we go on. These eyes allow me to watch my favorite movies and tv shows. They help me watch my dog as she happily trots around...
Three trees later I have a new look for my front yard. Actually 4 artificial trees, if you count the one I bought at Past Treasures a couple of years ago. That one was a half tree (thinking now it just had the back half stripped of its branches. I bought it for my porch. I kept it simple, putting a plastic colorful good sized train on the floor. Bears live in our front porch, either stuffed, framed, or little statues found in dollar stores. I have hand knit sweaters, and a floppy hat on each...
Sven and Heather Grafstrom and family went to Rugby, North Dakota to visit the Fergusons for the weekend. Sympathy to the family of Marianne Kristofferson who passed away Friday. Marianne lived here almost her entire life. She was a very active church member. Many days she would be out walking and always stopped to visit. Ed and Marianne ran the Salol grocery store and gas pumps for many years. Verna Grafstrom and family helped Britta Bunke celebrate her 11th birthday. Diane Monkman has been trying out lots of new recipes for snacks....
Mattracks, the world’s largest rubber track conversion manufacturer, just announced that it has negotiated several large contracts with some of the world’s leading OEM Manufacturers spanning several industries; such as recreation, defense, and construction. It also has several more OEMs that they are working closely with to finalize future long term contracts. As a result, Mattracks is in the midst of a large expansion and plans on nearly doubling its workforce within next year or two. "Over the course of the last year, Mattracks has been reo...
5 years ago – Dec. 19, 2015 Zach Manka was Roseau’s newest police officer. Holiday Fantasy winners in Roseau were Jane Smith, Eva Gregerson, Brian Haynes, Alanna Foss, Keith Peppel, Sandra Gobeil, Dan Hove, Shonda Hietala and Vivian Cole. Roseau County Commissioner Jack Swanson was recently elected the 2016 President of the Association of Minnesota Counties Board of Directors. Celebrating their December birthdays at the Four Seasons Senior Center were Margaret Olson, Ardell Snare, Earl Kolberg a...
Badger High School is pleased to announce the nomination of junior, Hailey VonEnde, for the Minnesota State High School League's ExCEL Award. The ExCEL (Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership) is a program designed to recognize high school juniors who are active as volunteers in their communities, hold leadership positions within their school, participate in MSHSL sponsored activities, and perform well academically. In January, an independent panel of judges will review applications...
As the capstone celebration of the college experience, commencement is one of our favorite days of the year at Minnesota State University Moorhead. It is the culmination of years of hard work and sacrifice by our students. MSUM will celebrate our newest graduates’ extraordinary achievements during four college-level virtual ceremonies on December 17 and 18. “Commencement is the time of year we all anticipate with pride and excitement,” said MSUM President Anne Blackhurst. “As a university community, we celebrate the transformative power o...
A student from Roseau is participating in NCAA Division II track & field for Bemidji State University during the 2020-21 season. Rylie Bjerklie, a freshman majoring in biology, is a high jumper for Bemidji State's track & field program this year. The track & field program is guided by Kevin Kean, head coach, who is entering his sixth season on BSU's coaching staff....
This one time the phone rang in the office when just Lonnie Swanson and I were working on a late afternoon. Just a week earlier in late July 1990 when the First Gulf War was about to begin, I penned a column about the strange customs of Arabs - and what pissed them off - like turning the bottom of your sandal upwards, which is offensive to an Arab. Naturally, I threw in some off the wall humor. When the phone rang, I picked up the receiver and this bloke with somewhat of an accent asked for me....
We decided to take a break from our normal sightseeing/exploring to experience Roughlock Falls, a breathtaking multi-tiered waterfall along Little Spearfish Canyon. You may think chasing waterfalls is a summer-only activity, but think again! Autumn brought amazing colors to Spearfish Canyon and offered picture-perfect scenery. I would think even in the winter, the waterfalls would come to life as the mist from the falls builds upon the surrounding rocks and trees creating an almost fantasy-like...
Back in the late eighties my better half and I were on out way to Steinback. We were west of South Junction when there were flashing lights on the highway up ahead. Getting closer it was obvious it was a traffic stop with a patrol car on each side of the road. The speedometer said under a hundred clicks so I assumed we were good. When we stopped immediately there was an officer by each door. When I rolled down the window the good mountie asked why we did not have our seatbelts on. Explaining we had no clue Manitoba had a seatbelt law got me a...
Salol - Marianne Rose Kristofferson passed away at LifeCare Roseau Manor on December 11, 2020, surrounded by loved ones at her bedside at the age of 89. Marianne was born on April 12, 1931, in Salol to Ingvold and Olga (Nelson) Olson. She grew up in Salol, attending school in Salol through the 8th grade. She graduated from Roseau High School in 1950. Marianne married Edwin Kristofferson on September 16, 1950, in Salol. They had one daughter, Linda. They lived in southern Minnesota their first...
Badger- Kenneth passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at the age of 76. Kenneth John Wojciehowski was born May 26th, 1944 to Rose and Walter Wojchowski on their farm in Greenbush along with his twin sister, Karen (Minske). His sister always said he let her be born first like a true gentleman. In 1957, when Kenny was 14, his parents and sisters moved to another house in Greenbush while he and his brother Gene stayed at the old farmstead to live on their own and raise turkeys. He continued to...
Salol - William "Bill" Albert Rey passed away on December 12, 2020 at LifeCare Medical Center at the age of 89. Bill was born October 25, 1931 in rural Pitt to Walter and Alice (Brown) Rey. He grew up and attended school in the Baudette area. He graduated from Lake of the Woods High School in 1949 and also graduated in 1960 from Aakers Business College in Grand Forks, N.D. He served in the US Army from 1954 to 1956. He was employed with Armour & Co in Grand Forks and also, he built apartments...
Lindstrom- Raymond "Ray" Leland Stoe, age 86, passed away at his home in Lindstrom with family present on December 14, 2020, after battling MDS/AML leukemia for nearly two years. Preceded in death by his parents, Ole Anderssen Stoe and Alma Jensina (Hellesvig) Stoe as well as eight of his nine siblings. Ray leaves behind a long-lasting legacy as a son, husband, father, grandfather, and Air Force Veteran, being stationed in Labrador, Canada during the Korean War and honorably discharged in...
NW Angle- It is with deepest sorrow, we announce the passing of Brandon Lee Sandy, 25, of NW Angle First Nation 33B, Dec. 8th, 2020, as the result of a sudden accident. He was born Nov. 1st, 1995 in Roseau, the son of Lynelle (Lane) Sandy and Bill Sandy. He attended Warroad Schools and on 11-12-2013, he very proudly earned and accepted his GED. It was obvious to all that his heart resided at the NW Angle on Lake of the Woods, and that was where he made his home. He worked with his Dad at the f...
Roseau - Jeannine passed away on December 8, 2020, at LifeCare Roseau Manor. She was 89 years old. Jeannine Caroline Lillian Nelson was born on August 21, 1931, to Dolphis and Hannah (Pederson) Dubois of rural Wampum, Manitoba. She attended school through grade 8 at the Wampum School. She often talked about being afraid during the long walks home from school. As a young girl, she moved to Winnipeg and lived with an aunt and uncle. She worked for Eatons in the catalog department, for Canada Meat...
Here's my version of the above: "A tisket, a tasket, we all get to wear a masket!" Yea! What's the big deal? I'm fascinated by how much emotion a small piece of cloth can create. Yeah! Yeah! I've heard the opposing arguments: "Masks don't do any good anyway." "It's all about government control!" Are masks the great "cover-up" for it? OK. Let's get on with it. I've heard about people being punched in the face for either wearing, or not wearing a mask, depending upon the view of the puncher. Such...
Roseau County Sheriff’s Dept. Chad Christopher Dallager, Greenbush, pled guilty to speeding and was fined $145. (Badge #1928) Caleb Abraham-John Fast, Detroit Lakes, pled guilty to speeding and was fined $125. (Badge #1917) Cory Gregory Hasbrouck, Strathcona, pled guilty to possession of controlled substance in the fifth degree and was fined $500. Local confinement of 30 days and supervised probation for 5 years. Had a charge of possession of controlled substance dismissed. James Lee Kaml, Roseau, pled guilty to DWI and was fined $1,615. L...
Since March 2020, the world we live in has changed due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Throughout the last months, we've gained an incredible amount of knowledge about the virus, testing, and ways to treat it. Since the start of the nationwide health crisis, LifeCare has been extremely proactive in researching and sourcing Covid-19 testing services for Roseau County. LifeCare's Director of Laboratory Services, Nima Mostofi was interviewed to give us a basic course in COVID-19 testing availability at L...
