LOCAL NEWS - THURSDAY, JULY 1, 2010 Posted on 07-01-2010 POLICE AGENCIES THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA AND THE MIDWEST WILL BE CRACKING DOWN ON IMPAIRED DRIVING, THIS FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE I-94 CORRIDOR. THE EFFORT IS COINCIDING WITH THE 2010 “DRUNK DRIVING. OVER THE LIMIT, UNDER ARREST” IMPAIRED DRIVING CRACKDOWN. A HISTORICAL TOUR ENTITLED “THE BRONSON FAMILY REVEALED” WILL TAKE PLACE AT LAKE BRONSON STATE PARK ON JULY 11. A FUNERAL SERVICE FOR ALICE HEDLUND OF ROSEAU IS TOMORROW MORNING AT ELEVEN, AT BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN RURAL ROSEAU. VISITATION IS THIS EVENING (5-8 PM) AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN ROSEAU, WITH A 7:30 DEVOTIONAL SERVICE. ALICE HEDLUND WAS 88. THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, THIS WEEK, DISCUSSED PARTICIPATION IN SEVERAL ASSOCIATIONS OF MINNESOTA COUNTIES REDESIGN WORK GROUPS. WATER MANAGEMENT, ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION AND CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES ARE AMONG THE AREAS A.M.C. IS TACKLING, WITH LOCAL COUNTY INVOLVEMENT. THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW MORNING. A DETOUR ON HIGHWAY 71 (SOUTH OF BEMIDJI) GOES INTO EFFECT TUESDAY, AS A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT CONTINUES. PART OF THAT WORK IS A NEW BRIDGE OVER HIGHWAY TWO. THE DETOUR ROUTE INCLUDES HUBBARD AND BELTRAMI COUNTY ROADS. ABSENTEE BALLOTS FOR THE AUGUST 10TH PRIMARY ELECTION ARE AVAILABLE AT THE ROSEAU COUNTY AUDITOR’S OFFICE. VOTING CAN BE DONE IN PERSON AT THE AUDITOR’S OFFICE, OR BY MAIL. EIGHT TOWNSHIPS IN ROSEAU COUNTY ALREADY VOTE BY MAIL. WARROAD’S ALL-SCHOOL ALUMNI BANQUET IS SATURDAY AT THE WARROAD HIGH SCHOOL COMMONS. TICKETS ARE TEN DOLLARS. THE WARROAD HIGH SCHOOL OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED. A TOUR OF THE OLD WARROAD HIGH SCHOOL IS SATURDAY MORNING AT ELEVEN. THERE’S TWO NIGHTS OF RACING THIS WEEKEND AT GREENBUSH RACE PARK, WHERE THE SUPER TRUCKS AND WINNIPEG MINI-SPRINTS RUN BOTH NIGHTS; AND THE NORTHERN OUTLAW SPRINT CARS ARE ON SUNDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A FIREWORKS DISPLAY SUNDAY NIGHT.