LOCAL NEWS - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2010 Posted on 02-08-2010 A MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL FOR MYRTLE RIVARD OF BAUDETTE IS FRIDAY MORNING AT ELEVEN, AT SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH IN BAUDETTE. VISITATION IS THURSDAY EVENING (5-7 PM), WITH A SEVEN O’CLOCK PRAYER SERVICE AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN BAUDETTE. MYRTLE RIVARD WAS 89. FIREARMS SAFETY CLASSES WILL BE OFFERED IN ROSEAU STARTING MARCH 15TH, AND RUNNING THROUGH MARCH 25TH. STUDENTS MUST BE AT LEAST ELEVEN YEARS OLD. PRE-REGISTRATION GOES THROUGH MARCH 6TH, AT COAST TRUE VALUE IN ROSEAU. THERE ARE CONCERNS OVER ICE JAM FLOODING IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA THIS SPRING. DAN LUNA IS WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND SAYS THE RED LAKE RIVER AT CROOKSTON IS ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO ICE JAM FLOODING. MEANWHILE, THERE ARE PLENTY OF CONCERNS FROM PEOPLE DOWNSTREAM FROM FARGO-MOORHEAD, ABOUT THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PROPOSED FLOOD DIVERSION AROUND THOSE TWO CITIES. SOME DOWNSTREAM FOLKS WANT THE ARMY CORPS TO BUILD LARGE IMPOUNDMENTS TO HOLD FLOOD WATER BACK. MINNESOTA FARMLAND VALUES HAVE CLIMBED DRAMATICALLY OVER THE PAST DECADE, UNTIL LAST YEAR. IN SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA, FARMLAND PRICES WERE UP THIRTY PERCENT IN 2009; BUT UP JUST ONE PERCENT LAST YEAR. DAVID BAU, WITH UNIVERSITY of MINNESOTA EXTENSION, SAYS HEALTHY LAND VALUES HAVE A DOWNSIDE … AND A FLATTENING OF VALUES COULD CAUSE FARMERS TO THINK TWICE ABOUT UPGRADING OR EXPANDING THEIR OPERATIONS. THE WARROAD WOMEN OF TODAY HAVE A FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR THE WARROAD AREA LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR GIRLS FEBRUARY 21ST. THE EVENT IS CALLED WARROAD’S GOT TALENT. BRENDA BAUMANN, TAMMIE DOEBLER, TRISH KLEIN AND KIM HRUBA HAVE MORE INFORMATION … AND HRUBA, WITH THE WOMEN OF TODAY, SAYS THERE IS INCREASING INTEREST AMONG WARROAD GIRLS. THE WINTER OLYMPICS START THIS WEEK, AND WARROAD’S GIGI MARVIN IS PART OF THE U.S. WOMENS HOCKEY TEAM. TEAM USA AND TEAM CANADA ARE CONSIDERED THE FAVORITES FOR THE WOMENS GOLD MEDAL.