ROSEAU SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT TOM JEROME SAID THIS WEEK THAT ONE CANDIDATE FOR A STUDENT HEALTH AIDE POSITION, TO ASSIST SCHOOL NURSE BETH ULVIN DURING THE PANDEMIC, WAS DISSUADED FROM TAKING THE POSITION BECAUSE OF THE DISTRICT’S HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN. JEROME SAID HE’S STILL WORKING ON HIRING A SECOND SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER, BUT WANTS “EXPECTATIONS CLEARLY DEFINED”.THE ROSEAU SCHOOL DISTRICT IS STILL LOOKING FOR ASSISTANT COACHES IN BOYS HOCKEY AND GIRLS BASKETBALL FOR THE WINTER.
A FUNERAL SERVICE FOR BARBARA WELIN, FOLLOWING MINNESOTA COVID GUIDELINES, IS THIS MORNING AT ELEVEN AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN ROSEAU. VISITATION IS AN HOUR PRIOR. BURIAL IS AT HOPE CEMETERY IN ROSEAU. BARBARA WELIN WAS 82.
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WILLVIRTUALLY CELEBRATE THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF LAUNCH MINNESOTA TODAY. THAT’S A STATEWIDE COLLABORATIVE INTENDED TO ACCELERATE THE GROWTH OF STARTUPS IN MINNESOTA.
THE WARROAD SCHOOL DISTRICT REMAINS IN A DISTANCE LEARNING MODE AT LEAST UNTIL THE 30TH OF NOVEMBER, AS COVID CASES SPIKE IN ROSEAU COUNTY. WARROAD SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR SHAWN YATES SAYS THE PROBLEM IS THE PUBLIC IGNORING MASKING AND SOCIAL DISTANCING RECOMMENDATIONS …
A FOURTEENTH ANNUAL VETERANS CAREER FAIR IS THIS AFTERNOON (2-6 PM) IN A VIRTUAL FORMAT, DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. DAVE BELLEFEUILLE, WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, MOVING AWAY FROM IN-PERSON WILL BENEFIT GREATER MINNESOTA EMPLOYERS AND VETERANS …
A MULTI-YEAR ROSEAU MUNICIPAL AIRPORT PROJECT SHOULD BE NEARLY DONE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR. TODD PETERSON IS ROSEAU’S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR … THE CURRENT AIRPORT IS LOCATED JUST EAST OF THE ROSEAU CITY LIMITS; THE PREVIOUS AIRPORT WAS LOCATED IN JADIS TOWNSHIP, A MILE WEST OF THE CITY.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD HAS APPROVED MOVING 450 THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE MUNICIPAL CONSTRUCTION FUND TO THE REGULAR CONSTRUCTION FUND, TO AVOID FUNDING ISSUES NEXT YEAR.
PRIVATE SERVICES ARE PENDING FOR NORREL DYBEDAHL OF DRAYTON, NORTH DAKOTA (AND FORMERLY OF ROSEAU) AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN ROSEAU. BURIAL WILL BE AT THE MALUNG CEMETERY. NORREL DYBEDAHL WAS 63.
FUNERAL SERVICES ARE PENDING FOR VERDA SWANSON OF KARLSTAD. SHE DIED YESTERDAY AT AGE 101.
POLARIS C.E.O. SCOTT WINE IS LEAVING THE COMPANY TO TAKE A C.E.O. JOB WITH C-N-H INDUSTRIAL, WHICH MAKES CASE AND NEW HOLLAND AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT. WINE HAS BEEN WITH POLARIS FOR A DOZEN YEARS, DURING WHICH TIME THE COMPANY GREW FROM JUST TWO BILLION DOLLARS IN ANNUAL SALES TO MORE THAN SEVEN BILLION. POLARIS SAYS IT WILL IMMEDIATELY BEGIN SEEKING A SUCCESSOR.
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS IN MINNESOTA START A FOUR WEEK PAUSE TOMORROW NIGHT AT MIDNIGHT, PER AN EXECUTIVE ORDER FROM GOVERNOR TIM WALZ. ROSEAU SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT TOM JEROME.
WHILE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES IN ROSEAU COUNTY GREW TO 807 YESTERDAY (43 MORE THAN THE PREVIOUS DAY), THE ROSEAU SCHOOL HAS REMAINED A RELATIVELY SAFE HAVEN FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF.
A FOUR WEEK PAUSE OF HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS WOULD PRESUMABLY GO TO DECEMBER 19TH, AFFECTING THE ALREADY DELAYED EARLY SEASON BOYS AND GIRLS HOCKEY AND BOYS BASKETBALL SCHEDULES IN ROSEAU.
Last modified: 11/19/2020
