Month: June 2023

The Crookston Community Pool is closed until further notice.

The Eat United Food program will run today through July 27 on Mondays through Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Ray Ecklund Park Complex at the Lions Shelter by the hut. All children 18 and younger can get a free meal, and adults 19 years or older can purchase a meal for $5. Children must be present in order to receive a meal (one per child.) Meals must be consumed on-site. There will be to-go meals this year.

Crookston Home Delivered meals this week is being delivered by the Benedictine Living Community.

Golden Link activities for Tuesday: Entertainment Committee meets at 1:00 p.m., Pinochle at 1:00 p.m., and Grant Committee meets at 2:00

The Fisher American Legion Auxiliary meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday.

Golden Link activities for Wednesday are Mens cards at 8:00 a.m., Board Meeting at 9:00 a.m., Cribbage at 10:00 a.m., and Bridge at 12:30 p.m.

The Crookston Public Library will have a childrens concert by Grammy-nominated artist Ralphs World on Wednesday from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

The Crookston American Legion will meet on Wednesday, June 7, at 7:00 p.m. at the Golden Link.

The Fisher American Legion will have burger night Wednesday.

RiverView Health Auxiliary is set to host a Collective Goods Sale, previously known as the Books Are Fun sale. Items include books, electronics, home goods, linens and blankets, kids’ gifts, and more. The event is on Thursday from 8:00-5:00 and Friday, June 9th, from 8:00-3:00 in RiverViews Conference Rooms, 1-3. A portion of the proceeds will go towards hospital and clinic projects to enhance patient care.

Golden Link activities for Thursday are Foot Care at 8:30 and 12:00 noon, Smear at 1:00 p.m., SAIL Exercise Class at 2:30, and an evening meal at 5:30 p.m.

The Crookston Public Library will have storytime on Thursday from 10:30 to 11:00 a.m.

The Crookston Eagles will NOT have bingo on Thursday night.

The Crookston DAV will meet on Thursday, June 8, at 6:00 p.m. at the Golden Link.

The Crookston Eagles will have Bar Bingo on Friday, June 9, at 6:30 p.m. with a $500 must-go Jackpot.

The Crookston Eagles will have Bar Bingo on Saturday, June 10, at 2:00 p.m. with a $500 must-go Jackpot.

Lutheran Social Service Meals, with support from DSAAA and United Way, will distribute meals to individuals 60 plus on Monday, June 12th, at 9:00 AM at Golden Link in Crookston. Recipients will receive a bundle of 10 meals, first come, first served. To register, contact Wendy Jerry at 218-773-3017.

Everyone is invited to a Retirement Open House for David Aamoth, who is retiring from Edward Jones. It will be Tuesday, June 13, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Irishmans Shanty at 1501 South Main in Crookston. Appetizers and refreshments will be served.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary 1902 Crookston will have their regular meeting at the Golden Link Senior Center on Tuesday, June 13, at 6:00 p.m.

The Fisher American Legion will have its Legion and SAL meeting at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 13.

Join award-winning cartoonist Rick Stromoski by live stream at the Crookston Public Library Wednesday, June 14, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

The Crookston Public Library will have Storytime on Thursday, June 15, from 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. and an outdoor concert featuring the Dan Brekke Trio from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The 2023 United Golf Tournament will be held on Thursday, June 22, at the Minakwa Golf Course. Its an 18 Hole Scramble with four-person teams. Registration is at 8:00 a.m., shotgun start at 9:00 a.m. To pre-register, send team and player names and checks payable to United Way of Crookston, P.O. Box 218, Crookston, MN. 56716. Registration includes donuts, coffee, juice, lunch, and green fees. Carts are not included, call to reserve at 218-281-1774.

The Grand Theatre will have a Classic Family Matinee and Video Club gaming every Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. Admission is free with a concession purchase or pay just $1.

CONTINUING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Highland School is currently looking for donations of new or gently used winter gloves. Please drop off any donations at the Highland School Office if you are interested in donating.

The Crookston Care & Share is now accepting donations of Womens, Mens, and childrens coats and jackets, jeans, sweatshirts, long sleeve t-shirts, and winter gear, as well as toiletries and other common items. Donations may be dropped off at the Care and Share Center at 220 East Third Street.

ThePrairieSkylineFoundation is looking for new members. For those interested in joining, you can contact Kay Hegge at 218-289-1246.

Second booster doses of Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are now available at Altru Clinic in Crookston for people 50 and older and those 12 and older who are immunocompromised. The second booster dose must be administered at least four months after the first booster. Adults who received Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) for their primary vaccine and booster dose at least four months ago may now receive a second booster dose of Pfizer or Moderna only. To schedule your COVID-19 booster dose in Altru Clinic in Crookston, please call 218.281.9100.

The Benedictine Living Community Auxiliary is looking for new members. For those interested in joining, you can contact President Diane Seddon at 218-280-6736.

The Crookston License Center is now offering the Class D written test for permits, new-to-state residents, and MN reinstatements. The test is available by appointment for a fee of $10.00. If you want to schedule an appointment, please call 218.281.5423 or email licensecenter@co.polk.mn.us.

The Crookston Public Librarys Books & Brews Book Club meet on the fourth Tuesday of every other month at 6:30 p.m. at Drafts Sports Bar and Grill. They will discuss books and enjoy beverages. Appetizers are provided by the Friends of the Crookston Public Library; participants are responsible for the cost of their own food and drinks. All are welcome.

The Crookston Public Librarys Reading by the Red Book Club meets on the fourth Tuesday of every other month at the library at 6:30 p.m. They will discuss books and enjoy beverages.

The Golden Link is serving noon lunch Monday through Friday. The cost is $8. Veterans meals are half-price on the first Monday of the month. Call 281-3072 by 10:00 the day you plan to have lunch.

The Crookston Friends of the Library meet on the third Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

The Crookston Library Board meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 5:15 p.m.

The Cove Youth Center in Crookston is open Monday through Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.Students and parents should call ahead to check the availability of the youth center at 218-470-0149.

Polk County Public Health is available to answer questions about COVID-19 and help obtain essential services such as groceries, medications, and other daily items at 281-3385. The phone is staffed Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.

The Crookston Care and Share Centers Donation and New Hope Food Shelf will be open every Monday and Wednesday from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. and every Friday from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. For information on the Care and Share New Hope Food Shelf website, click here. For more information or to donate, call 218-277-0000.

The Golden Link is now renting rooms for parties. Free for members. Call 218-281-3072 for details.

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The Northwest Regional Corrections Center reported the arrest of the following-

Pheynix Charles Graham, 24 of Ada, for second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon.

Justin Issac Littlwolf Sr., 42 no address provided, for second-degree DUI with two or more aggravating factors.

Joseph Eugene Johnson Jr., 52 of Crookston, for felony domestic assault.

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The Crookston Ways and Means Committee had a special meeting on Monday evening to discuss the 2023 Street Improvement projects, and they decided to scrap all the projects except two because the one quote they received was over 40 percent of what they had estimated.

The City only received one bid for the six projects that were estimated to cost $2,061,263, and the bid from RJ Zavoral and Sons Inc. was for $2,796,705. With the difference between the estimate and the quote, City Engineer Rich Clauson and Public Works Director Brandon Carlson suggested the city only go forward with the two projects and package the rest into 2024s projects.

Public Works Director Brandon Carlson said there were several reasons why they only had one bid on the projects. “Rich reached out to a couple of them that we were expecting to bid, and one didnt have a crew to put the underground in, and the other one had a hard time fitting it in their schedule,” said Carlson. “Part of the changes we made tonight was to extend the deadline so it will give them a little more time into the fall so we can hopefully get a couple more bids, and we have reduced the project size.”

The Ways and Means committee agreed that they should move forward with rebidding the Alexander Street project from 4th Avenue North to 425 feet north and only replace the watermain on Houston Avenue from Hunter Street to South Ash Street in 2023.

“We were going to do Houston Avenues watermain and the street, and we were going to do some gravel roads on the south end of town and upgrade them to curb and blacktop streets, and we dropped those to make the project a little smaller,” said Carlson. “We will have the watermain put in on Houston this year so that the following year the streets can be done, and we will have a larger street improvement project in 2024 to get a more reasonable bid out of the contractors. We are moving forward, doing what we can, and trying to get the best bids we can. I didnt feel it would be responsible for accepting a bid where they came in and if the projects have to wait until next year.”

The rest of the projects (listed below) will be pushed back to 2024.
Houston Avenue reconstruction (Hunter Street to South Ash Street)
Euclid Avenue Reconstruction (Guthrie Street to McKinley Blvd.)
Guthrie Street Reconstruction (Euclid Avenue to 5th Avenue South)
Guthrie Street Reconstruction (5th Avenue South to the DAC garage approach)
Elm Street Alley between Summit and Central (Alley on West side of Elm Street)

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The Crookston City Council held a special meeting to discuss the Crookston Community Pool repairs and structural evaluation payments.

Crookston resident of almost 40 years, Bob Blazek, voiced his opinion that the City should save money and close the pool. I have seen a lot of money dumped into the swimming pool, I call it the hole because money keeps going in, and there is no profit, said Blazek. Its a big expense to the City, to the taxpayers, and I dont agree with more money being spent on it. A couple of months ago, it came out that it could cost $1 million to fix the problems they got. Now they want to dump another $50,000 into having an HVAC/Structural engineer or somebody else come in and look at everything to tell them the building is shot. In my mind, I would like to see them close it and be done with it. We dont need more expense to the city when they are struggling the way it is. Property taxes keep going up, and were not getting a whole lot more benefit out of it, in my mind.

The council had a short discussion before voting unanimously to spend $54,000 for the pool heat actuators (two), with installation at $40,000. The estimated HVAC/Plumbing Engineer evaluation will be $7,500. And the structural engineer evaluation will cost $6,500.

To pay for the unbudgeted expense, they are taking money from the following accounts-
Timberwolves trip – $200
Reserve Beverage contract – $5,000
Reserve Take a Kid Fishing – $285
Reserve Club Kid – $854.91
Reserve Bark for the Park – $3,266.56
Reserve Franklin School Park – $500
Reserve Maplewood Park – $1,465
Reserve Gymnastics – $658.45
Reserve Baseball Field Improvement – $5,000
Fund Balance unreserved – $36,770.08

Crookston City Administrator Corky Reynolds said they will move forward with the repairs to open the pool and find out what kind of condition the building is in. The council said yes, go ahead and get the actuators in there so we can open the doors. But, more importantly, they affirmed going out and getting a structural engineer to do more in-depth testing and also an HVAC and piping engineer to do more testing on the areas we know are in need of testing and potential replacement.

The council wants to get the pool open and decide on the pool’s future after getting more info about the structural and HVAC/piping reports. We want the testing to occur in the environment that is now. So we can look at the chemicals, so we can look at the vapors, so we can look at how it works right now and then get the experts to say if you want it to be better, here is what you have to do and we can evaluate the cost, and the council will have all the data to make the ultimate decision.

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