A NEW BOOK CALLED “TOURNEY TIME: STORIES FROM THE MINNESOTA BOYS STATE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT” IS SLATED FOR RELEASE IN MARCH.
WRITTEN BY MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE REPORTER DAVID LaVAQUE AND LOREN NELSON, THE BOOKS RECALLS SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF THE TOURNAMENT, INCLUDING A FEATURE ON ROSEAU’S RUBE BJORKMAN (WHO WAS KNOWN AS “THE MASKED MARVEL” IN HIS ST PAUL AUDITORIUM TOURNAMENTS IN 1946 AND 1947).
THE RED RIVER FARM NETWORK QUOTES AGRI-FINANCE ANALYST STEVE NICHOLSON SAYING THE CURRENT FARM ECONOMIC SITUATION LOOKS MORE LIKE THE 1990’S THAN THE 1980’S.
HE SAYS PRICES IN THE 1990’S WERE IN A “SOMEWHAT NARROW BAND” AND THERE WAS “EXCITEMENT ABOUT CHINA BUYING CORN AND WEATHER ISSUES”.
NICHOLSON NOTED THAT INTEREST RATES ARE LOWER THAN IN THE 1990’S.
A FIVE HUNDRED MILE SNOWMOBILE RACE IN AND AROUND GRYGLA AND GOODRIDGE IS FEBRUARY 8TH AND 9TH.
BRIAN NELSON, WITH U.S. X-C RACING, SAYS CROSS COUNTRY SNOWMOBILE RACING ISN’T QUITE WHAT IT WAS IN THE 1960’S AND 1970’S.
THE FORERUNNER OF THE GRYGLA/GOODRIDGE WEEKEND WAS THE I-500, WHICH RAN FROM WINNIPEG TO ST PAUL AS PART OF THE CAPITOL CITY’S WINTER CARNIVAL.
CARMA HANSON, WITH SAFE KIDS/ GRAND FORKS, SAYS PEOPLE SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF CARBON MONOXIDE CONCERNS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS.
HANSON SAYS THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COMMON CARBON MONOXIDE PRODUCERS.
HANSON RECOMMENDS A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR FOR YOUR HOME.
THE UNIVERSITY of MINNESOTA BEEF TEAM IS AT GENE’S IN ROSEAU THIS EVENING FOR THEIR ANNUAL COW/ CALF DAYS TOUR.
ABSENTEE VOTING FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY STARTED LAST FRIDAY.
ROSEAU COUNTY AUDITOR MARTIE MONSRUD SAID THIS WEEK THERE HAVEN’T BEEN ANY BALLOTS CAST YET THE COURTHOUSE.
IN PERSON VOTING IS MARCH 3RD.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD HAS APPROVED NINETEEN RETAIL TOBACCO LICENSES.
FEDERAL T-21 LEGISLATION, PROHIBITING THE SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO ANYONE UNDER AGE 21, TAKES EFFECT IN SEPTEMBER.
THE MINNESOTA SENTENCING GUIDELINES COMMISSION, EARLIER THIS MONTH, CAPPED PROBATION TERMS FOR MOST FELONY CONVICTIONS AT FIVE YEARS.
UNIVERSITY of MINNESOTA LAW PROFESSOR RICHARD FRASE TESTIFIED IN FAVOR, SAYING RESEARCH SHOWS LENGTHY PROBATION SENTENCES ARE NOT EFFECTIVE.
MINNESOTA HAS THE FIFTH HIGHEST PROBATION RATE IN THE NATION.
Last modified: 01/23/2020
