Month: August 2023

Crookston Home Delivered meals will be provided by Riverview Auxiliary and Employees through August 25.

The Crookston Chamber of Commerce will have its Crookston Chamber End of Summer Golf Scramble! Gather your team of five golfers and hit the course for some golf, games, prizes, and fun. This will be $80 per individual or $400 per team. Event and hole sponsorships will be $100 per sponsorship. The tournament will take place on Tuesday, August 29. Registration will be at 9:00 a.m., with a shotgun start at 10:00 a.m. The tournament will be 18 holes. You can drop off the registration form (TBD) at the Chamber office or register by calling Erin LaPlante at 218-289-1867.

The Golden Link Senior Center will have foot care from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. today, followed by SAIL at 2:30 p.m.

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

The Crookston Eagles Club will have Bar Bingo tonight starting at 6:30 p.m.

The Golden Link Senior Center will have Friday Morning Rolls on Friday, August 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

The Crookston Eagles Club will have Bar Bingo on Friday, August 25, starting at 6:30. This is a $500 must-go jackpot.

The Crookston Eagles Club will have Bar Bingo on Saturday, August 26, starting at 2:00 p.m. This is a $400 must-go jackpot.

Scruffy Tails Humane Society invites everyone to meet the new Director, Ana Gustafson, on Sunday, August 27, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Coffee and refreshments will be served.

AFRAN’s Chautauqua and French-Canadian/Metis Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday, August 26 and 27, at the Old Crossing Treaty Park in Huot, Minnesota. There will be music, stories, food, games, and demonstrations. Free will donation. Funding in part by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural  Heritage Fund.

The Golden Link Senior Center will have a Lions Club meeting and lunch at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, August 28.

Scruffy Tails Humane Society will host a Microchip Day on Monday, August 28^th, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Cost is $40 per animal, including registration, and onsite registration will be available.

The Golden Link Senior Center will have Hallie Fischer as their speaker on Tuesday, August 29, at 10:00 a.m., followed by Pinochle at 1:00 p.m.

The Golden Link Senior Center will have men’s cards on Wednesday, August 30, starting at 8:00 a.m., followed by Cribbage at 10:00 a.m.

The Fisher American Legion will have Wednesday Night Burger Night on Wednesday, August 30.

The Golden Link Senior Center will have SAIL on Thursday, August 31, starting at 2:30 p.m.

DNR Hunter Safety Training for youth aged 11 and older will be on August 29 and 31, September 1, 5, 7, and 8. Field Day and Test will be on 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.

All Lake Agassiz Regional Library (LARL) branches and LINK sites will be closed on Monday, September 4, in observance of Labor Day, with operations resuming Tuesday, September 5. 

CONTINUING ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Crookston Squadron Civil Air Patrol meets every Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Call 218-281-3954 for more information.

Twig and Branch Collection will be held on the second and fourth Mondays from June through October. Place the materials on your curbside. Branches must be cut into four-foot lengths and bundled by the crew to take them away. Annuities 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 Women’s, Men’s, and children’s clothing, toiletries, and other everyday items. Donations may be dropped off at the Care and Share Center at 220 East Third Street.

The Crookston Public Library’s Books & Brews Book Club meet on the fourth Tuesday of every other month at 6:30 pm 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 thein food and drinks. All are welcome.

The Crookston Public Library’s Reading by the Red Book Club meets on the fourth Tuesday of every other month at 6:30 pm. They will discuss books and enjoy beverages.

The Golden Link is serving noon lunch Monday through Friday. 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 pm.

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

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

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

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The Benedictine Living Community-Crookston (Villa St. Vincent) Foundation will host its annual Glow Golf Scramble on Saturday, September 9, at Minakwa Golf Course in Crookston.

This event will consist of 18 holes of golf. The first nine holes are played in the daylight with a break for dinner and drawings. The last nine holes will be played darkly with glow balls. All golfers are encouraged to decorate their carts and wear glow attire and accessories. Prizes will be awarded to the best-decorated carts and best-dressed golfers. The tournament will start at 4:00 p.m. After golfers finish their first round (9 holes), everyone will come together for dinner before heading out for the last nine holes.

“Our staff will go out and light up the course; we encourage people to bring glow items,” said Foundation Development Director Cassie Rudie. “One group last year brought a light-up bow tie and suspenders that lit up, lights on their tennis shoes. Gofers can light up their carts too with glow items.”

All proceeds will be used towards upgrading the Wander Guard System. The Wander Guard System is a bracelet monitoring device given to high-risk residents and tenants that alerts staff when that person has gone out an exit door. The current system is over 20 years old, and many replacement parts are no longer available. “We have this system throughout our facility, and it’s 20 years old,” said Rudie. “What it does: if we are concerned about a resident who may wander outside, we can put this bracelet on, and we get alerted when they leave the building.”

This system allows residents to stay in their apartments at the Summit and in the nursing home area that isn’t secured, and it ensures the staff that the tenants are safe. The Benedictine Living Community is currently searching for quotes on purchasing the new system; the system is estimated at approximately $150,000.

Rudie mentioned how this tournament’s funding has helped them purchase a call-light system and how it correlates to the wandering system. “A few years ago, we used funds for a new call-light system,” said Rudie. “One of glow golf tournaments money went towards that so that this new wander system could tie into that. It will be wonderful for our residents, tenants, and staff.”

The Benedictine Foundation is looking for a system that can withstand interference and interact with the new call light system. A new Wander Guard System will help ensure families that their loved ones can stay safe and more independent in their current home, prolonging the need to be transferred to the Benedictine memory care unit.

For more information, contact Cassie Rudie at 218-281-9713 or by email at cassie.rudie@benedictineliving.org.

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The annual Chautauqua and French-Canadian/Métis Festival will come alive on Saturday, August 26 and Sunday, August 27, at Old Crossing Treaty Park in Huot, MN, 9 miles southwest of Red Lake Falls or seven miles northeast of Gentilly on County Road 11.

Everyone is welcome; you can enjoy music, stories, games, and demonstrations inspired by traditions and heritage. Admission is free.

On Saturday in the big tent, programming begins at 12:30 p.m. with an introduction to Old Crossing by Hampton Smith.
Métis fiddler Ryan “Lefty” Keplin goes on stage at 1:00 p.m. and again at 3 p.m.
At 2:00 p.m., Lyndon Johnson will share stories and music of Swedish Americans.
At 3:00 p.m., Native-American flute player Keith Bear will perform.
From 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., conversations with artists will feature Celeste Hoffman.

On Sunday at 12:30 p.m., Hampton Smith will share the history of Fort Snelling. At 1:00 p.m., Keith Bear will perform, followed by Lyndon Johnson at 2:00 p.m. and Ryan Keplin at 3.
From 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Hoffman will give an overview of art. Festival food can be purchased on Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Sunday from 12:30 to 5:00 p.m.

The festival is sponsored by the Association of the French of the North (AFRAN).  For more information, visit http://www.frenchcanadianafran.org or call AFRAN President Virgil Benoit at (218) 253-2270 or 701-213-5598.

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The Minnesota Teacher Shortage Student Loan Repayment Program was established to provide student loan repayment assistance to teachers providing classroom instruction in a teacher shortage area in Minnesota. The purpose of the program is to encourage teachers to teach in license shortage areas and rural school districts. (See the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for a list of the current shortage areas and rural school districts).

Who is Eligible to Apply?
In general, applicants must currently:

• Hold a teaching license issued by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board.
• Be employed by a school district to provide classroom instruction
• Have outstanding qualified educational loan debt; and
• Teach in a license field shortage area, teach in a rural school district, or belong to a racial or ethnic group underrepresented in the Minnesota teacher workforce.

What’s the Application Process?
Apply for the 2023 Minnesota Teacher Shortage Loan Repayment Program. The application will be available until August 31st, 2023.

Applicants who meet the eligibility requirements will be notified if they are selected for application review in October. Those applicants will be asked to provide additional documentation to verify the information on the application by November 30th.
Awards will be disbursed in spring 2024.

What’s the Selection Process?
Awards for this program are not made on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Office of Higher Education adopted administrative rules addressing the criteria for how participant awards will be prioritized. If there are insufficient funds available to award all eligible applicants, applications are prioritized based on the following:

• the financial need of an applicant, considering the applicant’s income, household size, and total qualified educational loan;
• previous awards to the applicant from the Teacher Shortage Loan Repayment Program;
• whether or not the applicant taught in a license field shortage area;
• whether or not the applicant taught in a rural school district;
• whether or not the applicant belongs to a racial or ethnic group underrepresented in the Minnesota teacher workforce; and
• the statewide distribution of funds

Teacher Shortage Student Loan Repayment rules

How much money can you get?
Funds are very limited to this program compared to the number of eligible applicants. Selected applicants receive an award up to $1,000 in loan repayment assistance paid directly to them. Awardees are limited to $5,000 in total repayment assistance.

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Northland Community and Technical College outranked more than six hundred US community colleges in a recent report issued by finance website WalletHub. Northland ranked 31st on the list of 668 schools, while the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system ranked fifth overall.

WalletHub surveyed two-year colleges nationwide to determine where students get the best education at the most affordable price. Schools were ranked based on scores for 19 critical indicators like total cost, academic quality, student-to-faculty ratio, graduation rate, and graduate career outcomes.

As inflation drives up the costs of living, books, and supplies, in addition to skyrocketing tuition rates, WalletHub’s report comes at a critical time for students finalizing their plans for higher education. Their analysis revealed a stark contrast — during 2022 to 2023 academic year, tuition and fees for full-time, in-state enrollment at a public two-year college averaged just $3,860 per year compared to $10,950 at a public four-year institution and $39,400 at a four-year private school.

“Cost has become an even bigger consideration for students and their families,” said Northland’s President Sandy Kiddoo. “We are so proud that for this academic year, Northland froze tuition rates with the support of the Minnesota State Legislature.”

According to Kiddoo, Northland also doubled student scholarships last year. Whether keeping tuition costs as low as possible or opening an on-campus food pantry, Northland is always seeking new and innovative ways to remove barriers to academic and career success.

“This latest national ranking is a great indication of how Northland and our system work to provide an affordable, high-quality education,” Kiddoo said. “At the same time, we can maintain our academic environment that delivers career-ready graduates to support our local communities and industry.”

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All Lake Agassiz Regional Library (LARL) branches and LINK sites will be closed on Monday, September 4, in observance of Labor Day, with operations resuming Tuesday, September 5. 

LARL’s branch libraries are in Ada, Bagley, Barnesville, Breckenridge, Climax, Crookston, Detroit Lakes, Fertile, Fosston, Hawley, Mahnomen, McIntosh, and Moorhead. LARL’s LINK sites are found in Cormorant, Frazee, Gonvick, Halstad, Hendrum, Lake Park, Rothsay, Twin Valley, and Ulen. 

Lake Agassiz Regional Library is a consolidated public library system comprised of 13 branch libraries and nine LINK sites serving the residents of seven counties in northwest Minnesota. More information is available at www.larl.org.   

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