A COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CHOIR HAS BEEN PUT TOGETHER BY THE WARROAD RIVERPLACE, AND THEY WILL HAVE TWO PUBLIC PERFORMANCES THIS WEEKEND, ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, BOTH AT 7 PM. IT IS A TICKETED EVENT AND YOU CAN OBTAIN THOSE THROUGH THE RIVERPLACE WEBSITE OR BY PHONE. JEFF GALLE IS THE CHOIR DIRECTOR, WHO SAYS LAST YEAR WAS A BIG SUCCESS AND THIS YEAR EVEN MORE COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE COME FORWARD TO JOIN THE EVENT…
SINCE SPRING 2025, THE MINNESOTA SOYBEAN RESEARCH & PROMOTION COUNCIL HAS HELPED DONATE OVER 400 BUCKETS OF SOYFOAM TO MORE THAN 250 FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN 40 ORGANIZED SOYBEAN COUNTIES. THE ROSEAU FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND OTHERS IN THE AREA WERE SOME WHO RECEIVED DONATIONS. THE FIRE FIGHTING AGENT IS QUICKLY GAINING A FOOTHOLD IN MANY RURAL COMMUNITIES. THE PROGRAM IS CALLED “PLANTING TO PROTECT: FROM FARM TO FLAME”. SOYFOAM HAS ZERO INTENTIONALLY ADDED PFA’S, OR FOREVER CHEMICALS, WHICH MAKES IT SAFER FOR FIREFIGHTERS TO WORK WITH.
A WARROAD MAN HAS RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR HIS WORK WITH THE ARTS. JOHN DAVIS, WHO MOST RECENLTY HAD SERVED AS THE FIRST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT WARROAD RIVERPLACE, RECEIVED THE PETER CAPELL AWARD FOR MIDWESTERN CREATIVITY & ENTREPRENEURSHIP. IN CELEBRATION OF HIS EFFORTS, HE IS RECEIVING A $2500 CASH AWARD FROM ARTS MIDWEST.
A ROSEAU MAN IS CONNECTED TO A HOME ROBBERY IN BEMIDJI. TWO SUSPECTS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED, JOSHUA CHURCH OF ROSEAU AND AMELIA SHOCKLEY OF BEMIDJI. THEY ARE BOTH FACING FELONY BURGLARY AND THEFT CHARGES. THE HOME BELONGED TO AN ELDERLY PERSON WHO IS IN A CARE FACILITY. DURING THE BURGLARY THEY OBTAINED ACCESS TO A SAFE IN THE HOME THAT CONTAINED OVER $30,000 IN CASH.
DAMIEN TURRA OF RURAL ROSEAU IS FACING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CHARGES FROM EVENTS ON NOVEMBER 29. A FEMALE VICTIM CLAIMED BE HAVE BEEN ASSAULTED AND THREATENED WITH DEADLY VIOLENCE.
THE ROSEAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILL PRESENT THE FIRST OF TWO MUSICAL PROGRAMS FOR THE HOLIDAYS ON THURSDAY. THIS WEEK IT’S THE LOWER ELEMENTARY, K-3, WITH PERFORMANCES AT 10 AM AND 2 PM.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Terry F. Lefor of Roseau, MN will be held on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 10:00AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Roseau, MN. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 5, 2025 from 5-7PM with a prayer service at 7PM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Roseau and also one hour prior to the service on Saturday. Interment will take place at Elm Park Cemetery in Baudette, MN.
Terry passed away at the age of 81.
A FUNERAL SERVICE FOR DION HEBEL WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY AT 2 PM AT THE SPRAUGE COMMUNITY CENTER IN SPRAUGE, MB.
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