Month: September 2022

Join artist Christy Goulet for a workshop bringing the artistry of creating dream catchers to life. Offered free of charge, the Fertile Public Library invites the community to learn about the traditions around dream catchers and the materials used to create them. Participants will be guided using traditional materials, such as willow and sinew, to create their own dream catcher. 

Christy Goulet is an artist and tribally enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. This program is made possible in part thanks to funding from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund. 

The workshop will be offered free of charge and will be held Wednesday, October 5, at 6:30 p.m. Participation is limited, and registration is required. Register by calling the library or by visiting larl.org/legacy.

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Bev Casmey, Associate Matron of Crookston Chapter #137, Order of the Eastern
Star recently presented a $1,000 scholarship to George French, son of George and Rae French. George will be attending UND next year.

This scholarship is made available with Matching Funds through Masonic Charities and Crookston Chapter #137.

A picture of George French receiving the scholarship can be seen below-

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The Polk County Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 3:30 a.m. on 280th Ave. this morning, 10 miles east of Crookston on Highway 2.

The structure was an abandoned farm home that sat vacant for years, with there being no reason for it to catch fire, as there was no power sent to the building, and no lightning struck the building either.

The structure was close to a cornfield that had almost dried out but did not catch fire. This is an active investigation, and more news will be reported when it is revealed.

A video by Neil Carlson of iNewZ TV can be seen below for more information on the fire.

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The Crookston Fire Department (CFD) responded to the following calls on 9/29/2022 and 9/30/2022 –

10:15 a.m., the CFD responded to the 300 block of S Broadway for a report of a Carbon Monoxide detector activation. Upon arrival, the CFD investigated with gas monitoring tools, and there was Carbon Monoxide present in the home. The CFD ventilated the home, and upon further investigation, it was found that the stove was the issue. The CFD shut off the gas to the stove and turned over control to the occupant to address the issue. Once the area was deemed safe, the CFD cleared the scene.

At 3:15 a.m. on 9/30/2022, the CFD responded along US Hwy 2 and MN Hwy 32 for a report of an abandoned building on fire. The CFD assisted local agencies in extinguishing the fire. Once the scene was deemed safe, the CFD turned control over to Red Lake Fall Fire and cleared the scene. Other assisting agencies included Polk County Sherriff Department and the Mentor Fire Department.

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