JOHN BURKEL AND STEVE GANDER, MINNESOTA HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES FROM DISTRICT 1A AND 1B, WILL BE AT EVENTS IN ROSEAU COUNTY ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24. FROM 10:00-11:30 THEY’LL BE AT THE WARROAD AMERICAN LEGION TO SPEAK ABOUT ISSUES AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM CONSTITUENTS. IN THE AFTERNOON, THEY WILL TOUR POLARIS AND AT ROUGHLY 4:00 THEY WILL HOLD ANOTHER CHANCE TO HANDLE QUESTIONS FROM CONSTITUENTS IN THE HALL WENDEL CONFERENCE ROOM AT POLARIS. ROSEAU MAYOR DAN FABIAN WILL PARTICIPATE IN THAT PORTION AS WELL. THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO ATTEND THOSE SESSIONS.
MINNESOTA ELK HUNTERS TILL TWO OF FOUR TAGS IN THE KITTSON COUNTY HUNT THIS FALL. TWO BULLS WERE TAKEN, A 6X6 AND 3X3. THE ANTLERLESS TAGS WENT UNFILLED. THE RED LAKE NATION TRIBAL HUNT RESULTED IN FIVE BULLS BEING TAKEN AND TWO COWS. THERE IS STILL ROOM FOR THREE MORE COWS TO BE TAKEN AS THAT HUNT CONTINUES THROUGH DECEMBER.
THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCED $20.7 MILLION IN GRANTS THROUGH THE SMALL CITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT WILL GO TO COMMUNITIES IN GREATER MINNESOTA. $575,000 IS GOING TO LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY. THAT WILL GO TOWARDS THE REHABILITATION OF 20 OWNER-OCCUPIED HOMES. LANCASTER IS GETTING $143,000 TO HELP WITH 10 MULTI-FAMILY UNITS, KENNEDY WILL GET $600,000 TO IMPROVE WATER DISTRIBUTION LINES
THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD WILL MEET ON MONDAY NEXT WEEK. THEY WILL APPROVE MINUTES FROM A WORK SESSION AND SPECIAL MEETING THAT WERE HELD ON OCTOBER 6.
FROM THE AGENDA, THEY WILL RECOGNIZE ROSEAU’S AAA AWARD AND EXCEL AWARDS. FOR THE AAA, THOSE ARE ANNA ULVIN AND JOHN DELANEY, FOR THE EXCEL AWARD THOSE ARE AMELIA KVIEN AND LEVI JOHNSON.
THEY WILL CONFIRM THE WINTER COACHING ROSTER AS RECOMMENDED, WHICH THE HEAD COACHES ARE UNCHANGED FROM A YEAR AGO.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Jerome E. Burkel of Greenbush, MN will be held on Friday, October 24, 2025 at 4:00PM at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Greenbush, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will take place at a later date.
Jerome passed away at the age of 79.
THE ROSEAU SCHOOL WILL HAVE A FINANCIAL AID NIGHT ON OCTOBER 21 BEGINNING AT 6:30 PM, PRESENTED BY NORTHLAND COLLEGE.
THE ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS BEING AFFECTED BY THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AS PAYMENTS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE PROCESSED. THEY ARE STILL URGING PEOPLE TO APPLY, AS YOU CAN BE APPROVED, SO THAT WHEN PAYMENTS RESUME THERE WILL BE LESS OF A DELAY.
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