THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL, THIS WEEK, HEARD FROM FORMER STATE
REPRESENTATIVE MARTY SEIFERT. SEIFERT WORKS AS A LOBBYIST FOR THE
COALITION OF GREATER MINNESOTA CITIES. THE C-G-M-C HAS ABOUT ONE
HUNDRED TEN RURAL CITIES, INCLUDING ROSEAU AND WARROAD, AS MEMBERS.
SEIFERT TOLD THE COUNCIL HIS ORGANIZATION WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR
WORKFORCE HOUSING IN GREATER MINNESOTA. MAYOR DAN FABIAN TOLD SEIFERT
“WHAT WE NEED IS MONEY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE” TO DEVELOP BUILDING LOTS IN
ROSEAU. THE COST TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE PROPOSED SECOND PHASE
OF THE OAK CREST WEST SUBDIVISION IS ABOUT NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS PER
LOT.
THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL HAS AUTHORIZED A DOWN PAYMENT OF FIVE HUNDRED
FORTY-NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO MODERN MECHANICAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF AN
ICE PLANT AT MEMORIAL ARENA AND THE NORTH RINK. THE WORK WOULD START
NEXT SPRING, AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE HOCKEY SEASON. TOTAL COST OF
THE PROJECT WILL BE AROUND ONE-POINT-SIX MILLION DOLLARS.
A ROSEAU ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY IS APPROACHING FOR OCTOBER 4 IN THE ROSEAU SCHOOL THEATER. AMONG THE INDUCTEES ARE THE 2001 AND 2002 ROSEAU FOOTBALL TEAMS. THEY WILL ALSO BE HONORED DURING HALFTIME OF THE OCTOBER 2ND HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAME. THOSE TEAM MEMBERS ARE ALSO INVITED FOR A DAY OF GOLF ON OCTOBER 3RD AT OAKCREST AND A REUNION THAT NIGHT FROM 7-11 AT GENE’S. GOLF COACH AND UND HOCKEY PLAYER MIKE LUNDBOHM, GOALTENDER MIKE LEE, AND A 1965 BOYS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM WILL ALSO BE INDUCTED.
THE ROSEAU CURLING CLUB IS MEETING TONIGHT AT 5:00 AT GENE’S IN ROSEAU. THEY ARE PART OF THIS YEAR’S FALL FEST IN ROSEAU WITH A FUNSPIEL AT THE NORTH RINK. THOSE MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THAT CLUB’S ONGOINGS.
ON OCCASION WE WILL ADVERTISE LOW-COST WELL WATER TESTING CLINICS THAT ARE BEING OFFERED IN THE AREA BY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS. ONE SUCH TEST THAT CAN BE RUN IS FOR ARSENIC, A NATURALLY OCCURRING YET TOXIC CHEMCIAL. A STUDY FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHOWS IT QUITE PROLIFIC, SHOWING UP IN NEARLY 50% OF NEW WELLS BUILT SINCE 2008. WELLS IN CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA COUNTIES HAD SOME OF THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATIONS AT MORE THAN 10 MICROGRAMS PER LITER. NO AMOUNT OF ARSENIC IS SAFE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. LONG-TERM EXPOSURE HAS BEEN LINKED TO VARIOUS CANCERS, CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES, TYPE 2 DIABETES, SKIN CHANGES, AND REDUCED INTELLIGENCE IN CHILDREN. OFFICIALS ARE SAYING IT’S A PROBLEM, BUT TOO MANY MINNESOTANS ARE RELUCTANT TO GET THE TESTING DONE, AFRAID OF THE OUTCOME. THE SOLUTION IS A REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEM, WHICH CAN COST UPWARDS OF $5,000, A COST THAT SCARES OFF TOO MANY RESIDENTS.
AS TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO COOL, BORDER BANK IS ONCE AGAIN INVITING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO HELP LOCAL FAMILIES PREPARE FOR WINTER THROUGH ITS ANNUAL WINTER WARMTH DRIVE, RUNNING SEPTEMBER 21 THROUGH OCTOBER 16, 2026.
THE BANK IS COLLECTING NEW OR GENTLY USED COATS, JACKETS, HATS, MITTENS, GLOVES, AND WINTER BOOTS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS. DONATIONS MAY BE DROPPED OFF AT ANY BORDER BANK LOCATION AND WILL BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THOSE IN NEED.
AN EVENT WITH THE ROSEAU COUNTY MUSEUM FOR THIS SATURDAY, FEATURING NOAH SONIE, HAS BEEN CANCELLED WITH HOPES RESCHEDULING FOR A DATE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THE MUSEUM DOES HAVE TWO EVENTS FOR NEXT WEEKEND:
CHARLIE MAGUIRE ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 AT 6:00 P.M. AT THE ROSEAU SCHOOL THEATER. FREE EVENT
CHARLIE WILL ALSO PERFORM SELECTIONS FROM HIS U.S. SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL PROGRAM ALONG WITH ROSEAU ELEMENTARY STUDENTS PERFORMING SONGS THEY WROTE DURING MAGUIRES RESIDENCY.
WOODCARVING WORKSHOP (SEPTEMBER 26, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM): LED BY HAL BITZER, PARTICIPANTS WILL CARVE A WOODEN KNIFE SPREADER AND LEARN THE TRADITIONAL DECORATIVE TECHNIQUE OF KOLROSING. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
THE SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH IN ROSEAU HAS A TURKEY AND MEATBALL FALL SUPPER ON SUNDAY FROM 5-7 PM. MEALS ARE $15. THAT IS A DRIVE THRU ONLY MEAL.
A BANK HAS BEGUN FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ST. PAUL’S SUMMIT BREWING.
SUMMIT TOOK OUT LOANS THAT TOTALED MORE THAN $8 MILLION IN 2024 AS THE CRAFT BREWING BUBBLE BEGAN TO BURST, COURT DOCUMENTS SAY. SUMMIT MISSED A PAYMENT AT THE END OF 2025, PLACING IT IN DEFAULT. THE BREWERY AND THE BANK AGREED UPON A FORBEARANCE, WHICH GAVE THE BREWERY UNTIL JULY 31 TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THE LOAN.
WHEN THE BREWERY REPORTED THAT ITS BUSINESS CONDITIONS CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE, BMO DECLARED THAT SUMMIT WAS IN DEFAULT AND DEMANDED IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF THE LOANS. A HEARING ON THE MATTER HAS NOT YET BEEN SCHEDULED. SUMMIT, ONE OF THE FIRST CRAFT BREWERIES IN MINNESOTA, WAS FOUNDED IN 1986
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES REMINDS MINNESOTANS THAT, STARTING TODAY, THEY MAY BEGIN SUBMITTING THEIR DESIGNS FOR THE NEXT STATE PARKS AND TRAILS LICENSE PLATE. ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AT MNDNR.GOV/PARKSPLATE/CONTEST/SUBMIT FROM SEPT. 15 THROUGH OCT. 31.
THE PLATE DESIGN SHOULD CELEBRATE MINNESOTA’S NORTH SHORE AND THE LAKE SUPERIOR AGATE, THE STATE GEMSTONE.
THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN MID-DECEMBER AND DNR ANTICIPATES THAT THE NEW DESIGN WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN LATE JANUARY 2027.
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