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GOVERNOR WALZ TO END EMERGENCY POWERS TODAY

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After reaching a deal with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to protect monthly emergency food payments for Minnesotans, Governor Tim Walz today announced a plan to end the COVID-19 peacetime emergency on July 1st while ensuring an orderly transition. Following the Governor’s agreement with the federal government, Minnesota House Democrats introduced an amendment that allows for an orderly transition of the state’s current COVID-19 emergency response.

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KIDS 18 AND UNDER AND ADULTS 65 AND OLDER CAN TAKE PART IN POWER OF PRODUCE VOUCHERS

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The Crookston Farmers Market, Polk County Public Health (PCPH), Polk County Wellness Coalition, and University of Minnesota Extension SNAP-Ed are excited to announce the return of the popular Power of Produce (PoP) Club to the 2021 Crookston Farmers Market season beginning on Thursday, July 1.

PoP aims to create new eating habits and encourage learning where our food comes from; it also can play a key role in building healthy, prospering communities. The program encourages children, families, and seniors to attend the farmers market every week, creating healthy food purchasing and eating habits, preventing chronic disease, and potentially increasing the market’s customer base and the revenue of local growers. The PoP Club also aims to create a social norm around farmers markets. In coordination with other market activities, the program helps to create an equitable space that community members want to visit each week and make part of their normal shopping routine.

All weekly attendees age 0-18 or 65 years of age and older have access to $2.00 worth of healthy fruits and/or vegetables. Sign up for the PoP Club and PoP Plus program, and voucher distribution will start during the market day on July 1 during the market hours of 4:00-6:30 pm. Vouchers will be issued during subsequent market days (except during Ox Cart Days) until funds run out.

The 2019 program boasted great outcomes in meeting the goals of PoP Club to 1) increase family attendance at the market, 2) improve the eating behavior of children; and 3) increase the customer base and revenue for local growers.
After 12 weeks of the PoP Club in 2019, 677 youth 18 and under and 266 adults 65 and older (PoP+) signed up for the program, a total of 943 visits to the market. This equaled $1,826 reimbursed to local farmers.

Some of the program’s feedback included: “The kids had a blast being in charge of picking vegetables”; “It encouraged us to keep attending and to get extra vegetables that we might not have otherwise purchased”; “Great program, hope to see it back again.” We also received numerous comments from participants who tried new fruits or vegetables.

If you or your organization would like to donate as a sponsor, please contact PoP Program Coordinator Geri Lynn at glp8001@gmail.com. Time is also an appreciated donation – if you would like to volunteer at the upcoming 2021 market season for the PoP Program, you can sign-up at z.umn.edu/crookstonpop or contact Geri Lynn.

For more information on the PoP program, please contact Megan Hruby, University of Minnesota Extension – SNAP-Ed by email at jans0221@umn.edu, or Kirsten Fagerlund, PCPH at kirsten.fagerlund@co.polk.mn.us or Amanda Lien, PCPH at amanda.lien@co.polk.mn.us.

Handing out Power of Produce vouchers

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Robinhood ordered to pay $70M for negligence and misleading info

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On Wednesday, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) levied its largest fine ever against popular investing app Robinhood. Robinhood, known for letting customers trade stocks through an app, will pay $57 million in fines in addition to $12.6 million in restitution to customers.  FINRA is a nonprofit, self-regulatory agency that oversees member brokerages and exchanges.

FINRA found that Robinhood violated regulations and showed false and misleading information to customers. Some customers were allowed to place trades with borrowed money, even though they’d turned off that setting in the app, according to FINRA. Others saw inaccurate negative cash balances. Robinhood also failed to report a variety of customer complaints to FINRA, and suffered a number of outages from 2018 through 2021 that caused customer losses, most prominently during the GameStop stock surge. FINRA determined that the outages and system failures were partially due to the lack of a proper continuity plan.

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Bill Cosby is released from prison after Pennsylvania high court overturns sex assault conviction

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Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction Wednesday, after finding an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Cosby was released from prison on Wednesday afternoon, after serving more than two years of a three- to 10-year sentence at a state prison near Philadelphia. He had vowed to serve all 10 years rather than acknowledge any remorse over the 2004 encounter with accuser Andrea Constand.

In a statement Wednesday afternoon, District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said, “The majority decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court orders the release of William H. Cosby Jr. from state prison. He was found guilty by a jury and now goes free on a procedural issue that is irrelevant to the facts of the crime.”  The 83-year-old Cosby was convicted of drugging and molesting Constand at his suburban estate. The trial judge had allowed just one other accuser to testify at Cosby’s first trial, when the jury deadlocked. However, he then allowed five other accusers to testify at the retrial about their experiences with Cosby in the 1980s. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court said that testimony tainted the trial, even though a lower appeals court had found it appropriate to show a signature pattern of drugging and molesting women.

In May, Cosby was denied paroled after refusing to participate in sex offender programs during his nearly three years in state prison. He was adamant that he would resist any treatment programs and refuse to acknowledge wrongdoing even if it meant serving the full 10-year sentence.

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Actor Allison Mack sentenced to 3 years in prison in NXIVM sex-slave case

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Actor Allison Mack, 38, was sentenced to 3 years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to charges she manipulated women into becoming sex slaves for NXIVM’s leader, Keith Ranier.  NXIVM was a cult group that masqueraded itself as a self-help organization. Mack also received a $20,000 fine.

Mack – best known for her role on the series “Smallville” – appeared in Brooklyn federal court, seeking credit for cooperating against Raniere and taking responsibility for helping him create a secret society of brainwashed women who were branded with his initials. Mack wrote in a letter filed with the court last week that devoting herself to Raniere “was the biggest mistake and greatest regret of my life.  I am sorry to those of you that I brought into NXIVM. I am sorry I ever exposed you to the nefarious and emotionally abusive schemes of a twisted man.”  Mack was once part of the inner circle of Raniere, whose group attracted millionaires and actors among its adherents. Prosecutors said she became a “master” for “slaves” whom she ordered “to perform labor, take nude photographs, and in some cases, to engage in sex acts with Raniere.”

Mack provided information to prosecutors about how Raniere encouraged “the use of demeaning and derogatory language, including racial slurs, to humiliate ‘slaves,’” the government papers said. More importantly, she provided a recording of a conversation she had with Raniere about the branding. Raniere was sentenced last year to 120 years in prison for his conviction on sex-trafficking charges.

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Bill Cosby released from prison after sexual assault conviction is overturned

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Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction Wednesday, after finding an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Cosby was released from prison on Wednesday afternoon, after serving more than two years of a three- to 10-year sentence at a state prison near Philadelphia. He had vowed to serve all 10 years rather than acknowledge any remorse over the 2004 encounter with accuser Andrea Constand.

In a statement Wednesday afternoon, District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said, “The majority decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court orders the release of William H. Cosby Jr. from state prison. He was found guilty by a jury and now goes free on a procedural issue that is irrelevant to the facts of the crime.”  The 83-year-old Cosby was convicted of drugging and molesting Constand at his suburban estate. The trial judge had allowed just one other accuser to testify at Cosby’s first trial, when the jury deadlocked. However, he then allowed five other accusers to testify at the retrial about their experiences with Cosby in the 1980s. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court said that testimony tainted the trial, even though a lower appeals court had found it appropriate to show a signature pattern of drugging and molesting women.

In May, Cosby was denied paroled after refusing to participate in sex offender programs during his nearly three years in state prison. He was adamant that he would resist any treatment programs and refuse to acknowledge wrongdoing even if it meant serving the full 10-year sentence.

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SPORTS FEEVER – July 1, 2021

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We don’t have a lot of news this week with the 4th of July/Independence Day holiday this weekend.  But we have some coaching announcements and more.  Have a safe and happy Independence Day!!

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KROX has been informed that the new Crookston Pirate Head Volleyball Coach will be Katie Englestad and it looks like the head girls tennis coach will be Activities Director Greg Garmen.

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The Roseau Ram Girls Hockey team has a new coach and it is a familiar name.  Amanda (Monkman) Giles has been named the new head coach this past week.  She is a Roseau High School grad (2010) and a former St. Cloud State player.  She led the Roseau 12U A team to a third-place finish at the state tournament in the spring.

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The Minnesota Magicians, members of the North American Hockey League, have announced that they have named Nick Bydal the new Head Coach for the organization.  Bydal is an East Grand Forks Senior High School graduate.

“The entire Magicians organization is thrilled to have Nick Bydal as the next Head Coach for the organization,” said Owner Scott Krueger.  “Nick’s NAHL and NCAA playing and coaching experience is what the Magicians were looking for to build off of our success this past season.  Nick is a proven coach, recruiter and his knowledge of the NAHL and NCAA will ensure an easy transition as our head coach and keep us as a destination for student athletes.  Coach Bydal’s ability to develop players, and help them to achieve their goal of playing college hockey, is what we are excited to continue here with the Magicians.”

Nick is a graduate of UW-Stevens Point and continued his hockey career for two seasons in the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL).  Prior to joining UW-Stevens Point Nick played in the NAHL with the Bismarck Bobcats.  Nick is a Minnesota native and most recently served as the Assistant Coach at the University of St. Thomas Men’s Hockey team from 2017-2021.  Nick also served as the Assistant Coach for the Minnesota Magicians from 2014-2016 before taking his first Head Coaching position with College Station in the NA3HL.

Upon his return to the Magician’s Nick had to say, “I’d like to thank the ownership group for this opportunity and look forward to getting started and continuing the success of the organization.”  Nick went on to say, “I am excited to be back in Junior Hockey and with the Minnesota Magicians.  We are in a great spot and I look forward to continuing with that success.”

The Minnesota Magicians are widely recognized as a leader and example of developing players to the next level with over 30 NCAA commitments in the past.

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The 18th Annual Crookston High School Pirate Pride Golf Scramble will be held Friday, July 9 at Minakwa Golf Course in Crookston.

Registration will start at 9:00 a.m. with a shotgun start at 10:00 a.m.  Lunch will be served starting at 11:00.

The cost is $60 per person and includes 18 holes of golf, a t-shirt, sandwich, salad, and chips.

There will be four-member teams.  Call the clubhouse to reserve a cart (not included).  Golfers must be 18 years old or older or graduated from high school to play.

All the proceeds help support Crookston High School Pirate athletics.  They will have a raffle again this year so contact a Pirate coach or staff at Minakwa to purchase a raffle ticket.

Pre-registration is encouraged.  Contact Steve Kofoed at 320-290-9904 or email stevenkofoed@isd593.org. Leaving a message with your team members is fine.

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The UMC Teambacker Golf Classic Presented by Altru will be held at Minakwa Golf Course in Crookston on Friday, July 16.  The 31st annual golf scramble is a five-person team athletic scholarship fundraiser.

If you are interested in competing for the Cup visit z.umn.edu/teambackergc or in becoming a UMC Teambacker contact Derek Martin at 218-281-8346 or derekm@umn.edu.

UMC Teambackers is the fundraising arm and directly supports Golden Eagle Athletics at the University of Minnesota Crookston. The goal of Teambackers is to help build an athletic program that will provide a sense of pride, tradition, and legacy in our community, region, and state. Consider becoming a member or purchasing a raffle ticket. They will hold the drawing for the 2021 Teambacker raffle for $5,000 in cash prizes.

As in year’s past, the Golf Classic will once again have the hole-in-one contest on hole four with a $25,000 grand prize. The hole-in-one contest is sponsored by Brost Chevrolet, Noah Insurance, and McKinnon Company. Aaron Horak Farmers Insurance will be the food sponsor and will have a great presence at the event. Thrivent Financial representatives Aaron Meyer and Garret Kollin will be game sponsors this year. Contact Derek Martin to discuss other sponsorship opportunities for this great event.

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JOKES

A young boy went up to his father and asked, “Dad, what is the difference between ‘potentially’ and ‘realistically’?”

The father thought for a moment, then answered, “Go ask your mother if she would sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars.

Then ask your sister if she would sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars, and then, ask your brother if he’d sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars. Come back and tell me what you learn from that.”

So the boy went to his mother and asked, “Would you sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars?” The mother replied, “Of course, I would! We could really use that money to fix up the kitchen and send you kids to a great university!”

The boy then went to his sister and asked, “Would you sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars?  The girl replied, “Oh, good heavens! I LOVE Brad Pitt and I would sleep with him in a heartbeat. Are you nuts?”

The boy then went to his brother and asked, “Would you sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars?” “Of course,” the brother replied. “Do you know how much a million bucks would buy?”

The boy pondered the answers for a few days and then went back to his dad. His father asked him, “so, did you find out the difference between ‘potentially’ and ‘realistically’?”

The boy replied, “Yes, ‘Potentially’ you and I are sitting on three million dollars, but ‘realistically’, we’re living with two hookers and a future congressman.”

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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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ARREST/FIRE REPORT – JULY 1, 2021

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The Northwest Regional Corrections Center in Crookston reported the arrest of the following –

Aubrey Naureen Kouba, 25 of Grand Forks, for Traffic-DUI-Operate motor vehicle under influence of any amount

Selena Marie Guajardo, 21 of Fosston, for Drugs-2nd Degree-Sale Methamphetamine 

Ryan Charles Anderson, 44 of Grand Forks, for Traffic-Drivers license-Driving after suspension

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CROOKSTON AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL SWEPT BY FOSSTON

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Crookston American Legion Nels T. Wold Post 20 had over 10 errors in two games and Fosston used it to their advantage as they completed a sweep with 15-7 and 7-4 victories in games played in Fosston.

GAME ONE –
The first two Fosston batters were retired, but the wheels fell off the Crookston defensive bus as they committed five errors and gave up four runs in the inning and Fosston took a 4-0 lead after one inning of play.

After a scoreless second inning, Crookston’s bats came alive.  The leadoff batter was retired before Gunner Gunderson singled and Alex Longoria hit a home run to bring Crookston within a 4-2 deficit.  Jacob Miller followed with a single and Cade Coauette doubled to score a run.  Crookston went deep again as Brooks Butt hit two-run home run for a 5-4 lead. The next two batters struck out.
Fosston responded in a big way in the bottom of the third as the leadoff batter reached on an error and that set the tone for the rest of the inning as they scored eight runs to take a 12-5 lead. 

After a scoreless fourth inning, Crookston got back on the board in the fifth inning when Alex Longoria had a bloop single and Jacob Miller blasted a line drive down the left field line for a double to score a run to get within a 12-6 deficit.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, Fosston answered with runners at the corners a Crookston throw to first was off the mark for another error and a run scored.  Fosston had bases loaded after a walk with one out and another run scored on a ground out and the winning run was on second base, but the next batter was retired and Fosston led 14-6 after five innings. 

Crookston was held scoreless in the top of the sixth inning, but Fosston started the bottom of the inning with a leadoff homerun from Trey Boushee, but that is all they would get in the inning for a 15-6 lead. 

In the top of the seventh inning, Alex Longoria his second homerun of the game to bring Crookston within a 15-7 deficit, but that would be all they could muster as Fosston held on for a 15-7 victory. 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Crookston 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 7 9 9
Fosston 4 0 8 0 2 1 – 15 7 2

 

IP H R ER BB K
Brooks Butt- Crookston  2.0 4 7 0 3 1
Alex Longoria- Crookston  1.0 1 6 1 3 0
Cade Coauette – Crookston 3.0 2 3 2 3 2
Noah Mahlen – Fosston 7.0 9 7 5 0 6

 

FOR CROOKSTON
Alex Longoria – 3 for 4, 3 runs, 2 home runs, 2 rbi
Jacob Miller – 2 for 3, run
Cade Coauette – 2 for 4, run, rbi

FOR FOSSTON
Trey Boushee – 2 for 3, 3 runs, home run, double

 

 

GAME TWO –
Crookston got on the board right away in the second game when Alex Longoria was hit by a pitch and stole second base.  Jacob Miller doubled to score a run and later scored on an error and Crookston had a 2-0 lead.
Fosston answered with three runs in the bottom of the first inning with back-to-back walks and the next batter reached on an error that allowed a run to score.  Two more runs scored on a single and Fosston led 3-2.

Fosston added another run in the second inning to take a 4-2 lead.

In the top of the third inning, Crookston’s Miller singled, Cade Coauette was hit by a pitch and Brooks Butt hit a bloop single to right field to score two more runs to tie the game at 4-4.

Fosston took the lead when Lance Balstad crushed a line drive over the left field fence for a 5-4 lead. Fosston added some more runs with a couple of hits and a wild pitch for a 7-4 lead. 

Crookston tried to mount a come-back in the top of the fifth inning when Alex Longoria scored on a Brooks Butt single to get within a 7-5 deficit, but that is all they would score and Fosston held on for a 7-5 victory to complete the sweep.

Crookston drops to 5-8 on the year. 

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Crookston 2 0 2 0 0 5
Fosston 3 1 0 3 – 7

 

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POLK COUNTY FAIR RETURNS FOR 2021

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The Polk County Fair in Fertile, Minnesota, is back for 2021 after COVID-19 canceled the event a year ago. The fair will run from July 7-11 in Fertile, Minnesota, at the Polk County Fair Grounds. There are plenty of fair staples as well as new events that can be found.

Secretary of the fair board Michael Moore said that everything is in place after a lot of work and planning, and they are fired up about bringing the fair back. “We’re certainly hopeful that it will be a big success, and the board itself is just fired up about it,” said Moore. “In many respects, it’s like starting over strangely enough. We booked a lot of things for 2020 we didn’t get to see, but luckily enough, we were able to carry them over to 2021.”

Moore admitted that they weren’t sure if they would receive the approval to put the fair on until recently. “The extension service that governs the 4H had a very long process and protocol, but suddenly they opened up, the governor said no more masks, and here we are.” Moore did say all people attending the fair should be practicing social distancing but that it is personal comfort. “We’re cautiously optimistic that people will enjoy it and show up,” said Moore. “We usually get crowds of 55,000 to 58,000, so we’re hoping the numbers will be similar this year.”

The fair will kick off next Wednesday on the 7th. There is a long list of events/things to do over the five days on the Polk County Fair website, but Moore highlighted a few big ones to keep in mind. “It’s a good ole standard lineup. After a couple of nights of rodeo, they have some excellent shows. Another event that is the crown jewel is the Baja Races,” said Moore. “It’s an event that the Polk County Fair created, and it’s become an event at many other local fairs.”

The Baja Races State Championship will take place Saturday night on the 10th at 6:30 p.m. Moore believes there will be roughly 120 to 140 racers competing in the event. The fair will end with a Demolition Derby and fireworks Sunday night. “Every county fair has a Demo Derby, and we’re hoping it’s a good one” said Moore. “First place is $1,200, so that’s a big size prize for someone to take home.”

Another fan favorite that will be back for the 2021 fair is the Dock Dogs. A newer event that has gone over exceptionally well with the fair crowd. “The Dock Dogs are back this year; there are a lot of area dogs and even some professionals that come in to compete in the events” said Moore. “We end up putting 66,000 gallons of water in the tank, and the dogs who are the performers put on a great show.”

There are more than just events to watch during your time at the fair, and the Hanson Memorial Stage will feature a great lineup of performers throughout the week. “We’ve got some wonderful things at the Hanson Memorial Stage, will have children groups perform, as well as three different environmental shows” said Moore. “The lineup is amazing.”

Other events throughout the week will include a 5K walk/run, a chocolate contest, and a talent show. The talent show winner will have the opportunity to go on and compete at the Minnesota State Fair in August. The Midway will also be open with a variety of different rides. You can purchase advanced tickets up until 5 p.m. on opening day.

To find out more about the complete list of all the events as well as who is performing and all the fair food you can eat, go to www.PolkCountyFairFertileMn.com or call 218-945-6708. KROX will have live broadcasts from the fair grounds 2-5 Thursday & Friday and 9-12 on Saturday. There will be trivia questions and we will also be handing out Grandstand passes all three days.

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