SAFETALK WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD MAY 27 AT THE MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL IN NEWFOLDEN. SAFETALK LOOKS TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ON HOW TO RECOGNIZE SIGNS THAT SOMEONE MAY BE HAVING SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, PRODUCTIVE WAYS TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WILL THAT PERSON, AND HOW TO GUIDE THAT PERSON TO SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP. THE WORKSHOP FROM 4:30-8:30 PM IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL 15 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER. REGISTRATION THOUGH IS REQUIRED.
IN RELATED NEWS, THE SUICIDE RATE IN MINNESOTA REMAINED THE SAME COMPARED TO 2023, WITH 813 SUICIDES BY RESIDENTS. IT MARKS TWO YEARS DIPPING BELOW A STATE HIGH SET IN 2022.
IN ANOTHER UPDATE ON THE FIRE IN SOUTHERN MANITOBA, THE RM OF PINEY’S STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY REMAINS IN PLACE. EVACUATIONS ORDER HAD BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR THE TOWNSITES OF CARRICK AND ST. LABRE AND FOR AN AREA SOUTH OF WHITEMOUTH LAKE ROAD. A RECEPTION CENTER HAD BEEN SET UP IN WOODRIDGE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. THE FIRE HAD REACH A SIZE OF 7000 HACTARES AND COVERED OVER 7.5 KILOMETERS ALONG PR 203. TWO KNOWN STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN LOST.
THE ROSEAU HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR WILL PRESENT THEIR SPRING CONCERT THIS EVENING AT 7 PM IN THE HIGH SCHOOL GYM.
THE ROSEAU TEACHERS ASSOCIATION IS HOLDING THEIR SPRING BANQUET TOMORROW EVENING. THEY WILL RECOGNIZE THEIR TEACHER OF THE YEAR, SOREN OLESEN. RETIREES GEORGE ZIEGLER AND DAN URNESS WIL BE RECOGNIZED. THEY’LL PRESENT THEIR ROSEAU TEACHERS ASSOCAITION SCHOLARSHIP TO JANNA PRETEAU, AND WILD 102 RADIO IS PLEASED TO BE RECOGNIZED AS THEIR “FRIEND OF EDUCATION” RECIPIENT.
CONSERVATION OFFICER REPORTS FROM TEH PAST WEEKEND AND THE FISHING OPENER WEEKEND MENTION A GOOD LEVEL OF SUCCESS BEING HAD BY ANGLERS ON LAKE OF THE WOODS. THEY CONTINUE TO REMIND EVERYONE TO HAVE PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES, LIFE JACKETS, TO MAKE SURE BOTH YOUR LICENSE AND BOAT REGISTRATION ARE CURRENT. THERE WAS ALSO ONE NOTABLE EVENT OF A SUSPECT FLEEING ON FOOT THROUGH THE WHEELER’S POINT RESORT AREA WHILE BEING INVESTIGATED FOR BOATING WHILE INTOXICATED. HE WAS APPREHENDED SHORTLY AFTER AND CHARGED.
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