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Comedian Richard Lewis dies at age 76

Richard Lewis at the Premiere Of Encore's "Method To The Madness Of Jerry Lewis^" Paramount Studios^ Hollywood^ CA 12-07-11

Stand-up comedian Richard Lewis, known for his role in Larry David’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, has died at the age of 76. Lewis’ publicist, Jeff Abraham, said in a statement that Lewis died at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday night after suffering a heart attack. “His wife, Joyce Lapinsky, thanks everyone for all the love, friendship and support and asks for privacy at this time,” Abraham said in a statement.

Lewis announced in a video posted on X last April he was retiring from stand-up and revealed he had Parkinson’s disease, which he had been diagnosed with two years prior. The comedian said that when he was in the middle of a comedy tour three and a half years ago, he thought to himself, “You know, I’m at the top of my game. After 50 years almost, I’m just gonna call it quits.”

Lewis was a late-night TV staple for decades. His other acting roles included co-starring opposite Jamie Lee Curtis in the ABC series “Anything But Love”, as well as his role as Prince John in “Mel Brooks’ Robin Hood: Men In Tights.” He most recently appeared in Season 12 of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” currently airing on HBO, and shared that longtime friend and show creator Larry David made accommodations for his illness while filming the final season. Lewis told Vanity Fair earlier this month: “I’ve got to tell you how he took care of me this year. The cast and a crew — just as I’m diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease—made sure that everything was right for me on the set. They assigned a third AD to me [to clear the path]. ‘Richard is coming!’ Everybody was so lovely on the set. It was all really heartwarming.”

Comedy Central named Lewis one of the top 50 stand-up comedians of all time and he was included in GQ magazine’s list of the “20th Century’s Most Influential Humorists.”  Lewis is survived by his wife Joyce Lapinsky, whom he married in 2005.

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Adele pauses Las Vegas residency due to health issues

Adele attends The BRIT Awards 2022 at The O2 Arena on February 08^ 2022 in London^ England.

Adele is being forced to pause her Las Vegas residency show due to health concerns.  The 35-year-old postponed dates of her Weekends with Adele residency show at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in March, posting on X saying: “I love you, I’ll miss you like mad and I’m sorry for the inconvenience x”

A statement read: “Sadly I have to take a beat and pause my Vegas residency. I was sick at the end of the last leg and all the way through my break. I hadn’t quite gotten the chance to get back to full health before shows resumed and now I’m sick again, and unfortunately it’s all taken a toll on my voice. And so on Doctors orders I have no choice but to rest thoroughly. The remaining 5 weekends of this leg are being postponed to a later date. We are already working out the details and you will be sent the information asap.”  The shows affected were to take place March 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 and 30.

Adele first launched her Weekends with Adele residency show in 2022, announcing new dates in March 2023 and a final run of dates for 2024 in October. She said at the time: “This residency, these shows have changed my life. I desperately needed to fall back in love with performing live again, and I have. I needed to reconnect with my songs and remember what they mean to me, and I have! Being on stage over the last year so up close and personal with an audience again after all these years has been a truly extraordinary restorative experience that I’ll never forget.”

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SPORTS FEEVER – February 29, 2024

SPORTS FEEVER by Chris Fee of KROX Radio – chrisjfee@yahoo.com

What is the bigger scam/joke in education?  E-Learning or MEA break?
Seriously, what happened to giving kids a good old-fashioned snow day? Every study shows E-Learning and online classes are not effective in teaching, and people don’t learn with online education. So why do colleges and high schools still do it? Teachers and parents are extremely important in a child’s education, and it HAS to be in person. Anything less has been shown to be sub-par.
MEA Break – nobody goes (statistically speaking), but we still get two days off of school?????

Anyway, there are more important things to worry about, but hats off to Crookston School District and others that give snow days instead of pretending to do something like E-Learning days.

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The Section 8AA Girls Basketball tournament seeds seeds were released Sunday morning. The seeds and schedule are below-

1. Perham
2. Pelican Rapids
3. Menahga
4. Barnesville
5. East Grand Forks
6. Hawley
7. Frazee
8. Park Rapids
9. Wadena-Deer Creek
10. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
11. Roseau
12. Thief River Falls
13. Crookston
14. Warroad

FIRST ROUND – Thursday, February 29 at High Seed (7:00 p.m.)
#1 Perham and #2 Pelican Rapids have byes
#14 Warroad at #3 Menahga
#13 Crookston at #4 Barnesville (on KROX Radio)
#12 Thief River Falls at #5 East Grand Forks
#11 Roseau at #6 Hawley
#10 DGF at #7 Frazee
#9 Wadena-Deer Creek at #8 Park Rapids

Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 2 at High Seeds
Game 1 – WDC/Park Rapids winner at #1 Perham
Game 2 – TRF/EGF winner vs Crookston/Barnesville winner
Game 3 – DGF/Frazee winner at #2 Pelican Rapids
Game 4 – Warroad/Menahga winner vs Roseau/Hawley winner

SEMI-FINALS – Wednesday, March 6 at Concordia College Moorhead
6:00 PM – Game 1 winner vs Game 2 winner
7:30 PM – Game 3 winner vs Game 4 winner

CHAMPIONSHIP – Friday, March 8 at Concordia College Moorhead
7:00 PM

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The Section 8A Girls Basketball seeds have been announced, and the top seeds were Fosston in the east sub-section and Kittson County Central in the west. The seeds and tournament schedule is below.

WEST SUBSECTION SEEDS-
1. Kittson County Central
2. Sacred Heart
3. Northern Freeze
4. Badger/Greenbush-Middle River
5. Climax-Fisher
6. Warren-Alvarado-Oslo
7. Stephen-Argyle
8. Fertile-Beltrami
9. Red Lake Falls
10. Goodridge/Grygla
11. Red Lake County Central

EAST SUB-SECTION SEEDS
1. Fosston
2. Kelliher/Northome
3. Cass Lake-Bena
4. Blackduxk
5. Mahnomen/Waubun
6. Win-E-Mac
7. Bagley
8. Clearbrook-Gonvick
9. Red Lake
10. Lake of the Woods

FIRST ROUND GAMES – (Thursday, February 29)

West Sub-section-
Game 1 – Fertile-Beltrami at #1 Kittson County Central at UMC 6 PM
Game 2 – #5 Climax-Fisher at #4 Badger/Greenbush-Middle Riverat UMC 7:45 PM
Game 3 – Stephen-Argyle at #2 Sacred Heart at NCTC 6 PM
Game 4 – WAO winner at #3 Northern Freeze at NCTC 7:45 PM

East Sub-section- (at high seed at 7:00 PM)
Game 5 – Clearbook/Gonvick  at #1 Fosston
Game 6 – Bagley winner at #2 Kelliher/Northome
Game 7 – #6 Win-E-Mac at #3 Cass Lake-Bena
Game 8 – #5 Mahnomen/Waubun at #4 Blackduxk

QUARTER-FINALS at Ralph Englestad Arena in TRF
NOON – Game 1 winner vs Game 2 winner
1:45 PM – Game 3 winner vs Game 4 winner
3:30 PM – Game 5 winner vs Game 8 winner
5:15 PM – Game 6 winner vs Game 7 winner

SEMI-FINALS at Ralph Englestad Arena in TRF (Tuesday, March 6)
6:00 PM – West sub-section championship (on KROX TV)
7:45 PM – East sub-section championship (on KROX TV)

CHAMPIONSHIP at Ralph Englestad Arena in TRF (Thursday, March 10)
7:00 PM – West Champion vs East Champion (on KROX TV)

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SECTION 8AA BOYS BASKETBALL –

Here is the Minnesota-scores.net QRF as of Wednesday night going into the final three days of the regular season.

Team – record – QRF
1. Pelican Rapids 21-4 (116.7)
2. Park Rapids 18-8 (108.8)
3. Barnesville 18-7 (94.6)
4. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 15-10 (92.3)
5. Wadena-Deer Creek 16-8 (83.3)
6. East Grand Forks 14-10 (82.5)
7. Hawley 12-11 (79.5)
8. Perham 9-16 (70.3)
9. Roseau 15-10 (64.5)
10. Thief River Falls 9-16 (63.8)
11. Warroad 14-10 (61.2)
12. Menahga 8-17 (48.8)
13. Crookston 5-19 (46.8)

Here is how I see seeding going (The projected head-to-head tie-breaker margin is 12.1) –

1. Pelican Rapids (has a head-to-head win over Park Rapids if the tie-breaker is close enough to matter)
2. Park Rapids
The next handful of seeds are still up in the air, depending on what happens in the final games of the season. It could drastically change with Barnesville playing EGF and DGF playing Wadena-Deer Creek. The results of those games will drastically change the seeds)
3. Barnesville (split with DGF, has the same Conference record but better overall record)
4. DGF
5. Wadena-Deer Creek would move up to #4 if they beat DGF on Thursday)
6. East Grand Forks (Beat DGF already but lost to WDC, so if DGF beats WDC and EGF beats Barnesville, EGF could be a four seed. EGF has a better overall record compared to Hawley)
7. Hawley will likely be stuck at 7
8. Roseau (they have a better overall record than Perham)
9. Perham
10. Warroad (beat TRF in the only meeting. They play on Friday – if Warroad loses, they would have the same conference record but a better overall record than TRF.
11. Thief River Falls
12. Crookston (beat Menahga in the only meeting)
13. Menahga

The Section 8AA tournament begins on Thursday, March 7, at the high seeds.

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SECTION 8A BOYS BASKETBALL

Here are the Minnesota-scores.net QRF rankings as of Wednesday morning)

WEST SUB-SECTION

Team-record-QRF
1. Red Lake County 24-2 (106.0)
2. Fertile-Beltrami 21-5 (102.5)
3. Goodridge/Grygla 19-6 (88.0)
4. Northern Freeze 15-10 (80.4)
5. Sacred Heart 16-10 (79.4)
6. Warren-A-O 14-11 (69.5)
7. Kittson County Central 11-12 (62.6)
8. Stephen-Argyle 7-18 (46.3)
9. Climax-Fisher 3-22 (32.2)
10. BGMR 2-23 (31.9)

This is how I see the seeding shaking up (Head to head tie-breaker is estimated to be 9 points)–

1. Fertile-Beltrami (has the head-to-head tie-breaker with RLC)
2. Red Lake County
3. Goodridge/Grygla (beat Northern Freeze twice)
4. Northern Freeze (beat Sacred Heart in only meeting)
5. Sacred Heart
6. Kittson County Central (split with WAO, but KCC has a better conference record)
7. Warren-Alvarado-Oslo
8. Stephen-Argyle
9. Climax-Fisher (beat BGMR in only one meeting)
10. BGMR

EAST SUB-SECTION
1.Cass Lake-Bena 19-6 (91.9)
2. Win-E-Mac 19-6 (84.7)
3. Red Lake 18-7 (73.7)
4. Fosston 9-15 (52.8)
5. Mahnomen/Waubun 8-17 (51.4)
6. Clearbrook-Gonvick 5-19 (43.1)
7. Northome/Kelliher 9-15 (41.7)
8. Bagley 9-14 (40.9)
9. Blackduck 4-21 (33.6)
10. Lake of the Woods 2-21 (19.9)

This is how I see the seeding going –
1. Cass Lake-Bena
2. Win-E-Mac (beat Red Lake in only meeting)
3. Red Lake
4. Mahnomen-Waubun (beat Fosston in the only meeting)
5. Fosston
6. Clearbrook-Gonvick (this could change if they lost to Northome/Kelliher on Thursday and/or beat Fosston on Friday)
7. Northome-Kelliher (this could change if they beat Clearbrook-Gonvick on Thursday)
8. Bagley (They beat Northome Kelliher in the only meeting so they could possibly move up to 7 and NK move down depending on what happens in the final game of the year)
9. Climax-Fisher (beat BGMR in only meeting)
10. BGMR

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The Section 8A Individual Wrestling tournament was held on Saturday and the following awards were announced –

Section All-Academic team – (Must be a 10-12 grader and a 3.0 GPA or better)
Crookston – Gavyn Hlucny
Barnesville – Cameron Halverson
Fertile-Beltrami – Creed Tollefson
Fosston/Bagley – Zach Thompson, Aiden Wolfe, Ian Phrakonkham
Frazee – Preston Mayfield, Cade Nagel, Brady Borah, Tyler Moe, Jack Graham, Derek Zitzow
United North Central – Aaron Lake, Zach Davidson, Fordyce Johner, Cooper Rife

Academic Team Champion – Frazee (3.8 GPA)
Sportsmanship Award – Frazee
Head Coach of the Year – Jake Oyster (UNC)
Assistant Coach of the Year – Steve McMullen (MW)

Crookston’s Carter Coauette advanced to the Minnesota State High School League Individual State Wrestling tournament after winning the Section 8A Championship on Saturday.Carter is making his fourth state tournament appearance overall and third as a Section 8A Champion. Carter received good news on Sunday as he earned the #3 seed at 172 pounds. Coauette is 42-2 on the year and ranked in the top 10 all season.
In the Section 8A championship match, he dominated the #5 ranked Preston Mayfield of Frazee in a 7-3 score, with all three of Mayfield’s points coming from Coauette cutting him free. Mayfield received the #12 seed.

Carter will wrestle Nicholas Leibold of Royalton-Upsala in the first round of the state tournament on Friday at the Excel Energy Center. Leibold is 31-14 on the year.

SECTION 8A WRESTLERS AT STATE (Seed – Name – School – Record)

107 POUNDS –
#6 seed Trevor Neisen (Mahnomen/Waubun) 35-8
#9 seedChase Hauck (Barnesville) 28-19

114 POUNDS –
#4 seed Keegan Vonende (BGMR) 30-8
#14 seed Cooper Rife (United North Central) 24-18

121 POUNDS –
#5 seed Ian Phrakonkham (Fosston-Bagley) 35-3
#9 Liam Hamm (Frazee) 30-14

127 POUNDS –
#8 seed Aaron Lake (United North Central) 32-6
#10 Drew Rasch (Fertile-Beltrami) 35-9

133 POUNDS –
#5 seed Ayden Hauck (Barnesville) 36-7
#14 seed Zach Hendrickson (United North Central) 32-12

139 POUNDS –
#6 seed Zach Thompson (Fosstob/Bagley) 33-3
#12 Manny Johnson (Mahnomen/Waubun) 28-19

145 POUNDS –
#3 seed Bailey Peichel (Frazee) 26-5
#6 seed Aiden Wolfe (Fosston/Bagley) 35-3

152 POUNDS –
#7 seed Tyler Moe (Frazee) 36-10
#12 Zach Davidson (United North Central) 25-10

160 POUNDS –
#5 seed Cameron Halverson (Barnesville) 34-5
#16 seed Cade Nagel (Frazee) 23-18

172 POUNDS –
#3 seed Carter Coauette (Crookston) 42-2
#12 Preston Mayfield (Frazee) 37-7

189 POUNDS –
#6 seed Eli Roiko (United North Central) 27-5
#15 seed Jack Graham (Frazee) 27-16

215 POUNDS –
#13 seed Ryan Peterson (United North Central) 28-13
#16 seed James Flynn (Fertile-Beltrami) 37-6

285 POUNDS –
#3 seed Tristan Nichols (BGMR) 36-5
#16 Jonathan Rose (Fosston-Bagley) 13-4

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The Minnesota Girls Hockey Coaches Association announced the Class A All-State team on Sunday.  Crookston’s Reese Swanson and Kambelle Freije were named to the All-State honorable mention team. The full list is below –

All-State from Section 8A –
Katy Comstock of Warroad
Jaylie French of Warroad
Blake Schultz of East Grand Forks

All-State from the rest of the state
Lily Pachl of South St. Paul
Grace Bickett of  Orono
Mika Cichosz of Albert Lea
Ilsa Lindaman of Duluth Marshall
Nora Carstensen of Dodge County
Zoe Lopez of Orono
Macy Rasmussen of Orono
Izy Fairchild of Proctor/Hermantown
Morgan Goskeson of Albert Lea
Maysie Koch of Dodge County
Audrey Garton of Academy of Holy Angels
Ida Huber of Dodge County
Ana Jyrkas of Fergus Falls

All-State Honorable Mention –
Reese Swanson of Crookston
Kambelle Freije of Crookston
Kaiya Sandy of Warroad
Nora DeVries of Chisago Lakes
Avery Lian of Duluth Marshall
Abby Simons of Dodge County
Elizabeth Callahan of Mound Westonka
Isabella LaMere of Academy of Holy Angels
Greer Hardacre of Mound Westonka
Maddy Kimbrel of Orono
Mollie Koch of Dodge County
Eva Bentley of Academy of Holy Angels

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The Minnesota All Sports Alliance announced the Top Ten Candidates for the 40th Annual Mr. Hockey Award are Hagen Burrows (Minnetonka), Javon Moore (Minnetonka), Jackson Nevers (Edina), Carson Pilgrim (Warroad), Nolan Roed (White Bear Lake), John Stout (Minnetonka), Gavin Uhlenkamp (Chanhassen), Noah Urness (Roseau), Rhys Wallin (Wayzata) and Louis Wehmann (Providence).

The Minnesota All Sports Alliance also announced today that Hunter Bauer (Minnetonka), Kam Hendrickson (Chanhassen) and AJ Reyelts (Proctor) are the finalists for The Frank Brimsek Award, in recognition of the state’s top senior goaltender.

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MILESTONES –

Hunter Nicholas (Crookston) scored the 1,000th point of his career in a loss to Roseau last week.

 

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The latest Minnesota High School sports rankings are available by clicking the link below.

Minnesota High School Rankings – KROX (kroxam.com)

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“LACE ‘EM UP” BASKETBALL CAMP

Make plans now to attend the 29th annual “Lace ‘em Up” basketball camp to be held in Red Lake Falls High School at the Robert Matzke Gym from June 3-6, 2024

The camp is open to any boys or girls who are currently in grades K-11.  The camp is set up to run from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 for grades 5-11 (grade they were in this past school year) each morning and from 12:30 until 3:00 p.m. for grades K-4 (grade they were in this past school year).  The cost of the camp is $70, with a maximum cost per family of $100.  If you register before May 22,  you will also receive a camp T-shirt.  After May 22, ALL SINGLE REGISTRATION FEES WILL BE $80, AND THE MAXIMUM COST PER FAMILY WILL BE $120 due to CAMP PREPARATION AND AWARD ORDERS.

Cut on the dotted line and return the following to: Steve Philion, 518 Champagne Ave., Red Lake Falls, MN 56750. (cell:  218-686-3608) (home: 218-253-2499). E-mail: sphilion@rlfedu.org

Make checks payable to: Lace ‘em Up Basketball Camp

If anyone needs help with the cost of the camp, let Mr. Philion know as we have people who have offered to cover costs for kids that need financial help.

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Name____________________________________
Grade in 2023-2024________________ (GRADE JUST COMPLETED)

T-shirt sizes:     Please circle one:

Youth sizes:       EXTRA SMALL           SMALL            MEDIUM             LARGE

Adult sizes:        SMALL     MEDIUM     LARGE      X-LARGE        XX-LARGE

Address:_____________________________________________________________

MALE____________              FEMALE____________

I, the parent of the above student agree to allow my child to participate in the 2024 “Lace ‘em Up” basketball camp in Red Lake Falls.  I also understand that the camp director, the City of RLF, and the RLF school district are not responsible for any injuries, accidents, or COVID that my child might incur.

SIGNATURE OF PARENT OR GUARDIAN:_______________________________________

Emergency cell number of parent or guardian:________________________________

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JOKES

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How are former Crookston Pirates athletes doing in college or elsewhere?
****LET ME KNOW OF OTHERS TO ADD TO THE LIST. Email me at chrisjfee@yahoo.com

Halle Bruggeman is a freshman on the University of Wisconsin-Stout Women’s Tennis team.

Grace Fischer is a freshman on the Concordia College (Moorhead) Women’s Golf team.

Ethan Boll is a Freshman on the University of North Dakota Football team.

Breanna Kressin is a Sophomore on the Hockey Cheer Team for THE University of Minnesota Golden Gopher Hockey team.

Emma Osborn is a Sophomore playing basketball at Northland Technical and Community College in Thief River Falls.

Jacey Larson is a Sophomore playing hockey at Dakota College at Bottineau.

Aleah Bienek is a Sophomore playing hockey at Trine University in Indiana.

Elise Tangquist is the Head Girls Golf Coach at Horace High School in Fargo, ND..

Kaleb Thingelstad is a junior playing golf at Kansas Wesleyan.

Joslynn Leach is a sophomore playing golf at Concordia College in Moorhead. The Cobbers wrapped up the Fall season.

Brady Butt is a Junior playing football at the University of Jamestown.

Ty Hamre is playing football at Bemidji State University.

Aleece Durbin is a Junior on the University of North Dakota Womens Track and Field team.

Elizabeth Erdman is a coach for the Moorhead Red Dragon swim team.

Crookston School District Coaches
Todd Miner is a Pirate Football assistant coach.
Ben Parkin is the head Pirate Baseball Coach.
Emily Meyer is the Pirate head girls hockey coach and softball assistant coach.
Jeremy Lubinski is a Pirate 8th Grade Football coach.
Amy Boll is the head Pirate Girls Track head coach
Sarah Reese is the Pirate Head Girls Soccer coach
Marley Melbye is the Head Girls Swimming coach and assistant girls golf coach
Jeff Perreault is the Pirate Girls Golf head coach
Wes Hanson is the Pirate Wrestling Head Coach and assistant boys golf coach
Kevin Weber is a Pirate Boys Basketball volunteer assistant coach
Connor Morgan is the Pirate Boys Hockey assistant coach
Sam Melbye is the Pirate Boys J.V. Hockey coach
Chris Dufault is a youth wrestling Coach
Colton Weiland is an assistant wrestling coach

Non-Crookston High School coaching/Admin/etc

Tim Desrosier is an Assistant Coach for Warren-Alvarado-Oslo Pony Boys Basketball

Pat Wolfe is the head wrestling coach for Fosston/Bagley.

Austin Sommerfeld is an Assistant Athletic Director for Strategic Communication at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth.

Collin Reynolds is the head baseball coach for the University of Colorado Buffalo Club Baseball team.

Trent Stahlecker is a School Security Specialist & he works for the Brevard Public Schools, Florida.

Cody Weiland is an assistant wrestling coach at Proctor/Hermantown.

Josh Edlund is the head football coach and phy ed teacher at Flandreau, South Dakota.

Allison Lindsey Axness is Assistant Varsity Volleyball Coach at Champlin Park

Jeff Olson is the Head Wrestling Coach and Head Baseball coach at Delano.

Jake Olson is an Assistant Football Coach and Head Boys Tennis coach at Delano.

Katy (Westrom) Horgen is the Head Boys Tennis coach at Monticello High School.

Matt Harris is an Assistant Principal/Athletic Director at Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Marty Bratrud is the Superintendent and High School Principal at Westhope High School.

Gordie Haug is an assistant football coach at the University of Wyoming.

Mike Hastings is the Wisconsin Badgers Men’s head Hockey coach.

Mike Biermaier is the Athletic Director at Grand Forks Schools.

Stephanie (Lindsay) Perreault works with the North Dakota State stats crew for Bison football, volleyball, and basketball in the winter. Stephanie’s husband, Ryan, is the assistant director for Bison media relations.

Jason Bushie is the hockey athletic trainer at Colorado College.

Chris Myrold is the Director and Fitness at Mission Ranch and Fitness in Camel, California.

Kyle Buchmeier is a Tennis Pro at the Reed-Sweatt Family Tennis Center in Minneapolis

Ben Andringa is serving our country in the Army and is now a Ranger.

Jarrett Butenhoff is serving our country with the U.S. Navy.

Joshua Butenhoff is serving our country on a Submarine with the Pacific Fleet with the US Navy.

Peter Cournia is a 2002 Crookston High School Graduate and a grad of West Point and currently serving in the U.S. Army.

Erik Ellingson is serving our country with the U.S. Air Force at Minot.

Philip Kujawa class of 2004, from Crookston High School. He is an Army recruiter in Rochester.

Rob Sobolik is the General Manager of the Fargodome

That’s it for this week. Thanks for the comments, and if you have anything to add or share, please e-mail chrisjfee@yahoo.com or call. Thanks for reading and listening to KROX RADIO and kroxam.com.

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CROOKSTON WRESTLING CLUB HOSTS TOURNEY WITH ALMOST 300 PARTICIPANTS

The Crookston Wrestling Club had a great turnout for their youth tournament on Sunday, February 25 at the Crookston High School Gymnasium. There were 294 wrestlers with 26 of them coming from Crookston. The Crookston results are below.

1st Place:
Layla Genereux
Hobey Bakken
George Genereux
Aiden Samuelson
Jacob Kresl
Henry Herberg
Eli Boll

2nd place:
Cass Hanson
Jett Page
Cylas Fontaine
Levi Kresl

3rd place:
Hensley Chaput
Trigg Hruby
Keith Fuller
Ryken Dufault
Kamden Lessard
Jose Contreras 

4th place:
Jeremiah Webster
Jude Hasby
Zeke Longoria
Grayson Hatlestad
Ryker Chaput
Elias Sinks
Owen Salveson
Viktor Ramirez

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WASHINGTON SCHOOL WILL OFFER FREE EARLY CHILDHOOD SCREENINGS MARCH 6, AND 7

Washington School will offer Early Childhood Screening for children who turned three years of age by January 1, 2024, and four and five-year-olds who have not been screened. Any child that meets the age requirement and lives within Crookston city limits qualifies for the screening. The screenings will take place on Wednesday, March 6, and Thursday, March 7, at Washington School from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day.

“This is a requirement from the state of Minnesota,” said Washington School Principal Denice Oliver, “From the Minnesota Department of Education, and they highly encourage us to start screening at age three. The screening aims to identify possible conditions that could affect the child’s ability to learn and develop.” Suppose any development issues are detected during screenings. In that case, the school will be able to address the families of the students and ultimately enroll the children in services that would help them become more successful.

The types of screenings that will take place include the Development Screener (also known as the Dial), which gauges height, weight, vision, hearing, speech, and language. When the child enters the screening, the parent(s) will be present the entire time. Oliver explains that the screening is not an indicator of future intelligence but merely a measurement of where they are developmentally. “It’s really not a predictor of future intelligence,” said Oliver, “It’s not an I.Q. test. There’s no pass or fail; it’s basically us looking for if a child needs extra support to develop.” The parents will also complete a social and emotional survey, which will be able to detect any child’s behavioral issues.

The early childhood educators in the Crookston school district will conduct the screenings; a Polk County Public Health nurse will also be present. Every child who participates will be given a backpack that contains arts and crafts goodies. Washington School recently received grant funding which allowed the purchase of these products. “We were able to get all of these materials through an Otto Bremer Foundation grant,” said Oliver, “And all of the supplies here are free, and they can take them home. These were all intentionally selected as activities children can do to prepare for kindergarten.”

If parents want to sign their children up for any preschool and kindergarten programs, their child must be screened by the statecreened. Programs such as E.C.F.E. and School Readiness also require screening. “If we miss them in March, we do an early August screening,” said Oliver, “So that we can catch those people who have signed up for our programs that haven’t been screened yet.”

The estimated time to go through the screening process is between 30 and 60 minutes. Every screening opportunity provided by the school is free. To schedule a screening appointment or for more information regarding the screenings, call 218-281-5078 or email lorimorgan@isd593.org

 

 

 

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SWING BED CARE AT RIVERVIEW MAKES PEOPLE FEEL AT HOME, CLOSE TO HOME

Did you know that hospital patients who no longer need acute care but are not ready to go home can stay at RiverView Health in swing bed care?

Swing bed is a level of care available to Medicare beneficiaries and some patients with private insurance that is considered a step down from acute care, shared Jeana Lundeen, RN, Transition Care coordinator at RiverView. Swing bed care is equivalent to the same level of care available at skilled nursing facilities. Staff help patients achieve optimum function and self-care during a swing bed stay. The goal is to help the patient return to their home independently or with the help of other community resources such as Home Care.

Little Things Add Up
Pat Grothe, of Crookston, qualified for swing bed status after falling on Dec. 10 and breaking her fibula above the knee and her tibia above the ankle. While unable to have surgery at RiverView, she reported that she made it known she wanted to go to RiverView for aftercare.

“RiverView is like a resort compared to other facilities,’’ she laughed. “The staff at RiverView do everything they humanly can to make your stay as comfortable as possible. The atmosphere is just different at RiverView. In other places, employees do their job and only their job. RiverView isn’t like that. It feels like everyone likes their job and they enjoy helping you.’’

Grothe spent almost a month at RiverView before going home on January 11. Her RiverView stay included occupational therapy, daily physical therapy, and even weekends, which she credits for helping her recover. She also appreciated weekly meetings with her care team to go over goals and what she needed to do to reach her ultimate goal of going home. “The meetings assured me that we were all working towards the same thing.’’

As a swing bed patient, Grothe had more opportunities than patients receiving acute care, including visiting RiverView’s Limited Addition Gift Shop. Before Christmas, one of the nurses took her to the shop where she purchased gifts for stocking stuffers. After shopping, the nurse even helped her wrap the goodies.

Patients in swing bed care can also leave for appointments, holidays, and other events. Grothe decided to go home for the afternoon of Christmas Day to spend time with family before returning to RiverView that evening.

There were so many “extras’’ Grothe recounted about her stay at RiverView. The many staff members who stopped by her room to say goodbye before she left warmed her heart, including a kitchen staff member who visited her room to tell her it had been a pleasure to serve her. She enjoyed the jigsaw puzzle the nurses gave her when they heard she was a puzzle fan. The challenge kept her busy until she completed it two weeks after returning home.

“The little things just blew my mind,’’ she reported. “No one ever left my room without asking if there was anything they could do for me or if I needed anything – the entire staff. If an RN was walking by and I said I needed more water, she didn’t send an aide; she brought it to me. I was amazed.’’

Another part of receiving care close to home for Grothe was having many visitors, including one of her great-nieces and a friend who brought over homemade get-well cards made by the girls and some of their other friends. She also enjoyed a visit by a few members of the Crookston Pirate’s Girls Basketball Team before a Saturday game. A big fan who never missed a game until her fall, Grothe, still in a boot, looks forward to returning to games.

In the meantime, she continues physical therapy once a week at home, this time working with a member of RiverView’s Home Care Team. Her swing bed experience behind her, she looks back with nothing but praise.

“RiverView has an outstanding facility, but a nice facility only goes so far if you don’t have the culture and the people that buy into it,’’ Grothe stated. “RiverView is special. The staff at RiverView are just the best; they made my recovery so much easier than it could’ve been.’’

Smooth Transition in Care
Lundeen said the average swing bed stays at RiverView is 30 days or less, much like Grothe’s. Besides therapy, other examples of qualifying needs include required IV antibiotics and daily skilled wound care.

“We typically try to keep a minimum census of three patients in swing bed up to five if needed or capacity allows,’’ Lundeen reported. “We often see our own surgical or medical patients that meet criteria, transition to swing bed, and will usually be able to stay in the same room with the same nurses and therapists during their stay.’’

For patients transferring from acute care to swing bed status, nursing care, administration of medications, meals delivered to the room, cleaning, maintenance, and laundry services are unchanged. The most significant difference is that patients can lead a more relaxed lifestyle with fewer physician visits, lab tests, nursing assessments and vitals, and care conferences.

Besides being allowed to wear their clothes, leave the building for other events, and visit the gift shop, RiverView also houses Holte’s Café on the main level, where patients can meet with family and friends for coffee or a bite to eat or, if the patient wants some quiet time, they also have access to RiverView’s meditation room. Built in 2020, the facility offers state-of-the-art technology, professional design, and artwork by local artists throughout the building. Each patient room has a bathroom with a shower.

“RiverView is honored to have patients continue their stay in swing bed care or to welcome those from other facilities,’’ Lundeen concluded.

Benefit to RiverView, Community
A Utah physician designed The swing bed program in the late 1970s to offer rural patients the chance to be closer to home and make better use of small hospitals nationwide.

For RiverView, having a swing bed census ensures beds remain filled and staff utilized. It allows staff to learn and manage skilled medical procedures in a stable environment they wouldn’t usually see in a critical access hospital setting. t also brings in people from larger cities who may have yet to learn of the services available at RiverView.

The income generated by swing bed services helps RiverView’s bottom line and helps ensure the community can keep its hospital.

For more information on swing bed care at RiverView Health, call Lundeen at 281-9274.

Photo cutline: Madilyn Bruggeman (left) and Brooklyn Waldal stopped in to visit Grothe before one of their basketball games in Crookston. Grothe is a great fan and looks forward to getting back to games.

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RED LAKE COUNTY BOYS BASKETBALL FALLS TO WIN-E-MAC

The Red Lake County Rebels struggled shooting while the Win-E-Mac Patriots had no problems scoring on their way to a 69-54 victory in a Section 8A Boys Basketball game in Erskine. Win-E-Mac was led by their big two once again, with Justin Courneya (Concordia College Men’s Basketball commit) scoring 32 points and Ryan Kangas (Bemidji State Football commit) with 13 points and 21 rebounds.

FIRST HALF-
The first half was a fast-paced back-and-forth game, with Win-E-Mac’s Justin Courneya making a three-pointer on their first possession. Red Lake County’s Connor Duden responded with a basket before the Patriots’ Kangas made two free throws for a 4-2 lead. Red Lake County took the lead when Ethan Majerus made a three-pointer for a 5-4 lead three minutes into the game. Win-E-Mac responded with a 12-2 run for a 16-7 lead. Red Lake County’s Will Gieseke stopped the run with a three-pointer, and Majerus followed with another three before Ethan Johnson made a basket, and the Rebels trailed 16-15 with 6:41 left in the half.
Win-E-Mac led 25-23 with three minutes left in the half when they went on a 7-0 run with all seven points scored by Justin Courneya for a 32-23 lead. Red Lake County ended the half with a Gunnar Halvorson three-pointer to get within a 32-26 deficit going into halftime.

SECOND HALF –
It was a good start to the second half for Win-E-Mac as they scored the first seven points with three different players scoring for a 39-26 lead. Win-E-Mac led 46-36 when they went on a 10-0 run halfway through the second half for a 56-36 lead with 6:40 left in the game. Red Lake County stopped the run with back-to-back baskets from Duden. After a Joe Courneya three-pointer, the Rebels responded with a John Powers three-pointer and a Duden basket to get within a 59-45 deficit. Win-E-Mac answered with two free throws before Red Lake County’s Ben Gullingsrud and Owen Chervestad made three-pointers to get within a 61-51 deficit with two minutes left in the game. Win-E-Mac wouldn’t let Red Lake County to get any closer and held on for a 69-54 victory.

Red Lake County ends the regular season with a 24-3 record and will start the Section 8A Boys Basketball tournament on Thursday, March 7. Win-E-Mac ends the regular season with a 20-6 record, and they will start the Section 8A playoffs on Thursday, March 7.

 
1st
2nd 
Final
Red Lake County
26
28
54
Win-E-Mac
32
37
69
For Red Lake County
Points
Connor Duden
18
Owen Chervestad
9
Will Gieseke
8
Ethan Majeres
6
Gunnar Halvorson
5
Ben Gullingsrud
3

John Powers
Ethan Johnson

3
2

 

For Win-E-Mac
Points
Justin Courneya
32
Ryan Kangas
13
Joe Courneya
11
Braylon Hamre
7

 

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E.C.F.E. ENJOYS CROOKSTON PUBLIC POOL ON MONDAY NIGHT

Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) had a splashing good time Monday night swimming at our community pool!  Many families took advantage of the opportunity and had a great time!  Watching all of the smiles, laughter, splashing, and family time is a great reminder of how important it is to find fun activities to do with your children. Exposing young children to water early has many benefits, including reducing your child’s fear of water, encouraging physical development, and developing self-esteem.

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Lenore Evelyn Haug – OBIT

Lenore Evelyn Haug, Ada, Minnesota, died Thursday, February 22, 2024, at Benedictine Living Community at the age of 100. She was born January 27, 1924, in Erhards Grove township, Ottertail County, Minnesota.

Lenore was baptized and confirmed at Bagstevold Lutheran Church in Erhard, Minnesota. She graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1942 and graduated from Moorhead State Teachers College in 1944. Lenore taught elementary school in Ada for two years. She married James Ogard on August 30, 1946, at Bagstevold Lutheran Church, Erhard.

James died on November 2, 1975. Lenore married Clarence Haug on May 22, 1982. Clarence died on April 25, 2012.

Lenore was an active member of Grace Lutheran Church, Ada.

Lenore was preceded in death by her parents, Alfred and Jorgine (Hanson) Svare; husband, James Ogard and second husband, Clarence Haug; grandson, David Ogard; brothers, Lawrence, Harold and Vince; and sisters, Cora Loken, Edna Kieland, Adeline Sethre, Florence Weberg, Mildred Sethre, Lorraine Eide, and Alfreda Eide.

Lenore is survived by daughters, Carolyn (Scott) Fuller, Marshall, MN, and Ann (Mike) Good, Sarasota FL; sons, Greg (Sharyl) Ogard, Frazee, MN, Paul (Marsha) Ogard, Shelly, MN, Rodney (Laurie) Ogard, Deerwood, MN, David Haug, Sarasota, FL, and Stephen (Kathy) Haug, Alexandria, MN; sister-in-law, Gen (Vince) Svare, Ada, MN; brother-in-law, Allen Ogard, Santa Fe, NM; grandchildren, Jennie (Christian) Koelling, Kari (Joe Klemann) Ogard, Daniel (Rachel) Ogard, Erika (Sam) Anderson, Mark (Michele) Fuller, Rachel (Tim) Wrenn, Adam Ogard, Jon Ogard, Rhea Ogard, Heather (Matt) Meek, Greg (Janina) Haug, Matt (Paige) Good, and Mandy (Joe) Moon; great grandchildren, Charlotte, Reed and Carsten Koelling, Claire and Lucy Ogard, Hans, Channy and Sylvie Anderson, Luke and Maysen Fuller, Sophia and Charlie Wrenn, Jacob, Hannah and Madelyn Meek, Devin Miller, Logan and Maxwell Haug, Jayda and Mikala Moon, Mac Somerville, Hanson Good, and Quincy Ogard; and numerous nephews and nieces.

Celebration of Life Service: 11:00 AM, Saturday, March 9, 2024, at Grace Lutheran Church, Ada, MN.

Visitation: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Friday, March 8, 2024, at Fredrikson-Ganje Funeral Home, Ada, MN.

Inurnment: Ada Municipal Cemetery, Ada, MN.

Please view our guestbook and share condolences online at www.fredriksonfh.com

Arrangements with Fredrikson-Ganje Funeral Homes
Ada & Halstad, Minnesota

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Macy’s shutting down 150 stores by 2026; will expand luxury brands

Macy's Department Store. Macy's^ Inc. is one of the Nation's Premier Omnichannel Retailers Indianapolis; February 2017

Retail giant Macy’s shared in a press release on Tuesday that they will be shutting down up to 150 locations over the next two years.  Macy’s statement said it would be “focusing resources by closing approximately 150 underproductive locations, including approximately 50 by the end of the fiscal year.”

While some branded locations will be shut down, the company plans to keep investing in its 350 other locations. Macy’s CEO Tony Spring said: “We are making the necessary moves to reinvigorate relationships with our customers through improved shopping experiences, relevant assortments and compelling value. A bold new chapter serves as a strong call to action. it challenges the status quo to create a more modern Macy’s Inc.”

The company said it would be “prioritizing investment in approximately 350 go-forward locations and the continued expansion of small-format stores,” and will continue to invest in its subsidiary outlets, including Bloomingdale’s and Bluemercury, which the company says have been “outperformers within the Macy’s Inc. portfolio across the broader luxury landscape.”

]The company plans to build out 15 new Bloomingdale’s stores and at least 30 new Bluemercury stores, along with roughly 30 Bluemercury remodels, over the next three years.

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