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September 23, 2024

Olivia Munn and John Mulaney announce birth of second baby via surrogate

John Mulaney^ Olivia Munn at the 14th Governors Awards at the Dolby Ballroom on January 9^ 2024 in Los Angeles^ CA.

Olivia Munn and John Mulaney shared that they welcomed their second child together, a daughter, via gestational surrogate on Sept. 14.

Munn announced in a social media post: “Méi June Mulaney came into the world September 14, 2024, the year of the dragon I had so many profound emotions about not being able to carry my daughter. When I first met our gestational surrogate we spoke mother to mother. She showed me so much grace and understanding, I knew I had found a real-life angel. Words cannot express my gratitude that she kept our baby safe for 9 months and made our dreams come true. I am so proud of my little plum, my little dragon for making the journey to be with us. My heart has exploded. Méi (pronounced may) means plum in Chinese 梅”. Munn, 44, shared photos of cradling their daughter as they sat near a large window and a family photo featuring the new family of four looking out at the ocean.

In his own post on Instagram, Mulaney, 42, wrote: “Méi June Mulaney came into the world September 14, 2024, the year of the dragon. We stole so much stuff from the hospital. I love my little girl so much.” Mulaney shared the same photos as Munn, adding a video of the little one spitting up on his shirt as he burped her.

Méi June join the couple’s son, Malcolm Hiệp Mulaney, 2, who they welcomed on Nov. 24, 2021. Munn announced in March she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and later revealed she underwent a hysterectomy as a part of her treatment. Mulaney and Munn later tied the knot in July in an intimate ceremony at a friend’s home in New York state.

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September 23, 2024

Crookston City Council to meet on Monday evening

The Crookston City Council will meet on Monday at 5:30 p.m. at the Crookston City Hall Council Chambers.

The meeting will start with a proclamation about Maroon and Gold Week and a presentation about the water and wastewater utility rate study for the City of Crookston.

The consent agenda includes approving the proposed minutes from the September 9 meeting and the special meeting minutes on September 16. It also includes the approval of bills and disbursements of $640,575.68 and the acceptance of a donation of $12,676.65 from the Crookston Baseball Association. The agenda also includes the partial payment Estimate number three and final for the 2024 Street Improvements.

There will be two public hearings, one for public comment on the Housing Trust Fund ordinance and the other for public comment on amending the City of Crookston City Code 30.02 B and C.

The regular agenda includes a resolution regarding purchasing a fire response vehicle for the Crookston Fire Department with reserve funds and a resolution appointing Matthew Bussinger as the City of Crookston’s information technology director.

Immediately after the council meeting, they council will have a budget discussion.

The full agenda is below.

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September 23, 2024

Crookston School Board to meet on Monday

The Crookston School Board will meet on Monday, September 23 at the Crookston High School Choir/Orchestra room at 5:00 p.m.
The consent agenda includes the following personnel items – approve employment of Emma Mekkes as a paraprofessional at Highland School, Mary Ramirez as a School Age Care Instructional Aide at Highland School, Trista O’Meara and Kayla LouCoursiere as Instructional Assistants at Highland School, and Annika Cuevas as a Success Coach at the High School.
The board will also be asked to accept the resignation from Katie Chaput Strom as a paraprofessional, Brandon Neibauer-Adams as Junior High One-Act Play Director and Head Speech Coach.
The board will also look at approving the master agreement with the Instructional Assistants for the 2024-25, 2025-26, and 2026-27 school years.
The main agenda includes the approval of a preliminary levy certification. They will discuss and approve the substitute teacher’s rate of pay. They will discuss and approve the READ Act training for new staff and discuss a memorandum of understanding for the READ Act.

After the meeting, there will be a closed meeting to discuss two items. They will discuss the preliminary consideration of allegations or charges against individual subject to the board’s employee. They will also discuss the preliminary consideration of allegations or charges against an individual subject to a School District Employee.

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September 22, 2024

Celebrate the Young Child event attended by many

The first “Celebrate the Young Child” Event of the year was held on Tuesday, September 17th at Castle Park. The theme for the event was Forest Animals and there were many activities provided to engage young children and their families in our nature based play space in Crookston. Research shows that connecting children to nature during the early years has long-term benefits. There were over 100 people attending and at least a million uninvited mosquitoes! The hot, humid weather and mosquitoes didn’t keep children and families from having a great time playing in the sand, making binoculars, hiking in the woods, doing woodland yoga, going through the story walk, looking at animal pelts with UMC students and enjoying a picnic supper and trail mix. We also had entertainer Misti Koop on stage singing, dancing, and engaging children with puppets and fun props!
The event sponsors that made the event possible were: Thrivent Financial, RiverView Health, Crookston Public Library, UMC, Crookston Early Child Summit, Crookston Early Childhood Initiative, Polk County Public Health, Tri Valley Head Start, Crookston Public Schools and the Celebrate the Young Child Collaborative.

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September 22, 2024

UMC SOCCER FALLS IN TIGHTLY CONTESTED MATCH AGAINST MINNESOTA-DULUTH

The UMC Women’s Soccer team played their most aggressive match offensively this year but just could not find the back of the net as the Golden Eagles fall to the Bulldogs of MInnesota-Duluth by a score of 1-0 at the University of Minnesota-Crookston Campus.

FIRST HALF
The Bulldogs of Minnesota-Duluth got off to an aggressive start, as Kaylie Tomzak sent the ball twice towards Jordan Metz in net, but the freshman made sure nothing got by her. In the 8th minute, Morgan Eckerle for the Bulldogs shot one off the crossbar, then followed up with a header, but an unbelievable save by Metz kept it scoreless. In the 16th minute, the Golden Eagles had a breakaway but the shot missed the right post by a few inches. The Bulldogs then upped the ante, forcing Metz to make multiple saves. The Bulldogs finally broke through, scoring in the 21st minute on a goal by Jessica Eischens. The Bulldogs then had another shot hit the post, and the action slowed down for the rest of the first half, with each team getting a corner kick in the final few minutes of the half.

SECOND HALF
UMC came out of the halftime break hoping to be the aggressive team, and got a breakaway attempt in the 51st minute by Callie Holthaus, but it was saved by Chavez. Chavez then made another great save two minutes later, followed by yet another stop on a breakaway, this time by Tyler Chernecki. The Golden Eagles continued to put more pressure on Chavez, but she stepped up to the task each time, recording 4 saves in the first 15 minutes of the half, after 1 in the entire first half. The Golden Eagles had another great look in the 69th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar. Then, UMC had a corner kick in the 74th minute, but the shot was just wide to the left. The Bulldogs attempted to respond with a breakaway by Eckerle, but her shot sailed too high. After a failed ensuing corner, the action stayed in the offensive zone for the Bulldogs until the end of the game, as their stifling defense successfully blanked the Golden Eagles, earning their first win of the season.

UMC after this match has a record of 0-4-1, while the Bulldogs of Minnesota-Duluth get their first win, at 1-4-0.

	1st	2nd	Final
Minnesota-Duluth	1	0	0
UMC	0	0	0

Scoring –
20:54 – (UM-D) Jessica Eischens (unassisted)

SAVES	1st	2nd	Final
UMC- Jordan Metz	7	3	10
UM-D- Kaycee Chavez	1	6	7

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September 21, 2024

#10 Crookston Pirate Girls Tennis beats #4 ranked Litchfield and Delano

The #10 ranked Crookston Pirate Girls Tennis team continued its outstanding play as they beat the #4 ranked Litchfield Dragons 4-3 and also beat Delano 4-3 in Litchfield. An eight-team tournament was scheduled but was canceled due to rain. Crookston waited around and ended up playing in a triangular once the courts dried up and the sun came out. Crookston beat #7 ranked Staples-Motley and #9 Thief River Falls on Thursday. They have beaten three ranked opponents in a row.

CROOKSTON VS LITCHFIELD –
The Crookston Pirates showed off their depth as they were missing one of their players, but still knocked off their third straight ranked opponent with a 4-3 victory over Litchfield in the first match of the day. The match was tied at 3-3, with Crookston picking up wins at fourth singles with Emelia Hoerner winning a hard-fought match 6-3, 6-4. The second doubles team of Georgia Sanders and Logan Brekken played an impressive match as they won 6-2, 6-3, and the third doubles of Mariah Overgaard and Chloe Boll won a tight match 6-4, 6-3. Litchfield won first, second, and third singles, and the match was tied at 3-3, with first doubles the only match remaining. Crookston’s Addie Fee and Kaylie Clauson won an exciting first set 7-6 (6-2 in the tie-breaker) to take the early lead. Litchfield bounced back to win the second set 6-2 to force a third set. Fee and Clauson came up with some big points in the third set and won 10-6 to give the Pirates a 4-3 victory.

	CROOKSTON-4	Litchfield-3	Win	Score
1st	Paige Abrahamson	Isla Dille	Litch	6-2, 6-12
2nd	Ava Martin	Maya Wuatila	Litch	6-4, 6-2
3rd	Emma LaPlante	Emma Wuatila	Litch	6-3, 6-3
4th	Emelia Hoerner	Mercella Bruny	Crox	6-3, 6-4
1st Dub	Addie Fee Kaylie Clauson	Emma Knudson Molly Pelter	Crox	7-6 (6-2), 2-6, 10-6
2nd	Georgia Sanders Logan Brekken	Brynn Nagel Tayah Demera	Crox	6-2, 6-3
3rd	Chloe Boll Mariah Overgaard	Elly Woeffel Emily Michels	Crox	6-4, 6-3

CROOKSTON VS DELANO –

Crookston is 15-5 on the year

	CROOKSTON-4	Delano-3	Winner	Score
1st	Kaylie Clauson	Kai Hyn Pink	Del	6-3, 6-2
2nd	Paige Abrahamson	Maddi Meister	Del	6-2, 6-4
3rd	Emma LaPlante	Brynn Spangler	Del	6-3, 6-3
4th	Emelia Hoerner	Eleanor Hajas	Crox	2-6, 6-2, 7-5
1st Dub	Addie Fee Georgia Sanders	Maddie Ring Eva Huotan	Crox	6-7, 6-4, 7-5
2nd	Ava Martin Logan Brekken	Hailey Vetruba Rachel Wasserman	Crox	6-4, 7-6
3rd	Chloe Boll Mariah Overgaard	Reese Black Shelby Wainer	Crox	6-4, 6-4

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September 21, 2024

Crookston Pirate Boys Soccer travels to Fergus Falls Hillcrest

The Crookston Pirate Boys Soccer team travels to play Fergus Falls Hillcrest today in a big Section 8A matchup in Fergus Falls. Crookston beat Hillcrest 5-1 earlier this season in Crookston. Varsity starts at 11:00 a.m.
Crookston is 6-2 on the year and in first place in the north sub-section. Hillcrest is 4-5 and in third place in the north sub-section.

FIRST HALF –

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	1st	2nd	Final
Crookston
Fergus Falls Hillcrest

Scoring –

SAVES	1	2	Final
Reggie Winjum – Crookston
– FFHC

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September 21, 2024

Crookston Pirate Volleyball hosting an Invitational today

The Crookston Pirate Volleyball team is hosting the Crookston Invitational, with seven other teams competing at the Crookston High School gym on Saturday.
Also competing are Bagley, East Grand Forks, Fisher-Climax, Goodridge/Grygla, Northome-Kelliher, Stephen-Argyle, and Warroad.
Crookston is 0-6 on the year and looking for its first win of the season. All eight teams will play three pool play matches (two set matches) followed by one tournament game (three set match).

CROOKSTON VS GOODRIDGE/GRGYLA

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SECOND SET

	1	2
Goodridge/Grygla
Crookston

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CROOKSTON VS WARROAD

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Warroad
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CROOKSTON VS STEPHEN-ARGYLE

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Stephen-Argyle
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CROOKSTON VS TBD

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	1	2	3
TBD
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September 20, 2024

Crookston Football hosts Pelican Rapids at KROX Radio Stadium – ON KROX

The Crookston Pirate Football team will play its first-ever game at the new KROX Radio Stadium tonight as they host the tough Pelican Rapids Vikings in a Section 8AA game at 7:00 p.m. The game will be on KROX Radio (you can listen online by clicking listen live), or you can watch the game by clicking on the video below with the RiverView Health pre-game show at 6:20 p.m.

Crookston is 0-3 on the year and Pelican Rapids is 2-1.

1st Quarter–

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	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Pelican Rapids
Crookston

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TEAM STATS	CROOKSTON	Pelican Rapids
Rushing Yards
Passing Yards
Total Yards
Fumbles-Lost
First Downs
Penalties-Yards
Punts

INDIVIDUAL STATS

CROOKSTON	Pelican Rapids
Rushing	Rushing








Passing	Passing
Teagan Lubinski –

Receiving	Receiving

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September 20, 2024

Carol Violette – OBIT

Carol Violette, 69, of Red Lake Falls, MN, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at Hillcrest Senior Living in Red Lake Falls, MN.

Service of the Word will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls, MN, with Father Bob Schreiner officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery.

Carol Violette was born on December 3, 1954, in Red Lake Falls, MN, to Frederick and Harriet (Schmidt) Violette. She attended St. Joseph’s Catholic grade school through 8^th grade and graduated from Lafayette High School in Red Lake Falls in 1972.

Carol moved to Duluth, MN, in 1975, where she resided for 34 years. While in Duluth, Carol worked in the food and beverage industry at St. Mary’s Clinic, Duluth Airport, and several other restaurants.

In 2008, Carol moved back to Red Lake Falls to care for her parents. While living there, she worked for 10 years at Seven Clans Casino in Thief River Falls, retiring in 2019.

Carol and her long-time partner Tom loved spending time at Tom’s family cabin. While some preferred kayaking and sailboats, Carol loved her little paddleboat. She would paddle it to an island by herself or with Tom, spending the day hunting for agates, swimming, campfires, and midnight paddleboat rides.

She and Tom shared three adopted cats who were the light of their lives: Pooder, Queenie, and Baby. She loved her family and friends unconditionally. She enjoyed game shows, puzzles, and crosswords and loved taking care of her little house and yard. Carol loved the ocean snorkeling and the outdoors.

She wanted to create a memory for children, so she used Halloween as a theme. It brought her joy to see and invite children through her tiny home for treats. When they are older, they might remember “that little” Halloween house.

This past year and a half, Carol enjoyed volunteering at the Hillcrest community where her father Fred resides. She enjoyed helping with bingo, supplying lots of the bingo prizes, and visiting with the residents and her dad prior to her residency there.

Carol is survived by her father, Frederick Violette; brothers, Wayne (Judy), Dale (Lana), Mark (Lisa), and Jim (Julie) Violette, all of Red Lake Falls; sister, Sally (Neal) Kapp of California; many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles, and friends.

Carol is preceded in death by her mother, Harriet Violette; brother, Kevin; long-time partner, Tom; maternal and paternal grandparents; and her three cats.

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