LOCAL NEWS - WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 2010 Posted on 07-14-2010 SOME ARE SAYING SMALL FARMS ARE MAKING A COMEBACK IN MINNESOTA, IN WHAT’S BEING DESCRIBED AS A “RURAL RENAISSANCE”. MINNESOTA’S LAND STEWARDSHIP PROJECT IS OFFERING AN EDUCATION AND MENTORING PROGRAM CALLED FARM BEGINNINGS FOR A THIRTEENTH YEAR; THE PROGRAM PAID OFF FOR ERIC KLEIN, WHO TOOK THE CLASS IN 1998 AND IS STILL FARMING IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA … FARM BEGINNINGS CLASSES ARE SCHEDULED IN ST JOSEPH AND WINONA, AND MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT farmbeginnings dot org. KIDS AGED TEN TO FIFTEEN CAN BE PART OF A SPECIAL DEER HUNT IN LATE OCTOBER IN ONE OF FIFTEEN PERMIT AREAS IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA, INCLUDING PERMIT AREA 101. THE HUNT IS FROM OCTOBER 21ST THROUGH THE 24TH. A MINNESOTA TWINS CLINIC FOR BOYS AND GIRLS IS SATURDAY AT GILBERTSON FIELD IN ROSEAU. THE TWINS HAVE BEEN DOING CLINICS ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST SINCE 1961, MAKING THE TEAM UNIQUE IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL. JOSH ORTIZ IS THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS COORDINATOR FOR THE TWINS; HE SAYS ONE OF THE THREE INSTRUCTORS WHO’LL BE IN ROSEAU IS KENNY MAUER, THE UNCLE OF TWINS CATCHER JOE MAUER. A BENEFIT BARBEQUE SUPPER FOR VIRGINIA GERINGER, TO DEFRAY MEDICAL EXPENSES, IS THIS EVENING (4-7 PM) AT THE ROSEAU FOUR SEASONS CENTER. THE ROSEAU COUNTY FAIR IS NEXT WEEK. COUNTY FOUR-H COORDINATOR SANDI WEILAND EXPECTS KIDS’ PARTICIPATION SHOULD BE SIMILAR TO RECENT YEARS … THE ANNUAL COUNTY FAIR PARADE IS NEXT TUESDAY EVENING ON MAIN AVENUE IN ROSEAU; IT’S ORGANIZED BY THE ROSEAU WOMEN OF TODAY. NO PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED; FLOATS SHOULD LINE STARTING AT FOUR P.M. THAT DAY. ROSEAU COUNTY’S OUTSTANDING SENIOR VOLUNTEER AWARD WINNERS FOR THIS YEAR, ORVEL OLSON AND PHYLLIS HAGGAN OF WARROAD, WILL BE HONORED TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE FOUR SEASONS CENTER IN ROSEAU; THEY’LL ALSO BE HONORED SUNDAY AT CHURCH NIGHT AT THE FAIR. UNIVERSITY of MINNESOTA EXTENSION HAS SMALL GRAIN PLOT TOURS FRIDAY AT THE GERALD OLSONANOWSKI FARM NEAR HALLOCK; AND AT THE JIM KUKOWSKI FARM NEAR STRATHCONA. THAT SECOND TOUR STARTS AT ONE P.M. FRIDAY IS THE DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR AN ELK HUNTING LICENSE, FOR FALL AND WINTER HUNTS IN THE GRYGLA AND LANCASTER AREAS. D.N.R. BIG GAME PROGRAM COORDINATOR LOU CORNICELLI SAYS THEY’RE TRYING TO CONTROL THE ELK POPULATION IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. THOSE ELK HUNTS ARE IN SEPTEMBER AND DECEMBER. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR HAL MARKSTROM OF ROSEAU ARE FRIDAY MORNING AT ELEVEN, AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN ROSEAU. VISITATION IS AN HOUR PRIOR. HAL MARKSTROM DIED MONDAY AT AGE 60. CITY SUPERINTENDENT DAVID DROWN TOLD THE ROSEAU COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT THAT ASPHALT PAVING ON MAIN AVENUE NORTH AND ON TWO BLOCKS OF 10TH AVENUE WILL BE DONE EARLY NEXT MONTH. ON ROSEAU COUNTY FOUR-H DEMONSTRATION DAY, IN THE TEAM DEMOS - C.J. HULST AND TORI LIEN OF THE NORTH STAR CLUB WERE GRAND CHAMPIONS; BETHANY ERICKSON AND MARY PRZEKWAS OF DIETER DOER’S WERE RESERVE CHAMPIONS. INDIVIDUALLY, TYLER BENTOW OF GREEN ACRES WAS THE GRAND CHAMPION IN ADVANCED; AND ALEXZANDRA ENGER OF MALUNG WAS THE RESERVE CHAMPION. IN THE BEGINNERS, HOUSTON O’LEARY OF COOL CLOVER KIDS WAS THE GRAND CHAMPION, AND SASHA MAGNUSSON WAS THE RESERVE CHAMPION. IN THE INTERMEDIATES, THE GRAND CHAMPION WAS OLIVIA LIEN OF NORTH STAR; THE RESERVE CHAMPION WAS KIRSTEN GRAFSTROM OF COOL CLOVER KIDS. AWARDS OF MERIT WERE GIVEN TO AMY HASBROUCK OF GRASS LAKE IN THE ADVANCED; AND TO MORGAN BICKER OF COOL CLOVER KIDS IN THE INTERMEDIATE. A FUNERAL SERVICE FOR NATHAN GILBERT OF WARROAD IS TOMORROW MORNING AT TEN, AT THE WARROAD BAPTIST CHURCH. VISITATION IS THIS EVENING (5-7 PM), WITH A 6:45 DEVOTIONAL SERVICE, AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN WARROAD. NATHAN GILBERT WAS 22. THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, YESTERDAY, HEARD FROM ROSEAU RIVER WATERSHED BOARD CHAIR TODD MILLER; AND JANEEN STENSO WITH THE RED RIVER BASIN COMMISSION. STENSO SAID THE BASIN COMMISSION WILL BE TAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WATER RETENTION AREAS TO THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE NEXT SESSION … WITH A GOAL OF A TWENTY PERCENT REDUCTION IN FLOWS TO THE MAIN STEM OF THE RED RIVER. MILLER SAYS THAT WOULD MEAN AS MUCH AS A FORTY PERCENT REDUCTION IN LOCAL FLOODING. A LENGTHY DETOUR WILL BE IN PLACE NEXT WEEK (JULY 19-23) ON HIGHWAY ELEVEN, BETWEEN BAUDETTE AND PELLAND JUNCTION … AS THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONTINUES ROAD WORK. LOCAL BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC HAS BEEN ALLOWED ON THAT PORTION OF HIGHWAY, BUT ALL TRAFFIC WILL BE DETOURED NEXT WEEK. THE DETOUR ROUTE IS ABOUT 125 MILES, USING HIGHWAY 72 SOUTH OF BAUDETTE, AND HIGHWAY 71 NORTH TO PELLAND. THE ROSEAU COUNTY FAIR IS NEXT WEEK; AND FAIR BOARD SECRETARY BUDDY ERICKSON IT HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN A SUMMER VACATION DESTINATION ….. GRANDSTAND ENTERTAINMENT AT THE FAIR INCLUDES THE ANNUAL DEMOLITION DERBY, AND A THURSDAY NIGHT MOTOCROSS. THE FAIR STARTS SUNDAY NIGHT WITH CHURCH NIGHT.