AT A RECENT WARROAD SCHOOL BOARD MEETING SOME POTENTIAL POLICY CHANGES WERE MET WITH OPPOSITION FROM NOT ONLY BOARD MEMBERS BUT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. THOSE CHANGES WOULD HAVE BEEN BASED ON GENDER ISSUES, SUCH AS BOYS IDENTIFYING AS GIRLS AND THEN PARTICIPATING IN GIRLS ATHLETICS AND PRONOUN CHANGES TO REPLACE THINGS SUCH AS HIM/HER WITH PERSON IN DISTRICT LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATIONS. THE BOARD WAS LOOKING FOR SOME CLARIFICATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THOSE POLICY CHANGES ARE REQUIRED TO BE PART OF THE MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE.
A CRASH LAST WEEK HAS 19-YEAR OLD CADEN OLDS OF GREENBUSH FACING CHARGES O CRIMINAL VEHICULAR OPERATION – BODILY HARM WITH INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL. THE CRASH TOOK PLACE AFTER HE WAS TRAVELING WEST ON ROSEAU COUNTY ROAD 2 AND WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AT HIGHWAY 89 AND CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA. HE WAS FOUND WALKING AWAY FROM THE CRASH SITE, AND EVENTUALLY FOUND TO A HAVE A BLOOD ALOCOHOL CONTENT OF .16. THERE WAS A PASSENGER THAT REMAINED IN THE VEHICLE, COMPLAINING OF PAIN, BUT INJURIES WERE NON-LIFE THREATENING.
THE VOTING HAS BEEN TABULATED IN THE CENEX HOMETOWN THROWDOWN, WHERE ROSEAU WAS COMPETING FOR A BEST OF THE BEST IN SMALL TOWN FESTIVALS. THERE WAS A GRAND PRIZE OF $100,000 FOR THE WINNERS, AND ROSEAU FINISHED 2ND IN THE VOTING. THAT STILL GARNERS THEM A PRIZE OF $25,000. THE SMALL TOWN IN MISSOURI TOOK THE TOP SPOT, WITH HAYWARD, WISCONSIN IN THIRD.
AN ARREST WAS MADE IN WARROAD LAST WEEK, AGAINST MARTIN PAUL GANYO, FOR FELONY DRUG POSSESSION, CHILD NEGLECT, AND ANIMAL CRUELTY CHARGES AMONG THEM. A WARRANT WAS EXECUTED ON HIS RESIDENCE ON MAY 15 AND FOUND A MARIJUANA GROWING OPERATION, POSESSION OF METH. A 13 YEAR OLD, 5 YEAR OLD, AND 4 YEAR OLD ALL RESIDE IN THE HOME AS WELL. MURIELLE LEE OWENS, ALSO RESIDES THERE, AND WAS ALSO ARRESTED.
THE GREENBUSH-BADGER LIONS WILL SERVE A PANCAKE BENEFIT BREAKFAST TO ASSIST TEH FAMILY OF BRIAN AND MARY WILLIAMSON AFTER A TRAGIC FIRE IN LATE APRIL. THE BENEFIT IS JUNE 9 AT THE GREENBUSH COMMUNITY CENTER FROM 9:00-1:00.
THE OVERTONES WILL PERFORM IN CONCERT AT A GALILEE BIBLE CAMP FUNDRAISER ON JUNE 2 AT THE CAMP IN LAKE BRONSON. THE CONCERT IS AT 3 PM WITH A LIGHT SUPPER TO FOLLOW. IT IS A FREEWILL DONATION EVENT. THE OVERTONES HAVE BEEN ENTERTAINING TOGETHER FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
A memorial service for Rex Welin will be held this morning at 10:00 am at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau with a visitation an hour prior. Internment will take place at Spruce Cemetery following the memorial service.
A Memorial Service for Paul Arveson will take place on Thursday, May 30, 2024 at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau at 2:00 pm with a visitation an hour prior. A visitation will also be held tomorrow night at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau from 5:00 – 7:00 pm.
In lieu of flowers please plant a tree in memory of Paul.
A Funeral Service for Honi L. Gust of Strathcona, MN will be held tomorrow at 1:00PM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will take place at Gust National Cemetery.
Honi Laine Gust, 48, of Strathcona MN passed away peacefully in the presence of her loving family on Monday, May 13, 2024 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND.
A Memorial Service for Cody Warne of St. Paul, MN formerly of Roseau, MN will be held on Friday, May 31, 2024 at 11:00AM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau, MN. Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 30, 2024 from 5-7PM with a prayer service at 7PM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau, MN. Interment will take place at Moe-Rose Cemetery at a later date.
Cody passed away at the age of 36.
A Graveside Service for Dorothy L. Brewster of Warroad, MN will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30PM at Riverside Cemetery in Warroad.
Dorothy passed away at the age of 91.
A Funeral Service for Craig M. Bakken of Roseau, MN will be held on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at the Penturen Church in Beltrami Island State Forest at 11:00AM. Visitation will be held on Monday, June 3, 2024 at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau, MN from 5-7PM.
Craig passed away at the age of 64.
A Funeral Service for Harlan A. Solberg of Greenbush, MN will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 11:00AM at Bethel Lutheran Church in Greenbush, MN. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 31, 2024 from 5-7PM with a prayer service at 6:30PM. Interment will be held at Bethel Cemetery in Greenbush, MN.
Harlan was 91.
A Funeral Service for Gladys M. Provance of Roseau, MN will be held on Friday, June 7, 2024 at 2:00PM at Messiah Lutheran Church in Roseau, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will take place at Spruce Cemetery in Roseau, MN.
Gladys passed away at the age of 98.
A Funeral Service for MaryAnn E. Johnson of Roseau, MN will be held on Monday, June 3, 2024 at 11:00AM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau, MN. Visitation will be held on Sunday, June 2, 2024 from 5-7PM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau, MN. Interment will take place at Hope Cemetery in Roseau, MN.
MaryAnn passed away at the age of 92.
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