REPRESENTATIVE MICHELLE FISHBACH SHARED THE NEWS THAT HER LEGISLATION TO RENAME THE ROSEAU POST OFFICE IN HONOR OF FLOYD B. OLSON HAS PASSED. OLSON SERVED AS POSTMASTER FOR THIS COMMUNITY FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. SHE ALSO NOTED LEGISLATION THAT SHE HAS HELPED TO INTRODUCE, THE REBUILD AMERICA’S HEALTH CARE SCHOOLS ACT, WHICH WOULD LOOK UNDO RESTRICTIONS ON SOME STUDENTS AND TRAINEES AND HELP TO REDUCE STAFFING SHORTAGES IN THE HEALTHCARE WORLD.
A MASTER PLAN FOR “NORTHERLY PARK”, A NEW PROPOSED PARK AT THE NORTHWEST ANGLE HAS BEEN APPROVED AND THEY WILL NOW SEEK GRANT FUNDING. IT’LL BE SITUATED ON 160 ACRES OF COUNTY OWNED LAND AND WOULD INCLUDE PROPOSED AMENITIES SUCH AS A PLAYGROUND, FLOATING DOCK, PAVED AND GRAVEL TRAILS, A BOARDWALK, CANOE AND KAYAK LAUNCH, VIEWING TOWER, AND VISITOR’S CENTER. THEY ARE HOPING SOME CONSTRUCTION COULD BEGIN IN 2026, USING A PHASED IN APPROACH.
THE GIFTS OF GIVING EVENT WILL BE HELD TOMORROW AT THE ROSEAU CITY CENTER. THAT IS AN EVENT FOR KIDS TO COME BUY AND PURCHASE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN DONATED, THAT THEY CAN GIVE AS CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS. ITEMS COST JUST 50 CENTS EACH. THE EVENT RUNS FROM 1:00-8:00.
Celebration of Life for Chris Nieman of Warroad, MNN will be Saturday, December 14, 2024, at Warroad Area Community Center in Warroad from 3:00 – 5:00 pm.
She passed away at the age of 74.
A Mass of Christin Burial for Norbert J. Pastir of Roseau, MN will be held on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 10:30AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Roseau, MN. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 from 3-5PM at Helgeson Funeral Home with a prayer service at 5PM. Interment will take place at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Roseau, MN.
Norb passed away at the age of 86.
A funeral service for Shirley A. Magnuson of Roseau, MN will be held on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 11:00AM at Concordia Lutheran Church in Ross, MN. Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to the service. Interment will take place at Concordia Cemetery.
Shirley passed away at the age of 85.
Joe Theis of Baudette, MN passed away at this home on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at the age of 66. Per Joe’s wishes, a private memorial gathering will be held at a later date.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Paul Gawreluk of Baudette, MN will be held on Thrusday, December 12, 2024 at 1:00PM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to service. Interment will take place at Elm Park Cemetery in Baudette.
Paul passed away at the age of 80.
THOSE FAMOUS RUBY RED SLIPPERS WORN BY JUDY GARLAND IN THE WIZARD OF OZ HAVE BEEN SOLD. THE SLIPPERS, ALREADY ADDITIONALLY FAMOUS FOR HAVING BEEN STOLEN FROM A MUSEUM AND THEN RECOVERED YEARS LATER BY THE FBI IN 2018, SOLD FOR A RECORD-SHATTERING $28 MILLION.
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