PRIVATE FAMILY SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE FOR KATHY HALVORSON OF ROSEAU. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, MEMORIALS ARE PREFERRED TO THE DONOR’S CHOICE. KATHY HALVORSON WAS 64.
THE CENTER STREET BRIDGE IN ROSEAU IS OPEN ONLY TO EASTBOUND TRAFFIC, AS WORK GETS UNDERWAY ON A WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT.
TWO PEOPLE WERE HURT IN A SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, JUST AFTER FOUR P.M., ON HIGHWAY 32 SOUTH OF STRATHCONA. 75 YEAR OLD LINDA BERG OF GREENBUSH WAS THE DRIVER OF A NORTHBOUND VEHICLE THAT LEFT THE ROADWAY AND ROLLED. SHE AND 76 YEAR OLD GERALD BERG OF GREENBUSH WERE TAKEN TO SANFORD HOSPITAL IN THIEF RIVER FALLS WITH NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.
THE MINNESOTA D.N.R. IS PUTTING SPRING BURNING RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE STARTING MONDAY IN ROSEAU, KITTSON, MARSHALL AND PENNINGTON COUNTIES (AS WELL AS THE NORTH HALF OF BELTRAMI COUNTY).ADAM FISHER, AT DNR FORESTRY IN WARROAD, SAYS A LONGER THAN NORMAL WINTER DELAYED THOSE RESTRICTIONS …. RESTRICTIONS ARE NORMALLY IN PLACE UNTIL LATE MAY.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR ERWIN NELSON OF ROSEAU ARE TOMORROW MORNING AT ELEVEN AT BETHEL/STAFFORD LUTHERAN CHURCH, SOUTH OF ROSEAU. VISITATION IS THIS EVENING (5-7 PM) WITH A SEVEN O’CLOCK PRAYER SERVICE AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN ROSEAU. ERWIN NELSON WAS 91.
A ROSEAU SCHOOL DISTRICT TASK FORCE, COMPRISED OF ABOUT THIRTY DISTRICT RESIDENTS, HAS BEEN WORKING ON PROPOSALS FOR A HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION OR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT – FOR PORTIONS OF THE THAT BUILDING THAT DATE BACK TO THE 1930’S.FORMER SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR STU McFARLANE IS A MEMBER OF THAT TASK FORCE …. A SURVEY WILL BE SENT TO SCHOOL DISTRICT RESIDENTS IN EARLY MAY, SEEKING INPUT ON VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE PROPOSAL.
AN ANNUAL ‘IDEA’ AWARDS BANQUET IS THIS EVENING AT BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY. AMONG THE FIVE FINALISTS IN THE ‘IDEA’ COMPETITION IS THE LAKE OF THE WOODS BREWING COMPANY OF WARROAD.
THE ROSEAU SCHOOL IS LOOKING FOR A HEAD FOOTBALL AND HEAD WRESTLING COACH, AFTER THE RESIGNATIONS EARLIER THIS YEAR OF JEREMY LINDEMANN AND AARON ROSE. RAMS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR IVAN HIRST SAYS THE OLD MODEL OF TEACHERS AS COACHES IS NO LONGER RELEVANT …. HIRST IS ALSO HIRING SEVERAL J-V AND JUNIOR HIGH COACHES.
A HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION IS SATURDAY (Eight to Noon) AT THE WARROAD CITY SHOP.YESTERDAY WAS THE APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR THE ROSEAU SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT POSITION.THE MINNESOTA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION WILL ASSIST THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD IN DETERMINING FINALISTS, BY NEXT MONDAY.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD RECEIVED A LETTER EARLIER THIS MONTH FROM THE MINNESOTA BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY THAT SAID A REVIEW OF WORK DONE BY THE AUDIT FIRM OF HOFFMAN, PHILLIPP AND KNUTSON SHOWED THAT WORK WAS “PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS”.
THE OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA STATE AUDITOR ORDERED AN AUDIT OF THE FIRM’S WORK FOR EIGHT MINNESOTA COUNTIES, INCLUDING ROSEAU; WITH THAT RE-AUDIT WORK PAID FOR BY THE COUNTIES.
A SECOND ANNUAL TASTE OF WARROAD IS FRIDAY EVENING AT THE GARDENS ARENA.
MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS ARE CONSIDERING LEGISLATION TO PREVENT INCIDENTS OF ELDER ABUSE; AS A REPORT SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN 128 SUBSTANTIATED CASES OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT AT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES IN THE STATE SINCE 2015.KRISTINE SUNDBERG, THE PRESIDENT OF ELDER VOICE FAMILY ADVOCATES, SAYS LICENSURE OF THOSE FACILITIES WOULD CREATE A STANDARD OF CARE
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