THE ROSEAU AREA FOOD SHELF IS OPEN DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
LOCATED BEHIND THE OLD ROSEAU COUNTY COURTHOUSE, THE FOOD SHELF IS OPEN TUESDAY AFTERNOONS FROM TWO TO FOUR-THIRTY P.M.;
USING CURBSIDE PICKUP IN THE FOOD SHELF PARKING LOT.
AT AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STAKEHOLDERS REMOTE MEETING YESTERDAY,
LIFECARE PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR JULIE PAHLEN SAID THERE IS STILL JUST ONE CONFIRMED CASE OF COVID-19 IN ROSEAU COUNTY;
AND THAT LESS THAN A HUNDRED TESTS HAVE BEEN DONE IN THE COUNTY.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY FAIR REMAINS ON (FOR NOW), BUT THE FAIR BOARD WILL FOLLOW CORONAVIRUS GUIDELINES AS THE JULY FAIR GETS CLOSER.
A NORTHERN LIGHTS CONCERT ASSOCIATION APPEARANCE BY “BEGINNINGS”, A CHICAGO TRIBUTE BAND, IS POSTPONED.
THAT CONCERT WAS SCHEDULED APRIL 23RD AT THE ROSEAU SCHOOL THEATRE.
THE NORTHERN LIGHTS BOARD IS LOOKING AT RE-SCHEDULING FAMILY ENTERTAINER KENNY AHERN (WHOSE MARCH SHOW WAS POSTPONED BY CORONAVIRUS) AND BEGINNINGS FOR LATE SUMMER OR EARLY FALL.
THE PERSONAL FINANCE WEBSITE WalletHub SAYS THE STATES WITH SMALL BUSINESSES HARDEST HIT BY THE COVID-19 CRISIS ARE HAWAII, NEVADA AND SOUTH DAKOTA.
NORTH DAKOTA IS 10TH ON THAT LIST.
MASSACHUSETTS AND PENNSYLVINA ARE LEAST AFFECTED, ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE.
MINNESOTA IS 44TH ON THE WEBSITE’S LIST.
THERE HAVE BEEN CONCERNS RAISED DURING THE MINNESOTA STAY AT HOME ORDERS ABOUT AN INCREASE IN DOMESTIC ABUSE INCIDENTS.
RACHEL PRZEKWAS, WITH THE FIVE COUNTY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROJECT, SAYS V.I.P. REMAINS AVAILABLE TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY.
THE FIVE COUNTIES SERVED BY V.I.P. ARE ROSEAU, KITTSON, MARSHALL, PENNINGTON AND RED LAKE.
THE V.I.P. CRISIS LINE IS 1-800-660-6667.
THIS IS WEEK THREE OF DISTANCE LEARNING IN MINNESOTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, DUE TO GOVERNOR TIM WALZ’ CLOSURE OF THOSE SCHOOLS UNTIL EARLY MAY.
ROSEAU SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT TOM JEROME SAYS THE FORCED USE OF DISTANCE LEARNING COULD BRING MORE PERMANENT CHANGES TO THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.
PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION IS UNDERWAY AT THE WARROAD SCHOOL, FOR KIDS WHO WILL BE THREE TO FIVE YEARS OLD BY SEPTEMBER, AND NOT GOING TO KINDERGARTEN.
SOME STATE PARKS IN MINNESOTA ARE CLOSED DUE TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS, BUT HAYES LAKE STATE PARK REMAINS PARTIALLY OPEN.
AL LARSEN IS THE NEW MANAGER AT HAYES LAKE STATE PARK; HE HAD PREVIOUSLY WORKED AT THE OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE STATE PARK AT GILBERT.
THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL, LAST WEEK, APPROVED AN AMENDMENT TO THE NORTHERN MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY BYLAWS –
WHICH WILL ALLOW THE AGENCY TO SELL POWER TO CITIES OTHER THAN THOSE CURRENTLY IN THE COLLABORATIVE.
THE MARKET FOR POWER IN THE U.S. IS DEPRESSED, DUE TO A LACK OF DEMAND; AND N.M.P.A. HAS BEEN SELLING POWER AT A PRICE BELOW COST.
THE RED RIVER FARM NETWORK SAYS SOCIAL DISTANCING HAS BECOME A DISCUSSION POINT FOR FARMERS.
DOCTOR JEFF BENDER, WITH THE UPPER MIDWEST AGRICULTURAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER, IS SUGGESTING LIMITING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN A FARM SHOP BREAKROOM.
BENDER ALSO SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT TO WATCH FOR SIGNS OF STRESS IN FARM FAMILIES AND RURAL NEIGHBORS.
A CELEBRATION OF LIFE AND BURIAL FOR BARBARA HOFTIEZER OF BAUDETTE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE.BARBARA HOFTIEZER WAS 80.
44 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER MEADOWS OF NASHWAUK SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES IN A MOTORCYCLE CRASH ON HIGHWAY 38, JUST NORTH OF GRAND RAPIDS, YESTERDAY EVENING.
MEADOWS WAS AIRLIFTED TO A DULUTH HOSPITAL.
Last modified: 04/14/2020
