THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS OFFERING GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR IT’S SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM. THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 10, 2020.
NATIONALLY, WALKING AND BIKING TO SCHOOL HAS DECLINED FROM 48% OF STUDENTS IN 1969, TO LESS THAN FOURTEEN PERCENT IN 2014.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, LAST WEEK, APPROVED THE TRANSFER OF TAX FORFEITED PARCELS TO THE CITY OF WARROAD, AND TO MORANVILLE TOWNSHIP.
THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD, LAST WEEK, HEARD FROM ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL AMY McGUIRE – WHO SAID OVERALL ELEMENTARY ENROLLMENT IS DOWN THIRTEEN STUDENTS FROM LAST YEAR; AND THAT THERE ARE 77 KIDS IN THE SCHOOL’S LEARNING READINESS PROGRAM.
McGUIRE ALSO SAID ROSEAU GRADES THREE THROUGH SIX EXCEED THE MINNESOTA COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT ASSESSMENT RESULTS IN READING, MATH AND SCIENCE.
LIFECARE MEDICAL CENTER HAS COMMUNITY FLU VACCINE CLINICS THIS WEEK, STARTING TOMORROW AFTERNOON (1:30-3:30 PM) AT THE GREENBUSH COMMUNITY CENTER.
FLU SHOT CLINICS ARE WEDNESDAY MORNING (9:30-11:30 A.M.) AT THE ROSEAU CITY CENTER; WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (2-3:30 PM) AT THE WARROAD AREA COMMUNITY CENTER; AND FRIDAY MORNING (9:30-11 A.M.) AT THE BADGER COMMUNITY CENTER.
THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL MEETS THIS EVENING AND TOMORROW EVENING TO WORK ON THE 2020 CITY BUDGET.
REDWOOD COUNTY RECENTLY HOSTED A COMMUNITY DIALOGUE ON POTENTIAL WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT.
TARA RITTER, FROM THE INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND TRADE POLICY, SAID THE GOAL OF THE THREE DAY EVENT WAS TO GET PEOPLE INVOLVED BEFORE THAT DEVELOPMENT BEGINS.
THE MANKATO-BASED CENTER FOR RURAL POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT SAYS THE JOB VACANCY RATE IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA IS AT BETTER THAN FOUR PERCENT (EXCEEDING THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE); AND THE JOB VACANCY RATE IN NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA IS MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT.
IN GREATER MINNESOTA, PEOPLE AGED 25 TO 44 MAKE UP LESS THAN FORTY PERCENT OF THE WORKFORCE.
THE NUMBER OF VACANT JOBS IN MINNESOTA REACHED A NEW HIGH DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF THIS YEAR.
A ‘WIC’ CLINIC IS TOMORROW IN OKLEE.
THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION HOSTS AN OPEN HOUSE THIS MORNING (Ten to Noon) AT THE BAUDETTE AMERICINN.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR LOIS NYSTROM OF ROSEAU ARE TOMORROW MORNING AT ELEVEN AT MOE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN ROSEAU. VISITATION IS AN HOUR PRIOR.
LOIS NYSTROM WAS 79.
A FUNERAL SERVICE FOR JENNIE NELSON OF ROSEAU IS WEDNESDAY MORNING AT ELEVEN AT THE ROSEAU FREE LUTHERAN CHURCH. VISITATION IS AN HOUR PRIOR.
JENNIE NELSON WAS 100.
A MEMORIAL GATHERING OF FRIENDS AND RELATIVES FOR CHERYL MILLER OF WILLIAMS (AND FORMERLY OF ST CHARLES, ILLINOIS) IS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT THE WILLIAMS COMMUNITY CHURCH.
CHERYL MILLER WAS 61.
MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR JOHN WELBERG OF BAUDETTE ARE SATURDAY AT BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN CHURCH IN BAUDETTE. MILITARY HONORS ARE BY THE BAUDETTE VETERAN CEREMONIAL SQUAD.
JOHN WELBERG WAS 81.
FUNERAL SERVICES ARE PENDING FOR KAREN MARKSTROM OF ROSEAU.
KAREN MARKSTROM WAS 74.
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAS ANNOUNCED GRANT FUNDING TO INCREASE CHILD CARE ACCESS ACROSS THE STATE; INCLUDING 85 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION OF BEMIDJI …. SIXTY THOUSAND TO BECKER COUNTY …. AND SIXTY THOUSAND TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK MILLS.
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