SOME AREA ROAD CONSTRUCTION WILL BE BEGINNING AUGUST 14. THAT WILL BE RESURFACING OF HIGHWAYS 11, 59 AND 75 IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. THE HIGHWAY 11 PROJECT IS FROM THE EAST SIDE OF BAUDETTE TO MILE MARKER 120, WEST OF BAUDETTE, HIGHWAY 59 FROM 175 TO CANADA, AND HIGHWAY 75 FROM WARREN TO EUCLID. THERE WILL NO ROAD CLOSURES, BUT LANE CLOSURES AND DELAYS SHOULD BE EXPECTED.
THE LAKE OF THE WOODS STEAM AND GAS SHOW IS THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE SHOW GROUNDS ARE NORTH OF ROOSEVELT ABOUT 9 MILES. DAILY ACTIVITIES BEGIN WITH A 7 AM BREAKFAST BOTH DAYS.
TONIGHT, THE O’NEILL FAMILY BAND PERFORMS AT THE ROSEAU RIVERVIEW PARK GAZEBO AT 6:30. ROSEAU BASKETBALL BOOSTERS ARE SERVING THE FUNDRAISING MEAL, AVAILABLE CLOSER TO 5:30.
IN A RECENT STUDY, MINNESOTA YOUTH, AGED 3 AND YOUNGER, ARE BEING EXPOSED TO OPIOIDS AT AN ALARMING RATE. FROM JANUARY 2022 TO JULY 2023, THE MINNESOTA POISON CONTROL SYSTEM WAS CONTACTED ABOUT 66 CHILDREN BEING EXPOSED, THAT NUMBER IS UP FROM ONLY 31 IN 2019. THEY NOTE A NUMBER OF EXPOSURE LIKELY GO UNREPORTED DUE TO PARENTS FEARING LEGAL ACTION, SO THE NUMBER IS LIKELY HIGHER.
Anyone who lives in Minnesota and has a yard, deck or other outdoor space for planting can apply to be reimbursed for up to $400 in costs associated with establishing new pollinator habitat in their yards, THAT IS THROUGH THE MINNESOTA BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES.
FARMFEST IS HAPPENING IN REDWOOD FALLS, AND ONE BIG TOPIC OF CONVERSATION IS THE CONVERSION OF PRIME FARMLAND FOR CROPS, TO THE INSTALLATION OF SOLAR OR WIND ENERGY. AG LEADERS NOTE THAT THE INCENTIVES ARE THERE, AND IT’S A PROJECT WORTH TALKING ABOUT, BUT THEY FEAR THE PROJECTS COULD GO TOO FAR, AND TAKE AWAY TOO MUCH OF MINNESOTA’S PRIME LAND FOR GROWING CROPS.
A Funeral Service for Deanna M. Hovda will be held on Monday, August 7, 2023 at 1:00PM at the First Baptist Church in Roseau, MN. Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 6, 2023 from 5-7PM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau, MN with a prayer service at 7PM. Interment will take place at Hope Cemetery in Roseau, MN.
Deanna passed away at the age of 71.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Margaret “Peggy” Hedlund will be held on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at 11:00AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Roseau, MN. Visitation will be held Monday, August 7, 2023 from 5-7PM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Roseau, MN. Private burial will take place at a later date.
Peggy passed away at the age of 75.
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