TENTATIVE PLANS ARE IN PLACE TO CREATE ANOTHER ICE ROAD THAT WILL GO FROM THE SOUTH END OF LAKE OF THE WOODS TO THE NORTHWEST ANGLE, EVEN THOUGH THE AREA IS NOW ACCESSIBLE THROUGH MANITOBA. MOTHER NATURE IS THE DECIDING FACTOR HERE, AND IF ICE ISN’T THICK ENOUGH FOR THE PROJECT BY MID JANUARY IT LIKELY WON’T HAPPEN. THE ROAD THIS YEAR WOULD BE OPERATED AND MAINTAINED BY POINTS NORTH SERVICES. THEY SAID ACCESS TO THE ROAD WILL BE MORE EXPENSIVE, AS LESS PEOPLE WILL LIKELY USE IT AND FUEL PRICES ARE MUCH HIGHER. LAST YEAR, THE ROAD COST ROUGHLY $1,500 PER MILE TO MAINTAIN.
THE FAMILY OF SEVEN FOUND DEAD IN A MOORHEAD HOME HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE HERNANDEZ-PINTO FAMILY. A HUSBAND AND WIFE, 37 AND 34 YEARS OF AGE, ALONG WITH CHILDREN AGED 16, 7, AND 5 ALL DIED. THE MAN’S BROTHER, AND A NIECE ALSO DIED. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE DEATHS WERE CAUSED BY CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. THEY FOUND A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR DETACHED WITH THE BATTERY REMOVED IN A CLOSET, AND HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH A SMOKE-ONLY DETECTOR.
DAVID J. LARSON OF BAUDETTE PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 18TH AT THE AGE OF 54. DETAILS ON SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS ARE STILL BEING MADE.
WINTER LOAD INCREASES BEGIN TODAY IN THE NORTH-CENTRAL FROST ZONE, MEANING VEHICLES AN OPERATE AT 10% OVER THE STANDARD LEGAL MAXIMUM LOADS ON UNRESTRICTED HIGHWAYS. INCREASES IN THE NORTH FROST ZONE WENT INTO EFFECT LAST WEEK.
THE ROSEAU EAGLES WILL SERVE A FREE CHRISTMAS DINNER ON CHRISTMAS DAY FROM 11:00-1:00 AT THE FOUR SEASONS SENIOR CENTER. THAT DRIVE THRU PICK UP OR DELIVERY. TO ARRANGE DELIVERY CALL JOANN AT 242-1476 OR CAROLYN AT 463-0008.
KICK N’ UP KOUNTRY IN KARLSTAD ANNOUNCED THE MAJORITY OF THEIR HEADLINING LINEUP FOR 2022, WITH TRACY LAWRENCE, BIG & RICH, GABBY BARRETT AND MARTINA MCBRIDE ALL SCHEDULED TO PERFORM.
Last modified: 12/23/2021
