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The Northwest Regional Corrections Center staff reported the arrest of the following –
Maurice Lionel Mobley, 38 of Crookston, for coercion – threat to inflict damage to property.
Ethan Joe Steele, 20 no address listed) for criminal sexual conduct in the third degree by force or coercion
Martin Robert Kingbird, 38 of Crookston, for disorderly conduct.
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An Interior Department watchdog said Wednesday that U.S. park police (“USPP”) cleared Black Lives Matter protesters from Lafayette Park near the White House last June to erect fencing around the area, not to make way for former President Donald Trump’s walk to St. John’s church. The department’s inspector general said the commander in charge of clearing out the crowd didn’t know of Trump’s plans to walk through the park to the church before plans were already in motion to disperse protesters, and the USPP said that they sought to clear the area in order to erect anti-scale fencing around the park in response to violence and vandalism experienced during previous days’ protests.
The inspector general’s office said: “We found that the USPP had the authority and discretion to clear Lafayette Park and the surrounding areas on June 1. The evidence we obtained did not support a finding that the USPP cleared the park to allow the president to survey the damage and walk to St. John’s Church. Instead, the evidence we reviewed showed that the USPP cleared the park to allow the contractor to safely install the antiscale fencing in response to destruction of property and injury to officers occurring on May 30 and 31. Further, the evidence showed that the USPP did not know about the President’s potential movement until mid- to late afternoon on June 1 — hours after it had begun developing its operational plan and the fencing contractor had arrived in the park.”
Trump, in a statement on his website, thanked the inspector general for “completely and totally exonerating me in the clearing of Lafayette Park.” He added: “As we have said all along, and it was backed up in today’s highly detailed and professionally written report, our fine Park Police made the decision to clear the park to allow a contractor to safely install anti-scale fencing to protect from Antifa rioters, radical BLM protestors, and other violent demonstrators who are causing chaos and death to our cities. In this instance, they tried burning down the church the day before the clearing. Fortunately, we were there to stop the fire from spreading beyond the basement — and it was our great honor and privilege to do so. Again, thank you to the Inspector General!”
Warner Brothers has released a new trailer for Space Jam: A New Legacy. The film, starring LeBron James and the Looney Tunes, premieres July 16 in theaters and on HBO Max. A New Legacy is the sequel to 1996’s Space Jam. The original film starred Michael Jordan as himself, whom the Looney Tunes summon to help them play basketball against space captors.
In the trailer, James is lured to a digital space in which he becomes animated himself and meets Bugs Bunny. Don Cheadle plays the evil computer program who kidnapped James’ son (Cedric Joe). Cheadle’s character challenges James to a basketball game to win his son back. Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Lola Bunny (voiced by Zendaya), Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, Tasmanian Devil, Porky Pig and more classic animated characters play on James’ Toon Squad.
You can check out the new trailer for Space Jam: A New Legacy at the link – here.
Welcome to the infamous Sports Feever column. Northwest Minnesota sports water cooler talk world headquarters.
Next week will be the final week of the spring sports season and there are going to be a lot of kids competing at state competitions. We will take a look all of it this week.
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The Section 8A Track meet was held on Tuesday. We don’t have the state track meet program yet because several section meets will be held later this week.
We can tell you who is going to state from Section 8A.
I added up all the teams that are sending somebody and have the numbers below and all the state advancers in every event listed below –
Girls Teams – (16 teams advance somebody to state)
Thief River Falls – 5 (2 relays and Brooklyn Brouse in 3 events)
Barnesville – 5 (1 relay team)
Fertile-Beltrami – 4 (2 relay teams)
Pelican Rapids – 4 (1 relay)
Crookston – 3
DGF – 3
Bagley/Fosston – 3 (1 relay)
East Grand Forks – 2 (1 relay)
Frazee – 2
Nevis – 2
West Marshall, Roseau, United Clay Becker, Park Rapids, Nashwauk-Keewatin, and Park Christian all have one each.
Boys Teams – (16 teams advance somebody to state)
Nevis – 5
Park Rapids – 4 (2 relays)
West Marshall – 4
DGF – 4
Crookston – 3 (1 relay)
Thief River Falls – 3 (2 relays)
East Grand Forks – 3 (1 relay)
BGMR – 2
Roseau, Pelican Rapids, Park Christian, Ada-Borup, Clearbrook-Gonvick, Red Lake County, Rothsay, and Walker-Hackensack-Akeley each have 1.
Individual event state participants –
4×800 relay –
Girls – East Grand Forks and Thief River Falls
Boys – Park Rapids and Thief River Falls
100/110-meter hurdles –
Girls – Breanna Kressin (Crookston) and Emily Pederson (West Marshall)
Boys – Peter Vandewege (Roseau) and Zach McGlynn (West Marshall)
100 meters –
Girls – Ava Phrakonkham (Bagley/Fosston) and Sophie Helgeson (Roseau)
Boys – Noah Kiel (Crookston) and Ayo Ogundeji (Nevis)
4×200 relay –
Girls – Thief River Falls and Fertile-Beltrami
Boys – East Grand Forks and Pelican Rapids
1600 meters –
Girls – Jade Rypkema (Nevis) and Lindsey Rotz (Barnesville)
Boys – Tyson Mahar (East Grand Forks) and Evan Pohl (Nevis)
4×100 relay –
Girls – Bagley/Fosston and Barnesville
Boys – Crookston and Park Christian
400 meters –
Girls – Tatianna Wiley (Pelican Rapids) and Marin Roragen (Fertile-Beltrami)
Boys – Joshua Finseth (DGF), Jory Vasek (Climax-Fisher/SH), and Justin Wang (DGF with a state-qualifying time)
300 hurdles –
Girls – Brooklyn Brouse (TRF) and Emma Borowicz (Crookston) both had state qualifying times
Boys – Blake Biermaier (TRF) and Christian Miller (Ada-Borup)
800 meters –
Girls – Lindsey Rotz (Barnesville) and Faith Rustad (UCB)
Boys – Jack McNamee (Nevis) and Jack McQuown (Clearbrook-Gonvick)
200 meters –
Girls – Brooklyn Brouse (TRF) and Ava Phrakonkham (Bagley/Fosston)
Boys – Noah Kiel (Crookston) and Ayo Ogundeji (Nevis)
3200 meters –
Girls – Jade Rypkema (Nevis) and Lydia Floden (EGF)
Boys – Tyson Mahar (EGF) and Jack Johnson (Nevis)
4×400 relay –
Girls – Fertile-Beltrami and Pelican Rapids
Boys – Thief River Falls and Park Rapids
High Jump –
Girls – Jordan Tschumperli (Barnesville), Rylee Moore (Frazee), and Brooklyn Brouse (TRF). All 3 have state qualifying jumps.
Boys – Zach McGlynn (West Marshall) and Gerald Melin (Red Lake County)
Pole Vault –
Girls – Kjersten Nelson (DGF) and Emma Borowicz (Crookston)
Boys – Gavin Gullickson (West Marshall) and Zach McGlynn (West Marshall)
Long Jump –
Girls – Tatianna Wiley (Pelican Rapids) and Hannah Morgan (Park Rapids)
Boys – Joshua Finseth (DGF) and Colby Larson (Rothsay)
Triple Jump –
Girls – Samantha Passa (Barnesville) and Rylee Moore (Frazee)
Boys – Joshua Finseth (DGF) and Kai Ashmoore (Walker-H-A)
Discus –
Girls – Alexis Riniker (DGF) and Alyssa Oswald (DGF)
Boys – Tristan Hill (Park Rapids) and Brady Skeim (BGMR)
Shot Put –
Girls – Monica Johnson (Northome/Kelliher) and Eden Tofibam (Park Christian)
Boys – Tristan Hill (Park Rapids) and Brady Skeim (BGMR)
The Minnesota State High School League State Class A Track meet will be held Thursday, June 17, and Friday, June 18.
Venue: St. Michael-Albertville High School
Dates: Thursday, June 17
4:00 PM 3200-meter races for all divisions –
Order will be: Class A Boys, Class A Girls, Class AA Boys, Class AA Girls
Friday, June 18
Class A Boys – 10:00 AM
Class A Girls – 3:30 PM
Tournament Format:
The 2021 State Track and Field meet will be a timed finals. No Prelims will be held.
Order of events –
4 X 800 Meter Relay
100 Meter High Hurdles
100 Meter Dash
100 Meter Wheelchair Division
4 X 200 Meter Relay
1600 Meter Run
4 X 100 Meter Relay
400 Meter Dash
400 Meter Wheelchair Division
300 Meter Hurdles
800 Meter Run
800 Meter Wheelchair Division
200 Meter Dash
200 Meter Wheelchair Division
4 X 400 Meter Relay
Awards
Awards for each race will be awarded following the conclusion of each event. Awards for the 3200 Meter Run will be conducted following the 1600 Meter Run Awards ceremony.
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The Section 8A Boys and Girls Golf Tournament was held on Monday and Tuesday in Bemidji. I tell you what, it never gets old watching kids we cover go to state. It is by far the best part of the job.
Fergus Falls won the girls and Roseau won the boys to advance to state. Roseau and Detroit Lakes were tied at 636 at the end of the two rounds and they went to a tie-breaker to decide the winner. The tie-breaker was the fifth score on the first round and then the fifth score on the second round and Roseau won by two strokes to advance to state.
Individuals advancing to state are as follows –
Girls – Mallory Belka (Perham), Anna Eckmann (Park Rapids), Joslynn Leach (Crookston), Madysen Maninga (Park Rapids), and Ivy Tickel (Hawley).
Boys – Lukas Justesen (DL), Jayson Shaugabay (Warroad), Marcus Belka (Perham), Andreas Aho (UNC), and Adam Tonsfeldt (Barnesville).
The state tournament will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Ridges at Sand Creek Golf Course just outside of Jordan.
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The Section 8A Baseball Tournament championship will be held on Thursday at the Harvard of the North – Bemidji State University. Okay, the Harvard of Bemidji. Anyway, it will be Sacred Heart (the two-time defending champ) taking on Fosston in a rematch of the section championship two years ago.
Sacred Heart lost to Fosston on Saturday and has bounced back with a great game and a 5-0 win over Kittson County Central to take on Fosston. Sacred Heart will have their top two pitchers ready to go and Fosston will have their top pitchers ready too. It will come down to who plays better, makes less mistakes, and who gets the timely hits and a break or two. It should be a great game(s) and KROX will be carrying the games live on 1260AM/105.7FM, in Grand Forks, East Grand Forks you can listen to 92.1FM, or online by clicking on listen live.
I am predicting Sacred Heart wins both games and advances to the state tournament in St. Cloud next week!
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The Section 8AA Baseball Championship game will have Perham taking on either Roseau or Wadena-Deer Creek. Perham is the only team without a loss and I have a feeling Perham will come away with the title because they are playing well right now. But we will see what happens because they will have to play a very good team.
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The Section 8A Softball tournament will have its championship game on Thursday and BGMR is the only unbeaten team and will take on Red Lake Falls or Norman County East/UH. I am guessing it will be Red Lake Falls taking on BGMR. The two teams met in the sub-section championship and BGMR won 4-1. You can expect another close game if they meet in the ship.
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The Section 8AA Softball championship will put Hawley up against Pequot Lakes or Frazee. Hawley beat Pequot Lakes pretty easy to get to the championship and it looks like the Nuggets are rolling right now.
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The Crookston American Legion Baseball team will kick off their season Thursday night when they host Stephen-Argyle in a double-header at Jim Karn Field in Crookston (6 and 8 p.m). The schedule and roster (so far) is below.
June 10 – host Stephen-Argyle 6/8:00 p.m.
June 15 – at Win-E-Mac 6:30 p.m.
June 17 – host Red Lake Falls 5:00/7:00 p.m. ON KROX
June 23 – at Stephen-Argyle 6:00 p.m. at Argyle
June 24 – host Grand Forks Blues 5:00/7:00 p.m.
June 25 – Crookston wood bat tournament
June 26 – Crookston wood bat tournament
June 27 – Crookston wood bat tournament
June 29 – at Red Lake Falls 6:30/8:30 p.m.
July 6 – host Win-E-Mac 7:00 p.m.
July 7 – host Lancaster (Kennedy) 6:00/8:00 p.m.
July 8 – host Fosston 6:30/8:30 p.m.
July 9-11 at Dickinson, North Dakota tournament
ROSTER
Carter Bruggeman
Brooks Butt
Gunner Gunderson
Ashton Larson
Cade DeLeon
Cade Coauette
Jacob Miller
Justin Lindgren
Jackson Demarais
George Widman
Blake Melsa
Alex Longoria
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The Crookston Junior Legion team schedule is set. The schedule is below –
June 11 – at Parkers Prairie 5:30/7:00 p.m.
June 12 – at Otter Tail Central 5:30/7:00 p.m.
June 22 – host Detroit Lakes 5:30/7:00 p.m.
June 26 – at Detroit Lakes Tri – 11:00 a.m. vs Detroit Lakes. 1:30 p.m. vs Pequot Lakes
July 12 – at Breckenridge 5:30/7:00 p.m.
July 20 – host Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 5:30/7:00 p.m.
July 26 – District Tournament at Aitkin
July 27 – District Tournament at Aitkin
July 28 – District Tournament at Aitkin
July 29 – District Tournament at Aitkin
August 6-8 – STATE at Montevideo
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The Crookston High School Weight Room hours are listed below. This year they have special times just for girls.
Monday – Friday at CHS
Boys – 6:00 to 7:00 a.m. with Mr. Rooney
Co-ed – 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. with Mr. Lubarski
Co-ed – 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. with Mr. Lubarski
Monday – Friday at the Crookston Sports Center (arena)
Girls – 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. with Ms. Meyer
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday at CHS
Girls – 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. with Ms. Meyer
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Crookston High School Athletic Summer opportunities 2021
Boys basketball:
Grades 7-12 – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8:00-9:30 pm CHS gym
Grades 2-6 – Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 7:30-9:00 am CHS gym
Girls Basketball: Grades 7-12 Mon/Tues 2:00-4:30pm, Wed 5:45-7:30am, Thurs 6:30-9:30am
Grades 2-6 Monday, Tuesday and, Wednesday 7:30-9:00 am CHS gym
Boys soccer: Grade 7-12, Monday and Thursday 7:00-8:00pm Meet at Soccer fields
Boys Hockey:
Bantam and High School – Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday June 9-July 31 6:30-8:00 am at the CSC
Football: Meet at the Blue shed behind Crookston High School
June 14, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 6:30-8:00pm
July 1, 14, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 6:30-8:00pm
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JOKES –
Still one of my favorite mom jokes. This is an old but a goody and I use the following joke when trash talking my son while playing one-on-one basketball.
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At age 4, success is… not peeing in your pants.
At age 12, success is… having friends.
At age 16, success is… having a driver’s license.
At age 20, success is… having sex.
At age 35, success is… having money.
At age 50, success is… having money.
At age 60, success is… having sex.
At age 70, success is… having a driver’s license.
At age 75, success is… having friends.
At age 80, success is… not peeing in your pants.
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It was the kindergarten teachers birthday and the students decided that they would each buy their teacher a gift.
The first student, whose parents own a florist shop, gave her a present. She held it and said “I guess that it is flowers”.
“How did you guess?” asked the little boy. She laughed and thanked him.
The second student, whose parents own a candy store, gave her a present. She held it and said, “I guess that is some candy.”
“How did you guess?” asked the little boy. She again laughed and thanked him also.
The third student, whose parents own a bottle shop, gave her a box which was leaking. The teacher touched the liquid with her finger and tasted it. “Mmmmm is it wine?” she asked.
“No,” said the little girl.
So she tasted it again. “Is it champaigne?” she asked.
“No,” replied the little girl, “It is a puppy.
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How are former Crookston Pirates athletes doing in college or elsewhere?
****LET ME KNOW OF OTHERS TO ADD TO THE LIST email me at chrisjfee@yahoo.com
Paul Bittner is playing professional hockey in Sweden for Vasby IK of the HockeyAllsvenskan league. He will be returning to Sweden in the fall.
Aleece Durbin, is a Junior on the University of North Dakota Women’s Track and Field team.
Ben Trostad is playing Club Hockey at UMC.
Ty Hamre is playing Club Hockey at UMC.
Brandon Boetcher is playing Club Hockey at UMC.
Brady Butt is a freshman playing football at the University of Jamestown.
Rachel Hefta, a Sophomore, is playing volleyball at Hastings College in Nebraska.
Nick Garmen is a sophomore playing tennis at the University of Minnesota Morris.
Thea Oman, a sophomore, is swimming at St. Ben’s.
Crookston School District Coaches –
Emily Meyer is a girls hockey and softball assistant coach.
Lacia Hanson is the Junior High softball coach.
Carrie Clauson is a Junior High girls tennis coach.
Jeremy Lubinski is a Pirate 8th Grade Football coach.
Amy Boll is the head Pirate Girls Track head coach and assistant volleyball coach
Sarah Reese is the Pirate Head Girls Soccer coach
Cody Brekken is the Head Pirate Girls and Boys Tennis coach and Crookston Community Pool Supervisor
Marley Melbye is the Head Girls Swimming coach
Mitch Bakken is the head Pirate Baseball coach.
Brock Hanson is a Pirate Baseball volunteer assistant coach.
Ben Halos is a Pirate Baseball assistant coach.
Alex LaFrance is a Pirate Baseball volunteer assistant coach.
Jeff Perreault is the Pirate Girls Golf head coach
Wes Hanson is the Pirate Wrestling Head Coach and assistant boys golf coach
Kevin Weber is a Pirate Boys Basketball volunteer assistant coach
Connor Morgan is the Pirate Boys Hockey assistant coach
Sam Melbye is the Pirate Boys J.V. Hockey coach
Chris Dufault is a youth wrestling Coach
Colton Weiland is an assistant wrestling coach
Non-Crookston High School coaching –
Cody Weiland is an assistant wrestling coach at Proctor/Hermantown
Kaylee Desrosier is a softball coach for Fargo Davies Middle School.
Josh Edlund is an assistant football coach and phy ed teacher at Flandreau, South Dakota.
Allison Lindsey Axness is Assistant Varsity Volleyball Coach in Champlin Park
Jeff Olson is Head Wrestling coach and Head Baseball coach at Delano.
Jake Olson is an Assistant Football Coach and Head Boys Tennis coach at Delano.
Carmen (Kreibich) Johnson, is Head Volleyball coach at Little Falls High School.
Katy Westrom, is Head Girls Tennis Coach and Head Boys Tennis coach at Monticello High School.
Matt Harris, is an Assistant Principal/Athletic Director at Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Marty Bratrud is the Superintendent and High School Principal at Westhope High School.
Gordie Haug is an assistant football coach at the University of Wyoming
Mike Hastings is the Minnesota State Mankato Men’s head Hockey coach
Mike Biermaier is the Athletic Director at Thief River Falls High School
Stephanie (Lindsay) Perreault works with the North Dakota State stats crew for Bison football and volleyball and basketball in the winter. Stephanie’s husband, Ryan, is the assistant director for the Bison media relations
Jason Bushie is the hockey athletic trainer at Colorado College
Chris Myrold is a Tennis Pro on Nevis Island in the West Indies
Kyle Buchmeier is a Tennis Pro at the Reed-Sweatt Family Tennis Center in Minneapolis
Jarrett Butenhoff is serving our country with the U.S. Navy
Joshua Butenhoff is serving our country on a Submarine with the Pacific Fleet with the US Navy.
Peter Cournia is a 2002 Crookston High School Graduate and also a grad of West Point and is currently is serving in the U.S. Army.
Erik Ellingson is serving our country with the U.S. Air Force at Minot.
Philip Kujawa class of 2004 from Crookston High School. He is an Army recruiter in Rochester.
Scott Riopelle is head of Crookston Parks and Recreation
Rob Sobolik is the General Manager of the Fargodome
That’s it for this week. Thanks for the comments and if you have anything to add or share, please e-mail chrisjfee@yahoo.com or call. Thanks for reading and listening to KROX RADIO and kroxam.com
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The Crookston School District, and USDA with help from the United Way of Crookston, are hosting the Eat United Free Summer Food Service again this summer.
The free grab-and-go meals are served Monday through Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Highland School (801 Central Avenue North). The meals are free for all youth 0 to 18 years of age and are served on a first-come first-serve basis.
To get the meals, drive to the front of Highland School between 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and walk to the main entrance of the school. A school employee will meet you at the doors.
The school employee will ask how many meals you will need. Children don’t have to be present in order to pick up the meals.
One breakfast and one lunch will be provided to each child under the age of 18.
The program served 185 meals on Monday. On Tuesday, they served over 200 and on Wednesday they served 237 meals. Crookston School District Food Service Director Anna Ogaard-Brekken said the meals have been popular in the first week. “We have been pretty happy. We started out pretty high on Monday and we have been increasing the past couple of days,” said Brekken. “We had Rick Niemela (Crookston School District grounds director) and the City of Crookston put out some picnic tables and garbage cans for us and it is fun to see families and kids in activities coming out and utilizing it.”
The menu will have a variety of easy-to-eat meals. “We do simple meals and try to have a variety and try to pick some of the kid’s favorites,” said Brekken. “This week we have done hamburgers, chicken patties, hot dogs, and on Thursday we will have cheese pizza. We will also have chicken strips or nuggets, we will probably do pepperoni pizza, corn dogs, Mr. Rib, grilled chicken on a bun, so those are just some of the simple sandwiches we are going to offer and a little more than a deli sandwich.”
Brekken said the more meals they serve the better it is for everybody. “This program is available for all children in our community up to 18 years old and the kids don’t have to be present. One person from the family can come and get meals for all children 0 to 18 years,” said Brekken. We get reimbursed by the federal government based on meals served. The more meals we give away, that brings our cost down then we actually get more reimbursements. We want to give, give, give to all those that need it for financial activities or for the kids that are in a bunch of activities to get a quick meal in between activities. It is also for those that don’t feel like cooking a meal and want to come get a quick meal. It is here for the community and the more people that use it, the more we can offer it.”
Brekken also thanked the organizations that have volunteered to help this summer and she said without them they couldn’t operate the program. The organizations provide 1 to 2 employees each day for the week they have volunteered, and they are the faces the community sees when they come to pick up a meal! The volunteers are listed below –
AgCountry Farm Credit Services
American Crystal Sugar
City of Crookston
Crookston Public School District
Polk County Public Health
Trinity Lutheran Church
United Way of Crookston
Ogaard Brekken can be contacted at 218-281-5313 x 7 or at annaogaard@isd593.org.
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For the past five years, One Vegetable, One Community (OVOC) has been choosing a vegetable of the year. This year, the Polk County Wellness Coalition, University of Minnesota Extension SNAP-Ed, and Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIPS) ask Polk County residents to share seeds, plant a row or two for neighbors, friends, and family, and grow your own in the ‘Victory Garden’ movement!
Victory gardens were vegetable, fruit, and herb gardens planted during World War I and World War II for individuals to provide their own food. As a growing county-wide initiative, OVOC encourages all county communities to participate in the mission to increase access to healthy foods, grow excitement about gardening, build relationships, enhance community, connect with others, and instill hope beyond the pandemic.
While the mission has always been important, this year your garden is more important than ever! Our social, mental, and physical health and well-being is more important than ever. Gardening, getting outside, and connecting with community are all great ways to boost our mood, improve our health, and decrease stress, anxiety, and depression.
Now is the time to get your garden started and there are many vegetables and flowers that can be directly sown into the soil. Start by sharing seeds with neighbors or planting an extra grow for friends and family so that in the months to come, there will be plenty of fresh produce and flowers for our communities. Let’s connect, plant, grow, cook and share together through gardening! What one vegetable will you choose this year?!
Proper handwashing and social etiquette remain important in your growing endeavors. If you are interested more in this program, please contact Megan Hruby at the University of Minnesota Extension SNAP-Ed or Amanda Lien at Polk County Public Health/SHIP.
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Crookston Public Schools Superintendent Jeremy Olson’s monthly communication for June is a look back at the great things achieved by the district students and a look ahead. The communication from Superintendent Olson is below –
Greetings from Crookston Public Schools!
Welcome to summer! As we all partake in the wonderful summer weather, I wanted to do a quick recap of this year. While it certainly has been a challenging year for students, educators, and parents, it has also been an incredibly good year as we continue to foster a commitment to excellence in our programs.
This was the first year of a full scale Ag Education Program. We are proud that so many of our students were able to participate in this program. During this first year, over 200 students took part in the program! The Crookston FFA Chapter was started and received the FFA Superior Chapter Rating! Students were exposed to a wide variety of activities from life skills such as cooking, animal science, landscaping, parliamentary procedures, and much more. We believe that these skills and experiences will serve our students well as they move into their next chapter in life. The students also did a couple of landscaping projects around the school as part of the landscaping class, we hope you will enjoy this as you drive by CHS!
Throughout the pandemic, students continued to experience successes in and out of the classroom. Crookston High School Seniors Emma Borowicz and Gabriel Montieth were recognized as Triple A award winners for Crookston High School. This award is awarded to students who demonstrate excellence in academics, athletics, and the arts. Junior Olivia Huck received the Excel Award for excellence in community, education, and leadership.
Crookston High School Wrestling went to state as a team and also sent several individuals to state competition. Girls Basketball had a tremendous year and despite the restrictions on fan capacity, the community supported the team every step of the way! Students also experienced success in the arts despite the limiting safety requirements in place. The music program was able to perform in person concerts for Orchestra and Band.
While this year was far from ideal, we worked extremely hard to make the very best of the year for our students. Our teachers and staff put in place a safe learning plan that allowed us to have in-person school for the majority of the year. Events such as the CHS National Honor Society Induction, Prom, Music Concerts, and Graduation happened in person. This was only able to happen because of the collaboration between parents, staff, students, and the community. I am proud of the way that we worked together to help each other during this pandemic. I saw time and time again how selfless action by the community, staff, and parents allowed our schools to continue to stay operational and serve our students.
The major question before us now is where do we go from here? As we prepare for a normal start to school next fall, how do we position our school to not just get to where we were but to actually take steps forward? I believe that the way forward is to continue the progress that we have been making by identifying those students most affected by the pandemic and provide additional support to these students academically. For next year we have added to our Title I Program to provide ongoing support in Reading and Math to identified students. We also believe that a key to helping students get on track is through after school targeted programming throughout next year, combined with some summer school both this year and next. While this is our strategy to help students get on course, I also believe that we need to focus on moving the bar up on academic rigor and excellence within our schools.
The last few months have also been busy from a hiring perspective as we prepare for a successful 2021-2022 school year. We are excited to bring on board Ms. Nicki Martinez as our next CHS Principal. Ms. Martinez brings a background in curriculum and instruction along with a wealth of teaching experience. We are looking to her to provide the academic leadership needed to move to the next level. We are incredibly fortunate to have her at the helm of CHS! We were also fortunate to be able to bring on board Ms. Tara Klein as the CHS School Counselor. Ms. Klein is an experienced School Counselor who has strong expertise and background in both social, emotional, and academic counseling. We also have worked with Northwest Mental Health in order to put in place a full-time Mental Health Social Worker to support our Counseling Office at CHS.
In previous years we have focused on communication and relationships within our schools, this year’s focus as part of our strategic plan is on developing a culture of high expectations. High expectations are not just what we expect of students, but also what we expect of staff, and of the leaders within our schools. This will involve some changes to the way things have been done in the past, this will require us to think differently, and to stretch ourselves. I am very excited to continue this journey with you as we work to make our schools even better places for kids and families! Thank you for your continued support. Go Pirates!
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Alice Erma Hegge, age 103, longtime Eldred, MN resident and recently of Parkwood in Grand Forks, ND, passed away early Tuesday morning, June 8, 2021, at her daughter Carol’s, home near Fisher, MN, with family members at her side.
Alice was born on February 21, 1918, on the family farm of her parents, Arthur and Emma (Berg) Thompson of rural Climax, MN. She grew up on the farm with her sister and 2 brothers and was baptized and confirmed in the Sand Hill Lutheran Church. She began her education attending the nearby District 6 country school and later graduated from Climax High School. On September 24, 1939, she was united in marriage to the love of her life, Orris Odin Hegge, at Sand Hill Lutheran Church. Their union would be blessed by the births of 6 children: Kenneth, Dennis, Donald, Carol, Elizabeth, and David. Alice and Oris’s first home was in Eldred until 1946 when they moved to Oklee, MN. In 1951 they returned to the Hegge Farm, near Eldred. During these years Alice was a cook for the Eldred Consolidated School and was able to buy her first combination washer and dryer from money she earned while working. She later served as a Home Health Aid helping many families in the area. With a twinkle in her eye and her ever-present smile, Alice would say that the toughest job she ever had was raising her 4 boys. She would then add “the girls were easy!”
Alice would want to be remembered for her deep and abiding faith. She never had an unkind word for anyone and loved her Lord and her family with all her being. As a devoted member of First English Lutheran Church in Eldred Alice taught Sunday school and Vacation Bible School, served as Sunday school superintendent for many years, and held many offices with the First English Ladies Aid. She was a longtime 4-H leader, member of the Farm Bureau, and enjoyed wonderful lifelong friendships shared with her Homemakers Club and Neighborhood Card Club members. Alice enjoyed reading, crocheting, canning, and freezing the bounty harvested from her vegetable garden, and tending to her flowers, flowers, flowers everywhere. Sewing brought her much joy, and she was very proud to have made baptism gowns and suits for each of her grandchildren. Alice leaves her family with a legacy of humble service to the Lord and unconditional love for one another.
Loving family includes her 5 surviving children: Kenneth Hegge of Mentor, MN, Dennis Hegge of East Grand Forks, MN, Carol and Roger Beiswenger of Fisher, MN, Elizabeth Overgaard of Fargo, ND, and David Hegge of Eldred, MN; many loving grandchildren and great-grandchildren; a sister, Ardell Orvik of Silver Bay, MN; and several nieces, nephews, other family, and friends. Alice was preceded in death by Orris, her beloved husband of 53 years; son, Donald Hegge; son-in-law, Larry Overgaard; grandsons, Steven and Ethan Hegge; parents, Arthur and Emma Thompson; parents-in-law, Klemmet and Rachael Hegge; brothers and sisters-in-law, Herbert and Arvada Thompson and Morris and Connie Thompson; and brother-in-law, Bennie Orvik. Treasured be the memory of Alice Erma Hegge.
The funeral service celebrating the life of Alice Hegge will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 14, 2021, in Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Crookston with The Rev. Steve Bohler, officiating. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service. The funeral will be live-streamed by logging on to www.stenshoelhouske.com 5 minutes before service time, going to Alice’s obituary, and at the bottom of that page clicking on the prompt to view. Interment will take place in the First English Cemetery in Eldred.
Online registration and messages of condolence may be made at www.stenshoelhouske.com
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The Crookston School District Safety Town is being held this week with the final day on Thursday. Students are learning basic safety to practice at home, at school, and around town. Some pictures from Safety town are below –
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