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Spring Concert at the Roseau Elementary
Helen Lunos directed the fourth graders and Bonnie Wensloff directed
the fifth and sixth grade as they performed on Thursday, May 14th at
the Roseau School Theater. The performances were celebrations of
American legends such as Casey Jones, Johnny Appleseed, Pecos Bill,
Paul Bunyan, John Henry and Calamity Jane. Though Lunos and Wensloff
are music instructors, the performances were more in the nature of
musicals rather than simple choir concerts.
 Lunos played the keyboard
and directed the fourth graders through a musical drama about a group
of students that worked to save an old steam locomotive from the scrap
yard and straighten out their town government officials. The legend in
this case was the legend of Casey Jones and old steam locomotive Number
Nine. The well done drama included a nice solo number from Eric
Swanson. After the fourth graders saved the locomotive and cleaned up the town government, Wensloff brought out the fifth graders to perform a dance number and recite the legend of Davy Crockett among other things. Wensloff used pre-recorded music as she directed the students. After the fifth graders finished, the sixth graders came onstage and performed ballads about Johnny Appleseed and Pecos Bill and his love for Slewfoot Sue. Alyssa Crowe then cavorted around the stage, singing the story of Calamity Jane. Next came a recitation of the legend of John Henry and the group finished up with the northern hero, Paul Bunyan. This ballad featured a group of sixth grade lumberjacks dancing to a song about love for pancakes. The teachers and students are to be commended for a fine 2009 Spring Choir Performance.  |
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Southwest Angleby Rob Crowe
I’ve
never had much experience with raising tulips so it’s been
interesting watching the little patch of tulips by the door of the
house. I noticed that they were ready to bloom and was anxiously
waiting for the event, but then came the snow. As can be seen in the
picture, they I’ve
also started working up the garden plot. Trapper’s 4020 is hooked
up to the bale shredder and unavailable so I had to get out the little
Cenex tiller and churn up the soil. It looked pretty good, until the
snow. Not much use in planting in the ice, so that will wait for the
sun to take control. We’ve been picking up seeds over the last
several weeks and Alyssa is shelling out some of last years beans to
experiment with. We also have a well filled out ear of multi-colored
Indian corn we’ll plant along with some new corn. I extended the
boundaries of the garden since we all had so much fun with it last
year. By the way, if you need some potatoes, contact Ms I figure that summer is coming every year when I see the cowslips blooming and last week I finally saw some in the ditch on a road south of Roseau. Warmer days will be here within days, count on it.
Trapper has started his annual trekking to Whitefish Bay in search of monster trout. Will keep you posted as to his success. Hopefully, we’ll see the army of tractors and seeders hit the fields this week. Another week in the Great North, see you next week! |
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Old Iron that’s seen better days...
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Warroad Lost River Sportsmen Complex Event
The game trail consists of 12 small animal targets situated in the brush and trees along a walking trail. The hunter walks with a guide and has to spot and shoot the targets safely. The key is safety so watch out for Elmer Fudd! All
you’ll need to participate in the .22 events is a .22 rimfire
rifle, a couple of boxes of shells, ear protection & eye protection. Plenty of help is available for beginners and safety is stressed. You can borrow a .22 if you don’t have one. Shells will be available for sale at the range. To
cover costs, there is a $5.00 fee for members and a $7.00 fee for
nonmembers for the silhouette shoot and a $2.00 member fee and a $4.00
nonmember fee for the game trail. Come out and have fun! To facilitate setup and safety, the range will be closed to open shooting after 11:00 am on Saturday, May 23rd. |
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Minnesota State True Team Section 8 A - Track & Field Championship International Falls, Minnesota - 5/6/2009 Team Rankings Male Team Scores 1 Roseau Roseau 511.5 2 West Marshall* 475 3 International Falls 451.5 4 Warroad 349.5 5 Deer River/Northland War Eagle 298.5 6 Lake of the Woods/Rainy River* 293 7 Bgmr/Freeze 162 8 Northome-Blackduck 155 9 Bigfork 141 Female Team Scores 1 Warroad 443.5 2 International Falls 440.5 3 Roseau Roseau 438 4 West Marshall* 434 5 Deer River/Northland War Eagle 278.5 6 Lake of the Woods/Rainy River* 229 7 Bgmr/Freeze 207 .5 8 Bigfork 193 9 Northome-Blackduck Bulldogs* 172
Lion’s West Marshall Invitational May 8, 2009 Girl’s Scoring Summary 1 Crookston 159 2 East Grand Forks 128 3 Roseau 88 4 Warroad 82 5 West Marshall 57 6 BGMR/Freeze 34 7 Red Lake County 33 8 Lake of the Woods 17 9 Grygla-Gatzke
3 10 Clearbrook-Gonvick 3 11 Climax-Fisher/SH 0 Boy’s Scoring Summary 1 Roseau
222 2 West Marshall
139 3 East Grand Forks
59 4 Warroad
47 5 Crookston
39 Lake of the Woods
31 7 Clearbrook-Gonvick
29 8 Red Lake County
17 9 BGMR/Freeze
17 10 Grygla-Gatzke
7 11 Climax-Fisher/SH 2 Roseau Lion's/AJ Kramer Meet - 5/11/2009
Women - Team Rankings - 18 Events Scored 1) Warroad 172
2) Roseau 159
3) BGMR Freeze* 10
4) Lake of the Woods/Rainy River 80
5) Thief River Falls 75.50
6) West Marshall* 62.50
7) Grygla-Gatzke 13
Men - Team Rankings - 18 Events Scored 1) Roseau 242 2) West Marshall* 160
3) Thief River Falls 82
4) Warroad 78
5) Lake of the Woods/Rainy River 61
6) BGMR Freeze* 35
7) Grygla-Gatzke 9
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Area High School Box Scores
Baseball 5/8/2009 Warroad 7 BGMR 9 5/9/2009 Roseau 12 Warroad 11 5/9/2009 Roseau 20 BGMR 2 5/9/2009 Warroad 11 KC-L 0 5/11/2009 Warroad 4 Bemidji 3 5/11/2009 Warroad 3 Bemidji 5 5/12/2009 Warroad 2 Crookston 7 5/16/2009 Roseau 3 BGMR 2 5/9/2009 Roseau 10 St Paul Academy-Summit 4 5/9/2009 Roseau 3 Jordan 12 5/9/2009 Warroad 3 Northern Freeze 7 5/9/2009 Warroad 8 Red Lake Falls 9 5/9/2009 Warroad 11 EGF 1 5/11/2009 Warroad 4 Red Lake Falls 3 5/12/2009 Warroad 4 EGF 3 5/12/2009 Warroad 4 Sacred Heart 7 5/14/2009 Warroad 7 Littlefork-Big Falls 5 5/14/2009 Roseau 1 BGMR
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Greenbush Race Park Schedule
May 16, 2009 Season Opener Shootout (All Classes) May 23, 2009 Ed's North Country Meats Pure Stock Special (No 4) May 30, 2009 Races Plus King of the Ring Full Size Car Demo(No S) June 6, 2009 Midwest Mod Special $500 to win $100 to start(All Classes) June 13, 2009 Central Boiler NLRA Late Model Special ( No M,4) June 20, 2009 Roseau County Coop Races Plus Lawn Mower Races( All Classes) June 27, 2009 Budweiser NOSA Outlaw Sprint Special (No M) July 4, 2009#16 Chad Olson Memorial Mini sprint Vs. Lightning Sprint $1000 to Win Special(No MM) July 5, 2009 Rain Date 3:00PM July 11, 2009 Agassiz Insurance Midseason Championships(All Classes) July 18, 2009 Wikstrom's Baker Cup Modified Special (No 4) July 25, 2009 Border State Bank NOSA Outlaw Sprint Special (No MM) August 1, 2009 Life Care Medical Center Regular Race (No PS) August 8, 2009 Brodin sheet Metal Fan Appreciation Jam The Stands Night ½ Price adult tickets August 15, 2009 Races Plus King of The Ring Car Demo(No 4, MS) August 22, 2009 Sheldons Used Auto Parts Street Stock Special $500 to Win $100 to Start(All Classes) August 29, 2009 Regular Races (All Classes) September 5, 2009 Midwest Modified Special $500 to win $100 to start(All Classes) September 6, 2009 Track Championships Plus Powder Puffs & Mechanic Races(All Classes) September 7, 2009 Rain Date 3:00PM |
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April Weather in May
The fact that
weather controls much of our outdoor activities was underscored by what
one didn’t see this past week. As seen in the picture, the fields
were empty and on the Saturday fishing opener, snowy conditiones
ensured that the anglers weren’t out en-masse, at least at the
Point in Warroad where a total of four boat trailers were seen in the
parking lot in the afternoon where one would expect many more.
Reports were that ice could still be seen on some sections of the Lake
of the Woods. One fishing
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Picture of the Week
 Odd sight, but where in the Southwest Angle can one see a dragline boom sticking out of the water of a pond? Last Week's picture was taken of
the corner of the Pizza Ranch in Roseau. Like me, you may have looked
at the building many times and never seen the skull and horse collar. |
pretty much keeled over so I figured they were done for. Not
so, I found out. With warmer weather, the flowers raised themselves up
off the ground and started opening and looking pretty good. A day or so
later came another frost and the flowers again laid on the ground.
Toyota,
she’s trying to clean out her potato cellar. 
Trapper bought
a solenoid for the Michigan loader last week and I installed it so it
now starts with a simple push of a button. Ms Toyota is champing at the
bit to get it stuck in the cow lot so will keep you posted on her
success.
May 9, 2009 
boat
stationed itself just off the shore in front of the Trading Post. On
the positive side, one angler reported that walleye were in abundance
on the Baudette end. Touring the countryside, one sees that some
cornfields still haven’t been harvested. Close 
inspection
reveals that the kernels are dropping off the ears so the yield will
not be high. Evidently the deer are feeding well so all is not lost.
April weather in May is not welcome, but what can a body do except
wait?