Month: October 2021

The Crookston High School Leo Club and Crookston Police Department will be putting on a Drive by Halloween Night Food Drive. The event will take place in the West parking lot at Crookston High School.

Crookston High School Leo Club Advisor Linda Morgan and Crookston Police Department Lieutenant Darin Selzler are overseeing the event this year, and Morgan provided some more details. “For many years on Halloween, we’ve always had something with the Crookston Police Department at the Crookston Armory. We’ve set up candy and had a haunted house and all that stuff,” said Morgan. “Because of COVID-19 last year, we have decided to do a food drive so we can still do an event and be able to donate some food to the Crookston Care and Share.”

The event, candy, and reading materials for the children are free; Morgan and Selzler only ask that you bring a canned good or nonperishable food item for the Crookston Care and Share Food Shelf. The Crookston High School Leo Club and Crookston Police Officers will be at the event handing out reading materials and bags of candy to kids throughout the evening.

Selzler says this is the 34th year the Police Department has teamed up with the Leo Club to put on a Halloween event, and he talked more about the main goal. “Our main goal is to try and get community members to come out and be together,” said Selzler. “Last year, we were disappointed we weren’t going to be able to provide this outreach program, but Linda had this wonderful idea of turning it into a drive-thru food night. With COVID-19 still being a serious concern, we thought we could do another food drive this year so we could put on an event. The goal with this is to provide a safe location where parents can drive through with their kids, donate some nonperishable food items while getting bags of candy.”

Leo Club members will be wearing costumes, and children are encouraged to also participate by dressing up. Selzler and Morgan said any kid wearing a costume during the drive-by will receive a bag of candy regardless of their age. “Usually, our demographic is fourth grade and younger,” said Selzler. “But this year, anyone who would be considered a youth that is wearing a costume when they come by will get a bag of candy.”

Roughly 1,300 pounds of food from last year’s event was given to the Crookston Care and Share, and that will be the goal the Police Department and Leo Club will be shooting for once again this year. Any nonperishable or canned food item will be acceptable.

The event will take place from 4:00-7:00 p.m. in the West parking lot at Crookston High School. If you cannot drive by that day during the event, you can contact Linda Morgan at 218-281-2144 or Darin Selzler at 218-281-3111, and the Crookston High School Leo Club or Crookston Police Department will be happy to pick up your food item at your doorstep. You can also reach out to Morgan or Selzler if you have any other questions about the Drive by Halloween Night Food Drive.

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The Crookston Area Chamber announced this morning that Small Business Saturday will be taking place on Saturday, November 27 in Crookston. They are asking for the following information from businesses.

• Will you be participating in Small Business Saturday on 11/27/2021?
• Will you be having any specific sales you would like for them to advertise?

They ask you email this information to Brooke Novak at novak.303@umn.edu. You can also contact Novak with any questions or for further information.

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On Thursday, November 4, there will be an Open House held to honor Irene Ybarra, Workforce Development Representative in Crookston, who is retiring from Career Force on December 2. The event will take place from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Crookston Inn. Irene has given over 25 years of dedicated and exemplary service to the State of Minnesota, and Career Force is asking for those in the community to join in honoring Irene’s service.

 

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The 2021 KROX Turkey Shoot Contest will run Monday, November 1 through Friday, November 12.

Send in your Turkey Shoot entry with your name, address, and phone number where you can be reached during the day, for a chance to become a Turkey Shot Contestant.

Send your entry to KROX Turkey Shoot, P.O. Box 620, Crookston, MN. 56716, or drop it by the KROX office at 208 South Main, or email it to krox@rrv.net or fax it to us at 281-5036.

You could win a $20 Hugo’s Gift card to be used toward the purchase of an Essential Everyday turkey or a consolation prize of a Little Joe’s Pizza from Happy Joe’s Pizza and Ice Cream Parlor in Crookston.

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The University of Minnesota Crookston will hold an official dedication of Gary Senske Court at Lysaker Gymnasium Tuesday, November 23. Prior to the 2020-21 season, the court was named in honor of legendary Minnesota Crookston men’s basketball Head Coach Gary Senske.

The official dedication will occur at halftime of the 6 p.m. men’s basketball game against NSIC foe Bemidji State University. Senske and his family will be present, including current Bemidji State player Steele Senske, Jr., who is a junior for the Beavers. A social will be held starting at 5 p.m. at the Evergreen Grill on the UMN Crookston campus. All alumni of UMN Crookston who return to attend Tuesday’s events will receive free admission to the game against the Beavers. Alumni will need to provide their name and year of graduation to obtain entry.

Senske is the longest-standing coach to ever coach at Minnesota Crookston and has the most successful record in the program’s history. He amassed 176 wins as head coach of the Trojans and Golden Eagle men’s basketball squads from 1981-2002. Senske coached the team at three different levels, as he began when the team competed in the NJCAA, coached the squad through their transition as a four-year school in the NAIA, and again during a transition to NCAA Division II in 1999. Senske’s passion for the University of Minnesota Crookston was exemplary as he recruited numerous student-athletes to the campus in his 21 years representing the campus. His presence was very noticeable not only in the region, but also state-wide with coaches, recruits, parents and friends of the University. Senske’s overwhelming success was evident with his 61 percent win-loss percentage that included 12-consecutive winning seasons, a division championships, four division runners-up, a State Championship, and a Region XIII runner-up finish.

Senske retired in 2002 and currently resides in Perham, Minn. He was inducted into the UMN Crookston Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004. His son, Steele Senske, who played for his father from 1988-90, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007.

The Lysaker Gymnasium floor was redone prior to the 2020-21 season and now has Gary Senske Court etched on the south sideline of the floor. The official dedication was postponed to this season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

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The Minnesota Department of Health released the COVID-19 numbers for today and the state reported 2,690 cases with 41 deaths. 0 deaths were reported in northwest Minnesota. Polk County reported 12 new cases with nine probable, Roseau County had 16 with one probable, Mahnomen County had 5 with one probable, Marshall County had 4 with four probable, Red Lake County had 3 with two probable, Norman County had 3 with four probable, and Pennington County had 3 with eight probable.

All the information is below –

Data is for cases that were tested and returned positive. All data is preliminary and may change as cases are investigated. Many data points are collected during case interviews. Data presented below is for all cases, regardless of interview status. Data for cases pending interview may be listed as “unknown/missing.”

Positive PCR test results are considered confirmed cases. Positive antigen test results are considered probable cases.

All probable cases get the same public health follow up and recommendations as cases confirmed by PCR tests.

Testing

Total approximate completed tests (cumulative)	13,567,916
Total approximate number of completed PCR tests (cumulative)	12,029,141
Total approximate number of completed antigen tests (cumulative)	1,538,775

Minnesota Case Overview

Total positive cases (cumulative)	784,233
Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative)	713,134
Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative)	71,099

Total number of health care workers (cumulative)	49,345

Patients no longer needing isolation

Patients no longer needing isolation (cumulative)	757,360

Deaths

Total deaths (cumulative)	8,653
Deaths from confirmed cases (cumulative)	8,153
Deaths from probable cases (cumulative)	500
Deaths among cases that resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities (cumulative)	4,750

Total non-laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 deaths (death certificate) (cumulative)	124

Hospitalizations

Total cases hospitalized (cumulative)	41,026
Total cases hospitalized in ICU (cumulative)	8,321

Case Demographics

Age

Gender

Race & Ethnicity

Residence

Cases by County of Residence

County of residence is confirmed during the case interview. At the time of this posting not all interviews have been completed.

 

As of 10/28/21, likely exposure and residence type are no longer collected for all cases and therefore no longer reported. Archived data can be found in the COVID-19 Weekly Report.

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MnDOT announced yesterday motorists on Highway 2 between Fisher and East Grand Forks can now access both eastbound and westbound lanes. Eastbound traffic will experience lane closure during the construction of turn lanes as well as the J-turn at the intersection of Highway 2/2B. The project is expected to be complete by mid-November, weather permitting.

The contractor for this $9.4 million dollar project is Knife River. This project will create a safer, longer lasting road surface. Visit the project website below for more information: www.mndot.gov/d2/projects/2021/hwy2b-egf .

Important reminders for motorists regarding work zone safety:

• Slow down when approaching every work zone, then navigate through with care and caution.
• Stay alert; work zones constantly change.
• Watch for workers and slow-moving equipment.
• Obey posted speed limits. Fine for a violation in a work zone is $300.
• Minimize distractions behind the wheel.
• Be patient; expect delays, especially during peak travel times.

Please join the MnDOT District 2 Facebook group for updates on construction, road conditions and other transportation related topics. www.facebook.com/groups/mndotnorthwest/. For a complete list of projects for 2021, please visit www.mndot.gov/d2. For real-time traffic and travel information in Minnesota, visit www.511mn.org or get the free smartphone app at Google Play or the App Store.

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