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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 Joyce. Joyce Hulst is a beautiful, kind woman, and her husband Joile Hulst, (often referred to as Joey), is a lovely man; both with great stories to share. Joyce said one time when they were first dating, she asked Joile's mother how she came up with the name Joile, and his mother said it was from... Full story
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 in the summer of 1999. "We lived out in the Skime area," he said, speaking by cellphone recently. The 2001 Park Rapids High School graduate and state wrestling runner-up for the Panthers, is a very successful wrestling coach and maybe, if he had been born here, would have been a hockey player. A very...
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 roots in the area go back to Warren where my grandfather had a farm and my dad grew up." That was before his dad moved to the Longhorn State - Texas. How Pastor Nate ended up here is a long story, and the pastor was generous with his time. There was no quick hello and goodbye that first week of...
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 customarily have a performance the weekend before Christmas, the only advertising is word of mouth. Sunday the 17th started with a 9:15 a.m. performance at the Messiah Bell Choir's home base, the Messiah Church. Next, they went to the Greenbush Nursing Home and performed at 1p.m. This was followed by a 2:30...
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 the military. This is Kristi’s military story. Kristi Scharmer was born in Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rapid City, South Dakota. After graduating from college as a nurse, the Army Nurse Corps offered her a commission to serve as a nurse with them. She accepted this offer for a few reasons: she loved lis...
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 thankfulness given in this Christmas season. I have a preconceived idea about how my gifts will be received. I think and plan each expression of creativity. My gifts are sometimes purchased in January or February, and put upstairs in my blue room. This room is upstairs with little flowers like white for...
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 frustration starts: When I sit down at my desk, or at a table with several rolls of Christmas paper, a pair of scissors, a package of bows, and some scotch tape, I want things to come out just right. I have this mental picture of those receiving gifts from me being so overwhelmed by the wrapping job... Full story
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 also the commoners, the latter who I identify with. It was called the "Lumps for Chumps" and nobody was left out, including myself and especially politicians and presidents. If you were the mayor, a renowned State Patrol officer, someone who screwed up my order, and at least one public official who...
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 the party that Melissa Driscoll and her husband Jay played a huge part in putting the festivities together. Unfortunately, they both ended up getting sick and were unable to attend. Luckily, there was Zoom so they could participate a little. There was a nice lunch and great memorabilia of Grandpa T...
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 hearing room. Some people have no respect whatsoever for anything or anybody including themselves. The twenty-four year old is trying to play the victim instead of the perpetrator. He must figure that so far it is working for Hunter Biden. What a mournful sound he made trying to blame everyone else...
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 in order for another man to steal; therefore, man is supposed to own property. I am writing/stating my boycott in this paper as it is the same paper that will be used to try to humiliate me in our community for not paying the tax, and I will not be a coward and silently not pay. I will try to explain m...
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 fine arts, and on the athletic field. Students who are nominated must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or better, participate in MSHSL sponsored fine arts and athletic activities, and comply with the MSHSL’s Student Code of Conduct. AAA Award recipients are selected through a multi-level process that i...
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 Alzheimers. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend to many. Judy was born on October 6, 1946 in Roseau to Clifford and Fern (Palm) Severson. She grew up on the family farm near Wannaska with her three siblings. She attended grade school in Wannaska and graduated from Roseau...
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 (Thievin) Gilchrist, in Scobey, Mont. She was raised and attended school in Peerless, Mont. She met and married Orville Novak. They made their home in Roseau, where together they had three wonderful boys. Cheryl later moved to Dilworth and worked for Premier Technology in West Fargo. On November 22,...
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 puppy dog eyes; how could I tell her no? "Okay, but only three throws, alright?" I threw the toy, a demolished blue shark. Nova jumped in the air and caught it, then brought it back to me. I threw the shark a second and a third time. When she returned the toy the final time, I held my hand up, saying,...
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 Gavin Johnson and SSG Nicholas Kasprowicz. Roseau High School senior Jacob Lindemann was honored with his selection by the Minnesota Football Coaches Association to the 2018 Minnesota Football Showcase game which was recently played at the U.S. Bank Stadium, the home of the Minnesota Vikings. Roseau R...
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 Living Center this December. It takes a village to assemble and decorate all these beautiful trees for WSLC residents to enjoy. So many donate their gift of time and put so much love into decorating each and every tree, that Jenna Jensen has to sit down and make a list in order to remember everyone. Even...
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 over the area to admire the beauty of the Christmas scenes Raygene and Carilyn have constructed. Carilyn isn't quite sure how many years ago they began putting up Christmas scenes, but she does remember the first one she created. "I designed a Nativity scene out of cardboard and set it on the well...
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 least. Back on Tuesday, December 12th, the boys traveled to Kittson County Central to take on the Bearcats. KCC has had our number the last few meetings, but Coach Ryan DeBock and staff had a very strategic game plan going in. The plan was to contain KCC’s Ty Vig. He only is 6’6”, is very athletic...