THE MINNESOTA HOUSE EDUCATION FINANCE COMMITTEE HEARD A BILL AUTHORED BY A REPUBLICAN STATE REPRESENTATIVE THAT WOULD DISMANTLE MINNESOTA’S FREE SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM. IT WAS QUICKLY SLAMMED BY DFL MEMBERS, WHO POINT TO NUMBERS THAT SHOW THERE’S A 70 PERCENT APPROVAL OF THAT PROGRAM FROM MINNESOTA VOTERS.
TONIGHT IS THE FIRST SHOW WITH WARROAD SUMMER THEATER AT ROCK HARBOR LODGE. THEY ARE PUTTING ON “FAITH COUNTY” AS THEIR SPRING DINNER THEATER. MORE INFO ON TICKETS AND AVAILABILITY AT WARROAD SUMMER THEATER’S WEBSITE.
SOME OF THE FUNDRAISING NUMBERS FROM THE RECENT YETI FEST IN WARROAD HAVE BEEN FINALIZED. THE EVENT BENEFITED WARROAD SPECIAL OLYMPICS, AND THE FINAL TALLY FROM THEIR YETI PLUNGE AND OTHER EVENTS WAS OVER $15,000.
EMMA BENOIT, A MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATE AND SUICIDE ATTEMPT SURVIVOR, IS A GUEST AT MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLS THIS EVENING. THE DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT HER STORY, MY ASCENSION, WILL BE SHOWN ALSO. THAT IS A FREE COMMUNITY EVENT. THERE IS A MENTAL HEALTH EXPO THAT RUNS FROM 5-7, WITH THE PRESENTATION WITH EMMA BEGINNING AT 7:00.
THE GOODRIDGE AREA FIRE AND RESCUE IS SERVING UP THEIR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER THIS SATURDAY, WITH BURGER BASKETS AND ICE CREAM FROM 4:00-7:30 AT THE GOODRIDGE FIRE HALL. THERE ARE LIVE AUCTIONS , RAFFLES, AND A FULL BAR.
A Funeral Service for Percy L. Erickson of Roseau, MN will be held on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 4:00PM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will take place at Malung Cemetery.
Percy passed away at the age of 86.
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