AN AGRICULTURE AND JOBS OMNIBUS BILL WILL PROVIDE 8 MILLION DOLLARS TO HELP STUGGLING DAIRY FARMERS. THE D-A-I-R-I PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED DAIRY PRODUCERS WHO ENROLL FOR FIVE YEAR OF COVERAGE IN A USDA PROGRAM. REPRESENTATIVE DAN FABIAN SAID HE WAS GLAD THEY COULD COME TOGETHER FOR A BIPARTISAN SOLUTION.
THE MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGE SYSTEM’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS VOTED TO RAISE TUITION BY 3% THIS FALL AS ENROLLMENT DECLINES. MINNESOTA STATE OFFICIALS HAD VOWED TO FREEZE TUITION IN THE SYSTEM’S UNIVERSITIES AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES IF THE LEGISLATURE GRANTED $246 MILLION MORE FOR THE BIENNIUM. BUT THE SYSTEM RECEIVED ONLY A THIRD OF THAT AMOUNT. SYSTEM LEADERS SAY THEY NEED TO RAISE TUITION TO KEEP UP WITH THE COST OF INFLATION.
THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD, THIS WEEK, HEARD RESULTS OF A SURVEY DETERMINING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTERS’ APPETITE FOR A CONSTRUCTION AND/OR RENOVATION REFERENDUM.
65% OF THE RESPONDENTS SUPPORTED EXPLORING A BOND REFERENDUM; WITH THE MOST SUPPORT FOR IMPROVED SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY; UPDATED BUILDING SYSTEMS; ENHANCED CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS; AND RE-BUILT HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOMS.
THE RESEARCH COMPANY SAID THE “DATA IS HIGHLY PREDICTIVE” OF REFERENDUM PASSAGE; AND THEY’RE RECOMMENDING THE SCHOOL BOARD ASK VOTERS TO APPROVE BETWEEN 34 AND 41 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE PROJECT.
SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR PETE KVIEN HAS SCHEDULED A JULY 9TH WORK SESSION FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER OPTIONS.
A POLARIS GOLF SCRAMBLE IS TOMORROW AT OAKCREST GOLF COURSE IN ROSEAU. PROCEEDS BENEFITY RELAY OF LIFE.
MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR BETTY FROHREICH OF BAUDETTE ARE THIS MORNING AT ELEVEN AT FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH IN BAUDETTE.
BETTY FROHREICH WAS 85.
A MEMORIAL VISITATION FOR ANDY JACOBSON OF GRYGLA, AND FORMERLY OF ROSEAU, WILL BE HELD TODAY (5-7 PM) WITH A 7:00 PRAYER SERVICE AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN ROSEAU. ANDY JACBOSON WAS 27.
A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR WADE GRAFF OF GREENBUSH IS TOMORROW MORNING AT ELEVEN AT OILAND LUTHERAN CHURCH IN RURAL GREENBUSH. VISITATION IS AN HOUR PRIOR.
WADE GRAFF WAS 59.
A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR FRANCHA RUGLAND OF ROSEAU IS MONDAY MORNING AT ELEVEN AT THE FREE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN ROSEAU. VISITATION IS AN HOUR PRIOR.
A MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL FOR PATRICK STEER OF ROSEAU WILL BE HELD TOMORROW MORNING AT 10:30 AT ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH IN BADGER. VISITATION IS THIS EVENING (5-7) AT THE CHURCH AND ALSO ONE HOUR PRIOR TO TOMORROW’S SERVICE. INTERMENT WILL BE AT ST. DOROTHY’S CEMETERY IN DOROTHY, MN. PATRICK STEER WAS 46.
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