DATES FOR HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION IN ROSEAU COUNTY ARE COMING IN EARLY SEPTEMBER. A DATE FOR DROP OFF OF MATERIALS IN WARROAD IS SEPTEMBER 1, IN ROSEAU ON SEPTEMBER 8, AND IN BADGER AND GREENBUSH ON SEPTEMBER 9.
11 YEAR OLD KAYLEE ACEVEDO WAS ON HAND TO THROW OUT THE FIRST PITCH OF MONDAY NIGHT’S FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS GAME. ACEVEDO WAS THE GIRL INJURED IN CROOKSTON LAST OCTOBER WHEN A SEMI JUMPED THE CURB IN DOWNTOWN AND STRUCK AND DRAGGED HER WHILE SHE WAS RIDING BIKE. HER RIGHT LEG NEEDED TO BE AMPUTATED. SHE SAYS THE STORY SHE WANTS TO SHARE WITH OTHERS IS TO “KEEP GOING AND WORK HARD, NEVER QUIT.”
NEARLY 200,000 PEOPLE THAT APPLIED FOR HERO PAY BONUSES IN MINNESOTA RECEIVED NOTICE THAT THEIR APPLICATION HAD BEEN REJECTED FOR NOT FITTING CERTAIN CRITERIA, THAT’S ABOUT 18% OF THE NEARLY 1.2 MILLION APPLICATIONS. THAT WAS ALSO NEARLY DOUBLE THE ANTICIPATED AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT WOULD APPLY. THEY HAD ANTICIPATED CHECKS TO BE IN THE AMOUNT OF ROUGHLY $750, BUT IF THESE NUMBERS HOLD, CHECKS WILL BE CLOSER TO $500. THOSE WHO WERE DENIED HAVE UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH TO APPEAL.
A MINNESOTA BREEDING WATERFOWL COUNT SHOWS NUMBERS THAT ARE AT OR BELOW LONG-TERM AVERAGES. MALLARD WERE DOWN ABOUT 19%, BLUE WINGED TEAL DOWN 28%, WITH OTHER DUCKS DOWN ABOUT 6%.
MINNESOTA NURSES IN THE TWIN CITIES AND DULUTH DID VOTE ON MONDAY TO AUTHORIZE A STRIKE, WHICH COULD BEGIN IN LESS THAN 10 DAYS.
RECENTLY THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY FOR THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF RAILROAD CROSSING SIGNALS AT THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 140, EAST OF SWIFT. THE COUNTIES COST SHARE ON THAT PROJECT WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $220,000.
THE LAST PERFORMANCE OF THE SUMMER AT ROSEAU’S RIVERVIEW PARK GAZEBO WILL TAKE PLACE WITH THURSDAY WITH A GROUP “DUELLY NOTED”. THEY’LL PERFORM FAVORITES FROM THE 60’S TO TODAY. POLAR RAMS ROBOTICS WILL SERVE A FUNDRAISING TACO-IN-A-BAG MEAL. CONCERT BEGINS AT THE USUAL TIME OF 6:30.
A Funeral Service for Bonnie A. Grund of Williams, MN will be held on Friday, August 19, 2022 at 2:00 PM at the Pitt Community Church in Pitt, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be held at Pitt Cemetery in Pitt, MN. Bonnie passed away at the age of 81.
Last modified: 08/17/2022
