Month: January 2024

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

Jeffery Scott Miller, 53, no address listed, for third-degree drug possession while in a school, park, or housing zone.

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

The Crookston Eagles Club will host Bar Bingo on Saturday, January 13, starting at 2:00 p.m. This will include a $400 must-go Jackpot.

The Crookston Public School district will not have school on Monday, January 15. Teachers and staff will have a workshop day.

Crookston City Hall will be closed on Monday, January 15, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.

Garbage collection for Monday, January 15, will be collected on Tuesday, January 16, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. Tuesday’s garbage collection will remain the same.

The Polk County Transfer Station will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Monday, January 15, in observance of the Martin Luther King holiday. Normal hours of operation will resume on Tuesday, January 16.

The Crookston Public Library will have Baby Bounce on Tuesday, January 16, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Intended for children ages 0 to 3.

The Crookston Public Library will have Storytime for ages newborn to ages 6 on Thursday, January 18, from 10:30 to 11:00 a.m

The Care and Share in Crookston will have an Open Heart Open Doors Dinner and Silent Auction on Saturday, January 20, at the Crookston Eagles Hall. Social hour will be at 5:00, dinner of walleye or prime rib at 6:00, and Silent Auction and games at 7:00. Cost is $50 per ticket; call the Care and Share at 218-281-2644 for ticket information. Proceeds will go towards a cargo van.

The United Way of Crookston’s Dine Out week will be January 21-27.

Trinity Lutheran Church will host the Crookston Community Lions Blood Drive on Tuesday, January 23, from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Wednesday, January 24, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. To schedule your appointment, please contact Linda Morgan at 218-289-5006 or 218-281-2144 or call 877-258-4825. or visit website:  vitalant.org

The Crookston Public Library will discuss the book “The Last Thing He Told Me” by Laura Dave at the Reading by the Red on Tuesday, January 23, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Copies are available from the book club kit at the Crookston Library on a first come, first served basis. Otherwise, it is available from the LARL catalog, as well as on Libby.

The Early Childhood Build a Wood Project for ages birth to 5 years will be on Monday, January 29, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Please bring an adult, a Phillips screwdriver, and a hammer. Register early to save your spot by calling 281-5078.

The Washington Elementary School P.T.O. meeting will be on Tuesday, January 30, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. R.S.V.P. for childcare by January 29.

RiverView Health will host a four-hour First Aid Class on Thursday, February 1, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the RiverView Home Care Building, 721 South Minnesota Street in Crookston. The cost of the class is $55. You must pay in advance to save your spot.  To register or for more information, call 281-9536. No walk-ins will be accepted.

The Camp Confidence Fundraiser Cornhole Tournament will be held on Saturday, February 10, at the Crookston Eagles Club. Registration and check-in will be 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Bags will fly at noon. The cost per team is $40, and Venmo is available. It’s double elimination with payouts for 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place.  There are new custom-made boards and bags. Wear your favorite football jersey for a chance at a $20 bar tab. To pre-register, call or text Tandra at 218-289-0575 or Nicole at 443-716-8635.

The Driftbusters Snowmobile Club  Fundraiser Galentine’s  Designer Purse Bingo and Vendor Show, with special guest Blinked Permanent Jewelry, will be held Tuesday, February 13, at the Crookston Eagles Club. Vendor Show will be from 5:30 to 7:00 and Bingo at 7:00.  Advanced tickets are $40 and $50 at the door. 15 games will be played. There will be door prize drawings throughout the vendor show. For tickets, contact Anna Peterson at 218-280-8994 or Shannon Knaack at 320-309-7308.

The Crookston Gun Club will host its 43rd annual Family Fun Night and Awards Banquet on Saturday, February 24, at the Crookston Eagles Club. There will be a social at 6:00 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. Dinner choices will include Prime Rib or Walleye. The price is $30 for adults and $25 for ages under 18. For more information, call Steve Videen at 218-289-2115.

CONTINUING ANNOUNCEMENTS

North Star 4-H is hosting a Socks & Snacks for Students Drive through January 31.

Join the Crookston Library winter’s reading adventure Book Blizzard going on now through February 29!! Read to win cozy prizes. Complete a reading log for every four books you listen to or read. Participate at the Crookston Library or online at larl.org/bookblizzard 

The Crookston January pool hours are Monday through Friday- lap swim  6:00 to 9:00 a.m., aqua aerobics 9:00 to 10:00, homeschool open swim 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., and open swim 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Saturday, mom and tot 9:00 to 10:00 a.m., open swim 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. birthday party slots from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. Closed on Sundays.

As the Crookston Care and Share expand, its women’s dormitories are in need of twin bed frames, dressers, lamps, and end tables. Donate: call 218-281-2644.

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

Highland Elementary School is looking for new or used winter gloves and snow pants in sizes 8, 9, and 10. If you are interested in donating or have any questions, call 218-281-5600.

Parents of children are invited to register their children for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The program provides one book every month to your child for FREE from when you enroll until they turn five. Crookston Public School manages the program, and you can register at www.ImaginationLibrary.com.

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 or call 281-2644. The Donation Room is open Mondays and Wednesdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. and Fridays from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Polk County Public Health and ECFE will host a Newborn Baby Talk event for parents with babies newborn to 12 weeks every Tuesday from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. at the Crookston Public Library. There will be 2-12 week sessions. January 9-March 26, and April 2-June 18. A public health nurse, parent educator and lactation specialist will be available to answer questions about your newborn and provide support and information on your journey of parenting. A facilitated discussion will cover feeding, attachment, sleep, development, family changes, and returning to work. You can have your baby weighed too.

Every Tuesday (except for Federal Holidays), The Crookston Public Library will host New Born Baby Talk from 9:30 am. to 11:00 a.m. This is for parents with babies 0-12 weeks old. A public health nurse, parent educator, and lactation specialist will be available to answer questions about your newborn and provide support and information on your new journey of parenting.

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 Crookston Public Library will have StoryTime every Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

The Golden Link is serving noon lunch Monday through Friday. All are welcome to dine in between the hours of 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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.

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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Highland Elementary School is gearing up for spring field trips and will accept donations throughout the rest of the school year.

Highland Elementary School students recently completed a Read-A-Thon as a fundraiser to help mitigate field trip costs. The Read-A-Thon has effectively replaced the Bingo event that Highland Elementary used for many years to fundraise. “This replaced our PTO Bingo, and it took a lot of people to manage that event,” said Highland Elementary School Principal Chris Trostad, “Covid kind of put a stop to that event, so the Read-A-Thon has taken over Bingo.”

Trostad explained that the Read-A-Thon was quite successful in terms of raising funds. However, it does not cover all of the field trip costs. Highland School is still charging a field trip fee to each family within the school (costs vary for each field trip). Donations will now be accepted toward field trip costs for families needing support. “If anybody in the community would be interested in donating to our field trip fees for families that can’t afford it,” said Trostad, “You’re more than welcome to drop off money at Highland school for that, which we would greatly appreciate.”

The Itasca State Park field trip that Highland students participate in each year has seen a significant increase in cost. The cost to rent the facility is upwards of $300 per night; Highland School used to spend $75 per night. “We used to rent it for two weeks, and now we’ve backed off to where we rent it for Sunday night,” said Trostad, “So we can set all of the tents up, and we leave on Friday, and we can cut the cost a little by doing that. But we still have always been able to provide the Itasca field trip.”

The Highland Elementary School fifth graders go on a trip each year to the Grand Rapids Forestry Center, which is the furthest travel that the school provides. This trip includes Forestry Center employees playing and reenacting where historical figures stayed and lived their everyday lives. “The kids also get a chance to use log-rolling tools, and they get a chance to see the big wagons,” said Trostad, “This is where they loaded logs on, and horses pull them and see where they made ice roads.”

The Grand Rapids trip has also seen exponential increase in cost. Each mile during bus travel costs four dollars. Trostad also mentioned that each staff member who goes along on the field trips donates their time and does not receive extra pay for their supervising efforts.

Donations are now accepted at the Highland Elementary School front desk and Crookston High School. Checks can be made out to Highland Elementary School, and donated cash can be left with a note on where the funds should be donated.

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The Fertile-Beltrami Education Foundation is seeking nominations for the Fertile-Beltrami Distinguished Alumnus for 2024. The Foundation has presented this award at its annual Spring Dinner since 1999.

The Foundation seeks to recognize a graduate of Fertile-Beltrami for his/her achievements and contributions made to their community, state, and country.

Send your nomination and reasons for recommendation to FB Ed Foundation, PO Box 382, Fertile, MN 56540, or email to hbenson@isd599.org. Nominations must be received by January 22, 2024.

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The City of Crookston will conduct downtown snow removal tonight. Downtown snow removal on all East/West and North/South streets will take place beginning at 12:01 a.m. tonight.

Snow removal will take place, barring unforeseen heavy snowfall or other emergency. Vehicles on these streets will be towed if not moved.

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