DUE TO ILLNESS, ROSEAU MANOR IS RESTRICTING VISITOR ACCESS. THIS APPLIES ALSO TO THOSE WHO VOLUNTEER AT ROSEAU MANOR.
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC HOLIDAY TRAIN WILL STOP IN DETROIT LAKES, MAHNOMEN, PLUMMER AND THIEF RIVER FALLS DECEMBER 13TH. THAT’S A FOURTEEN CAR TRAIN WHICH IS DECORATED FOR CHRISTMAS.
A GRAND FORKS HERALD REPORT SAYS EXPECTED MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CROP LOSSES, ESPECIALLY DUE TO AN UNUSUALLY WET FALL WILL HAVE A RIPPLE EFFECT ON THE REST OF REGIONAL ECONOMY.
DONOVAN JOHNSON, THE PRESIDENT OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS POTATO GROWERS, SAYS THE LOSS OF BOTH POTATOES AND SUGAR BEETS IN THE SAME YEAR WILL CREATE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS IN RURAL PARTS OF NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.
THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL, THIS WEEK, HEARD THAT HOUSTON ENGINEERING OFFERED SOME REVISIONS TO IT’S HIGHWAY 89 CORRIDOR STUDY FOR THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
MINN-DOT HAD REQUESTED A MORE DETAILED NARRATIVE ON THE NEED FOR AN UPGRADE.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR TODD PETERSON SAID A MEETING WILL BE HELD TO TALK ABOUT A CITY AND COUNTY COSTSHARE.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD HAD THEIR ANNUAL STATE-REQUIRED TRUTH IN TAXATION HEARING.
THE BOARD’S PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX LEVY FOR NEXT YEAR IS FOR A THREE PERCENT INCREASE; BUT INCREASING RESIDENTIAL VALUES IN SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTY WOULD CREATE A LARGER INCREASE FOR THOSE TAXPAYERS.
COUNTY ASSESSOR LIZ LUND, WHO SAYS VALUATIONS OF SOME OTHER PROPERTY CLASSES (LIKE AG AND RURAL VACANT LAND) DECREASED OVER THE PAST YEAR; SO THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS WOULD SEE A TAX REDUCTION.
SALES OF MINNESOTA EXPORT GOODS SLID 2.2% IN THE THIRD QUARTER, ANOTHER SIGNAL OF ONGOING GLOBAL UNCERTAINTY. IT’S ALSO A STRONG REVERSAL FROM LAST YEAR, WHERE FOR THE THIRD QUARTER, MINNESOTA EXPORTS WERE UP 6.5%.
ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT, AGRITOURISM IS ON THE RISE AS FARMERS LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL WAYS TO BRING IN MONEY. AGRITOURISM IS DESCRIBED AS FARMS THAT HAVE AN EDUCATIONAL OR RECREATIONAL COMPONENT. THAT BUSINESS HAS MORE THAN QUADRUPLED OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR AUSTIN D. DEJNO OF DRAYTON, NORTH DAKOTA FORMERLY OF WARROAD WILL BE HELD THIS FRIDAY (11 AM) AT ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH IN WARROAD. VISITATION WILL BE HELD THURSDAY (5-7 PM) AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN WARROAD AND ALSO ONE HOUR PRIOR TO FRIDAY’S SERVICE. INTERMENT WILL BE AT SPRUCE CEMETERY IN ROSEAU. AUSTIN DEJNO WAS 25.
A COMMUNITY-WIDE HOLIDAY SHOPPING EVENT AIMED AT KIDS IS MONDAY, DECEMBER 16TH (1-7 PM) AND TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17TH (10-5) AT THE ROSEAU CITY CENTER. DONATIONS OF NEW OR GENTLY USED ITEMS ARE BEING ACCEPTED, AND THEY COULD USE SOME VOLUNTEER HELP. THE ROSEAU PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS MORE INFORMATION ( 463-2825 ).
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE WAS FOUND IN A FEMALE DEER IN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE DEER WAS IN CAPTIVITY AND WAS KILLED BY THE OTHER MALE DEER ON THE PROPERTY. THAT BUCK WAS THEN EUTHANIZED, AND IS BEING TESTED FOR CWD AS WELL.
A WEEKLY DNR ENFORCEMENT REPORT SAYS ICE FISHING ACTIVITY IS PICKING UP ON LAKE OF THE WOODS AND COLD WEATHER HAD CONDITIONS IMPROVING RAPIDLY. MOSTLY PORTABLE HOUSES ARE BEING USED, BUT SOME RENTALS ARE OUT, AND SOME RESORTS ARE ALLOWING ATV’S AND SNOWMOBILES ONTO THE ICE. BEN HEUNER, ERIC BENJAMIN, AND THE REST OF THE DNR STAFF REMIND YOU TO CHECK WITH RESORTS AHEAD TIME FOR THE LATEST ON ICE CONDITIONS.
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