DWIGHT KURZ IS AN ENTREPRENEUR FROM HACKENSACK WHO HAS NOW RECEIVED PATENTS FOR HIS ICE FISHING ROD HOLDERS THAT HE FIRST BROUGHT TO THE MARKET IN 2019. THE STEEL WIRE HOLDERS COME IN TWO VARIETIES AND CAN BE FOUND IN SOME STORES AND BAIT SHOPS BUT ALSO ONLINE AT HOLDERSONICE.COM. AT THIS POINT HE IS STILL SHIPPING THE ITEMS OUT OF HIS GARAGE, BUT WITH PATENTS IN PLACE, AND NOT HAVING TO WORRY AS MUCH ABOUT COPYCATS UNDERCUTTING HIS PRICE, HE SAYS HE’S READY TO DIVE IN FURTHER.
30 YEAR OLD BENJAMINE JOSEPH FORBES OF WARROAD WAS ARRESTED FOR FELONY GROSS SEXUAL IMPOSITION ON AN UNAWARE VICTIM. THE ALLEGED EVENTS HAPPENING ON AUG 6 AT A GRAND FORKS AIRBNB WHERE HE WAS STAYING WITH THREE OTHER PEOPLE. AN AFFIDAVIT SAYS HE JOINED TWO WOMEN IN A BED, WATCHING A MOVIE, THE TWO WOMEN EVENTUALLY FELL ASLEEP. THE NEXT MORNING HE ALLEGEDLY TOLD ONE OF THEM THAT HE HAD TOUCHED HER GENITALS WHILE SHE SLEPT. NEXT COURT ACTION IS DEC 27.
AS WE PREPARE FOR ICE FISHING SEASON, A REMINDER THAT THE MN LEGISLATURE PASSED THE KEEP IT CLEAN BILL IN THE SPRING WHICH NOW MAKES IT’S ILLEGAL TO PLACE GARBAGE AND OTHER WASTE ON OR UNDER THE ICE. THAT ALL NOW MUST BE STORED INSIDE YOUR SHELTER, VEHICLE, OR THE CONTAINER MUST BE SECURED TO YOUR SHELTER OR VEHICLE. A FINE IS $100 PLUS FEES.
A FINAL HEARING WILL TAKE PLACE MONDAY, DECEMBER 4TH TO POSSIBLY GIVE FINAL APPROVAL TO A CITY OF NEWFOLDEN FLOOD PREVENTION PROJECT THAT WOULD REMOVE THE CITY FROM THE FEMA 100-YEAR FLOOD PLAIN. THEY WILL USE WATER IMPOUNDMENT STRATEGIES AND ALSO IMPROVE RAILROAD BRIDGES. THE ESTIMATED COST IS $9.3 MILLION.
THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION IN WARROAD ARE HOLDING A CHRISTMAS RAFFLE WITH TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR $20. A GRAND PRIZE COULD TOTAL $10000, WITH 10 OTHER WINNERS ALSO. DRAWING WILL BE DEC 15. TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN ROSEAU, WARROAD, SOLOL, AND ALSO ONLINE. WEE THE WARROAD LEGION FACEBOOK PAGE FOR MORE.
NUMBER SHOW THAT ENROLLMENT IN THE WIC PROGRAM, FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND YOUNG CHILDREN, IS ABOVE AVERAGE IN MINNESOTA AND ALSO ABOVE AVERAGE IN NORTH DAKOTA.
Last modified: 11/24/2023
