THE GRAND FORKS HERALD HAD A STORY LOOKING AT THE DECISION IN MANITOBA TO STAY ON PERMANENT DAYLIGHT TIME AND THE EFFECT IT COULD HAVE ON BORDER TOWNS, ESPCIALLY WHERE PORTS OF ENTRY ARE LOCATED. THEY DID NOT HEAR BACK FROM US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL BEFORE PUBLISHING THE STORY, AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THIS WOULD LEAVE TO A CHANGE IN HOURS AT PORTS OF ENTRY THAT DO NOT REMAIN OPEN 24 HOURS PER DAY. THE STORY NOTED THAT ITS POSSIBLE THAT PARCEL DELIVERY COULD BE AFFECTED BY THE CHANGE, BUT MOST OTHER BUSINESSES ARE NOT CONCERNED. THEY CONTINUE TO SAY THAT THE POLITICAL RHETORIC BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES IS THE MUCH LARGER ISSUE.
REPRESENTATIVE MICHELLE FISCHBACH (MN-07) HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED AS A 2026 GUARDIAN OF SMALL BUSINESS BY THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS (NFIB), THE NATION’S LEADING SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION, FOR HER SUPPORT OF WESTERN MINNESOTA BUSINESSES AND MAIN STREETS.
NFIB’S GUARDIAN OF SMALL BUSINESS AWARD IS RESERVED FOR LAWMAKERS WHO VOTE CONSISTENTLY WITH SMALL BUSINESSES ON THE ISSUES IDENTIFIED DIRECTLY BY SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS.
LIFECARE MEDICAL ENTER HAS ANNOUNCED A RUN OF FLU SHOT CLINICS FOR OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER. SOME OF THE FIRST DATES ARE OCTOBER 7TH AT THE BADGER COMMUNITY CENTER, 8TH AT GRENBUSH MANOR, 13TH AT WARROAD WELLNESS AND THE 14TH AT THE ROSEAU CITY CENTER. A PHONE NUMBER TO SCHEDULE YOUR FLU SHOT IS 218-463-4779.
THE CLOSURE OF THE CORPO RATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING EARLY THIS YEAR PUT THE FUTURE OF PIONEER 90.1 IN JEOPARDY. A ONE-TIME EMERGENCY STABILIZATION GRANT HAS ALLOWED THEM TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE, BUT THE FUTURE OF THAT STATION, BASED AT NORTHLAND COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE IN THIEF RIVER FALLS, IS IN QUESTION BEYOND JUNE OF 2027. ROUGHLY 40% OF THEIR BUDGET WAS FUNDED BY A FEDERAL GRANT FROM THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING. THEY DO HAVE AN ON-AIR FUND DRIVE LOOKING TO RAISE ROUGHLY $25,000 TO COVER TRANSMITTER COSTS FOR THE YEAR, AND TO CONTINUE ONLINE STREAMING OF THE STATION WILL REQUIRE ANOTHER $6000. THAT STATIONS STAFF IS MOSTLY MADE UP OF VOLUNTEERS.
THE ROSEAU TIMES REGION THIS WEEK RAN A MEET THE CANDIDATES COLUMN FOR THOSE RUNNING FOR ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL. THOSE CANDIDATES INCLUDE THE TWO IMCUMBENTS AMY BASSINGWAITE AND BRADY JOHNSON, AND THEN ALSO KEITH SEVERSON.
IT IS HOMECOMING WEEK AT THE ROSEAU SCHOOL. CORONATION IS TONIGHT AT 7:30 IN THE HIGH SCHOOL GYM AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE. POWDERPUFF FOOTBALL IS WEDNESDAY, WITH A PARADE ON FRIDAY AT 4:00, A DANCE THAT FOLLOWING HOMECOMING FOOTBALL. THERE ARE ALSO TUESDAY AND THURSDAY HOME VOLLEYBALL MATCHES.
THE RUFFED AND SHARP-TAILED GROUSE HUNTING SEASONS OPENED BACK ON SPETEMBER 19. THE GRAND FORKS HERALD SPOKE WITH A HUNTER FROM AITKIN COUNTY WHO MAKES AN ANNUAL TRIP TO LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY TO HUNT. HE SAYS THE BIRDS ARE APLENTY WHERE HE LIVES, BUT THERES SOMETHING ABOUT THE BEAUTY OF LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY THAT HAS HIM COMING BACK EVERY YEAR. HE HOPES HIS STORY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO EMBRACE A LOVE FOR THE OUTDOORS, EVEN IF THE HUNT IS UNSUCCESSFUL.
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