THE AMERICAN RED CROSS RESPONDED TO MORE THAN 970 LOCAL DISASTERS IN MINNESOTA AND THE DAKOTAS IN 2023, PART OF A RECORD YEAR FOR NEEDED ASSISTANCE NATIONALLY. THE REGIONS RED CROSS ALSO DEPLOYED MORE THAN 200 TRAINED RESPONDERS TO DISASTERS SUCH AS THE HAWAII WILDFIRES, HURRICANE IAN, AND OTHERS. THEY ALSO COLLECTED TO THE MOST BLOOD THROUGH DRIVES THAN ANY OTHER REGION AT A TOTAL OF 241,000 UNITS.
MNDOT’S ANNUAL NAME A SNOWPLOW CONTEST IS BACK. THOSE NAMES CAN BE SUBMITTED THROUGH NOON ON DECEMBER 15.
THE AIR FORCE CONFIRMED THAT A MINNESOTAN WAS ONE OF EIGHT MILITARY AIRMEN THAT DIED IN CRASH OFF OF JAPAN ON NOVEMBER 29. 32-YEAR ODL MAJOR JEFFREY HOEERNEMANN WAS FROM ANDOVER. THE CRASH INVOLVED A BELL BOEING V-22 OSPREY AIRCRAFT, WHICH THE MILITARY NOW SAYS THEY HAVE SUSPENDED USE OF THAT AIRCRAFT.
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC HOLIDAY TRAIN WILL ENTER MINNESOTA TOMORROW IN TEH SOUTH AND MAKE IT’S WAY NORTH OVER THE NEXT 10 DAYS. IT EVENTUALLY REACHES THE MAHMOMEN, PLUMMER, THIEF RIVER FALLS AREA ON DECEMBER 14, RANGING FROM 4-8 PM.
NORTHWEST COMMUNITY ACTION’S HEAD START GIVING TREE PROJECT IS UNDERWAY. THROUGH THE PROGRAM, THEY LOOK TO HELP 390 CHILDREN IN THEIR FOUR COUNTY SERVICE AREA RECEIVE CHRISTMAS GIFTS THIS YEAR. AT 11 LOCATIONS, INCLUDING POLARIS, BORDER BANK, ALTRU CLINIC, RONNING’S AND CITIZENS STATE BANK IN ROSEAU, YOU CAN SELECT A TAG OFF THE TREE THAT HAS A CHILD’S AGE AND GENDER AND THEIR GIFT WISH. A DEADLINE TO RETURN THAT GIFT TO THE BUSINESS IS DECEMBER 13.
THE ROSEAU PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL CELEBRATE AN 85TH BIRTHDAY WITH AN OPEN HOUSE THIS THURSDAY FROM 3-7 PM. THEY’LL HAVE CRAFT MAKING, COOKIES, COFFEE, AND HOT COCOA. YOU CAN SIGN UP TO WIN DOOR PRIZES.
A PANCAKE BREAKFAST BENEFIT FOR DON BREKKE OF GREENBUSH WILL BE HELD THIS SUNDAY FROM 9-1 AT THE GREENBUSH COMMUNITY CENTER, SERVED BY THE GREENBUSH-BADGER LIONS CLUB. FUNDS WILL ASSIST WITH MEDICAL EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH A LYMPHOMA DIAGNOSIS.
A PRAYER SERVICE FOR MIKE W. ERICKSON WILL BE HELD NEXT FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, AT 2 PM AT RIVERSIDE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN WANNASKA. MIKE PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 25.
A FUNERAL SERVICE FOR MARJORIE C. HELLQUIST OF ROSEAU WILL BE HELD SATURDAY AT 1 PM AT SPRUCE FREE LUTHERAN CHURCH. VISITATION WILL BE FRIDAY FROM 5-7 PM AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN ROSEAU AND ALSO ONE HOUR PRIOR ON SATURDAY. INTERMENT WILL BE HELD AT MICKINOCK CEMETERY IN WANNASKA. MARJORIE WAS 87.
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