ALTOZ RECENTLY EXPANDED WITH NEW PRODUCTION FACILITY IN RED LAKE FALLS AND RECENTLY THEY CELEBRATED AS THE FIRST FINISHED PRODUCTS COME OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE. THE NEW FACILITY IS UP AND RUNNING AND SOME WORK CONTINUES TO COMPLETE THAT $15 MILLION FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT.
MUNICIPAL LIQUOR STORES IN THE STATE SAW RECORD SALES IN 2021, AT $423.5 MILLION. THAT AMOUNTED A SMALLER PROFIT MARGIN OF 1.3%. ONLY 13 STORES IN THE STATE OPERATED AT A LOSS DURING THAT YEAR. THEY SAY STORES THAT ALSO OPERATE LOUNGES OUT OF THE MUNICIPAL STORES SELLING ON-SALE TO BE CONSUMED ON SITE, SAW A BIG JUMP DURING THAT YEAR AS COVID RESTRICTIONS EASED.
BOUCHA FILMS HAS PARTNERED WITH PBS TO PRODUCE A ONE-HOUR DOCUMENTARY CALLED “THE HENRY BOUCHA STORY”. THAT WILL BE RELEASED IN 2024, AIRING FIRST IN THE STATE OF HOCKEY AND THEN RELEASED TO 350 PBS CHANNELS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. CREWS WILL BE IN WARROAD DECEMBER 27-31 OF THIS YEAR FILMING THE WARROAD SEGMENT. BOUCHA IS GOING TO BE HONORED THIS YEAR DURING THE WARROAD HOCKEYTOWN CLASSIC GAME AGAINST ORONO ON DECEMBER 29.
A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR VERNE NELSON OF STRATHCONA WILL BE HELD SUNDAY (2 PM) AT COLLINS FUNERAL HOME IN MIDDLE RIVER. VISITATION WILL BE HELD AN HOUR PRIOR AND INTERMENT WILL BE HELD AT GUSTAV ADOLPH LUTHERAN CEMETERY IN STRATHCONA AT A LATER DATE. VERNE NELSON WAS 92.
GOVERNOR TIM WALZ IS TOUTING THE LATEST JOB NUMBERS THAT POINT TOWARDS A 14TH CONSECUTIVE MONTH OF JOB GROWTH IN THE STATE. JOB GROWTH GREW AT 3.5 PERCENT, OUTPACING THE COUNTRY’S EMPLOYMENT GROWTH OF 3.2 PERCENT.
THIS WEEK, THE MINNESOTA HOUSE PASSED LEGISLATION TO REMEMBER THE LIVES OF THREE MINNESOTA GUARDSMEN KILLED ON DECEMBER 5 OF 2019 IN A HELICOPTER CRASH. THOSE WERE CHARLES NORD, JAMES ROGERS, AND KORT MILLER. CONGRESSWOMAN MICHELLE FISCHBACH SAID “SHE IS HONORED TO HAVE INTRODUCED THIS LEGISLATION AND LOOKS FORWARD TO IT’S PASSAGE IN THE SENATE.”
THE DAVID JOHNSON VINTAGE SNOCAT SPECTACULAR TAKES PLACE IN ROSEAU TOMORROW AT THE ROSEAU EVENTS CENTER.
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