THIS IS FARM TO SUMMER WEEK, WHICH CELEBRATES LOCALLY GROWN MEALS FOR KIDS WHO ARE ON SUMMER BREAK FROM SCHOOL.
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SAYS FORTY PERCENT OF MINNESOTA STUDENTS GET FREE OR REDUCED PRICE LUNCHES DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.
KATIE COSTELLO, WITH THE INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND TRADE POLICY, SAYS KIDS RELY ON THOSE MEALS WHEN SCHOOL IS IN SESSION.
A ROAST PORK DINNER FUNDRAISER FOR THE BENWOOD COMMUNITY CENTER IS AUGUST 4TH. PROCEEDS GO TOWARD OPERATING COSTS.
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS RECOMMENDING RABIES SHOTS FOR SIX ROSEAU COUNTY RESIDENTS, AFTER THEY CAME IN CONTACT WITH A RABID FOX EARLIER THIS MONTH.
DOCTOR COURTNEY WHEELER, A SENIOR VETERINARIAN WITH THE MINNESOTA BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH, SAYS THE BABY FOX WAS FOUND LAST WEEK AND APPARENTLY BIT ONE OF THOSE SIX PEOPLE.
THIS WAS THE FIRST RABIES-POSITIVE FOX IN MINNESOTA THIS YEAR; THERE HAVE BEEN BATS AND SKUNKS DETERMINED RABIES-POSITIVE IN THE STATE IN 2019.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, LAST WEEK, APPROVED THE HIRES OF SOCIAL WORKER MADISON HAHN; AND FAMILY-BASED WORKER CRYSTAL MARQUEZ FOR THE SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE RED RIVER FARM NETWORK SAYS THE CURRENT FARM ECONOMY HAS SOFTENED THE LAND MARKET.
RANDY DICKHUT FROM FARMERS NATIONAL COMPANY SAYS BUYERS ARE BEING MORE CAUTIOUS; BUT HE ALSO SAYS THERE IS “STILL STRONG DEMAND FOR GOOD QUALITY FARMLAND”.
A ROSEAU BLOOD DRIVE IS THIS AFTERNOON (12:30 – 6 PM) AND TOMORROW ( 8 – 1:30 ) AT THE ROSEAU CITY CENTER.
A MINNESOTA D.N.R. GRANT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR A KAYAK LAUNCH AND FISHING PIER ON THE ROSEAU RIVER, JUST BELOW THE ROSEAU CITY CENTER.
A ‘WIC’ CLINIC IS TODAY IN KARLSTAD; AND TOMORROW AND THURSDAY AT LIFECARE MEDICAL CENTER IN ROSEAU.
MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR JUSTIN VAN NORMAN OF ROSEAU (AND FORMERLY OF CALIFORNIA) ARE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT THREE AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN ROSEAU.
JUSTIN VAN NORMAN WAS 41.
A MEMORIAL VISITATION FOR DENNIS BACHAND OF WARROAD IS THURSDAY AFTERNOON (4-6 PM) AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN WARROAD.
DENNIS BACHAND WAS 74.
A CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR LYLE SPICER OF VASSAR, MANITOBA IS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT THE VASSAR HALL.
LYLE SPICER WAS 80.
A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR AL BUFFUM OF ROSEAU IS SATURDAY MORNING AT ELEVEN AT HELGESON FUNERAL CHAPEL IN ROSEAU. VISITATION IS AN HOUR PRIOR.
THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD, LAST NIGHT, HEARD THAT THE DISTRICT HAS SPENT 76 THOUSAND DOLLARS SINCE LAST SEPTEMBER FOR PRE-REFERENDUM CONSULTING SERVICES WITH THE NUMBER TEN ARCHITECTURAL FIRM (OF WINNIPEG).
A RE-FORMED SCHOOL FACILITIES TASK FORCE WILL CONSIDER RFP’S WITH OTHER ARCHITECTS PRIOR TO A PLANNED MAY 2020 REFERENDUM.
THE MOST STRESSED CITIES IN THE U.S., ACCORDING TO THE PERSONAL FINANCE WEBSITE WalletHub ARE DETROIT, CLEVELAND AND NEWARK, NEW JERSEY. AMONG THE LEAST STRESSED CITIES ARE FARGO AND BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA.
MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL WAS THE ONLY METRO AREA CONSIDERED IN MINNESOTA; THE TWIN CITIES CAME IN 119TH.
Last modified: 07/16/2019
