LOCAL NEWS - THURSDAY, JULY 29, 2010 Posted on 07-29-2010 THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD HAS RENEWED A CONTRACT WITH THE NORTHWEST REGIONAL INTER-DISTRICT COUNCIL FOR SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST SERVICES. THE CONTRACT COST IS ABOUT EIGHTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR; A FULLTIME SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST WOULD COST ABOUT EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR. THE BOARD APPROVED BREAD AND MILK CONTRACTS FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR; AND HIRED HEIDI KARNOWSKI AS A DISTRICT OFFICE BOOKKEEPER, FROM AMONG TWENTY-SEVEN APPLICANTS. THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, THIS WEEK, DELAYED A DECISION ON CODE RED TECHNOLOGY, WHICH WOULD MASS CALLING AND TEXTING TO COUNTY RESIDENTS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. THOSE CONTACTS CAN BE TARGETTED TO SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREAS; AND CAN INCLUDE WEATHER WARNINGS. A BOARD DECISION IS EXPECTED IN EARLY AUGUST. MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR CHANH SAYGNAPHAY OF WARROAD ARE SATURDAY MORNING AT ELEVEN AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN WARROAD. VISITATION IS AN HOUR PRIOR. CHANH SAYGNAPHAY WAS 75. MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR GORDON PLOVIE ARE SATURDAY MORNING AT ELEVEN AT THE MIDDLEBRO, MANITOBA COMMUNITY HALL. GORDON PLOVIE WAS 87. A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR RUBY HUSEBY OF WARROAD IS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO AT ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH IN WARROAD. VISITATION IS AN HOUR PRIOR. BURIAL IS AT THE HALSTAD CEMETERY IN HALSTAD, MINNESOTA. RUBY HUSEBY WAS 89. MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR NARA BAKER OF ROOSEVELT ARE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE, AT MOUNT CARMEL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF ROOSEVELT. SHE WAS THE INFANT DAUGHTER OF CYNTHIA AND TYLER BAKER. MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR BUTCH BRANDT OF KIRKLAND, WASHINGTON AND FORMERLY OF ROSEAU WILL BE HELD TUESDAY, AUGUST FOURTH AT TWO PM AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN ROSEAU. BUTCH BRANDT PASSED AWAY ON JULY 22ND, HE WAS 62. THE WARROAD SUMMER THEATRE POPCORN PLAYERS PRODUCTION OF THE MUSICAL “SHAKESPEARE COMES TO CALAMITY CREEK” CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY AT THE WARROAD HIGH SCHOOL MINITHEATRE. THE MUSICAL “FIDDLER ON THE ROOF” OPENS NEXT WEDNESDAY. THE ROSEAU COUNTY SHERRIFF’S OFFICE RESPONDED TO A ONE VEHICLE ROLLOVER ON TUESDAY, JULY 27TH IN CEDARBEND TOWNSHIP. THE DRIVER, FORREST MICKELSON, LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WENT INTO THE DITCH, WHERE IT ROLLED. MICKELSON WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE ROSEAU HOSPITAL AND EVENTUALLY AIRLIFTED TO GRAND FORKS WHERE HE IS CURRENTLY BEING TREATED FOR SERIOUS CONDITIONS, BUT IS IN STABLE CONDITION. MICKELSON WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEATBELT IN THE CRASH. THE “BEE MOVIE” WILL BE SHOWN THIS AFTERNOON (1 PM) AT THE ROSEAU COUNTY MUSEUM MINITHEATRE. THAT’S A FREE MOVIE; KIDS UNDER AGE SIX MUST BE ACCOMPANIED. A FOURTH ANNUAL GARDEN PARTY IS SATURDAY (Noon) AT THE BADGER COMMUNITY CENTER; FOLLOWED BY A TOUR OF SIX LOCAL GARDENS. THERE WILL BE A FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT THIS FRIDAY AT HAYES LAKE STATE PARK. THE FRIENDS OF HAYES LAKE WILL SHOW THE FILM “THA APPLE DUMPLING GANG” FREE OF CHARGE AT 7 PM AT THE BEACH PICNIC SHELTER. THERE WILL BE A BLOOD DRIVE IN ROSEAU ON TUESDAY, AUGUST THIRD FROM 7:30 TO 2 PM. CALL DIANNE HAYES FOR MORE INFORMATION AT 463-2202.