Veterans program at Tri-County School
The Tri-County School and Karlstad American Legion Auxiliary will be hosting the surrounding area's Veterans Day program in the Tri-County School gym, Wednesday, November 11th, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.
The program will feature our honored guest speaker, Curtis Carlson. He has a great message to share.
The Karlstad American Legion Auxiliary will also be making a special presentation about the Star-Spangled Banner. There will be chairs available for those not wanting to climb the bleachers.
All area veterans and community members are invited to attend this program as we pay tribute to all the men and women who have worn the uniform of the United States Armed Forces.
There is a soup and sandwich lunch at the American Legion following the program that all are invited to attend too.
State board revokes Roosevelt gambling manager’s license over IOUs left in gambling cash
The Minnesota Gambling Control Board revoked the gambling manager license of Arlyn Stewart, who runs charitable gambling for the Roosevelt Arena Association, and ordered the organization to pay a $1,000 fine and establish an oversight committee.
The board acted unanimously at a special meeting Sept. 29 in Roseville, adopting recommendations from its Compliance Review Group.
According to the meeting minutes, the case began when state inspectors found two IOU notes, one for $150 and one for $10, during a site inspection. Stewart admitted the IOUs were his “because he didn’t have the money at the time,” Gambling Control Board Executive Director Laura Wade told the board. The case was referred to the Compliance Review Group on July 22.
The board found the association allegedly failed to maintain internal controls to secure its assets, violating state rules. It also found that the gambling manager allegedly acted “contrary to the integrity of lawful gambling.”
No one from the association appeared when the Compliance Review Group took up the case Sept. 21. According to the minutes, Stewart emailed beforehand saying he had paid the money back and would not attend.
Board member Kate Luthner asked whether the board had heard from anyone else in the organization. Wade said it had not. Luthner then asked how the board could make sure its orders were carried out “if no one else in the organization is aware of the situation.” Enforcement Manager Dan McDonald said staff had plans in place to make sure the organization knows about the orders.
Under the board’s order, the Roosevelt Arena Association must:
Appoint a new gambling manager if it intends to keep conducting charitable gambling.
Have its chief executive attend the board’s gambling manager seminar and pass the gambling manager exam within 90 days.
Pay a $1,000 civil fine to the state within 60 days.
Form a five-member Gambling Oversight Committee within 60 days. The committee must meet monthly to review gambling operations, spending and reporting. The organization must give the board the members’ names and contact information.
Stewart’s revocation will be scheduled for a contested case hearing before an administrative law judge, as state law requires.
The Roosevelt Arena Association reported $1,415,949 in gross gambling receipts for the state’s 2026 fiscal year. It reported $75,568 in charitable contributions, according to the Gambling Control Board’s annual report.
This story was written with information from the minutes of the Minnesota Gambling Control Board meeting on September 29, 2026, posted on its website and other public information.
