Interested in some tickets to the Elton John concert at the Fargodome, a Dewalt tool kit package, cupcakes or cinnamon rolls, various gift baskets, jewelry, a $500 Roseau County Co-op home heating credit, a BBQ turkey or various meat bundles, a gift certificate to Revive Salon, a handmade quilt, a Santa visit, or some…

  Efrem Novacek’s official run as a Gator Assistant Wrestling Coach came to an end when this season’s Gator Wrestling team opened its season with practice last week, but not before he created many memories, relationships, and recognitions along his 32-year journey. At a ceremony in Benson, Minn., on October 30, 2021, Novacek earned a…

  A young dog sled musher Eva Robinson from Cavalier, N.D., will be at the Karlstad Eagles on December 11. She will be selling her dog biscuits at this event, one that also will feature a lunch for purchase. The proceeds from these mentioned sales will go to Robinson, as she aims to race in…

  The Empire Theatre Company in Grand Forks is hoping to start a new tradition this holiday season with the homegrown Holiday Show, complete with professional singers, dancers, and musicians from the area. And who better to spotlight than professional musical performer, Misti Koop? Misti grew up on stages in East Grand Forks and Grand…

  Food, a couple holiday-themed classes, a vendor show, an appearance by Santa and Mrs. Claus, a parade of lights, and more fill the Greenbush Winter Weekend schedule, slated for Friday, December 3 and Saturday, December 4. Below is a listing of some, but not all, of the events. Friday, December 3: A Holiday Planter…

  On the south end… The few anglers who got out this week on the open water had good success but most have put their boats away and are hunting or looking ahead to the ice fishing season. Ice is starting to form but is not safe yet. As of the writing of this report,…

  The Greenbush-Middle River School 2020-21 fiscal year financial audit report delivered by Eide Bailly showed that the district had an actual deficit of $639,434. It also showed a fund balance that remained in the positive, at $671,114, as of June 30, 2021. The district’s final 2020-21 budget projected a deficit of $593,010— a variance…

  Minnesota will remember the 80th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor. On Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. the Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum will host an interactive virtual Remembrance program. Minnesotans have often found themselves on the frontline of history. At no time was that more true than on Dec. 7, 1941. Now…

After 20 years, Freeze Head Volleyball Coach Melissa Thompson is hanging up the coaching reins. She submitted her letter of resignation as the Freeze Head Volleyball Coach. The Tri-County School Board made her resignation official with its approval at a November 17 meeting. “I’ve coached with some amazing assistants, great athletic directors, supportive administrators and…

  Both the Badger and Greenbush-Middle River Schools hosted Veterans Day programs in their school gyms on November 11. Below are some snapshots from these two programs. To see the complete story highlighting the Greenbush-Middle River Veterans Day Program, including the full speech given by the program’s speaker— 2000 GMR graduate and veteran David Truscinski—…