A ROSEAU COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COVID STAKEHOLDERS MEETING MONDAY TOLD PARTICIPANTS THAT VACCINE PLANS FOR ROSEAU COUNTY HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE STATE OF MINNESOTA;
THAT PFIZER VACCINES SHOULD BE COMING TO THE COUNTY CHRISTMAS WEEK;
AND THAT ABOUT 1950 DOSES WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE NORTHWEST REGION.
EMERGENCY MANAGER SUE GRAFSTROM SAYS “THIS COULD BE THE FIRST EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF VACCINES ACROSS MINNESOTA”, ESPECIALLY FROM A GEOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE.
THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL, THIS WEEK, APPROVED FORGIVENESS OF THREE MONTHS OF LIQUOR LICENSE FEES.
THAT’S IN REACTION TO THE GOVERNOR’S ONE MONTH CLOSURE OF BARS AND RESTAURANTS.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR TODD PETERSON SAYS SEVERAL YEARS OF WORK IS DONE AT THE ROSEAU MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
THE ROSEAU AIRPORT WAS DEVELOPED AT IT’S CURRENT LOCATION, EAST OF ROSEAU, IN THE 1960’S.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, LAST WEEK, APPROVED FINAL PAYMENT OF EIGHTY-FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS TO KNIFE RIVER MATERIALS FOR WORK ON COUNTY ROAD EIGHT.
ROSEAU COUNTY HAS GOTTEN LESS SNOW THAN NORMAL THIS WINTER, AND MYLES HOGENSON (WITH THE ROSEAU COUNTY TRAILBLAZERS) SAYS IT WILL TAKE SOME SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALLS FOR SNOWMOBILE TRAIL GROOMING.
THERE IS NO TRAILBLAZERS MEMBERSHIP BANQUET THIS YEAR, DUE TO THE PANDEMIC;
BUT MYLES HOGENSON SAYS AN EARLY BIRD MEMBERSHIP SIGNUP, WITH PRIZES, IS ON THE TRAILBLAZERS FACEBOOK PAGE THROUGH DECEMBER 15TH.
REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR THE 13TH ANNUAL NORTHWEST MINNESOTA ‘IDEA’ COMPETITION.
THERE IS A VIRTUAL QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION NEXT WEDNESDAY (December 16/ 10 a.m.).
FUNERAL SERVICES ARE PENDING FOR MARLYS BENSON OF WILSONVILLE, OREGON (AND FORMERLY OF ROSEAU).
MARLYS BENSON WAS 80.
A MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL FOR RICHARD KUKOWSKI OF GREENBUSH IS TOMORROW MORNING AT 10:30 AT BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH IN GREENBUSH. VISITATION IS THIS EVENING AFTER SIX, WITH A 6:30 ROSARY AND SEVEN O’CLOCK PRAYER SERVICE, AT THE CHURCH.
RICHARD KUKOWSKI WAS 81.
THE ROSEAU EAGLES HAVE THEIR ANNUAL FREE CHRISTMAS DINNER DECEMBER 25TH (11-1), WITH DRIVE-THROUGH PICKUP AND DELIVERY.
THE MINN POST NONPROFIT NEWS SITE HAS A STORY THIS WEEK ON THE CHALLENGES FACED BY SMALL TOWN GROCERS.
FEATURED IN THE STORY ARE COREY AND KET CHRISTIANSON, WHO OWN KC’S COUNTRY MARKETS IN BADGER AND GREENBUSH; AND CHUCK LINDNER, WHO CO-OWNS GROCERY STORES IN WARROAD, BAUDETTE AND PINE RIVER.
A UNIVERSITY of MINNESOTA EXTENSION SURVEY SHOWS TWO-THIRDS OF SMALL GROCERY STORE OWNERS SAY THEIR BUSINESS IS THRIVING; BUT ABOUT HALF ALSO FEAR THEIR STORES WILL BE OUT OF BUSINESS IN FIVE YEARS.
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS ROSEAU COUNTY’S CONFIRMED COVID CASE COUNT WAS AT 1434 YESTERDAY; THAT’S TWO DOZEN MORE THAN MONDAY.
69 YEAR OLD MICHAEL BRANDT OF DEERWOOD WAS KILLED TUESDAY MORNING WHEN HIS VEHICLE STRUCK A PETERBILT LUMBER TRUCK NEAR HILL CITY.
THE DRIVER OF THE PETERBILT, 59 YEAR OLD GREGORY ANWILER OF GRAND RAPIDS, WAS NOT HURT.
Last modified: 12/10/2020
