THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR AND THE MINNESOTA FARM BUREAU RECOGNIZE 68 MINNESOTA FARMS AS 2026 CENTURY FARMS. QUALIFYING FARMS HAVE BEEN IN CONTINUOUS FAMILY OWNERSHIP FOR AT LEAST 100 YEARS AND ARE 50 ACRES OR MORE. CENTURY FARM FAMILIES RECEIVE A COMMEMORATIVE SIGN, AS WELL AS A CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY MINNESOTA STATE FAIR AND MINNESOTA FARM BUREAU PRESIDENTS AND GOVERNOR TIM WALZ. THREE SUCH FARMS IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA WILL BE RECOGNIZED:
YONKE FARMS IN ST. HILAIRE (1926), ANDERSON FARM IN GREENBUSH (1907), AND JOCOBSON FARM IN WANNASKA (1926)
NEXT MONTH, ON MAY 4TH, THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET. THEY WILL HOLD A MEETING ON IMPROVEMENT, LOOKING AT THE EXTENSION OF THE HIGHWAY 11 FRONTAGE ROAD BETWEEN 12TH AVE NW AND 15TH AVE NW, NEAR ACE HARDWARE AND THE NEWER TITAN MACHINERY FACILITIES. THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE IMPROVEMENTS IF $855,000.
THE WINDOW IS CURRENTLY OPEN FOR ELIGIBLE ROSEAU COUNTY 4-H MEMBERS TO APPLY TO BECOME A STATE AMBASSADOR. SANDI WEILAND WITH ROSEAU COUNTY 4-H EXPLAINS WHAT THAT ROLE MEANS… (AUDIO CLIP)
VICE COMMANDER OF THE ROSEAU AMERICAN LEGION GARY GREGERSON HELD A RECOGNITION OF FIVE MEMBERS OF THE ROSEAU AMERICAN LEGION FOR THEIR YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP. THOSE MEMBERS ARE RAY LUNDGREN, JIM STORDAHL, DON KVEEN, STEVE ERICKSON, GLEN HOLM. JIM HAD 60 YEARS AND THE REST 50 YEARS.
THE BADGER ALL-SCHOOL REUNION COMMITTEE WILL BE HOSTING A FUNDRAISER SUPPER THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 17TH AT THE BADGER SCHOOL CAFETERIA. SERVING IS FROM 5:00-7:00 PM. ALL ARE WELCOME.
THE SENATE HEARD SENATE FILE 4457, A BIPARTISAN BILL AUTHORED BY SEN. MARK JOHNSON (R-EAST GRAND FORKS) TO BRIDGE A CRITICAL GAP IN FUNDING FOR RURAL DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE BY HELP ING COMMUNITIES COVER THE UPFRONT ENGINEERING AND LEGAL COSTS OF FORMING REGIONAL WATER SYSTEMS.
THE BILL WOULD ESTABLISH A TARGETED GRANT PROGRAM TO HELP COMMUNITIES COVER THESE FRONT-END COSTS ASSOCI ATED WITH FORMING NEW REGIONAL WATER DISTRICTS. BY SUPPORTING THESE EARLY PLAN NING AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES, THE BILL REMOVES A MAJOR BARRIER TO REGIONALIZA TION AND MAKES IT MORE FEASI BLE FOR SMALL SYSTEMS TO CON SOLIDATE.
THE CROOKSTON SCHOOL BOARD THIS WEEK VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CLOSURE OF WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING WAS WELL ATTENDED AND SAW A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS PROTESTING THE DECISION. THE CROOKSTON HIGH SCHOOL WAS PUT INTO A SOFT LOCKDOWN YESTERDAY AS ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS SHOWED UP TO PROTEST WHILE SCHOOL WAS IN SESSION. HE WAS REMOVED FROM THE PROPRETY WITHOUT INCIDENT.
THE ROSEAU KNOWLEDGE BOWL TEAM HAD SOME TOUGH LUCK WITH SCHEDULING FOR THEIR STATE TOURNAMENT TEAM, AS TWO OF THE FIVE ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE ROSEAU BAND THAT HAD A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY OF TRAVELING TO DISNEY WORLD IN ORLANDO FOR SOME PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS AND TO PERFORM AT DISNEY SPRINGS. SO THE ROSEAU KNOWLEDGE BOWL TEAM COMPETED AT LAST WEEK’S STATE COMPETITION WITH ONLY THREE MEMBERS, MEGAN DELANEY, STEVEN WRIGHT, AND DELAYNNA MORTVEDT. THEY FINISHED IN 12TH PLACE, BUT DID PICK UP THE HERTIAGE AWARD FOR SPORTSMANSHIP. IT’S THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR ROSEAU HAS SEND A KNOWLEDGE BOWL TEAM TO STATE.
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