THE FIREARMS DEER SEASON OPENS THIS WEEKEND ACROSS MINNESOTA. THERE IS SOME INCREASED CONCERN OVER CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE, AS MOST RECENTLY THERE WAS A FEARED CASE IN A DEER KILLED NEAR CLIMAX.
SAFETY IS ALWAYS A CONCERN, BUT MINNESOTA HAS NOW GONE TWO FIREARMS DEER SEASONS AND NEARLY THREE FULL YEARS SINCE A HUNTING-RELATED FIREARMS DEATH, IT’S THE LONGEST STRETCH SINCE 1947. THERE WERE 11 FIREARMS RELATED HUNTING INCIDENTS IN 2020.
LAST WEEK, CENTRAL BOILER CELEBRATED AND HELD IT’S 29TH CONSECUTIVE BONUS DISTRIBUTION THAT TOTALED OVER $1.24 MILLION. IN 2021, THE COMPANY SAW A EMPLOYMENT INCREASE OF 38%, WHILE ALTOZ WON THREE AWARDS FOR THEIR TXS 561-i MOWER, AND THE COMPANY WAS LISTED BY THE STAR TRIBUNE ON A LIST OF THE 175 BEST PLACES TO WORK.
261 ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WERE EITHER ADVANCED OR COMPLETED DURING THE 2021 CONSTRUCTION SEASON BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. ONE SUCH PROJECT WAS THE COMPLETION AND OPENING OF THE BAUDETTE/RAINY RIVER INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE.
A COVID-19 VACCINE CLINIC FOR CHILDREN AGED 5-11 WAS HELD YESTERDAY IN GRAND FORKS, WHERE THEY EXHAUSTED THEIR SUPPLY OF TEH VACCINE IN JUST ONE HOUR. THEY HAD 60 DOSES AVAILABLE TO ADMINISTER, AND ADMITTED IT WILL BE DIFFICULT PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE AS THEY ARE UNSURE OF WHEN MORE DOSES WILL BE ALLOCATED.
STATE LEGISLATORS WORKED PRIVATELY YESTERDAY ON FINDING A SOLUTION ON HOW TO ALLOCATED THE $250 MILLION IN HERO PAY, MEANT FOR FRONT LINE WORKERS THAT STAYED ON THE JOB THROUGH THE PANDEMIC. A WORKING GROUP HANDED THAT OVER TO THE LEGISLATURE AFTER BEING UNABLE TO COME UP WITH A PLAN. SOME OF THE LATEST SAID DEMOCRATS TARGETED A GROUP OF ROUGHLY 667,000 WORKERS WHO COULD RECEIVE AROUND $400, WHILE REPUBLICANS TARGETED A SMALLER GROUP THAT COULD LEAD TO PAYMENTS AROUND $1,200.
THERE IS ROAD CONSTRUCTION ON THE MOOSE RIVER WEST ROAD THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOVEMBER 12TH. THE SECTION OF ROAD FROM GATES CORNER TO THE NORTH MOOSE DIKE IS CLOSED.
THE ROSEAU RIVER WATERSHED DISTRICT HAS VOTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ROSEAU LAKE PROJECT, DESPITE CRITICISM FROM LOCAL LANDOWNERS. THE PROJECT SEEKS TO MITIGATE FLOOD RISK IN THE DISTRICT AND RESTORE WETLAND HABITATS AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY IN THE WATERSHED. LANDOWNERS CLAIM THE SYSTEM OF DIKES WILL MAKE FARMLAND NEAR THE PROJECT UNUSABLE.
THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL, THIS WEEK, RE-VISITED IT’S 2022 PRELIMINARY BUDGET, WHICH PROJECTS A SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR DEFICIT FOR NEXT YEAR, OPTIONS IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL INCLUDE RAISING REVENUE (THROUGH THE LEVY AND UTILITY FEES), CUTTING SPENDING (WHICH WOULD MEAN LAYING OFF EMPLOYEES AND/OR ELIMINATING CAPITAL PROJECTS) OR SPENDING FROM THE RESERVE FUND. COUNCIL MEMBERS SUGGESTED AN APPROACH INCORPORATING ALL THREE OPTIONS. THE CITY’S TRUTH IN TAXATION HEARING IS DECEMBER 6TH.
THE APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR A HOMESTEAD CLASSIFICATION IS DECEMBER 31. THAT IS FOR THOSE WHO OWN AND OCCUPY A RESIDENCE THAT YOU DID NOT OWN AND OCCUPY ON JANUARY 2 OF THIS YEAR, OR IF YOU OCCUPY A RESIDENCE OWNED BY A RELATIVE. FOR AG, PROPERTY, YOU NEED NOT LIVE ON THE FARM, BUT SIMPLY BE ACTIVELY FARMING THE PROPERTY. THE DEADLINE REMAINS THE SAME, DECEMBER 31.
A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR DEAN HALVORSON OF WARROAD WILL BE HELD NEXT FRIDAY (11 AM) AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN WARROAD. DEAN HALVORSON WAS 89.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR DOUGLAS HOVERSON OF STRATHCONA WILL BE HELD SATURDAY (10:30 AM) AT GRACE EVANGELICAL CHURCH IN STRATHCONA. A PRIVATE BURIAL WILL TAKE PLACE AT A LATER DATE. VISITATION WILL BE TODAY (5-7) ALSO AT THE CHURCH, AND ONE HOUR PRIOR TO SATURDAY’S SERVICE. DOUG HOVERSON WAS 60.
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