THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL, MEETING IN SPECIAL SESSION MONDAY, MOVED TO EUTHANIZE A DOG DEEMED DANGEROUS, AFTER THE OWNER FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE CITY’S DANGEROUS DOG ORDINANCE;WHICH REQUIRES A SPECIFIC KENNEL ENCLOSURE, A G.P.S. CHIP AND UPDATED RABIES SHOTS (AMONG OTHER THINGS).
THE GREENBUSH/ MIDDLE RIVER SCHOOL BOARD MEETS THIS EVENING.AMONG OTHER BUSINESS, THEY’LL TALK ABOUT A PLAN FOR RE-OPENING IN-PERSON NEXT MONTH.SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR LARRY GUGGISBERG SAYS THERE ARE SEVERAL CHALLENGES FACING SCHOOLS …. A ROSEAU SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMITTEE IS WORKING ON PLANS FOR A SEPTEMBER RE-OPENING.
THE MINNESOTA D.N.R. HAS A STATEWIDE WEBEX PRESENTATION NEXT TUESDAY ON DEER POPULATIONS AND DEER MANAGEMENT ACROSS THE STATE. REGIONAL WILDLIFE SUPERVISOR JOHN WILLIAMS, IN BEMIDJI, SAYS DEER MANAGEMENT IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA IS RELATED TO LAND TYPES. DEER HARVESTS IN MINNESOTA THE PAST TWO YEARS HAVE BEEN LOWER THAN FORECAST.
THE MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE, LAST WEEK, SAID FOOTBALL AND VOLLEYBALL SEASONS WOULD BE MOVED TO NEXT SPRING; BUT ROSEAU ATHLETIC DIRECTOR IVAN HIRST SAYS THOSE ATHLETES COULD HAVE SOME OPPORTUNITIES THIS FALL … ROSEAU WILL HAVE GIRLS TENNIS, SWIMMING AND CROSS COUNTRY THIS FALL, BUT WITH SHORTENED SEASONS.
PUBLIC GRAVESIDE SERVICES FOR ELEANOR JOHNSON OF ROSEAU ARE FRIDAY, AUGUST 28TH (2 PM) AT THE MALUNG CEMETERY. MINNESOTA STATE CAPACITY GUIDELINES WILL BE FOLLOWED WITH FACE COVERINGS FOR THOSE IN ATTENDANCE. ELEANOR JOHNSON WAS 90.
A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR ORLEEN ANDERSON OF GREENBUSH IS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT THE GREENBUSH RACE PARK. ORLEEN ANDERSON WAS 84.
CURRENT ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS JANE EVANS AND PAT NOVACEK WILL RUN UNOPPOSED IN NOVEMBER, AS THE ONLY TWO PEOPLE TO FILE FOR TWO SEATS; BUT ROSEAU’S NEXT MAYOR WILL BE A WRITE-IN CANDIDATE, AS NOBODY FILED FOR A SEAT CURRENTLY HELD BY JEFF PELOWSKI. PELOWSKI SAID EARLIER THIS SUMMER HE WOULD NOT BE SEEKING A TWELFTH TERM.
THREE INCUMBENT ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS (MICKY HULST, THOR DIDRIKSON AND VONDA DANIELSON) WILL BE JOINED ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT BY CHALLENGER JOHN STARWAY.
JOHN BURKEL OF BADGER WAS A RUNAWAY WINNER OF THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY FOR THE MINNESOTA HOUSE DISTRICT 1A SEAT BEING VACATED BY THE RETIREMENT OF ROSEAU’S DAN FABIAN. BURKEL RECEIVED 91% OF THE VOTE TO EASILY DEFEAT DOCTOR DAVID LION OF THIEF RIVER FALLS AND BRIAN MEEHAN OF ROSEAU. BURKEL FACES DFL’ER CONNIE LINDSTROM OF HALLOCK IN NOVEMBER.
IN THE 7TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT REPUBLICAN PRIMARY, MICHELLE FISCHBACH HAD 59% OF THE VOTE TO FAR OUT-DISTANCE DAVE HUGHES OF KARLSTAD (22%) AND NOEL COLLIS (15%). FISCHBACH IS CHALLENGING LONGTIME DFL CONGRESSMAN COLLIN PETERSON IN NOVEMBER. PETERSON ALSO HAD A PRIMARY, GETTING 76% OF THE DFL VOTE IN A RACE WITH ALYCIA GRUENHAGEN (17%) AND STEPHEN EMERY (8%).
THERE WERE PRIMARY ELECTIONS FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER SEATS IN TWO AREA COUNTIES. IN KITTSON COUNTY, NATHAN KRAULIK AND INCUMBENT COREY WIKSTROM WILL BE ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. KRAULIK HAD 48% OF THE VOTES, AND WIKSTROM 41%. BRIAN ANDERSON WAS THE OTHER CANDIDATE. IN PENNINGTON COUNTY, JULIE BOLDUC AND DAVE SORENSON WILL FACE OFF IN NOVEMBER FOR A SEAT BEING VACATED BY THE RETIREMENT OF CODY HEMPEL. BOLDUC HAD 55 VOTES, SORENSON 53 VOTES, AND DON SOLLOM 47 VOTES.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, YESTERDAY, APPOINTED HEIDI LIEN OF WARROAD TO THE COUNTY EXTENSION COMMITTEE.
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