LOCAL NEWS - FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2010 Posted on 07-09-2010 MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR IRENE ERICKSON OF WARROAD ARE THIS AFTERNOON AT ONE, AT ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH IN WARROAD. VISITATION IS AN HOUR PRIOR. IRENE ERICKSON WAS 91. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR SHANE CHRISTOFFERSON OF MIDDLEBRO, MANITOBA ARE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT TWO, AT THE MIDDLEBRO COMMUNITY HALL. THE VITA FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS. SHANE CHRISTOFFERSON WAS 22. THE RURAL ENTERPRISE CENTER IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA IS TRYING TO EASE POVERTY IN THAT PART OF THE STATE BY HELPING LOW-INCOME FAMILIES (ESPECIALLY IMMIGRANT FAMILIES) BECOME AGRICULTURAL ENTREPRENEURS, OR “AGRI-PRENEURS”. REGINALDO HASLETT-MARROQUIN SAYS THE KEYS ARE SUSTAINABLE FARMING AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES … THE MODEL IS A BARTER OR COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN SMALL FARMERS. THE ROSEAU RIVER WATERSHED BOARD, THIS WEEK, HEARD FROM TONY MOE WITH THE GRYGLA-FOURTOWN SPORTSMANS CLUB … ON A TRAIL CROSSING NEAR THE BELTRAMI ISLAND STATE FOREST. THE WATERSHED BOARD HAD EARLIER DENIED THAT CROSSING, AS PART OF A DISPUTE WITH THE MINNESOTA D.N.R.; BUT REVERSED THAT DECISION WEDNESDAY. MOE SAID THE D.N.R. COULD HAVE OVERRIDDEN THE WATERSHED DENIAL, BUT HIS CLUB WANTED THE BLESSING OF THE LOCAL UNIT OF GOVERNMENT. A WALK AND RUN TO BENEFIT A.L.S. RESEARCH IS A WEEK FROM TOMORROW IN ROSEAU. JANE EVANS SAYS THEY’RE HOPING FOR BETTER NUMBERS THAN LAST YEAR … THE ROSEAU HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL IS ALSO INVOLVED IN THAT WALK AND RUN. MEMBERS OF SENATOR AL FRANKEN’S STAFF ARE AT THE ROSEAU FOUR SEASONS SENIOR CENTER TUESDAY MORNING; AND AT THE WARROAD SENIOR LIVING CENTER TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WARROAD SUMMER THEATRE PRODUCTION OF THE DRAMA “THE DIVINERS” OPENED LAST NIGHT; THAT PLAY RUNS THIS WEEKEND AND NEXT. THE ROSEAU AREA ARTS ASSOCIATION PRODUCTION OF THE MUSICAL “GODSPELL” CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY AT THE ROSEAU SCHOOL THEATRE. AMANDA FREDERICKSON IS AMONG THE ACTORS; SHE SAYS THIS IS SOMETHING SHE’S WANTED TO DO … THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD RECENTLY MET WITH TROY SCHROEDER, A TRANSPORTATION PLANNER WITH THE NORTHWEST REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS NO MAJOR PROJECTS PLANNED FOR ROSEAU COUNTY THE NEXT TWO SUMMERS; MOST OF THAT MINN-DOT WORK IS IN POLK AND NORMAN COUNTIES. SCHRODER WAS ASKED TO CARRY THE MESSAGE TO MINN-DOT FOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ALONG HIGHWAY ELEVEN NEAR POLARIS IN ROSEAU … FOR RAIL CROSSING SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS NEAR ROOSEVELT … FOR TURN LANES ALONG HIGHWAY ELEVEN, NEAR COUNTY ROAD TWELVE EAST OF WARROAD … AND CONTINUES MAINTENANCE OF HIGHWAYS 11 AND 89 TO HELP MANUFACTURING TRAFFIC. A BENEFIT SUPPER FOR VIRGINIA GERINGER, TO HELP DEFRAY MEDICAL EXPENSES AFTER A LIVER TRANSPLANT, IS WEDNESDAY EVENING AT THE ROSEAU FOUR SEASONS CENTER. THERE WILL ALSO BE A QUILT RAFFLE. A SHOOTING COMPETITION FOR TEENAGERS IS A WEEK FROM TOMORROW AT THE WARROAD – LOST RIVER SPORTSMANS COMPLEX. IT’S FREE, WITH NO PRE-REGISTRATION. SHOOTERS WILL USE .22 CALIBER RIMFIRE RIFLES. THE ROSEAU COUNTY FAIR STARTS A WEEK FROM SUNDAY WITH THE ANNUAL CHURCH NIGHT. PAM IVERSON OF MALUNG IS A MEMBER OF THE FAIR BOARD; SHE AND LORALEE MARVIN OF WARROAD ARE IN CHARGE OF THE MAGNUSSON BUILDING. IVERSON SAYS THIS SHOULD BE A BETTER THAN AVERAGE YEAR FOR OPEN CLASS EXHIBITS LIKE VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS … THERE’S MORE INFORMATION AT THE ROSEAU COUNTY FAIR WEBSITE.