THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET IN JOINT SESSION WITH IT’S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY NEXT WEEK TO CONSIDER ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE ELEVEN-01 APARTMENT PROJECT. THE 37 UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING, TO BE LOCATED JUST OFF HIGHWAY 89 NEAR THE OAK CREST SUBDIVISION, HAS A SHORTFALL OF BETWEEN SIX HUNDRED AND EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL VOTED FOUR TO ONE TO ACCEPT NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR COVID-RELATED COSTS AT THE ROSEAU AIRPORT. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR TODD PETERSON SAID THE CITY HAD NO COVID COSTS AT THE AIRPORT. ROSEAU HAD BEEN AMONG FOUR OF THE FOUR THOUSAND AIRPORTS ACROSS THE U.S. WHICH HADN’T TAKEN THE C.R.R.S.A. ACT FUNDING.
ROSEAU PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR KEITH SEVERSON TOLD THE CITY COUNCIL THAT ROOF REPAIR ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MEMORIAL ARENA IS HOPED TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THAT ROOF FOR THREE TO FIVE YEARS.
ICE WILL REMAIN AT ROSEAU’S NORTH RINK YEAR-ROUND STARTING THIS SUMMER.
THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL, THIS WEEK, TALKED ABOUT THE POSSIBLE PURCHASE OF A HOUSE AT 303 CENTER STREET EAST. THE CITY HAD OFFERED TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE HOUSE IN 2019, AND SAID THAT OFFER STILL STANDS. THAT BUILDING IS THE ONLY HOUSE IN ROSEAU STILL IN THE HUNDRED YEAR FLOODPLAIN.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD APPROVED A JULY 13TH COUNTY-OWNED LAND SALE. TWENTY PARCELS WILL BE SOLD VIA PUBLIC AUTION.
THE COUNTY BOARD HAS ACCEPTED TWO BLOCKS IN GREENBUSH, NEAR THE ELEVATOR, WHICH WILL BE ADDED TO THE COUNTY STATE-AID HIGHWAY SYSTEM.
THE ROSEAU PLANNING COMMISSION HAD IT’S ANNUAL TOUR OF THE CITY MONDAY. THERE ARE DOZENS OF PROPERTIES ON A CLEANUP LIST GENERATED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THE NORTHERN LIGHTS ARCHERY CLUB HAS IT’S ANNUAL 3-D SHOOT THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT MALUNG COMMUNITY CENTER.
THIS IS TAKE A KID FISHING WEEKEND IN MINNESOTA, WHICH ALLOWS ADULT ANGLERS TO FISH WITHOUT A LICENSE AS LONG AS THEY HAVE A CHILD 15 OR YOUNGER FISHING WITH THEM . THAT SPANS TOMORROW THROUGH SUNDAY.
A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR NORMAN MILLER OF GREENBUSH WILL BE HELD ON
MONDAY (10:30 AM) AT BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF GREENBUSH.
FRIENDS AND FAMILY WILL GATHER FROM 4 – 7PM, SUNDAY AT COLLINS
FUNERAL CHAPEL IN GREENBUSH.
INTERMENT SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT BETHEL LUTHERAN CEMETERY OF GREENBUSH
FOLLOWING SERVICES.
FRIENDS AND FAMILY WILL GATHER FOR FELLOWSHIP AT THE GREENBUSH AMERICAN
LEGION FOLLOWING SERVICES. NORMAN MILLER WAS 77.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MARK ROBINSON OF ROSEAU WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (10:30 AM) AT SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH IN ROSEAU. VISITATION WILL BE THIS EVENING (5:00-7:00) WITH A 7:00 PRAYER SERVICE AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN ROSEAU. MARK ROBINSON WAS 67.
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION IS INVESTIGATING WHETHER THE ACTIONS OF THE HELICOPTER TEAM WERE JUSTIFIED AFTER THEY FLEW LOW OVER LINE 3 OIL PIPELINE PROTESTERS IN PARK RAPIDS KICKING UP DUST AND DEBRIS IN AN ATTEMPT TO DISPERSE THE ACTIVISTS. AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT SAYS THE HELICOPTER LEFT THE AREA PROMPTLY AFTER REALIZING THE AMOUNT OF DUST AND DEBRIS IT WAS KICKING UP, BUT VIDEO TAKEN APPEARS TO SHOW THE HELICOPTER PERFORMING THE ACTION MULTIPLE TIMES.
AUTHORITIES SAY A 31-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO ALONG WITH A GROUP OF BYSTANDERS CAME TO THE RESCUE OF TWO YOUNG CHILDREN STRUGGLING TO STAY AFLOAT IN A NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA RIVER HAS DIED. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED SHORTLY BEFORE 2 P.M. WEDNESDAY ON THE ST. LOUIS RIVER NEAR BOY SCOUT LANDING IN DULUTH. POLICE SAY KEVIN INGLES, OF SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN, ATTEMPTED TO SAVE THE CHILDREN FROM THE WATER AND DID NOT RESURFACE. THE BODY OF INGLES WAS RECOVERED AFTER A MORE THAN THREE-HOUR SEARCH.
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