THE KICK’N UP KOUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL, HELD IN KARLSTAD, ANNOUNCED IT’S ATTENDANCE FOR THE 2022 CONCERTS AT JUST SHORT OF 30,000. THEY WERE 98% SOLD OUT OF VIP CAMPSITES. THE ATTENDANCE WAS NEARLY DOUBLE FROM LAST SUMMER. THIS YEAR’S CONCERT DID FEATURE SOME BIGGER NAMES SUCH AS BIG & RICH, MARTINA MCBRIDE, AND YOUNG STAR GABBY BARRETT. THE WILDLIFE DRIVE THROUGH THE ROSEAU RIER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA IS SET TO OPEN JULY 16. THE DRIVE TRADITIONALLY OPENS AT THAT TIME OF YEAR, CLOSE TO THE TIME OF THE ROSEAU COUNTY FAIR. THE 27 MILE DRIVE WILL BE OPEN THROUGH JULY 24, AND THEN WEEKENDS THROUGH AUGUST 7.
SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR AND OTHERS WERE AT NORTHLAND COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE IN EAST GRAND FORKS ON TUESDAY, TALKING TO AGRICULTURAL LEADERS ABOUT THE OCEAN SHIPPING REFORM ACT THAT WILL BENEFIT PRODUCERS IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. THE ACT LOOKS TO TACKLE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES AND LOWER RATES BEING CHARGED BY FOREIGN-BASED SHIPPING CONGLOMORATES. THE LAW SHOULD INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SHIPPING CONTAINERS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO MIDWEST FARMERS.
ALTRU HOSPITAL IN GRAND FORKS IS NOW ABLE TO OFFER COVID-19 VACCINES TO THOSE THAT ARE 6 MONTHS OF AGE THROUGH 4 YEARS OF AGE. THE HOSPITAL ASKS THOSE WHO LIVE CLOSER TO ALTRU’S REGIONAL CLINICS TO CALL THOSE SPECIFIC LOCATIONS FOR AVAILABILITY.
THE MINNESOTA HEALTH DEPARTMENT, WHO HAS CONTINUED TO POST DAILY COVID-19 UPDATES SINCE THE VIRUS ARRIVED IN THE STATE IN 2020, SAYS THEY WILL MOVE TO WEEKLY REPORTING.
VFW ARENA IN EAST GRAND FORKS IS SCHEDULED FOR SOME POSSIBLE EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS. THE CITY COUNCIL REVIEWED QUOTES THAT WOULD ADDRESS DRAINAGE AND PEDESTRIAN ISSUED AT THE ARENA. HEAVING OF THE CONCRETE HAS CAUSED WATER TO ACTUALLY RUN TOWARDS AND INTO THE BUILDING AS OPPOSED TO AWAY FROM IT.
A STAR TRIBUNE LIST HAS CENTRAL BOILER AS ONE OF THE TOP 200 WORKPLACES IN MINNESOTA. ALTOZ AND WOODMASTER ARE ALSO SUBSIDIARIES OF CENTRAL BOILER COMPANIES, WHICH HAS FACILITIES IN GREENBUSH AND RED LAKE FALLS. IT’S THE FOURTH TIME THEY HAVE RECEIVED SUCH AN AWARD.
THE GRAND FORKS HERALD FEATURES A STORY ON EFFORTS IN HALLOCK TO REVITALIZE IT’S DOWNTOWN WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES. AN EFFORT THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 2014, THE LAST VACANT MAIN STREET BUILDING WILL HAVE A NEW TENANT TAKE OVER LATER THIS SUMMER. THE ARTICLE GATHERS COMMENTS FROM PAUL BLOMQUIST, OWNER OF C & M FORD, AND FOUNDING MEMBER OF HALLOCK MAIN STREET, THE BOARD OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WORKING ON THE REVITALIZATION.
A FUNERAL SERVICE FOR BROOKE J. MARVIN OF WARROAD WILL BE HELD THURSDAY (2 PM) AT THE WARROAD BAPTIST CHURCH. VISITATION WILL BEGIN THURSDAY (NOON) AT THE CHURCH, WITH A SHARING TIME AT 1:00. INTERMENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT RIVERSDIE CEMETERY IN WARROAD. BROOKE WAS 42.
A FUNERAL SERVICE FOR LAMBERT E. SCHIRES WILL BE HELD FRIDAY (10 AM) AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN ROSEAU. VISITATION WILL BE HELD ONE HOUR PRIOR. INTERMENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CEMETERY IN GREENBUSH. LAMBER WAS 80.
FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS:
North Dakota’s attorney general says the state’s sole abortion clinic must shut down at the end of July, at which time patients will likely head across the Red River to neighboring Moorhead, Minnesota. Attorney General Drew Wrigley says the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last week that gives each state the right on whether to allow abortions means that the procedure will be outlawed in the state on July 28. A GoFundMe page meant to help with the move had raised more than $760,000 as of Tuesday morning.
A coalition of veterans organizations is upset over plans to build an outhouse on the grounds of the national cemetery that borders North Dakota and Minnesota. The group says it plans to file a formal complaint with the Department of Veterans Affairs over the outdoor bathroom set to be built next to a proposed Native American ceremony area at the Fargo National Cemetery. United Patriotic Bodies Commander Jason Hicks says members of the coalition “believe it is a colossal waste of taxpayer money and also not proper for a national cemetery.” Hicks says the outhouse would have no electricity or heat in one of the coldest areas of the country.
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