TWIN CITIES TEACHERS WANT MORE SAFETY PROTOCOLS BEFORE STUDENTS RETURN FROM DISTANCE LEARNING TO AN IN-PERSON MODEL; AND THEY WANT DISPARITIES IN LEARNING ACROSS THE STATE ADDRESSED. NICK FABER, PRESIDENT OF THE ST PAUL FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, SAYS STAFF HASN’T BEEN REASSURED ADEQUATELY ABOUT SANITATION OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND P-P-E SUPPLIES … ST PAUL SCHOOLS ARE LOOKING AT LAUNCHING A HYBRID LEARNING PLAN IN MID-OCTOBER. THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL MEETS THIS EVENING. AMONG OTHER BUSINESS, THEY’LL SET DATES TO WORK ON NEXT YEAR’S BUDGET.
AS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CONTINUES, LIFE AT LIFECARE MEDICAL CENTER HAS RETURNED TO A CERTAIN LEVEL OF NORMALCY SINCE LATE MARCH. KEITH OKESON IS THE PRESIDENT AND C.E.O. AT THE ROSEAU-BASED HOSPITAL …. THE ROSEAU COUNTY AUDITOR’S OFFICE IS MAILING BALLOTS TO REGISTERED VOTERS IN 32 TOWNSHIPS; ALL THE UNORGANIZED TOWNSHIPS; AND THE CITIES OF BADGER, ROOSEVELT AND STRATHCONA TODAY. THERE IS A BALLOT DROP BOX AT THE ROSEAU COUNTY COURTHOUSE FOR ALL ABSENTEE AND MAIL BALLOT VOTERS.
THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD, LAST MONTH, APPROVED A BID BY KARLSTAD-BASED GREENWAY ENVIRONMENTAL TO PURCHASE TWO HOUSES WEST OF THE SCHOOL FOR TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. THAT COMPANY WILL MOVE THOSE HOUSES. THERE WERE NO BIDS FOR A THIRD HOUSE AT 408 – 4TH AVENUE NORTHEAST.
NORTHWEST REGIONAL LIBRARY DIRECTOR JIM TROJANOWSKI IS ASKING CITIES AND COUNTIES IN THE REGION FOR A TWO PERCENT FUNDING INCREASE FOR 2021. THAT WOULD MEAN AN ADDITIONAL ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR APPROPRIATION FOR THE CITY OF ROSEAU …. TROJANOWSKI SAYS THE LIBRARY SYSTEM HAS BEEN DEFICIT BUDGETING FOR THE PAST SEVEN TO EIGHT YEARS.
TONIGHT BEGINS THE FINAL MONTH OF THE ROSEAU COMMUNITY CHURCH’S BREAKTHROUGH RECOVERY PROGRAM, WHICH IS HELD MONDAY EVENINGS.
A FUNERAL SERVICE FOR CLIFFORD KLAMAR OF GATZKE IS FRIDAY MORNING AT TEN AT ROSE FREE LUTHERAN CHURCH OF ROSEAU. VISITATION IS THURSDAY EVENING (4-7 PM) WITH A SEVEN O’CLOCK PRAYER SERVICE AT THE CHURCH. CLIFFORD KLAMAR WAS 82.
ROSEAU COUNTY HAS ADDED FOURTEEN NEW CONFIRMED CASES OF CORONAVIRUS OVER THE PAST FOUR DAYS. THE COUNTY HAS RECORDED 145 CASES SINCE EARLY APRIL; TWENTY ARE CURRENTLY ACTIVE CASES.
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SAYS MORE THAN SIX MILLION FEDERAL GRANT DOLLARS ARE AVAILABLE FOR GREATER MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS TO PAY FOR SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL AND BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS. THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT LETTERS OF INTENT IS THE END OF THIS MONTH.
ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS WILL NOT BE STREAMED LIVE, AS THEY HAVE BEEN SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN, DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUES. ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT THE ROSEAU CITY CENTER.
THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD MEETS IN SPECIAL SESSION TOMORROW MORNING.
A WINTER GEAR DONATION DRIVE CONTINUES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AT TRANSFERS UNLIMITED IN ROSEAU, WITH COATS FOR KIDS AND ADULTS DISTRIBUTION THURSDAY (2:30 to 7:30 PM) AT THE ROSEAU CITY CENTER.
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