THE ROSEAU COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FARGO
V.A. HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, HAS A GRAND OPENING OF IT’S NEW ‘ATLAS’ SITE
SEPTEMBER 29TH (9 A.M. TO 1 P.M.) AT THE V.S.O. OFFICE IN THE ROSEAU
COUNTY COURTHOUSE. ‘ATLAS’ IS AN ACRONYM FOR ACCESSING TELEHEALTH
THROUGH LOCAL AREA STATIONS.
‘ATLAS’ SITES PROVIDE PRIVATE SPACES FOR VETERANS TO ATTEND TELEHEALTH
APPOINTMENTS, IN A ROOM EQUIPPED WITH A COMPUTER AND HIGH-SPEED
INTERNET. ROSEAU COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER MARTY HOWES SAYS THE
NEW SITE EXPANDS ACCESS TO CARE FOR VETERANS IN ROSEAU AND SURROUNDING
COMMUNITIES.
THE NEXT CLOSEST ‘ATLAS’ SITE IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA IS IN DETROIT
LAKES.
WITH THE FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH BEING YESTERDAY, AND LABOR DAY, THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET NEXT MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14.
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HAS FINALIZED ITS UPDATE TO THE RAINY LAKE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT PLAN. THE PLAN IS AVAILABLE ON THE MINNESOTA DNR RAINY LAKE WEBPAGE (MNDNR.GOV/RAINYLAKE) AND WILL BE USED TO GUIDE FISHERY MANAGEMENT FOR THE MINNESOTA WATERS OF RAINY LAKE THROUGH 2036.
THE ROSEAU CUB SCOUTS HAVE AN INFORMATIONAL EVENING PLANNED WHERE FAMILIES CAN GATHER INFORMATION AND REGISTER FOR THIS YEAR’S PROGRAMMING. CUB SCOUT IS OPEN TO BOYS AND GIRLS IN GRADES K-5. THE GATHERING WILL TAKE PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 24TH AT 5:30 PM AT THE ROSEAU SCHOOL.
LAST WEEK WE HAD A STORY OF A DEADLY CRASH ON HIGHWAY 75 NEAR HALSTAD, AND NOW ONE OF THOSE INVOLVED HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL VEHICULAR HOMICIDE. JACOB SMAGALA WAS THE DRIVER AND FACING THOSE CHARGES. HIS PASSENGER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND DIED AT THE SCENE. SMAGALA FIRST TOLD LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT HE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BUT AN INVESTIGATION SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF CONTACT. THIS ACCIDENT HAD HAPPENED AROUND 3:30 AM AND HE ADMITTED THAT THE TWO HAD BEEN DRINKING THE NIGHT BEFORE. HE ALSO LATER SAID HE BELIEVED A VEHICLE WAS IN HIS LANE, HE SWERVED TO AVOID, AND OVER CORRECTED AND LOST CONTROL. A BLOOD ALCOHOL TEST RESULT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AS OF YET.
ALLEGIANT FLIGHTS TO LAS VEGAS HAVE RETURNED THIS MONTH OUT OF GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THOSE WERE SUSPENDED BACK IN THE SPRING. THERE IS AN EXPECTED ANNOUNCEMENT THAT MESA, ARIZONA ROUTES WILL RETURN IN NOVEMBER AND ORLANDO ROUTES WOULD RETURN IN FEBRUARY. GRAND FORKS MAYOR BRANDON BOCHENSKI SAID THIS IS GREAT NEWS BUT THAT, “IT’S STILL NOT THE BIG NUGGET; THE BIG NUGGET STILL IS GETTING ANOTHER MAJOR CARRIER HERE ON THOSE DAILY, CONTINUOUS ROUTES,” HE SAID. “THAT’S REALLY WHAT’S GOING TO OPEN UP TRAVEL FOR EVERYBODY AND KEEP PEOPLE FROM LEAVING GRAND FORKS AND GOING TO OTHER AIRPORTS FOR AIR SERVICE.”
U.S. SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR (D-MN), CO-CHAIR OF THE CANADA-U.S. INTER-PARLIAMENTARY GROUP, RELEASED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT AS CANADA’S RETALIATORY TARIFFS ON U.S. GOODS TAKE EFFECT TODAY.
“THE ADMINISTRATION’S 50 PERCENT TARIFFS ON CANADIAN GOODS, ALONG WITH CANADA’S RETALIATORY TARIFFS THAT TOOK EFFECT TODAY, WILL ONLY MAKE IT HARDER FOR MINNESOTA BUSINESSES AND FARMERS TO COMPETE AND WILL FURTHER DRIVE UP PRICES FOR FAMILIES.
I’VE OPPOSED THESE TARIFFS FROM THE BEGINNING AND I WAS A LEAD SPONSOR OF BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO OVERTURN THE TARIFFS ON CANADA THAT PASSED THE SENATE.
CANADA IS MINNESOTA’S TOP TRADING PARTNER. THE ADMINISTRATION MUST END ITS TRADE WAR WITH ONE OF OUR CLOSEST ALLIES. I’LL CONTINUE TO STAND UP FOR THE U.S.-CANADA RELATIONSHIP AND MINNESOTA’S ECONOMY.”
U.S. SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR (D-MN), RANKING MEMBER OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY, RELEASED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT AFTER THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE ANNOUNCED THAT FOREST RESEARCH FACILITIES IN ELY, GRAND RAPIDS, AND ST. PAUL WILL REMAIN OPEN AFTER AN INITIAL ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE ELY AND GRAND RAPIDS FACILITIES WOULD BE EVALUATED FOR CLOSURE.
“I REPEATEDLY PRESSED THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE TO PROTECT MINNESOTA’S THREE FOREST SERVICE RESEARCH FACILITIES, AND I AM GLAD THEY WILL REMAIN OPEN. THESE FACILITIES SUPPORT LOCAL ECONOMIES, PERFORM WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH, AND HELP PROTECT OUR NATURAL RESOURCES BOTH IN MINNESOTA AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY,” SAID KLOBUCHAR. “I CONTINUE TO BE CONCERNED THAT THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE’S REORGANIZATION WILL UNDERMINE CRITICAL RESEARCH.”
THE FOREST SERVICE HAS STATED THAT IT WILL CLOSE 23 RESEARCH FACILITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
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