THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET ON MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK. THERE WILL BE CONTINUED DISCUSSION ON THE GOLF CART ORDINANCE AND CHANGES TO THE RULES, REGULATIONS AND APPLICATION. ALSO CONTINUED DISCUSSION ON THE ICE PLANT AT MEMORIAL ARENA AND A PLAN MOVING FORWARD. THEY WILL TALK THE APPOINTING OF ELECTION JUDGES AND A FILING PERIOD FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, JULY 14-28. THER’LL CONSIDER A PUBLIC HEARING FOR LATER IN THE MONTH, REGARDING A RE-ZONING OF A PARCEL OF PROPERTY.
THAT FILING PERIOD IN ROSEAU INCLUDES THAT FOR TWO CITY COUNCIL SPOTS AND FOR MAYOR. SCHOOL BOARDS ALSO ABIDE BY THAT FILING PERIOD, AND IN ROSEAU THREE SEATS, FOR FOUR YEAR TERMS, ARE UP THIS YEAR.
THE ROSEAU TIMES REGION THIS WEEK HAS A LOOK AT THE FOURTH GENERATION OF FAMILY LEADERSHIP AT MARVIN. PAUL, CHRISTINE, DAN, AND WILL, ALL HOLDING VARIOUS POSITIONS, WERE RECOGNIZED BY ERNST AND YOUNG AS ENTREPENRUER OF THE YEAR, HEARTLAND AWARD WINNERS. THAT AWARD HAS BEEN GIVEN OUT SINCE 1986, MARVIN NOW IN THEIR 114TH YEAR.
THE MINNESOTA DNR AND CONSERVATION OFFICER ARE PART OF OPERATION DRY WATER, A FOCUS ON IMPAIRED BOATING, TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
FIVE STUDENTS WITH THE BADGER-GREENBUSH-MIDDLE RIVER SCHOOLS ARE D.C. BOUND THIS WEEK. THEY ARE ATTENDING STAR EVENTS AS MEMBERS OF THE FCCLA PROGRAM.
IT WAS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THAT COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE IS RETURNING TO THE TOWN OF FORT FRANCES. THAT WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY. THAT PARTNERSHIP IS WITH NORTH STAR AIR, AND THEY WILL PROVIDE THREE WEEKLY FLIGHTS BETWEEN FORT FRANCES AND THUNDER BAY. LEADERS ARE EXCITING AS THEY SAY RELIABLE AIR SERVICE IS CRITICAL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HEALTHCARE ACCESS, TOURISM, EDUCATION AND BUSINESS TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE RAINY RIVER DISTRICT.
SOME RECENT WARROAD CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS HAVE HAD A FOCUS ON THE DETERIOTING CONCRETE LAKE WALL ON THE WARROAD RIVER. IN SOME SECTIONS THAT WALL IS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE FROM THE BANKS. TWO SIGNIFICANT FLOODS IN RECENT YEARS HAVE NOT HELPED THE CAUSE. THE ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS IS HELPING ON THAT STUDY TO SEE WHAT THE BEST REMEDIES MAY BE.
MINNESOTANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGHTINGS OF RING-NECKED PHEASANTS AND WILD TURKEYS TO THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AS PART OF A COMMUNITY SCIENCE EFFORT.
PEOPLE ARE ASKED TO REPORT PHEASANTS AND TURKEYS THEY SEE IN THE WILD FROM NOW THROUGH AUG. 31. INFORMATION FROM THE REPORTS WILL HELP THE MINNESOTA DNR MONITOR PHEASANT AND TURKEY POPULATION TRENDS, EVALUATE CONSERVATION EFFORTS AND MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT HARVEST REGULATIONS. REPORTS OF PHEASANTS AND TURKEYS OF ALL AGES ARE HELPFUL.
USING A MOBILE DEVICE OR DESKTOP COMPUTER, PEOPLE CAN ENTER THEIR OBSERVATIONS ON THE MINNESOTA DNR WEBSITE
IT IS ONE LAST REMINDER THAT ELK HUNTERS HAVE ONLY UNTIL TUESDAY TO APPLY FOR AN ELK HUNTING LICENSE FOR THE COMING SEASON. THERE 12 LISCENSES THAT WILL BE UP FOR GRABS IN THAT LOTTERY.
WE’RE ROUGHLY SIX MONTHS INTO THE NEW PAID LEAVE PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WILL BE PROVIDING AN UPDATE ON HOW THAT PROGRAM IS BEING USED BY MINNESOTANS ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.
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