THE GRAND FORKS HERALD HAS A LOOK AT THE SHARP-TAILED GROUSE SOCIETY, WHICH IS CELEBRATING A 40TH YEAR. IN A COMING EVENT, THEY HAVE A SCHEDULED BRUSH CUT AT THE PALMVILLE WMA, NEAR ROSEAU. THEY SAY THAT IS A POPULAR WINTER ROOSTING SITE. THERE ARE TREES INVADING THE SPACE THAT THREATENS THE HABITAT. THE SOCIETY WAS ALSO INTEGRAL IN TURNING OVER A 1300 ACRE AREA SOUTH OF BAUDETTE TO THE MINNESOTA DNR.
ROSEAU HAS A KNOWLEDGE BOWL TEAM THAT WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE MEET THIS WEEK. THE GRAND FORKS HERALD TOOK A LOOK AT AN EAST GRAND FORKS TEAM THAT WILL BE PART OF STATE ALSO, AND GAVE A MORE DETAILED LOOK INTO WHAT A KNOWLEDGE BOWL COMPETITION CONSISTS OF.
AN EASTER EGG SCRAMBLE WITH THE WARROAD SENIOR LIVING CENTER WAS POSTPONED FROM SATURDAY, AND WILL BE AT 5:30 TODAY INSTEAD. THAT IS FOR THOSE 10 YEARS OF AGE AND YOUNGER.
A CROOKSTON MAN WAS SENTENCED THURSDAY, APRIL 2, TO 12 YEARS FOR COMMITTING A FIRST-DEGREE SEX CRIME AGAINST A CHILD WHO WAS UNDER THE AGE OF 13.
G. THOMAS AMIOT, 82, WAS GRANTED THE MINIMUM SENTENCE REQUIRED FOR THE FIRST-DEGREE FELONY OFFENSE, WHICH HE PLEADED GUILTY TO IN DECEMBER.
DURING A MONTHSLONG PERIOD IN 2012 AND 2013, AMIOT ENGAGED IN SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH A BOY WHO WAS 11 OR 12 YEARS OLD, ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS.
HIS ATTORNEY, ALEXANDER REICHERT, FILED A MEMORANDUM THE DAY BEFORE THE SENTENCING HEARING, ASKING FOR A DOWNWARD DEPARTURE FROM THE MANDATORY MINIMUM.
HE OUTLINED AMIOT’S HISTORY AS A CHARITABLE PERSON, HIS AGE, AILMENTS, LACK OF CRIMINAL HISTORY AND TRAUMA ENDURED INCLUDING SEXUAL ABUSE AS A YOUNG CHILD, A MENTAL BREAKDOWN, THERAPY FOR DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY AND A SUICIDE ATTEMPT IN 2024 — SHORTLY AFTER LEARNING HE WAS CHARGED.
THE ROSEAU TIMES REGION THIS WEEK HAD AN ARTICLE WITH REPRESENTATIVE JOHN BURKEL OF BADGER. HE OUTLINED A NUMBER OF THINGS THEY HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH AT THE STATE CAPITOL. HE VOICED IS OPPOSITION TO THE BILL THAT WAS LOOKING TO MOVE THROUGH THAT WOULD PUT RESTRICTIONS ON ATV TRAFFIC ON CERTAIN TRAIL SYSTEMS. HE SPOKE ON HOW A REPUBLICAN LED BILL TO HAVE VEHICLE LICENSE TAB FEES DECREASED FAILED TO GET PAST THE DEMOCRATS, LAUDED THE EFFORTS OF MANUFACTURERS SUCH AS DIGIKEY AND THEIR IMPORTANCE TO GREATER MINNESOTA, AND SOME IMPORTANT ANTI-FRAUD MEASURES THAT WERE FINALLY MOVING FORWARD.
EASTER FELT A LITTLE MORE SPECIAL FOR THOSE IN SOUTHERN MANITOBA AND IN STEINBACH WHERE AID PACKAGES ARRIVED TO THE UKRAINE JUST IN TIME FOR THE EASTER HOLIDAY. BACK IN 2023 THE CITY OF STEINBACH FORMALIZED A SISTER-CITY AGREEMENT WITH ZAPORIZHZHIA, AMID THE ONGOING CONFLICT. STEINBACH HAS ALSO BEEN HOME TO ONGOING HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS FOR DECADES. THAT CONNECTION HAS BEEN REINFORCED THROUGH VISITS FROM UKRAINIAN HUMANITARIAN LEADERS, WHO HAVE TRAVELLED TO STEINBACH TO THANK RESIDENTS FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF SUPPORT.
AS ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR HITS THE HOME STRETCH, THE STATE OF MINNESOTA HAS SOME PROMISING NEWS REGARDING GRADUDATION RATES. THE STATE HAS IMPROVED ON IT’S ALREADY RECORD HIGH RATES, WITH 84.9% OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GRADUATING IN FOUR YEARS, THAT’S UP SLIGHTLY FROM LAST YEAR’S DATA.
THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET ON MONDAY IN THEIR REGULAR APRIL MEETING. WE WILL FOLLOW WITH NOTES FROM THAT MEETING DURING THE WEEK.
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