Month: July 2023

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

Patrick Lee Richardson, 69 of Twin Valley, for fifth-degree assault. Fear of bodily harm.

Paige Ashlyn Sanders, 28 or Crookston, for third-degree DUI with one aggravating factor.

Joseph David Vejtasa, 39 no address provided, of first-degree DUI.

Kayla Marie Berg, 34 of Roseau, for second-degree DUI with two or more aggravating factors.

Chester Allen Retz Sr., 40 of Callaway, for failure to appear.

Garrett Windsor Baumann, 26 of Fosston, for misdemeanor domestic assault. Commit act to cause fear of immediate bodily harm or death.

 

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The City of Crookston will be adding new seating behind home plate at Jim Karn Field.The project is valued at $180,000, which will be paid for by the Crookston Baseball Association.

There will be 238 seats added, with 133 of them stadium seating.“The seats immediately in front of the press box will be removed, and stadium seating will be implemented,” said City Administrator Corky Reynolds.“What stadium seating means there will be a fold-up base where you would sit, with a backside attached. This is much like a professional stadium.” The stadium seats will also have cupholders.

BREAKDOWN OF SEATING
The total number of seats that are being added is 238. Of those 238 seats, 133 of them are considered stadium seating. Four wheelchair spaces are handicapped accessible, along with 100 bench seats designed as bleacher seating. “If you think about Karn field, right in front of the press box is where the 133 stadium seats will go, and they will be right against the backstop,” said Reynolds. “Everybody seated will be able to see the entire field.” Seating offset to each side of the stadium seating will have bench seating with backs attached.

The Southern Bleacher Company is set to start this project in late November or early December, and the expected completion time would be before Crookston High School takes the field next spring in early April.

BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT
The city believes this upgrade will benefit all the Crookston baseball teams. With stadium seating being added, this can make attending a game much more enjoyable. “This will make it much more comfortable and conducive to a delightful experience,” said Reynolds. “These seats will give a better view of the field.” Crookston Baseball Association is hopeful that this will give Crookston a leg up as far as premier fields in the area, where they can host more section, legion, and Babe Ruth League tournaments.

The architecture layout sheets for Karn Field are below. Click images to see full size.

 

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Kailee Magsam is the 2023 Crookston Firefighters Association Memorial Scholarship recipient.

The scholarship is to honor all past members of the Crookston Firefighters Association (CFA) that are no longer with us today. This scholarship was made possible by an endowment sponsored by the Association’s charitable gaming.

The CFA’s charitable gaming to fund our life-saving equipment and fire apparatuses. A portion of those proceeds are also given to local community non-profit causes with an emphasis on children’s programs and activities. Crookston Firefighters Association has charitable gaming at the One N Only Bar and Grill, Crookston Inn Scobey’s Pub and Grub, Snow Sled Inn Bar and Grill, and Minakwa Golf Course.

Kailee is a 2023 graduate of Crookston High School. She will be attending the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) in the fall, studying pre-medicine. Kailee’s community service, academic work, and moving personal essays make us proud to select her for this year’s award.

The CFA Memorial Scholarship is for a graduating high school senior residing in the city of Crookston or one of the townships served by the Crookston Firefighters Association. The townships we serve are Crookston, Roome, Eldred, Euclid, Belgium, Fanny, Parnell, Lowell, Andover, Fairfax, Gentilly, Kertsonville, Hammond, and Russia. Applicants must plan to attend a two-year community college or four-year college or university.

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The Hope Center has six units, 3 of them are one room, and 3 of them are two rooms. The rooms are not large but sufficient to provide a temporary place to stay. But while sufficiency is excellent, the rooms seemed institutional and unattractive.

Enter the Adopt-a-Room project. Six area churches have embraced the Hope Center, each adopting a room.

-Room 2A, Trinity Lutheran Church

-Room 2B, Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church

-Room 3, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church

-Room 4, Nexus Church, Thief River Falls

-Room 5, Harvest Church

-Room 6, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

The idea is to make things a little more homelike for resident families. Not every room will look alike, so it isn’t so institutional. It also shows residents that the Crookston region is caring. The committed church volunteers that took on this project faced some challenges. Everyone had to address the flooring. Everyone had painting to do. This was in addition to the separate little things each room needed to be done.

In addition to time and effort, supplies were needed. The different church families came together to support the project with donations of supplies. When it came to the painting, Sister Justina must have meddled in this project a little bit because, right on time, Jason Klinnert, manager of Hardware Hank in Crookston, called with an offer to donate paint. Hardware Hank of Crookston donated many gallons of paint and even tinted it at no cost.

There comes a point where the hard work is done, and then the fun stuff starts. The churches get to decorate the room and provide bedding and towels that look nice together. They also create a welcome basket for the incoming family. One of the most fun parts for the churches is knowing that what they have provided is available for the families to take with them when they move into their homes. This boosts families when they gather necessities needed in a new place. It also gives them something enjoyable to decorate with when encouraged to take dcor they have particularly liked.

Leah Winjum from Trinity Lutheran Church is the communications coordinator volunteer. She was kept busy as the project started because we had to let the churches know when there was the time and opportunity to get their room done in between the rooms being used. Her job should get more manageable now that almost all the rooms are complete. From now on, when a family leaves a room, the church that adopted that room will be notified so they can come and refresh the room. Families in the rooms don’t know the volunteers who worked in their rooms. Volunteers don’t get to meet the families they are providing for. But that’s okay. The result is a mutual sense of caring and gratitude between people who will never meet, a miraculous happening. Thank you, churches, for making the Hope Center and our world better!

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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 Lion’s 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.

Post Offices will be closed today in observance of Independence Day. There will be no mail delivery, caller service, or Post Office Box service. All services resume on Wednesday, July 5.

The Crookston Eagles Club will not have activities today.

There are no home-delivered meals today.

The Crookston Garbage and Recycling Collection for Tuesday, July 4, will be collected on Wednesday, July 5. Wednesdays garbage and recycling collection will remain the same.

The Polk County Transfer Station will be closed today, and normal hours will resume on Wednesday, July 5.

Crookston Home Delivered meals this week are provided by the Crookston Classic Car Club and Sisters in Spirit from Wednesday, July 5, to Friday, July 7.

The Minakwa Golf Course 4th of July Triple Event is going on today. Members are $45, and non-members are $55. Registries after July 1, members are $55, and non-members are $65. The price includes brunch and dinner. Call 281-1773 to reserve your spot today.

The Crookston Eagles Club will have an Auxiliary meeting on Wednesday, July 5, at 7:00 p.m.

The Polk County Fair will be held July 5 through 9 in Fertile. Advanced ride tickets are only available for purchase by going to https://www.polkcountyfairfertilemn.com/midway.

The Crookston Rotary will have a blood drive at Wesely United Methodist Church on Thursday, July 6, from 11:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Friday, July 7, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

The Crookston Eagles Club will have Bar Bingo on Thursday, July 6, starting at 6:30 p.m. The kitchen will serve baskets.

The Crookston Eagles Club will have Bar Bingo on Friday, July 7, starting at 6:30 p.m. This is a $500 must-go jackpot.

Childrens free vision screenings will be available at the Polk County Fair on Saturday, July 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The tent for no-touch screening will be In the children’s play area next to the Industrial Building. Screening is intended to detect early vision irregularities so children can be referred to professionals. KidSight is sponsored by the Fertile Lions Club.

The Crookston Eagles Club will have Bar Bingo on Saturday, July 8, starting at 2:00 p.m. This is a $400 must-go jackpot.

Lutheran Social Services Meals will offer healthy meals for free at a Pop-Up Event in Crookston on July 10 at 9:00 a.m. Theres no cost, but donations and SNAP will be accepted. To reserve these meals, call Wendy Jerry at 218-773-3017. Drop off will be at Golden Link 324 North Main Street in Crookston. This distribution is for Minnesota residents ages 60 plus who are in need of healthy meals. Pick up a bundle of 10 meals. Limit one bundle per person.

The Crookston Blue Line Club will have its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, July 12 at 6:00 p.m. at the Crookston Sports Center in the Community Room. They will review the 2022-2023 season, go over the annual financial report, and vote for open seats. If you are interested in becoming a member, contact Kirsty at 218-470-0423 or crookstonhockey@gmail.com.

RiverView Health offers a CPR class on Thursday, July 13, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. at the RiverView Home Care Building, 721 South Minnesota Street in Crookston. The cost is $50 for those needing certification, and for those not needing certification, the class is free. To register, call 218-281-9405. No walk-ins will be allowed.

The Crookston High School Annual Pirate Pride Golf Scramble will be on Friday, July 14, at Minakwa Golf Course. The cost is $100 per person and includes lunch. Call Minakwa at 281-1774 to reserve a cart. Carts are not included in the $100 per person. To pre-register, contact Steve Kofoed at 320-290-9904 or email stevenkofoed@isd593.org. Must be 18 years of age or have graduated high school. All proceeds will help support Crookston High School Pirate Athletics.

The Crookston Community Theatre will present Vintage Hitchcock, a live radio play, on July 17, 18, and 19 at 7:00 p.m. each night at the Crookston Eagles Club. Admission at the door is $17 and includes a piece of pie at intermission.

An Ag Waste Collection will be held at CHS Ag Service on Highway 75 South in Crookston on Tuesday, July 18, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Old or unused herbicides or pesticides will be accepted. You can dispose of up to 300 pounds free of charge. For amounts greater than 300 pounds, call 218-694-2090. Waste pesticides only will be accepted, no paint, fuels, crop oils, rinsates or recycling.

The Northwest Research and Outreach Center’s annual Crops and Soils Day will be Wednesday, July 19, at the NWROCs maintenance/farm operations building. Signs will direct you to NWROC’s parking lot. The small grains morning tours will begin with registration and CEU sign-up at 7:30 a.m. and tours at 8:00 a.m., lunch at 11:45 and sugar beet tours with registration and CEU sign-up at 12:15 p.m. and tours at 12:45 p.m. If you need special accommodations for accessibility or have dietary restrictions, contact Megan Benoit at 218-281-8610 or by email at mbenoit@umn.edu.

The Marshall County Fair in Warren will be July 19 through 23.

Crazy Days in Crookston will be Thursday, July 20. Businesses will have Crazy Day Specials, and KROX will have their Crazy Day Auctions at 9:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

The Crookston Public Library will host Nature Printing Programs for Youth in grade PreK through seventh grade on Wednesday, July 26, at 2:00 p.m. Participants will create prints that can be used as cards, bookmarks, and more. All supplies will be provided, but youth should bring their own leaves.

The Wesley United Methodist Church will have Summer Salad Lunches on July 27 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. They are offering a variety of salads, homemade desserts, and beverages. Dine-in or take-out is available$ 12.00 per meal.

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.

The first annual St. Jude’s Shanty Motorcycle Run will be Saturday, July 22. Registration is from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. The run starts at 11:00 a.m. at Irishmans Shanty. $20 per bike, $10 per passenger. The first stop is The Spot in Red Lake Falls, the second stop is the Black Cat in Thief River Falls, the third stop is the Cozy Bar in Brooks, then heads back to Irishmans Shanty. Proceeds go to St. Judes Research Hospital.

The Crookston Public Library will have Baby Bounce on Tuesday, August 1, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. These are social and early literacy activities for infants through preschoolers and their caregivers.

Nite to Unite Neighbors Joining Neighbors will be held on Tuesday, August 1^st,from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the campus of the University of Minnesota Crookston.

The Wesley United Methodist Church will have Summer Salad Lunches on August 24, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. They are offering a variety of salads, homemade desserts, and beverages. Dine-in or take-out is available$ 12.00 per meal.

DNR Hunter Safety Training for youth aged 11 and older will be on August 29 and 31 and on September 1, 5, 7, and 8. Field Day and Test will be Saturday, September 9. Classes are held at the Crookston Gun Club, 26251 240th St. S.W. in Crookston. To register, call Steve Videen at 218-289-2115 or email him at stevevideen@yahoo.com.

CONTINUING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Twig and Branch Collection will be held on the second and fourth Mondays of each month, running from June through October. Place the materials on your curbside. Branches must be cut in four-foot lengths and bundled in order for the crews to take them away. Any branches or tree trunks not cut to this length and bundled will be left for the owner to haul away. Twigs may be in boxes or bags. Individuals removing their diseased elm trees should call City Hall to schedule a pickup. Please note that leaves, grass, and other compostable material must be in the clear City of Crookston bags and will be collected on your regular garbage collection day.

The Crookston Care and Share are now accepting donations of Womens, Mens, and childrens clothing as well as toiletries and other common items. Donations may be dropped off at the Care and Share Center at 220 East Third Street.

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 Grand Theatre will have free gaming or family movie Wednesdays from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Its free with a concession stand purchase per person or just $1 without a concession stand purchase.

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 218-470-0149.

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.

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