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March 28, 2023

CROOKSTON YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION TO HOLD SPRING SOCCER MAY 4-30

The Crookston Youth Soccer Association (CYSA) will have spring soccer from May 4-30 on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

The schedule for each age group is below –
Pre-K – 5:00 to 5:45 p.m.
Kindergarten – 5:00 to 5:45 p.m.
Grades 1-2 – 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Grades 3-4 – 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Grades 5-6 – 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

The cost is $30 per participant, and the CYSA intends to provide a soccer ball for each kid. Pre-registration is required. The registration form is available below, and you can return the registration form and payment at Crookston City Hall. Or mail it to –
Crookston City Hall
Attn: Andrea
124 North Broadway
Crookston MN 56716

If you have any questions call Coach Sarah Reese at 218-349-0457. There is also a need for parent coaches. No experience is necessary.

For the registration form, CLICK HERE.

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March 28, 2023

CHIEF JUSTICE GILDEA AND THE POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE URGE AWARENESS OF JURY DUTY SCAMS

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Chief Justice Gildea and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office are warning people of jury duty scammers.

“Counties and district courts are hearing, again, that scammers are preying on Minnesotans with fake jury duty phone calls,” said Chief Justice Gildea. “Jury duty is an important civic duty. I commend citizens who report for jury service and urge Minnesotans to learn about and protect themselves from the potentially devastating consequences of these scams.”

Jury duty scams can take many forms. Recently, scammers are calling people and pretending to be from Minnesota courts. In some cases, they “spoof” the court telephone number so it looks like the call is originating from the court or from a law enforcement agency.

In these calls, the scammer says people must pay a fine for missing jury service. The scammer might ask for a credit card number or suggest some other way to pay the fine and avoid jail time. The scammers may demand that people provide payment or divulge private information that the scammer can use for identity theft purposes.

Chief Justice Gildea reminds all Minnesotans that if they are summoned for state jury duty, initial contact will always be made by U.S. Mail in the form of a juror summons from a Minnesota district court. Minnesota courts will never contact a person by phone or e-mail and seek payment of fines, Social Security numbers, credit card information, or any other sensitive information in response to missed jury duty.

Any person who receives a suspicious call seeking payment or private data related to missed jury duty is urged to contact their local county sheriff’s office. People with questions about jury duty service should contact their local district court or The Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

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March 28, 2023

Philip Michael Weiland – Notice of Passing

Philip Michael Weiland, 74, of rural Red Lake Falls, MN, passed away at his winter home in Pierpont, SD early Sunday morning, March 26, 2023. Funeral arrangements are pending with the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home.

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March 28, 2023

Philip Michael Weiland – Notice of Passing

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March 28, 2023

GRAND FORKS FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDS TO STRUCTURE FIRE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING

At approximately 3:42 am on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, the Grand Forks Fire
Department was dispatched to 4375 24th Avenue North for a possible structure
fire.

When fire crews arrived on the scene, they found an abnormally large amount of
smoke coming from the roof vent of the building. After investigating, they found a
fire confined to the heater of the building, which was quickly extinguished. Fire
damages were contained to the furnace.

The Grand Forks Fire Department responded with five engines, one truck, and
one command vehicle with seventeen personnel. There were no injuries to the
public or fire service personnel. The Fire Department was assisted by the Grand
Forks County Sheriff’s Office, the Grand Forks Police Department, and Altru
Ambulance.

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March 28, 2023

Grand jury in Trump probe concludes on Monday with no vote

The Manhattan grand jury concluded its proceedings in former President Trump’s case on Monday afternoon with no vote. The grand jury had reconvened Monday in New York City after its proceedings related to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation into Trump were canceled twice last week.

Bragg has been investigating the $130,000 hush-money payment that then-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford. That payment was made in the weeks leading up to the 2016 presidential election in exchange for her silence about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump in 2006. Cohen paid Daniels $130,000 through his own company and was later reimbursed by Trump’s company, which logged the payments as “legal expenses.” Trump has repeatedly denied wrongdoing with regard to the payments made to Daniels, and he has repeatedly said the payments were “not a campaign violation” but rather a “simple private transaction.”

The grand jury heard from one witness, David Pecker, who served as president of National Enquirer’s parent company, American Media Inc. and had previously testified before the grand jury as part of this case. The grand jury is set to reconvene Wednesday.

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March 28, 2023

3 students and 3 adults dead, suspect killed in Nashville school shooting

Three adults and three children are confirmed dead following a mass shooting Monday morning at The Covenant School, a private Christian school in Nashville. The 28-year-old female suspect was killed in an altercation with police.

Don Aaron, a spokesman for the Metro Nashville Police Department, said during a press conference that three adults and three students were killed in the shooting at The Covenant School. The female shooter had entered the school through a side entrance armed with at least two “assault-type rifles” and a handgun and moved from the first floor to the second floor, firing multiple shots. The suspect was fatally shot by two of five-member police team around 10:27 a.m. in a second floor lobby. Police said that the shooter was a former student of the school.

The Covenant School was founded in 2001 as a ministry of Covenant Presbyterian Church and has students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. Enrollment fluctuates between 195 and 210 with 33 teaching faculty members. On a normal day, the school has about 200 students and 40 staff members on campus. Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk said the investigation remains ongoing: “While I cannot comment on the ongoing nature of the investigation, I’m really impressed with the work that’s being done by law enforcement. This is the ultimate crime when school children and caregivers are the victims of senseless gun violence.”

The school shooting is believed to be the fifth in the Nashville area since 2011, and first since 2018. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., tweeted: “Chuck and I are heartbroken to hear about the shooting at Covenant School in Nashville. My office is in contact with federal, state and local officials and we stand ready to assist. Thank you to the first responders working on site. Please join us in prayer for those affected.”

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March 28, 2023

Take a look at Keri Russell in the Netflix series ‘The Diplomat’

Netflix shared a first-look photo of their upcoming new drama series The Diplomat, featuring Keri Russell. The streaming service tweeted the photo with the caption: “Keri Russell stars in The Diplomat, a new series created by Debora Cahn (Homeland, The West Wing), premiering April 20. She plays a career diplomat who lands a high-profile job she’s unsuited for, with seismic implications for her marriage and political future — “

Russell plays Kate Wyler, the new U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom. Wyler must handle international crises and build alliances while also navigating her rocky marriage to her husband and fellow diplomat, Hal (Rufus Sewell).

The Diplomat is created and executive produced by Debora Cahn (writer and producer of ‘Homeland’, ‘The West Wing’ and ‘Grey’s Anatomy’.). Cahn said in a statement: “‘The Diplomat’ is a show about the transcendence and torture of long-term relationships. It’s hard to keep a relationship going, be it a marriage or a military alliance. We change, the world changes, and yet we want these relationships to go on forever … It’s a show about a bunch of good people doing their best to keep their global and personal partnerships intact without killing each other. In the world of diplomacy, you’re dealing with a lot of rule-bound, protocol-driven behavior, but underneath all that, these are people who sweat, and spill coffee on their clothes, and forget the name of the person they’re talking to. All of that is always bubbling under the grandeur and majesty of working with heads of state.”

The Diplomat premieres April 20 on Netflix.

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March 28, 2023

Producer Steven Spielberg bringing ‘Smash’ musical to Broadway

A stage musical adaptation of the NBC series “Smash” is heading to Broadway, expected to debut during the 2024-2025 season. The new stage musical will be based on the NBC series of the same name, which aired for two seasons from 2012-2013.

Steven Spielberg, Robert Greenblatt and Neil Meron, who produced the original TV series, will serve as lead producers on the musical. Theater veteran Susan Stroman (“The Producers”) is directing the production, with a score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (“Some Like It Hot,” Hairspray,” “Mary Poppins Returns”), who wrote “Let Me Be Your Star” and dozens of more songs for the television show, many of which will be used in the musical. Additional new material will be added to the Broadway production; additional details, including the cast, have yet to be announced.

Debra Messing, Jack Davenport, Megan Hilty, Katharine McPhee and Christian Borle starred in “Smash,” which was created by Theresa Rebeck. The stage version (like the TV version) will follow the process of mounting the musical “Bombshell,” about the life of Marilyn Monroe; however, producers say the Broadway adaptation will “depart liberally from the series.”