Month: June 2020

Restaurants across the state were able to open for outdoor dining on Monday.  Over at I.C. Muggs, customer Jodi Dragseth said it was nice to be outside and with friends. “It feels very good to be outside,” said Dragseth.  “And to join my friends for a beer.”

Dragseth also said it was nice to be able to support local businesses after things were shutdown for COVID-19. “I’ve thought about them while they’ve all been closed,” said Dragseth. “So, it’s nice to be able to be here and support them today.”

Mike Flipse also joked that even though he had to sweat to eat, it was good to let local businesses like the Irishman’s Shanty know people have been thinking about them.  At Drafts, owner Jasmine Melsa said the first day of having customers seated again was going steady. “They are going good,” said Melsa. “We’re going steady, and people are excited to be back eating and drinking out in public. Lots of excited people. Lots of beers going out.”

Monday was definitely warm and while the breeze felt good, it also made for a challenge to keep umbrellas up said Melsa. “It’s definitely warm and breezy,” said Melsa. “We’ve already had to anchor some things down on the patio in the parking lot and bring some things back inside that we couldn’t keep out there.  The umbrellas didn’t stay really well for the most part.”

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The Crookston Care & Share has had to change its approach to delivering services over the past few months in several ways, some planned and others not.  The New Hope Food Shelf opened in March, which was followed by the onset of COVID-19 with the Care and Share initially packaging 800 meals through their “food drop” program when schools closed. 

The Care and Share received a grant this year from the Crookston United Way, and Care and Share Executive Director Brian Halos said that current circumstances led to the Care and Share depending on this money more than ever. “Now more than ever, we have really come to depend on this money to deliver a much-needed service,” said Halos. “The current COVID-19 pandemic has put us all in a new and difficult situation.  We’ve had to change the way that we conduct business and deliver services.”

When the governor closed schools in March, the Care and Share created the “food drop” program to help serve the families that qualified for free or reduced lunch until the school district could resume meal preparation said, Halos. “When the schools closed in March, we got involved in a program that came to be dubbed the ‘food drop’ program,” said Halos. “There are a lot of families in the school district that qualify for free or reduced-price meals, and we felt that there was a gap created by the school closures. The purpose of that program was to fill that gap until such time as the school district could resume meal preparations.”

The Care and Share also provides meals to its residents and community members who depend on them through the soup kitchen. Because of the pandemic the Care and Share being closed to the public, community members that rely on the soup kitchen are unable to go into the building.  However, the Care and Share provides about 25 meals to go each day from the soup kitchen beyond serving 50-60 residents.

Halos thanked the United Way for the funding provided for a much-needed service in the Crookston community. “The funding provided by the United Way of Crookston helps us to deliver a much-needed service,” said Halos. “We appreciate your support and look forward to a continued partnership in the future. Thank you again for all that you do.”

The Minnesota Department of Health has released the latest COVID-19 numbers. There have been 249,519 completed tests with 25,208 positive cases with 19,441 no longer needing isolation.

Polk County has 61 positive cases, Pennington County has 19, Norman County has 13, Marshall County has 12, and Red Lake County has 4. Lake of the Woods County is one of the two counties that doesn’t have a positive case reported.  All the numbers are below – 

Updated June 1, 2020
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The military says an early-morning shooting has left two airmen dead at the Grand Forks Air Force Base outside of Grand Forks, North Dakota. The military says in a statement that the base’s emergency services members responded to the shooting, which occurred at 4:30 a.m. Officials said there is no risk to other personnel, and the shooting remains under investigation. Additional details about the circumstances of the shooting weren’t immediately released. The victims are members of the 319th Reconnaissance Wing.

Officials plan to withhold their names and units until 24 hours after family members are notified.

The University of Minnesota Crookston volleyball program announced the signing of NCAA Division I transfer Skyla Whitaker (5-10, OH, McDonough, Ga./Bethune-Cookman University). Whitaker is the fifth signee for the Golden Eagles joining Madison Klimek (DS, 5-5, Oakdale, Minn./Tartan H.S.), Charlee Krieg (MH/OH, 5-9, Cavalier, N.D./Cavalier H.S.), Kenzee Langlie (S, 5-6, Fargo, N.D./Fargo Davies H.S.), and Mara Weisensel (MH, 6-0, New Ulm, Minn./Minnesota Valley Lutheran H.S.).

Skyla Whitaker (5-10, OH, McDonough, Ga./Bethune-Cookman University)
Whitaker played two years at Bethune-Cookman University, a member of NCAA Division I and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, located in Daytona Beach, Fla. Whitaker played in 19 matches as a sophomore, with one start for the Wildcats. Whitaker had nine kills as a sophomore. She added 13 service aces during her second season with the Wildcats. Whitaker averaged 1.46 digs per set as a sophomore. During her freshman season, she appeared in all 32 matches with 69 kills for the Wildcats. She was fourth on the team in digs with 217 and third in service aces with 22. She had seven double-figure dig matches, including 15 vs. Jackson State University. Whitaker had nine kills in her college debut versus Texas Southern. She played high school volleyball at Ola H.S., helping her squad reach the Sweet 16 in the Georgia State tournament. She was an All-State performer, posting 437 kills and 323 digs as a senior. She was the Henry County Co-Player of the Year. Whitaker served as team captain for Ola H.S. She was a two-time team Most Valuable Player.  “We are excited to add Skyla to our program, she will be a great addition to our team, university, and community,” said Head Coach Sarah Rauen. “Skyla’s physical skills will allow her to compete at a high level in our gym and conference, and as we got to know her it is clear she will fit in well with our program and University. We can’t wait to get her to Minnesota and in the classroom and our gym!”
Whitaker was born Feb. 24, 2000. She is the daughter of Lee and Lisette Whitaker.

UMC posted a 4-24 (2-18 NSIC) mark in 2019 in the fourth season under Head Coach Sarah Rauen.