THE ROSEAU COUNTY FAIR IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY AS CHURCH NIGHT WAS HELD LAST NIGHT. THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY IS STILL LIGHT, WITH 4-H HORSE SHOWS AS EARLY AS 9 AM THIS MORNING AND IT’S LIVESTOCK MOVE IN DAY. TOMORROW NIGHT HAS A FREE TRACTOR PULL ON THE GRANDSTAND, WEDNESDAY IS RODEO, THURSDAY BUSH CAR RACES AND FRIDAY THE DEMO DERBY.
THE MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR ALS WALK/RUN WAS HELD OVER THE WEEKEND. SETH MIELKE WAS THE MALE WINNER, FINISHING SECONDS AHEAD OF DAWSON MIELKE. HEIDI GREENWOOD WAS THE TOP FEMALE FINISHER, FOLLOWED BY LAURA FUGELBERG. THE TOTAL FUNDRAISING EFFORT WAS ANNOUNCED AS WELL OVER $40,000.
RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA WILL BECOME LEGAL ON AUGUST 1 IN MINNESOTA, BUT DISPENSARIES REALLY ARE NOT EXPECT TO OPEN UNTIL EARLY 2025 AS THE FINER DETAILS OF OPERATING THEM ARE IRONED OUT. THE 11 TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS IN MINNESOTA HOWEVER ARE SOVEREIGN AND CAN OPERATE REGARDLESS. RED LAKE NATION SAYS THEY ARE PREPARED TO OPEN DISPENSARIES ON AUGUST 1. A TRIBAL SECRETARY SAYS THAT ALL PEOPLE WHO COME TO THE DISPENSARY WILL BE PROTECTED BY TRIBAL LAW WHILE ON THE RESERVATION AND BY STATE LAWS UPON LEAVING.
THE MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNOUNCED THE NEWEST RECIPIENTS OF HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE SMALL GRANTS THAT TOTAL MORE THAN $216,000. THE ROSEAU COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS RECEIVING ONE OF THOSE, IN THE AMOUNT OF $7290.
Last modified: 07/17/2023
