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CROOKSTON MASONIC LODGE RAISES $35,321 FOR HONOR FLIGHT OF ND/MN

The Crookston Masonic Lodge presented a check for $35,321 to the Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota & Minnesota. The money was raised at the Masonic Lodge’s free-will breakfast on May 21, along with a donation from Minnesota Masonic Charities.

The Honor Flight sponsors trips for any U.S. veteran who was in service before 1975. The trips are to Washington, D.C., and are free of cost for veterans wanting to attend. Those who attend can expect transportation/hotel accommodations, food/beverages, tours of Washington, D.C. monuments, and a homecoming to honor the veterans who went on the trip.

The Honor Flight program means a lot to those involved. A notable ambassador for the Honor Flight of North Dakota & Minnesota is Don Roberts, who was in the Marine Corps for roughly 20 years and served 30 months overseas. He had previously gone on an Honor Flight eight years before becoming an ambassador to the program. “So far, we’ve got over $100,000 just out of the northern region. I’m going to Bemidji on Sunday and going up to Roseau next week. We try to go every place and talk to people so they understand what the Honor Flight is,” said Roberts. “We got a lot of vets that do not know anything about it. The only thing we need to know is if you served before 1975, you’re eligible to go, and if you need a doctor or someone to push you in a wheelchair, we’ll take care of it, but get signed up.”

The sponsors that helped with fundraising for Honor Flight of ND/MN are as follows- Christian Cars Online, Mason Lodge 141, VFW Local 1902, DAV Local 14, and American Legion Local 20.

Other notable support groups for Honor Flight of ND/MN are- Don & Betty Roberts, Ye Ole Print Shoppe Inc., Order of Eastern Star 137, VFW Auxiliary Post 1902, American Legion Auxiliary 20,  and DAV Auxiliary Local 14. 

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MINNESOTA LAUNCHES SUMMER EBT PROGRAMFOR FAMILIES

Governor Tim Walz announced that Minnesota is launching the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program to help families purchase food during the summer months.

Summer EBT will provide grocery-buying benefits to low-income families with school-aged children when schools are closed for the summer. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that more than 400,000 children in Minnesota could benefit from the program, bringing in an estimated $100 million in food benefits for families between the summers of 2024 and 2025.

“The end of the school year should not mark the start of food scarcity,” said Governor Walz. “This program, which has been a major priority of our administration, provides a boost for families, allowing them to ensure that their children have enough food to keep them going all summer and ready to learn come fall.”

The program provides families with $120 per eligible school aged child during the summer months to purchase healthy foods with funds placed on EBT cards sent to families at the end of July or beginning of August. The benefits can be used at retailers like grocery stores and farmers markets to purchase healthy foods like fruits, vegetables, meats and other protein sources, whole grains and dairy.

“We’ve seen the benefits free school meals have given to students and families,” said Education Commissioner Willie Jett. “This program will ensure that access to food continues through the summer, so students don’t fall behind on their learning and development.”

“Summer can be difficult for families who rely on school meals to help feed their children,” said Assistant Human Services Commissioner Tikki Brown. “Providing additional food support during this time can help alleviate that stress for families and ensure children can stay healthy and focused, setting them up for success all year round.”

The Minnesota Department of Education, the Minnesota Department of Human Services and Minnesota IT Services will work together to determine eligibility and get the benefits to children and families across the state.

Many families will be automatically enrolled for Summer EBT if they qualify for free or reduced-price meals based on family income or if they participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP), Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Foster Care, or Medical Assistance (MA).

Households can contact their school or school district to get an application if they are not automatically enrolled to see if they are eligible. For more information about Summer EBT program go to Summer EBT / Minnesota Department of Human Services (mn.gov).

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Jarold “Jerry” Eugene Wardner – OBIT

Jarold “Jerry” Eugene Wardner, 78, of Crookston, MN, passed away Wednesday,
May 29, 2024, in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, with his loving family at his side.
The funeral service honoring Jerry’s Life will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June
4, 2024, in Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Crookston with The Rev. Steve Bohler,
officiating. Visitation will be on Monday, June 3, from 4-6:00 p.m., in the
Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home with a 6:00 p.m. prayer service and for one hour
before the funeral at church.. Both services will be livestreamed by going to
Jerry’s obituary page at www.stenshoelhouske.com and clicking on the prompt to
view. Graveside prayers will take place in Greenwood Cemetery at Fisher at 1:00
p.m. Messages of condolence may be offered to Gayle and the family on the
funeral home’s website as well.

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HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY HOLDS ITS YEARLY DUNK TANK EVENT

Highland Elementary held its annual dunk tank event outside the school’s main entrance on Thursday to celebrate the last day of school. Several staff members were submerged in the water while the students threw balls.

The staff took shifts sitting on the board attached to the dunk tank, waiting to drop. Students from each grade had a chance at dunking the staff. 

Staff members who participated in the event were –Nikk Caputo, Bailey Greene, Emma Mekkes, Superintendent Randy Bergquist, and Highland Principal Chris Trostad.

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U OF M EXTENSION TALKS SEEDLING DISEASE AND SMALL GRAINS IN A WET SPRING

An early but rainy start to the 2024 growing season led to a wide range of small grain planting dates. “Despite weather delays, the small grain stands are very good and the earliest seeded grains are well into tillering,” states Dr. Jochum Wiersma, Extension small grains specialist at the University of Minnesota. However, there are fields where heavy rains closely followed seeding and drowned-out spots may need to be replanted.

With the earliest crops tillering, it’s time to look at weed control programs and start scouting for diseases. While it’s still relatively early in the season, start looking for powdery mildew and tan spot in winter cereals, particularly if a field is wheat on wheat. The risk for Fusarium head blight (FHB) on winter rye is very low due to cool temperatures, so there is no need to treat for it at this time.

English grain and bird-cherry oat aphids – vectors of barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) – were reported several weeks ago. Once infected aphids start feeding, they can transmit the virus to the plant, which eventually appears stunted and yellowed. Management is through aphid control and depending on thresholds, treatment might coincide with a herbicide program. Keep in mind that tank mixes of an insecticide with contact herbicides and/or fungicides can increase leaf burning.

Early-season small grain yellowing can have other causes. Cool temperatures, wet soils and small root systems can lead to early season nitrogen (N) stress. Unless N deficiencies are severe, the crop should recover quickly once temperatures warm and soils dry.

Sulfur (S) deficiency also causes yellow leaves, but symptoms occur in new growth rather than old growth like an N deficiency. If ammonium sulfate (AMS) wasn’t included in the starter blend and S deficiency symptoms are present, an AMS application may be in order.

Asters yellow is another insect-vectored disease, but carried by aster leafhoppers instead. Crop consultants in central portions of the Red River Valley are reporting large infestations. At this time, an economic threshold for leafhoppers in cereals hasn’t been determined.

Finally, crop injury and yellowing may be caused by herbicide carryover after a dry year, even when rotation restrictions have been followed. Herbicide degradation depends on active soil microbia, which in turn require moisture. Watch for carryover issues from residual soybean herbicides this year.

Most of our corn and soybean seed has very high germination rates and can remain viable in the soil for a long time. “However, this season’s wet conditions could bring on seedling disease issues that we normally don’t see on a wide scale,” states Dean Malvick, University of Minnesota Extension plant pathologist. “There are two timeframes to consider,” he adds.

The first is immediate and focuses on seed and seedling diseases caused by the ‘big 4’ pathogens: Pythium, Phytopthora, Rhizoctonia and Fusarium. Three or some variation of these can cross between corn and soybeans. The exception is Phytopthora sogae which only appears to infect soybean.

Now is a good time to scout for seedling disease. Look for plants with differing heights, discoloration or missing or dying plants. These pathogens can kill seedlings when they’re emerging or soon after, so scout to distinguish between disease and other causes. If seedlings have been infected but are surviving, there’s a good chance that many will pull through.

“One of the more widely used Phytopthora resistance genes in soybean varieties, Rps1K, has been breaking. We’d like to know how widespread the pathogen is that can overcome this trait,” says Malvick. “So if you suspect Phytopthora root and stem rot, we’re requesting soil samples from problem fields (dmalvick@umn.edu).”

The second timeframe deals with early-season infection that doesn’t become apparent until later in the season. It’s widely thought that soybeans can be infected with the fungus that causes sudden death syndrome (SDS) in very early stages of seedling growth. Whether or not SDS develops will depend on conditions during June and July that promote the disease. Scouting will be key.

For more information from University of Minnesota Extension, visit extension.umn.edu/crop-production.

Thanks to the Soybean Research and Promotion Council and the Corn Research and Promotion Council for their generous support of this program.

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A RECORD 39 UMC SPRING STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED TO NSIC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

Story by UMC Athletics

The University of Minnesota Crookston had 39 student-athletes named to the 2024 NSIC Spring All-Academic Teams as announced Thursday, May 30 by the conference office. The 39 student-athletes are the most the Golden Eagles have ever had on a NSIC Spring All-Academic Team, an increase from 37 in 2023. The previous record was 38 for the 2019 NSIC Fall All-Academic Team. Minnesota Crookston had 68 student-athletes named to the NSIC All-Academic Teams during the 2023-24 season.

The Golden Eagles had 28 student-athletes named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence, and 11 selected to the NSIC All-Academic Team. 

To be eligible for the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence, a student-athlete must have a 3.60 cumulative GPA or higher, while NSIC All-Academic Team members must have a 3.20 cumulative GPA or higher. Additionally, the student-athlete must be a member of the varsity traveling team, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at her/his institution (true freshmen, red-shirt freshmen and ineligible athletic transfers are not eligible) and must have completed at least one full academic year at that institution.

The Golden Eagle baseball team had 18 student-athletes of 26 eligible for the award. Tad Scherbenske (Sr., RHP, Rapid City, S.D.), Blake Gulden (Sr., LHP, Maple Grove), Brody Sorenson (Sr., RHP, Grand Forks, N.D.), Teddy Giefer (Sr., 1B, Cortland), Christian Norby (Sr., OF, Ashby, Sawyer Satrom (So., IF, Portland, N.D.), Nick Thompson (Sr., 1B, Park River, N.D.), Isaac Wensloff (So., RHP, Roseau), Connor Bushbaum (So., OF, Saginaw), Josh Dykhoff (So., RHP/DH, Wadena), Derin Gaudette (Jr., RHP, New York Mills), and Ben Goelz (Sr., OF, Maple Lake) were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence. Mitch Goodwin (Sr., SS, Prior Lake), Jake Osowski (Sr., RHP, East Grand Forks), Danny Wensloff (Sr., OF/C, Roseau), Kobe Senn (So., IF, Fargo, N.D.), Nate Grafsgaard (Jr., RHP, Devils Lake, N.D.), and Jake Hjelle (Sr., OF/1B, East Grand Forks) were selected to the NSIC All-Academic Team.

The softball team had 13 student-athletes of 17 eligible for the accolade. Alexa Guilford (So., P, Crystal City, Manitoba), Gracelynn Kelly (So., P, Black Hawk, S.D.), Maddie Shwaluk (Sr., OF, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba), Paige Shwaluk (R-Sr., IF, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba), Evie Stuck (Jr., P, Papillion, Neb.), Charlotte Dombrowski (So., P/OF, Valparaiso, Ind.), Thayda Houser (Sr., P, Seymour, Iowa), Reagan Emerick (Sr., IF, Macomb, Ill.), Emilee Haggadone (So., C/UT, Lincoln, Neb.), and Emerson Thompson (So., C/UT, Lincoln, Neb.) were honored with NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence accolades. Ruth Freiberg (So., OF, Hopkins), Sophie Juntunen (So., 1B, St. Michael), and Brittney Mengel (Jr., OF, Sullivan, Wis.) were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team.

The women’s golf team had four student-athletes of five eligible selected to the squads. Clara Hanson (Jr., Grand Forks, N.D.), Anaka Lysne (So., Wahpeton, N.D.), and Lauren Bowyer (So., Ivanhoe) were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence. Tiffany Kozojed (Sr., Hillsboro, N.D.) was selected to the NSIC All-Academic Team.

The tennis team had four student-athletes of four eligible named to the teams. Madeleine Schneider (Sr., Gartringen, Germany), Blaike Zander (Jr., Bismarck, N.D.), and Kaydance Hinn (Jr., Coon Rapids) were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence. Kavya Singh (Jr., Agra, India) was selected to the NSIC All-Academic Team.

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3 Black men sue American Airlines alleging racial discrimination after being kicked-off flight

American Airlines Boeing 777-223(ER) aircraft is airborne as it departs Los Angeles International Airport. Los Angeles^ California USA

Three Black men are suing American Airlines after alleging employees from the company removed them, as well as five other Black men, from a flight in January due to a complaint about a passenger with “offensive body odor.”

The three men — Emmanuel Jean Joseph, Alvin Jackson and Xavier Jones — were flying separately and did not know one another, and were on a connecting flight from Los Angeles..  The plaintiffs said in their complaint, filed on Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, that as American Airlines Flight 832 from Phoenix to New York was boarding in January, employees removed eight Black men from the plane. The three allege that at no point throughout the other flight did any employee from American Airlines say anything to them about an offensive odor, and according to their lawsuit, they were the only Black passengers on the flight.

Video central to the lawsuit displayed the group of Black men being removed from the flight, with Jean Joseph telling CBS News that as he gathered his belongings and walked to the jet bridge, he noticed that only Black men were being removed from the flight and decided to record the incident on his phone. The lawsuit claims that the men were held in the jetway for about an hour and then moved to the gate area where they were told they would be rebooked on another flight to New York later that day. A gate agent seen in the video at one point seemed to agree that race was a factor in the decision to remove the men from the flight. According to the lawsuit, an American Airlines employee indicated that the complaint about body odor came from a “white male flight attendant.”

Sue Huhta, attorney for the plaintiffs, said that American Airlines declined to provide her clients any answers about the incident and said it seems “fairly apparent that race was part of this dynamic …It’s almost inconceivable to come up with an explanation for that other than the color of their skin, particularly since they didn’t know each other and weren’t sitting near each other.”

American Airlines said in a statement to CBS News: “we take all claims of discrimination very seriously and want our customers to have a positive experience when they choose to fly with us. Our teams are currently investigating the matter, as the claims do not reflect our core values or our purpose of caring for people.”

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Nissan issues “do not drive” warning for nearly 84,000 select 2002-2006 vehicles

New vehicles at a Nissan Car and SUV Dealership. Nissan is part of the Renault–Nissan Alliance VII

On Wednesday, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a “Do Not Drive” alert for nearly 84,000 Nissan-made vehicles produced between 2002-2006 that were equipped with defective, recalled Takata airbags.

The warning covers certain model year 2002-2006 Nissan Sentras, 2002-2004 Nissan Pathfinders and 2002-2003 Infiniti QX4s that are subject to open Takata airbag recalls under past NHTSA recall campaigns. Recall notices from the NHTSA stated that a vehicle’s frontal passenger airbag inflators may explode due to “propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.” According to a news release, the NHTSA “is urging all vehicle owners to immediately check to see if their vehicle has an open Takata airbag recall,” and if so, should schedule a free repair at their dealerships and follow warnings from the manufacturer. NHTSA’s press release added that “even minor crashes can result in exploding Takata airbags that can kill or produce life-altering, gruesome injuries. Older model year vehicles put their occupants at higher risk, as the age of the airbag is one of the contributing factors.”

Nissan said on its website: “Due to the age of the vehicles equipped with defective Takata airbag inflators, there is an increased risk the inflator could explode during an airbag deployment, propelling sharp metal fragments which can cause serious injury or death.” Nissan and Infiniti are offering free towing, mobile repair and, in some places, loaner vehicles.

An estimated 67 million Takata airbags across vehicles from multiple automakers have been recalled because exposure over time to heat and humidity can cause metal parts inside the air bag to shoot out at drivers or passengers when deployed, according to NHTSA, who added that 27 people have been killed by a defective Takata airbag and over 400 people have been injured. Approximately 50 million defective Takata airbag inflators had been repaired as of 2021.

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SPORTS FEEVER – May 30, 2024

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

 

Rain, rain, go away!!!!  The rain is getting a little old right now. It continues to cause havoc for the tournaments, but everybody has found a way to make things work for the benefit of the kids. Hats off to all tournament directors, coaches, Activity Directors and everyone involved in getting the tournaments games in, even if it doesn’t go as planned!

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The Section 8A Boys and Girls Section 8A Track and Field meet will be held on Friday, May 31 at Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton High School.

SECTION 8A TRACK MEET SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
10:30 a.m. – Field Events begin
12:20 p.m. – National Anthem
12:30 -Girls 4×800 Relay
12:45 – Boys 4×800 Relay
1:00 – Girls 100 Meter Hurdles
1:05 – Boys 110 Meter Hurdels
1:15 – Girls 100 Meters followed by Boys 100 Meters
1:25 – Girls 4×200 Relay, followed by Boys 4×200 Relay
1:40 – Girls 1600 Meters, followed by Boys 1600 Meters
2:00 – Girls 4×100 Relay, followed by Boys 4×100 Relay
2:15 – Girls 400 Meters, followed by Boys 400 Meters
2:30 – Break to set up hurdles and catch up on award presentations
2:45 – Girls 300 Meter Hurdles, followed by Boys 300 Meter Hurdles
3:00 – Girls 800 Meters, followed by Boys 800 Meters
3:20 – Girls 200 Meters, followed by Boys 200 Meters
3:30 – Girls 3200 Meters, followed by Boys 3200 Meters
4:00 – Girls 4×400 Relay, followed by Boys 4×400 Relay
4:15 – Presentation of trophies

Once again, this year, I have scoured the results, and I will list the top two in each event as far as qualifying results, along with where the Crookston kids are ranked.

GIRLS 4×800 RELAY –
1. United Clay Becker 10:14.07
2. Climax-Fisher/Sacred Heart 10:28.69

BOYS 4×800 RELAY –
1. Park Rapids 8:42.38
2. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 9:18.96

GIRLS 100 METER HURDLES –
1. Nora Osowski – West Marshall 17:09
2. Zoey Werb – BGMR/Freeze 17.27

BOYS 110 METER HURDLES – 
1. Kade Swanson – DGF – 15.49
2. Hayden Hauf – DGF – 15.52

GIRLS 100 METERS –
1. Ava Phrakonkham – Bagley/Fosston 12.54
2. Ashlyn Bailey – Crookston 12.95

BOYS 100 METERS –
1. Ayo Ogundeji – Nevis 10.95
2. Casey Macziewski – DGF 11.49
13. Aaron Gosse – Crookston 12.02

GIRLS 4×200 RELAY –
1. West Marshall 1:48.05
2. DGF 1:50.39

BOYS 4×200 RELAY –
1. DGF 1:34.10
2. Nevis 1:36.99

GIRLS 1600 METERS –
1. Emmi Ihry – Climax-Fisher/SH 5:16.61
2. Lily Olson – United Clay-Becker 5:32.19

BOYS 1600 METERS – 
1. Noah Huot – Park Rapids 4:36.13
2. Owen Winter – DGF 4:49.40

GIRLS 4×100 RELAY – 
1. West Marshall 51.22
2. Bagley/Fosston 51.96
7. Crookston 54.17

BOYS 4×100 RELAY –
1. Bagley/Fosston 45.60
2. BGMR/Freeze 45.61

GIRLS 400 METERS –
1. Katrina Hitchen – Fertile-Beltrami 58.84
2. Annika Aakre – Park Christian 1:01.66
15. Brooklyn Waldal – Crookston 1:07.86

BOYS 400 METERS  – 
1. Charles Scholl – Ada-Borup-West 52.00
2. Landon Bakke – United Caly-Becker 52.56

GIRLS 300 HURDLES – 
1. Hannah Pederson – West Marshall 46.85
2. Ashlyn Nelson – Goodridge/Grygla 49.93

BOYS 300 HURDLES –
1. Logan Koubandonh – Roseau 43.57
2. Bryce Frenzel – Northome/Kelliher 43.57

GIRLS 800 METERS –
1. Jayla Abrahamson – Climax-Fisher/SH 2:25.75
2. Sarah Prodzinski – Ada-Borup-West 2:27.97
14. Katelyn Christensen – Crookston 2:41.73

BOYS 800 METERS – 
1. Bridger Larson – United Clay-Becker 2:05.05
2. Carter Julin – DGF 2:08.41

GIRLS 200 METERS – 
1. Ava Phrakonkham – Bagley/Fosston 26.07
2. Katrina Hitchen – Fertile-Beltrami 26.27
6. Ashlyn Bailey – Crookston 27.74
9. Chloe Boll – Crookston 28.10

BOYS 200 METERS – 
1. Bodey DeVries – DGF 22.68
2. Leif Shervey – United Clay Becker 22.71
10. Aaron Gosse – Crookston 24.75

GIRLS 3200 METERS – 
1. Emmi Ihry – Climax-Fisher/SH 11:44.34
2. Jovie Marshall – United Clay-Becker 12:32.13

BOYS 3200 METERS – 
1. Noah Huot – Park Rapids 10:09.50
2. Asher Bervig – Park Rapids 10:11.78

GIRLS 4×400 RELAY –
1. Fertile-Beltrami 4:16.49
2. United Clay-Becker 4:16.77

BOYS 4×400 RELAY –
1. United Clay-Becker 3:36.23
2. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 3:43.54

GIRLS HIGH JUMP –
1. Allison LaVine – Clearbrook-Gonvick 5-03
2. Ava Phrakonkham – Bagley/Fosston 5-03

BOYS HIGH JUMP –
1. Macswel Kunza – DGF 6-02
2. Jackson Kaiser – Bagley/Fosston 6-0
2. Charles Scholl – Ada-Borup-West 6-0
2. Ethan Buckholtz – Nevis 6-0

GIRLS POLE VAULT –
1. Addison Lauwagie – Park Rapids 10-01
2. Chloe Boll – Crookston 9-07
4. Halle Winjum – Crookston 8-07
9. Nora Groven – Crookston 7-07

BOYS POLE VAULT –
1. Joe Wilson – DGF 13-10
2. Hayden Rettke – Walker-H-A 12-04
4. Makoti Weber – Crookston 10-10

GIRLS LONG JUMP –
1. Ellie Sosa – DGF 17-01.25
2. Julia Miller – Ada-Borup-West 16-04

BOYS LONG JUMP –
1. Ryan Kangas – Win-E-Mac 22-09.75
2. Ayo Ogundeji – Nevis 22-08.00

GIRLS TRIPLE JUMP – 
1. Ellie Sosa – DGF 37-00
2. Hannah Pederson – West Marshall 35-01
7. Grace Boll – Crookston 31-08

BOYS TRIPLE JUMP
1. Gavin McArthur – Mahnomen/Waubun 39-10.5
2. Hayden Hauf – DGF 39-08

GIRLS DISCUS 
1. Aria Garrett – DGF 125-05
2. Emily Marquis – West Marshall 117-00
13. Halle Winjum – Crookston 87-01

BOYS DISCUS
1. Treston Nichols – BGMR/Freeze 144-11
2. Logan Broten – Bagley/Fosston 138-01

GIRLS SHOT PUT
1. Aria Garrett – DGF 38-03.50
2. McKinley Folland – Kittson County Central 37-01

BOYS SHOT PUT 
1. Treston Nicholas – BGMR/Freeze 46-06
2. Josh Dudgeon – DGF 46-03.5

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The Section 8A Baseball tournament has been affected by the rain already. The West Sub-Section has postponed the games in Fertile schedule for Thursday and moved them to Friday with the 90 percent chance of rain. The East Sub-Section will go on as planned.
The final four in each sub-section are –
West – Sacred Heart, Ada-Borup-West, Red Lake County and Northern Freeze
East – Fosston, Blackduck, Bagley, and Mahnomen/Waubun

The Section 8AA teams remaining are below –
North – EGF, TRF, Roseau, Warroad
South – Perham, Hawley, Pelican Rapids, Ottertail Central

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The Section 8AA Baseball tournament has made a few changes with the forecast of rain on Thursday, May 30.

NORTH SUB-SECTION
East Grand Forks will host Warroad at 11:00 a.m.
Thief River Falls will host Roseau at 11:00 a.m.
The winners of the two games will play at 2:00 p.m. at EGF.
The losers of the two games will play at TRF.

SOUTH SUB-SECTION (at Perham)
Perham vs Pelican Rapids at 4:30 p.m.
Hawley vs Ottertail Central at 4:30 p.m.
The winners play at 5:00 p.m.
The losers play at 5:00 p.m.

Perham will host the third round on Monday, June 3
Perham will host the fourth round on Tuesday, June 4
Perham will host the championship on Thursday, June 6

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The Section 8A Boys Golf Champions are the Fertile-Beltrami Falcons once again. The Falcons won the two-day meet with a 658, 37 strokes better than Badger/Greenbush-Middle River.
Members of the Falcon team are Masen Nowacki, Caiden Swenby, Derek Sorenson, Daniel Ivanov, Gavin Aakhus, and Hunter Doyea.

Individuals advancing to state are Blake McMullen of Mahnomen/Waubun, Ty Grinsteiner of BGMR, James Palmer of Bagley, Masen Swenson of BGMR, Danyn Janousek of BGMR.

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The Section 8A Girls Golf Champions are the Badger/Greenbush-Middle River Gators. They won the two-day meet with a 790, 22 strokes better than Mahnomen/Waubun.
Members of the Gator team are Ava Christianson, Emily Burkel, Bethanie VonEnde, Khloe Fletcher, Zairyn Wimpfheimer, Clara Bergsnev.

Individuals advancing to the state tournament are Cady Clark of Mahnomen/Waubun (Medalist), Tyra Burke of Fertile-Beltrami, Kasey Waling of Kittson County Central, Isabella Schlick of Mahnomen/Waubun, and Leah Hlubek of Mahnomen/Waubun.

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Hampton Slukynsky, a former Warroad Warrior goaltender and current Fargo Force goalie, won the Dave Peterson Goalie of the Year Award in the USHL.

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Learn more and register: z.umn.edu/soccercamp24
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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 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

A husband and wife were at a party chatting with some friends when the subject of marriage counseling came up.

“Oh, we’ll never need that. My husband and I have a great relationship,” the wife explained. “He was a communications major in college, and I majored in theater arts. He communicates really well, and I just act as if I’m listening.”

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A fire started on some grasslands near a farm. The county fire department was called to put out the fire. The fire was more than the county fire department could handle. Someone suggested that a nearby volunteer bunch be called. Despite some doubt that the volunteer outfit would be of any assistance, the call was made.

The volunteers arrived in a dilapidated old fire truck. They rumbled straight towards the fire, drove right into the middle of the flames and stopped! The firemen jumped off the truck and frantically started spraying water in all directions. Soon they had snuffed out the center of the fire, breaking the blaze into two easily-controlled parts.

Watching all this, the farmer was so impressed with the volunteer fire department’s work and was so grateful that his farm had been spared, that right there on the spot he presented the volunteers with a check for $1,000. A local news reporter asked the volunteer fire captain what the department planned to do with the funds.

“That ought to be obvious,” he responded, wiping ashes off his coat. “The first thing we’re gonna do is get the brakes fixed on our fire truck!”

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There is this taxi driver in New York City, and it is nearing the end of his shift but he decides that he will pick up one more person before he turns in for the night. So he stops and pulls over and a nun gets in the car. She tells him where to go and they start off. It is a long drive and the driver keeps looking at the nun through the rear view mirror of his cab. 

Now, the nun is getting very upset by this and says, “Um…can I help you??!!”

The taxi driver looks very embarrassed and says, “I’m sorry, it’s very embarrassing, I cannot say.”

And the nun looks at him and says, “Now, my son, I have been in this business far too long to be disturbed by anything you have to say, so go ahead.”

The driver thinks for a minute and says, “Ok, well, for as long as I can remember, I have had the biggest fantasy about kissing a nun.”

She looks amused at first then replies, “Well, I think I can help you with that, but first you must promise me two things, the first is that you are a Catholic, the second is that you are single. If you can promise this, I shall give you what you ask for.”

And the driver says, “Great!! Sure I’m a single Catholic!!”

So they pull into an alley and the nun crawls into the front seat of the cab and gives the driver an amazing kiss. Porn stars would be envious of this kiss. And they finish up and get back on the road. 

Soon the taxi driver starts looking nervous and peering at the nun in the rear view mirror again. Just staring at her, and when the nun asks him why he is staring and he says, “Well, I’m afraid I haven’t been completely honest with you. You see, I’m not a catholic, and I’m also married.”

The nun smiles and says, “Well, I haven’t been honest with you either…My name is Kevin, and I’m going to a Halloween party.”

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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

Emilee Tate is a freshman playing Softball at Northland Community and Technical College.

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

Emilee Tate is the Pirate 7th grade volleyball coach. 
Todd Miner is a Pirate Football assistant coach.
Ben Parkin is the head Pirate Baseball 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
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

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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