THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, THIS WEEK, RESOLVED SUPPORT FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF STATE GRANT FUNDING FOR BROADBAND BUILDOUT.
AL LUNDEEN, WITH WIKTEL COMMUNICATIONS OF KARLSTAD, SAYS THE COMPANY WILL PLOW ANOTHER 650 MILES OF FIBER IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA THIS YEAR.
LUNDEEN WAS JOINED BY BRIAN WIKSTROM OF WIKTEL; AND TRACEY STOLL AND RYAN SEVERSON FROM THE ROSEAU ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE AT TUESDAY’S MEETING.
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA WILL OFFER ANOTHER FORTY MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF BROADBAND GRANTS OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
A SUMMER READING PROGRAM KICK-OFF PARTY IS TOMORROW AFTERNOON (2-4 PM) AT THE ROSEAU PUBLIC LIBRARY.
THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD, THIS MONTH, HELD A DISCUSSION ON PROPOSED STUDENT HANDBOOK CHANGES FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR; WHICH COULD INCLUDE AN ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT TO ATTEND PROM AND SCHOOL DANCES, AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR BAND AND CHOIR.
THE BOARD IS EXPECTED TO APPROVE THE AMENDED STUDENT HANDBOOK AT THEIR JUNE MEETING.
BLOOD DRIVES WERE HELD LAST WEEK IN ROSEAU; AT POLARIS INDUSTRIES, AND AT THE ROSEAU CITY CENTER.
KATIE BARTELSON, WITH VITALANT BLOOD SERVICES, SAYS THE NEED INCREASES DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. THE NEXT ROSEAU BLOOD DRIVE IS IN MID-JULY AT THE ROSEAU CITY CENTER.
THE NORTHWEST REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, BASED IN WARREN, IS ONE OF TEN IN MINNESOTA.
CAM FANFULIK IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE N.W.R.D.C.; HE SAYS THE WARREN-BASED ORGANIZATION IS DOING SIMILAR WORK AS OTHER RDC’S IN THE STATE.
THE DANCING SKY AREA AGENCY ON AGING OFFERS A NUMBER OF SERVICES IN RURAL MINNESOTA, IN COORDINATION WITH THE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.
A BURIAL SERVICE FOR JOEL BUDD IS THIS MORNING AT NINE AT MOE/ROSE CEMETERY, WEST OF ROSEAU. OLD FRIENDS ARE WELCOMED.
JOEL BUDD WAS 77.
MINNESOTA D.N.R. FISHERIES HAS STOCKED THE PITT GRADE TROUT STREAM WITH A THOUSAND RAINBOW TROUT; AND THE BEMIS HILL TROUT STREAM WITH 500 BROOK TROUT.
MATT SKOOG, AT D.N.R. FISHERIES IN BAUDETTE, SAYS THE AGENCY STOCKS TROUT IN THE PITT GRADE STREAM ANNUALLY.
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