Articles from the December 23, 2023 edition
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Timeless Christmas Collection
by Jessica Jones "It started with me buying just a couple at Christmas time, but then the kids started giving them to me as gifts...actually I've been given a lot of them for gifts", reminisces... Full story
This is still a great area to be from
by Jeff Olsen Let's cut to the chase! Brandon Gruchow, 41, wasn't born in Roseau County and only stayed here for three years while attending Roseau High School before moving to the Park Rapids area...
With the Pastor of Evangelical Covenant Church in Roseau
by Jeff Olsen Pastor Nate Johnson doesn't wear flowing robes or fancy clothes. He's not from here, but he is from here. These days, this is his family's stomping grounds. "I'm not a local guy. My...
Messiah Bell Choir
by Jessica Jones If you didn't catch one of the many performances on Sunday December 17th, then you may have to wait until next Christmas! Pay attention because although the bell choir may...
Write On: The Military Story of Kristi Scharmer
Essay by: Bryn Wilson Mrs. Olsen’s English 10 Roseau Community School “Go for it. I think it’s a really great experience” is what my great aunt Kristi Scharmer would tell people who want to join th...
Wrapped to Unwrap
Wrapped to unwrap. This is what it is all about in a nutshell. Sometimes I lose sight of the intent of the word “gift”. Taking so much in life for granted, I can lose the (gifts) of awe and tha...
The Gift Was Wrapped Just Right!
I don't know about the rest of you men, but as for me, even after I've finished my Christmas shopping, the gift job is still only half done. I've still got the wrapping to do. This is where my major f... Full story
The Coal Train Got Derailed
For years until the pandemic, I ran my annual coal train at Christmas time and those deserving of lumps of coal were properly honored in this column. It was a spoof on some of the town's elite and...
Grandpa Todd turns 90!
We had a special celebration this past Saturday. Grandpa Todd Driscoll’s 90th birthday! The event was held at the White Bear Lake Historical Society or you could join in on Zoom. I was hearing at t...
Easier To Play The Victim
The sun has now completed its six month journey to the south. In six months it will be as far north as it goes and turn back south again. Around and around we go. Where we stop nobody knows. Now some perverts made a gay porn tape in the judiciary...
Why 2K in 2023?
The real estate tax on my humble home is about $2k annually, and I am boycotting the tax. I heard a pastor out of Arizona preach a sermon on the Commandment - Do NOT Steal. God’s Word implies in this Commandment that someone has to own something i...
Badger High School Nominates Jordan Lee For "Triple A" Award
Badger High School recently announced it has nominated Jordan Lee for the Academics, Arts, & Athletics (AAA) Award. Sponsored by the Minnesota State High School League, the AAA Award honors high school seniors who have excelled in the classroom, in...
Judith Ann Espe, 77
Warroad- On Tuesday, December 12, 2023, Judith Ann Espe, known to her loved ones as Judy, peacefully passed away at the Warroad Senior Living Center, at the age of 77, due to complications from...
Cheryl A. Saarinen, 74
Dilworth- Cheryl A. Saarinen, 74, of Dilworth, passed away Monday, November 27, 2023, at Essentia Health, Fargo, N.D. Cheryl Ann Gilchrist was born July 18, 1949, the daughter of Douglas and Virgina...
The Shark
I was getting ready to go to bed when my dog Nova Mae brought a stuffed toy to me; she wanted me to throw it for her. "Nova, baby, it's bedtime," I said. She gave me a pleading flash of her sweet...
50 years ago… Roseau Village applies for a grant of $394,000
5 years ago – Dec. 22, 2018 Four Roseau natives and RHS graduates are members of the Red Bull Division stationed south of Kuwait. The local servicemen are CWO Jon Dahlstrom, SSG Mark Fabian, Major G...
18 Christmas Trees Grace Warroad Senior Living Center
by Laurel Latham "Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas." Peg Bracken Eighteen stunning Christmas trees grace the common areas of the Warroad Senior...
The Christmas Lights Are Aglow At The Moser's
by Laurel Latham Once again Raygene and Carilyn Moser have outdone themselves with their breathtaking Christmas display south of Salol. The Moser's magnificent Christmas display draws people from all...
Ram's Win Three In A Row, Sit At 5-1
Submitted by Gregg Iverson The Roseau Rams boys’ basketball team has been clicking right along as of late. Although the games have been close, they’ve done what it takes to come out on top. They certainly have been entertaining games to say the lea...
