THE APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR ROSEAU COUNTY NONPROFITS TO APPLY FOR “CARES” ACT FUNDING IS FRIDAY. SO FAR, THERE HAVE BEEN SIX APPLICATIONS, WITH TWO APPROVED AND TWO PENDING
AN OUTSIDE HALLOWEEN TREAT WALK IS OCTOBER 31ST (4-5 PM) AT OAK CREST SENIOR HOUSING IN ROSEAU.
THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A SETBACK VARIANCE FOR THE ROSEAU SCHOOL RENOVATION PROJECT, AFTER AGREEING TO RESOLVING POTENTIAL DRAINAGE ISSUES ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING WITH A NEW STORM SEWER AND CATCH BASIN.
GRAVESIDE SERVICES FOR CYNTHIA WELIN OF ROOSEVELT ARE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT FOUR AT AMERICA CEMETERY, SOUTH OF WARROAD. CYNTHIA WELIN WAS 61.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MIKE CARLSON OF FARGO (AND FORMERLY OF ROSEAU) ARE SATURDAY MORNING AT ELEVEN AT MOE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN ROSEAU. VISITATION IS AN HOUR PRIOR. MIKE CARLSON WAS 49.
SERVICES ARE PENDING FOR JORDAN KITTLESON OF WARROAD. JORDAN KITTLESON WAS 27
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS WARNING MOTORISTS TO BE AWARE OF LARGE AND SLOW-MOVING FARM EQUIPMENT DURING THE HARVEST SEASON. IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, FOURTEEN PEOPLE HAVE DIED ON MINNESOTA ROADS AS THE RESULT OF A CRASH INVOLVING FARM EQUIPMENT.
STRONG WINDS OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS HAVE SCATTERED LEAVES ACROSS ROSEAU COUNTY LAWNS. BUT THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION IS ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO GO EASY ON RAKING THOSE LEAVES; RATHER, LEAVING SOME TO DECOMPOSE NATURALLY IN THE CORNER OF A YARD OR AS COVER FOR A GARDEN. DAVID MIZIJEWSKI IS A NATURALIST WITH THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION.
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS DOING AERIAL MAPPING OF SEVERAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA THIS MONTH, INCLUDING HIGHWAY 89 FROM NEAR GRYGLA TO WANNASKA. THAT’S DONE FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND HIGHWAY DESIGN.
THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD MEETS IN SPECIAL SESSION THIS MORNING.
ROSEAU SUPERINTENDENT TOM JEROME SAYS PHASE ONE CONSTRUCTION OF AN EVENTUAL FORTY MILLION DOLLAR SCHOOL RENOVATION PROJECT IS GOING WELL. PHASE ONE WORK IS AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY MUSEUM IS PLANNING TO RE-OPEN IN TWO WEEKS, AFTER BEING CLOSED SINCE LATE MARCH, DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. WHEN THE MUSEUM RE-OPENS AT THE ROSEAU CITY CENTER, VISITORS WILL SEE A TRAVELING SMITHSONIAN EXHIBIT CALLED “THE WAY WE WORKED” SELWYN RAMP WORKS FOR THE SMITHSONIAN IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
THE MINNESOTA RURAL BROADBAND COALITION HAS LAUNCHED A MINNESOTA SPEED TEST INITIATIVE IN KOOCHICHING, ITASCA AND ST LOUIS COUNTIES. THE COALITION SAYS A LACK OF BROADBAND IN RURAL MINNESOTA HAMPERS DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEWORK AND TELEHEALTH.
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