Month: August 2023

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

Theodore Frederick Earl, 20, of Red Lake Falls, for fleeing a peace officer by means other than a motor vehicle.

Nathanial Daniel-David Tollefson, 23, of St. Hilaire, for disorderly conduct.

Joel Guerra, 44, of Rio Grand, Texas, for traffic DUI.

Joseph Allen Corneillie, 44, of East Grand Forks, for tampering with a motor vehicle without the owner’s permission.

Jorge Edwin Garibaldi, 34, no address listed, for entering a private/public area cordoned off by a peace officer.

Angel Rogelio Lopez, 29, of St. Cloud, for failing to appear in court while convicted of a felony.

Josiah Miguel Wagner, 20, of Crookston, for depriving custody/parent’s rights and causing a child to run away.

Sean Micheal Mattern, 36, of East Grand Forks, for third-degree DUI.

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Crookston Home-delivered meals will be provided by American Federal Bank, United Valley Bank, and Noah Insurance Agency through Friday, September 1.

DNR Hunter Safety Training for youth aged 11 and older will be today and 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.

Parents and students are invited to a Middle School Back To School Orientation today at Crookston High School. Orientation times are 4:00 p.m. for grade 8, 5:00 p.m. for grade 7, 6:00 p.m. for grade 6 and 4:30 for new students.

Register now for the Benedictine Living Community Golf Glow Ball Tournament Fundraiser on Saturday, September 9, at Minakwa Golf Course.  On the day of the Golf Tournament, registration starts at 3:30. 1^st 9-hole Shotgun starts at 4:00 p.m., followed by supper and raffle drawings, 2^nd 9-hole Glow Golf will be at sunset, with awards and more raffle drawings to follow. Prizes awarded for best decorated glow golf cart and glow golfer. For more information or to register a team, call Cassie Rudie, Foundation Director, at 281-9713. Proceeds go to Benedictine Living Community in Crookston.

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

The Crookston Eagles Club will have Bar Bingo on Thursday, August 31, starting at 6:30 p.m.

The Crookston Eagles Club will have Bar Bingo on Friday, September 1, starting at 6:30 p.m. Including a $500 must-go jackpot.

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

Garbage and recycling collection for Monday, September 4, will be collected on Tuesday, September 5, in observance of Labor Day. Tuesday’s garbage and recycling collection will remain the same.

Post Offices will be closed on Monday, September 4, 2023, in observance of Labor Day. No mail delivery, caller service, or Post Office Box service will exist.  All services resume on Tuesday, September 5.

City Hall will be closed on Monday, September 5, in observance of Labor Day.

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. 

The King of Trails Crookston City Wide Garage Sales will be on Saturday, September 9, for a list of sales, go to Facebook’s Crookston What’s Happening page or pick up lists at Sistas Corner.

The 18^th Annual Sugarbeet Museum Harvest Festival will be held Sunday, September 10, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Museum in Crookston. Beet Harvest at 11:00 a.m., tractor pull at noon. Watch harvesting sugarbeets with vintage machines and many other items on display, including a new style of sugarbeet harvester, a steam thrasher, and many other items on display. Food truck available for lunch. A free bus will run between the Sugarbeet Museum and the Polk County Museum. Free admission. For more information, call 218-280-8181.

The Polk County Historical Society  Pioneer Day will be  Sunday, September 10, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Polk County Museum. The event opens with lunch and pie, exhibits, tours, blacksmithing, and lefse-making demonstrations, a display of “Hit and Miss” engines, musical entertainment by  Four Mile Portage at 1:00, Lyndon Johnson at 2:15 and The Woodpicks at 3:30. Free Wagon rides from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Free admission, but donations are greatly appreciated.  A free bus will run between the Sugarbeet Museum and Polk County Historical Society Museum. This activity is made possible, in part, by an Arts Legacy Grant from the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council.

The 18th Annual Lillian Bridgeford Memorial Scramble will be on Saturday, September 16, at Minakwa Golf Course in Crookston. The event starts at 10:00 a.m. with a tee-off at 10:30 a.m. There is a minimum donation of $75 or $50 for Minakwa Golf Course Club members. With a donation, you get 18 holes of golf & 1/2 cart, lunch, and a chance to win some great prizes! All proceeds benefit Hospice of the Red River Valley. For questions and registration, contact John Bridgeford at (218) 280-5369 or leanpackaging@gmail.com.

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 is 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 meets 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 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 p.m. 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 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.

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 p.m. and every Friday from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. For more information or to donate, call 218-277-0000.

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HIGH SCHOOL/MIDDLE RENOVATION UPDATES

Crookston High School and Middle School are excited to announce the middle school renovations are near completion.

Teachers and staff have started moving into their new areas in preparation for the first day of classes on September 6. The middle school has been under construction this summer, and it’s safe to say it has an entirely different look. Although it’s in the exact location, every middle school age group (grades 6-8) has its pod to report to. Each grade level is now sectioned off into its specific space. Renovations also included sixth-grade classrooms from Highland Elementary School, which are currently in the middle school’s new classroom and office spaces.

The final renovations include the installation of casework cabinets for five classrooms. The district office has also gone through changes this summer. “The district office returned to its original format, which was two classrooms,” said Superintendent Dave Kuehn, “And the district office moved to a different area in the building, which has been remodeled.”

Last week, the school district was assisted with the “heavy lifting” portion of the transition from the Crookston High School football players. “Last week, they allowed us to move in, and we had a lot of things we had to move from Highland,” said Kuehn, “Also, we had things from the high school that had to be moved to new classrooms, not only did our custodial staff work hard, but we enlisted some of our football players that graciously donated time.” 

Click the pictures below and see the Pirate football players help out.

HIGHLAND PRESCHOOL UPDATES

It is reported that the outside work of the preschool addition has been “slow.” Most of the inside renovations (apart from the elevator area) will be completed before the middle of September. “Progress has been a little slow over there regarding the outside edition,” said Kuehn, “The footprint is there, and formation of the new classroom locations, but there was a delay with the plumbing specifications being approved by the state.” The plumbing requirements were not met and approved by the state of Minnesota until the late stages of July, earlier this summer. Highland will have plumbing inspectors visit this week; if the inspection is passed, the following projects for the school will be constructing the building’s walls, roof, and ceiling.

The preschool addition includes six new classrooms on the east side of the Highland building, a new parking lot, and paved walkways leading up to the school entrance. Kuehn stated an estimated completion date for the preschool is February 2024, with active enrollment set for Fall 2024.

MULTI-USE SPORTS COMPLEX BIDDING UPDATES

By Friday this week, the Crookston Public School board will look for bids on the multi-use sports project. The offer is for entities to handle the complex’s dirt, concrete, paving, fencing, and lighting. “We went out at the end of May, and we didn’t receive a very favorable bid for the dirt work,” said Kuehn, “We decided to go back out in late August and look for bids.”

Over the next several weeks, the board will be in discussion with the construction management company to secure bids for those complex project needs. Kuehn stated residents may see bleachers and a press box installed by the later stages of Fall, but the project’s dirt work and concrete portions may not be completed until late spring or early summer of 2024.

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On Wednesday, August 30, there will be a scheduled power outage in an area between 20th Street NW, 18th Street NW, 8th Avenue NW, and 14th Avenue NW for the purpose of system maintenance. The outage will begin at 9:00 AM and last about 2 hours.

A detailed map of the outage area can be found by clicking here.
If you have any questions, Call 218-773-0515.

Below is a picture of the power outage radius.

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