Sony has released the first trailer for “One of Them Days,” the buddy comedy pairing Keke Palmer and SZA, in her acting debut. Palmer and SZA first joined forces on “Saturday Night Live” in a December 2022 episode, which saw Palmer hosting, and SZA as musical guest.
Lawrence Lamont is directing the TriStar Pictures film from a script by Syreeta Singleton, which also features co-stars Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Maude Apatow, Katt Williams, Joshua Neal, Aziza Scott, Patrick Cage and Amin Joseph.
Per the logline of the film, One of Them Days centers on best friends and roommates Dreux (Palmer) and Alyssa (SZA), who learn that Alyssa’s boyfriend has squandered their rent money. The pals must scramble to avoid eviction in a race against the clock, while also striving to keep their friendship intact.
SZA is coming off the success of her Grammy-nominated album Saturn, while Palmer’s recent projects includes the films Nope and Hustlers. She can be seen in the upcoming heist comedy The Pickup opposite Eddie Murphy and the Aziz Ansari-directed Good Fortune also starring Seth Rogen and Keanu Reeves.
“One of Them Days” releases to theaters on Jan. 24; check out the trailer – HERE.
We have updated the latest Minnesota WINTER SPORTS Polls. To check them out, CLICK HERE.
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We have more milestones and honors for area high school student-athletes. If you have any milestones or honors, etc of student-athletes from NW Minnesota, send them to me at chrisjfee@yahoo.com and I will post them!!! Thank yoU!
East Grand Forks Green Wave girls hockey goalie Britlyn Rasmussen recorded the 2,000 save of her career this week.
Red Lake County Rebel football’s Owen Chervestad, along with Fertile-Beltrami’s Isaiah Wright, and Barnesville’s Gannon Bolgrean were three of 32 players selected to the Minnesota Viking All-State football team that spanned all 7 classes. The 32 players were honored by being given 2 tickets to the Vikings game against the Falcons, a commemorative football, and they got to walk out onto the field (endzone) to be honored during the first quarter of the game. Owen was also one of 88 players selected to play in the All-Star game, which is sponsored by the Vikings. This game was played at US Bank Stadium on Saturday, December 13. The 88 members chosen are comprised of a North and a South team and Owen played defensive back for the North. Ada-Borup-West’s Austin McCraven also competed in the game and recovered a fumble.
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Camden Hungerholt, a quarterback/defensive back from LeRoy-Ostrander High School (LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle-Pacelli co-op football program) was named Mr. Football for 2024 by the Minnesota Football Coaches Association (MFCA). The award was presented at the Mr. Football Banquet on Sunday December 15 at the Doubletree by Hilton Minneapolis Park Place Hotel in St. Louis Park.
The LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle-Pacelli Cardinals are members of the 9 District, South-East Sub-District and MSHSL Class 9-Player. LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle-Pacelli advanced to the 9-Player State semifinals in 2024.
Camden Hungerholt is the 21st player to receive the Mr. Football Award and the first from LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle-Pacelli. He is the first player from Class 9-Player to win the Mr. Football Award.
Honors:
Boasts a 3.91 GPA
Two-time State Football Tournament participant (2021, 2024)
Member of 2024 9-Player State Football Tournament Semifinal team
2024 Minnesota High School Football All-Star Game selection (South All-Stars)
3-year starter
2-time Team Captain
3-time All-District selection
3-time Team Offensive Player of the Year
2-time 9-Man All-State Selection (2023, 2024)
2024 Associated Press Minnesota First Team All-State selection
2024 Star Tribune All-Minnesota selection
2024 Rochester Post-Bulletin Player of the Year
2024 Randy Shaver Talk North All-State Team selection
2024 Minnesota Vikings All-State Team selection
Committed to play at Minnesota State-Mankato
2024 Statistics
Offense Passing: 127 of 240 passing for 2,421 yards, 34 touchdown passes with only 4 pass interceptions
Rushing: 219 rushing attempts for 2,846 yards, 12.99 yards per carry and 36 rushing touchdowns
Defense 94 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions
Career Statistics: Offense Passing: 324 of 628 for 5,309 yards. 60 touchdown passes and only 14 interceptions Rushing: 578 rushing carries – 6,573 rushing yards (11.4 yards per carry), 86 rushing touchdowns and 147 total career touchdowns
Defense: 269 tackles, 14 tackles for loss and 11 pass interceptions
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The Minnesota 9-Man Football Coaches have released the 9-Man All-State Football team. Area players on the team are listed below. Offense – Isaiah Wright (Fertile-Beltrami) Blaine Smith (Stephen-Argyle) Caleb Stoltman (Fertile-Beltrami) Gavin Aune (Goodridge-Grygla)
Defense – Jonah Harstad (Fertile-Beltrami) Ty Vig (Kittson Co. Central)
The Associated Press All-State Team Football team has been announced and one area player made the list. Second team – Isaiah Wright (Fertile-Beltrami)
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The Section 8AA Girls Basketball standings are interesting with most teams with a quarter of their season under their belt. Wadena-Deer Creek is off to a great start and Menahga is also undefeated. Thief River Falls and Pelican Rapids have one loss each and Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton has been impressive so far this year. A lot of teams lost some very good seniors last year and that is showing early on. The section is wide-open and I am guessing the standings you see below won’t be close to what we see at the end of the February.
Thanks to Minnesota-scores.net for the QRF rankings and section standings below.
Section 8AA Girls Basketball Standings
Team
Section
Overall
QRF Value
QRF Rank
Wadena-Deer Creek
2-0
7-0
60.3
17
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
5-1
5-2
55.2
22
Pelican Rapids
3-0
4-1
54.7
23
Menahga
0-0
6-0
51.3
32
Thief River Falls
3-1
6-1
49.2
36
Barnesville
3-2
4-3
45.5
46
East Grand Forks
2-1
4-3
39.6
54
Frazee
2-2
5-3
37.0
59
Crookston
2-2
4-4
30.7
73
Perham
2-2
2-3
29.1
76
Hawley
0-4
2-5
23.6
91
Roseau
1-2
2-5
18.0
102
Park Rapids Area
0-5
1-6
15.4
108
Warroad
0-3
1-6
15.3
109
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The Section 8A Girls Basketball standings and QRF rankings have been updated and there isn’t a lot of surprises early on. We take a look at the East and West sub-sections below.
Section 8A Girls Basketball – East Standings
Cass Lake-Bena has been beating up on some teams, including a 20-point win over Kelliher/Northome. They are the only undefeated team in the sub-section and only one of three teams with a winning record.
Team
Section
Overall
QRF Value
QRF Rank
Cass Lake-Bena
3-0
7-0
51.1
13
Kelliher/Northome
2-1
2-1
49.8
15
Fosston
3-1
4-3
34.8
60
Blackduck
2-4
5-5
31.4
69
Bagley
2-4
4-4
29.1
79
Mahnomen/Waubun
2-1
2-6
19.8
105
Clearbrook-Gonvick
2-4
2-5
17.7
112
Lake of the Woods
1-2
1-3
17.3
115
Red Lake
0-2
1-3
11.8
125
Win-E-Mac
0-5
0-6
8.5
132
Section 8A Girls Basketball- West Standings
Once again the West sub-section is loaded with one of the top teams in the state, Kittson County Central starting at 5-0 and have looked impressive so far, especially coming off a state volleyball tournament run in the fall. Warren-Alvarado-Oslo is also undefeated and is extremely entertaining to watch play. They run and gun, play in-your-face defense, and they can flat out shoot the ball. You have Sacred Heart at 4-1 with their only loss to WAO. They are clearly the top three teams early this season. It has been fun to see RLCC have some success and they are loaded with outstanding young talent!!! Climax-Fisher is the one team that is lower than expected because they are playing without Payton Hoffman this season, due to an ACL surgery.
Team
Section
Overall
QRF Value
QRF Rank
Kittson Co Central
4-0
5-0
56.7
8
Warren-A-O
6-0
7-0
49.7
16
Sacred Heart
3-1
4-1
43.4
32
Red Lake CC
3-2
4-2
41.2
37
Stephen-Argyle
2-3
3-3
34.2
62
Climax/Fisher
2-2
2-3
29.7
77
Fertile-Beltrami
4-3
5-4
29.3
78
Northern Freeze
1-2
2-3
28.8
82
Badger/G-MR
1-3
2-3
25.6
90
Goodridge/Grygla
2-5
3-5
23.3
98
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University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagle Softball head coach Ashton Sangster announced the hiring of Grace Clouser as the top assistant coach for for the program.
Clouser is a graduate of the University of Iowa and competed in the rowing club and was also a part of the Hawkeye Flying Club for three years. Clouser also earned an All Big-Ten Academic Award as a Hawkeye. Clouser got her start as a junior high head coach in 2021 at Panorama High School in Panora, Iowa. She was then named as the head coach of Tipton High School in Tipton, Iowa. While at Tipton High School, the former Hawkeye had a number of different duties, including putting together practice plans, field maintenance, getting personnel to work home games and worked on-field stuff such as hitting, fielding and pitching, as well.
The Golden Eagles will open up the 2025 season on Friday, January 31 in Branson, Missouri, for a doubleheader with East Central University and Northwestern Oklahoma State.
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Northland Community & Technical College will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its women’s athletic programs on Saturday, January 25, at the Thief River Falls campus. The event will honor the legacy of Deb Jacobson, a former head coach and athletic director for the Pioneers. Attendees can look forward to a variety of activities throughout the day, including opportunities to reconnect with former teammates, meet current teams and coaches, and support future generations of female student-athletes at Northland.
“I am excited to be at Northland at a time when we are celebrating the rich history of women’s athletics,” said Northland Interim President Shari Olson. “We are very proud of everyone who has contributed to this past half-century, and we cannot wait to see how our current and future student-athletes will continue to add to that legacy.”
Day of Celebration The day’s activities will begin at 1 p.m. when the Northland Women’s Basketball Team takes on their MCAC North rival, Central Lakes. Jacobson and all women’s athletics alumni will be honored at halftime of the women’s game. The men’s game between Northland and Central Lakes will follow the women’s game at 3 p.m., and the men’s athletic program alumni will be recognized at halftime. The celebration continues with a social in the cafeteria from 5 to 6 p.m. Appetizers will be served and a cash bar will be available. The 50th Anniversary program will follow at 6 p.m.
50 Years of Success Since the inception of women’s varsity sports in the 1973-74 academic year, Northland’s female athletes have achieved remarkable success. The basketball, volleyball, and softball teams have collectively won 16 MCCC/MCAC Northern Division championships and 14 Region XIII championships. They have also placed in the top six at the national tournament eight times, and the 2013-14 women’s basketball team won the NJCAA National Championship. Notably, Northland has produced numerous NJCAA All-American selections, along with many individual awards from Region XIII and the MCAC. In the early years, state championships were regarded as the highest achievement in various sports. The 1998 women’s softball team made history by winning the first-ever state title for a women’s athletic program at Northland. Additionally, in the fall of 2023, Northland introduced women’s wrestling as its fourth intercollegiate sport.
A True Pioneer Jacobson served as Northland’s head volleyball coach from its inaugural season in 1974 until the end of the 1994 season. In addition to volleyball, she coached the women’s basketball and softball teams from 1974 to 1985. She held several administrative roles in the athletic department, including women’s athletic director from 1974 to 1984, assistant athletic director from 1985 to 2000, and athletic director from 2001 to 2007. Deb was inducted into the Northland Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.
RSVP All alumni of Pioneers Athletics are invited to RSVP for the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Women’s Athletics. To learn more and RSVP for the event, visit northlandcollege.edu/50th.
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JOKES
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My doctor was giving me a hard time about my health. To get back on his good side I bought a puppy and named him ‘Five Miles’. That way, when I went to see my doctor I could tell him, “I walk five miles every morning!”
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The Reverend Francis Norton woke up Sunday morning and realizing it was an exceptionally beautiful and sunny early spring day, decided he just had to play golf. So… he told the Associate Pastor that he was feeling sick and convinced him to say Mass for him that day. As soon as the Associate Pastor left the room, Father Norton headed out of town to a golf course about forty miles away. This way he knew he wouldn’t accidentally meet anyone he knew from his parish. Setting up on the first tee, he was alone. After all, it was Sunday morning and everyone else was in church! At about this time, Saint Peter leaned over to the Lord while looking down from the heavens and exclaimed, “You’re not going to let him get away with this, are you?” The Lord sighed, and said, “No, I guess not.” Just then Father Norton hit the ball and it shot straight towards the pin, dropping just short of it, rolled up and fell into the hole. It WAS A 420 YARD HOLE IN ONE! St. Peter was astonished. He looked at the Lord and asked, “Why did you let him do that?” The Lord smiled and replied, “Who’s he going to tell?”
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Why don’t blind people skydive more often? It scares the crap out of their dogs.
How does a blind skydiver know the ground is near? The leash goes slack
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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
Reese Swanson is a freshman playing hockey at St. Olaf.
Carter Coauette is a freshman playing football at Minot State.
Isabelle Smith is a freshman playing Tennis at Concordia College.
Isaac Thomforde is a freshman playing Tennis at Northwestern College in St. Paul.
Emilee Tate is a Sophomore playing Softball at Northland Community and Technical College.
Halle Bruggeman is a Sophomore on the University of Wisconsin-Stout Women’s Rugby team.
Ethan Boll is a Red-shirt Freshman on the University of North Dakota Football team.
Breanna Kressin is a Junior on the Hockey Cheer Team for THE University of Minnesota Golden Gopher Hockey team.
Jacey Larson is a Sophomore playing hockey at Dakota College at Bottineau.
Aleah Bienek is a Junior playing hockey at Trine University in Indiana.
Joslynn Leach is a Senior playing golf at Concordia College in Moorhead. The Cobbers wrapped up the Fall season.
Brooks Butt is a Junior playing football at the University of Jamestown.
Ty Hamre is redshirt Junior playing football at Bemidji State University.
Elizabeth Erdman is a coach for the Moorhead Red Dragon swim team.
Crookston School District Coaches Ben Parkin is the head Pirate Baseball Coach. Amy Boll is the head Pirate Girls Track head coach Sarah Reese is the Pirate Head Girls Soccer coach Marley Melbye is an assistant girls golf coach Connor Morgan is the Pirate Boys Hockey assistant coach Ben Trostad is the Pirate Boys Hockey assistant coach Ethan Magsam is the Pirate Boys Hockey assistant coach Chris Dufault is a youth wrestling Coach
Non-Crookston High School coaching/Admin/etc
Elise Tangquist is the Head Girls Golf Coach at Horace High School in Fargo, ND.
Carmen (Kreibich) Johnson is the head Little Falls Volleyball coach.
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.
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.
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.
Governor Tim Walz has announced that taxpayers who qualify for Minnesota’s nation-leading Child Tax Credit will have the option to receive advance payments of the credit during the upcoming tax filing season. Minnesota is the first state in the nation to offer this option for Child Tax Credit recipients.
More than 223,000 tax returns claimed the new Child Tax Credit for tax year 2023, for an average total credit of $1,242. This tax credit put over $562 million into the budgets of Minnesota families this year.
“The goal of this nation-leading tax credit is to lower child poverty and provide tax relief for working class families in Minnesota. With the advance payment option, we’re making it easier for families to manage their annual household budget,” said Governor Walz. “This new option will increase financial freedom and ensure families have the support they need all year long.”
If a taxpayer chooses the advance payment option during the upcoming filing season, they will receive their full Child Tax Credit for the current filing year, part of their following year credit in three advance payments sent in the second half of 2025, and the remaining part of the credit when filing their next income tax return.
“Minnesota’s Child Tax Credit has the chance to be a transformative program for hundreds of thousands of Minnesota families,”said Revenue Commissioner Paul Marquart. “Giving them the option to get a portion of next year’s credit in three installments will allow families to budget throughout the year instead of getting their refund in one lump sum when they file their taxes.”
Beginning with tax year 2023, taxpayers may qualify for a Child Tax Credit of $1,750 per qualifying child, with no limit on the number of children claimed. This is a refundable credit, meaning they can receive a refund even if they do not owe tax. They must file an individual income tax return in order to claim the credit.
University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagle Softball head coach Ashton Sangster announced the hiring of Grace Clouser as the top assistant coach for for the program.
Clouser is a graduate of the University of Iowa and competed in the rowing club and was also a part of the Hawkeye Flying Club for three years. Clouser also earned an All Big-Ten Academic Award as a Hawkeye. Clouser got her start as a junior high head coach in 2021 at Panorama High School in Panora, Iowa. She was then named as the head coach of Tipton High School in Tipton, Iowa. While at Tipton High School, the former Hawkeye had a number of different duties, including putting together practice plans, field maintenance, getting personnel to work home games and worked on-field stuff such as hitting, fielding and pitching, as well.
The Golden Eagles will open up the 2025 season on Friday, January 31 in Branson, Missouri, for a doubleheader with East Central University and Northwestern Oklahoma State.
Cindy Strom, RN, BSN, is excited to grow RiverView’s Senior Life Solutions (SLS) program as its new program director.
“I’m excited to be part of the team,’’ she shared. “It feels like a good fit, and it’s great to hear the staff are happy I’m here and working for SLS.’’
A Grand Forks native, Cindy received her LPN in 1999 from Northland and an RN BSN from the University of North Dakota in 2004. She worked for nearly two decades as an inpatient nurse in labor and delivery at Altru, two years as an LPN in the float pool, and two years in family medicine as a nursing supervisor. Cindy’s husband of 25 years, Brian, is a special education teacher at Schroder Middle School in Grand Forks. The couple has three children: Isaac, 19, a second-year student at UND; Brooklyn, 17, a junior at Central High School; and Bricyn, 12, a seventh grader at Schroder Middle School. Eleven-year-old Pikachu, the family’s Cavachon, rounds out the family. In her free time, Cindy enjoys watching Brooklyn play volleyball and dance for Nancy Pasley, attending Bricyn’s football, baseball, and basketball games, and listening to Isaac play in band. Cindy, a water lover, enjoys spending time at area lakes in the summer.
Senior Life Solutions offers outpatient services designed to meet the unique needs of older adults experiencing depression, anxiety, or other mental challenges often associated with aging.
Services include:
confidential, comprehensive assessment
individual therapy
group therapy
family therapy
medication education and management
after-care planning
For more information about Senior Life Solutions, call 281-9559.
Polk-Norman-Mahnomen Community Health Services, including Polk County Public Health and Norman-Mahnomen Public Health, is committed to ensuring our communities have access to comprehensive reproductive and sexual health services, with a particular focus on supporting adolescents. It is important to empower individuals to make informed decisions about their sexual health, including the prevention of unintended pregnancies.
Emergency contraceptives, often called the “morning-after pill,” is an effective option for preventing pregnancy after unprotected sex or contraceptive failure. While primary methods of birth control—such as pills, patches, rings, Depo injections, and Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs) like IUDs and implants—are used before sex to prevent pregnancy, emergency contraceptives can be used after sex when primary birth control methods fail or are not used.
Emergency contraceptives are designed to temporarily delay ovulation (the release of an egg from the ovary), reducing the chance of fertilization. It does not cause an abortion and will not harm an existing pregnancy. It must be taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex for optimal effectiveness. The sooner it is taken, the better it works. Emergency contraception does not interfere with regular birth control methods, so you can resume or begin a regular contraceptive method immediately. When used as directed, emergency contraception is both safe and effective.
Emergency contraception is available at major retailers, smaller pharmacies, and food stores without a prescription, ID, or age restriction. Common brands include Plan B One-Step, Take Action, MyWay, and others, all containing Levonorgestrel 1.5 mg. Adolescents have the legal right to access emergency contraception without parental consent.
Polk-Norman-Mahnomen Community Health Services provides confidential Sexual and Reproductive Health services, including access to emergency contraceptives following a brief nurse visit. Services are offered at low to no cost, and no one is turned away due to inability to pay. For questions or to schedule an appointment, contact Norman-Mahnomen Public Health at 218-935-2527 or text 218-280-3894. For Polk County Public Health, call 218-281-3385 or text 218-280-1117.
Duane Darrel Brandner 84, a longtime Crookston businessman passed away surrounded by his family. Duane was born in Leola, South Dakota, April 19, 1940. The son of August and Leah (Spitzer) Brandner. He came to Crookston at his early age of ten. His whole life was in the printing business, at the age of eleven he began as a newspaper carrier boy and later started working in the newspaper business at the Crookston Daily Times. On February 6, 1960 Duane was united in marriage to Priscilla A. Doda at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Crookston. At the age of 34, Duane and Priscilla started Brandner Printing. At the age of 35 he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and in the year of 1992 his younger son, Tim, bought the business and turned it into Brandner Printing & Office Supplies.
Duane’s number one concern all his life was his family, always being a good father and grandfather.
He enjoyed hunting in his earlier years and had a great interest in the collection of old guns and ammunition.
Loving family members include his wife, Priscilla which was his angel for 64 years; sons, Scott Duane (Peter Grego), of Oceanside, CA, Kim Allen (Tammy) of Bentonville, AR, Timothy Lowell (Stacy) of Maple Lake, MN; three granddaughter, Kennedy Ann, Maggie Jane, and Arleigh Marie all of Maple Lake; brother, Lowell (Nancy) Brandner of East Grand Forks; sister, Carma Jean Selzler of Crookston, MN; brother-in-laws, Don (Jean) Doda and Jim (Janet) Doda all of Crookston, MN and many other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, a brother, and two brother-in-laws.
Senator Amy Klobuchar was chosen to serve as the ranking member on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senator Klobuchar has been a member of the Agriculture Committee since her first term in Congress, working to pass three Farm Bills and successfully leading bills that have strengthened the safety net for Minnesota farmers and ranchers, invested in conservation programs, and supported homegrown energy.
“When I first came to the Senate, my number-one request was to be on the Agriculture Committee. I wanted to work on behalf of Minnesota’s farmers, make sure Americans could feed their families, and boost our rural economy. From working across the aisle to strengthen our defenses against animal disease outbreaks to bolstering our ability to produce home-grown fuel and supporting conservation efforts, the work of the Agriculture Committee touches every aspect of our lives. I look forward to working with Chairman Boozman and Representatives Craig and G.T. Thompson to pass a strong farm bill.”
Dale Kennedy, age 60, peacefully died Tuesday December 10th at his home in Crookston, MN surrounded by his loving family. Dale Ray Kennedy was born May 20, 1964, in Leadville, CO to parents Byron and Georgene (Bergman) Kennedy. He graduated from High School in Midland Michigan in 1982. He learned to operate heavy machinery early in life working in the Angola Mines in Elko, NV. He earned recognition for his work performance, receiving the Angola Mines belt buckle, something no other operator had achieved. His commitment to ‘pulling his weight’ was evident in all that he did. Not a competitive man, but one that wanted to do the best he could in all that he did. Throughout his life he resided in numerous states including Colorado, Michigan, Arkansas, Montana, Utah, Nevada, North Dakota, New Mexico and Minnesota.
In 2007 the combine crew he worked with traveled to Langdon ND. While there he met Jane Kilcree. That changed all the plans he had with the working crew. He decided to stay in Langdon. They married in December of 2008. After a short move to New Mexico, they moved to Crookston where Dale was employed at Dee Manufacturing. Again, he was recognized for his work, receiving plaques. He later had an opportunity to work at New Flyer of North America and did so for several years before recently returning to Dee Manufacturing working as a Materials Handler.
Always quick with a quirky joke, he loved all people and enjoyed seeing them smile. On holidays you would find him dressed for the occasion – the grinch was his favorite, and July he would be all red, white and blue for much of the month. We will never forget his ‘superman’ costume! Dale enjoyed sharing candy, earning him a reputation at work as the ‘candy man’. He had a great love for animals. Jane was never surprised when he came home announcing – honey, look what I found! He enjoyed taking the dogs to the river for a swim and fishing. Never one to sit still, he took pride in meticulously detailing his vehicles and motorcycle and decorating his yard for the holidays. The only time you would see Dale sitting still was in the summer when the sun was shining. He would lay out in the sun for hours upon hours.
Dale is survived by his wife Jane; his daughter Chelsie Kennedy; Mother Georgene Wilson; Sisters Sue Setter (Pat), Sandy Sailer (Rick), Jackie Wilson (Bill), Jolene Wilson (Greg), Brenda Downing (Larry); three grandchildren, Hunter, Dakota, and Mariah. He was preceded in death by his father, Byron Kennedy, Stepfather, George Wilson, and Son, Dusten Kennedy. Blessed be his memory.
Christian Funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 21st at St Paul’s Lutheran Church in Crookston with Rev. Curt Peterson officiating. Visitation at 1:00PM with the funeral service to follow at 2:00PM. Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home of Crookston is in charge of the arrangements. Interment will be in the Sand Lake Cemetery, Britt, MN at a later date.
Lavada Lindsey, 58, a cherished mother and friend, known for her infectious laughter and fun-loving spirit, passed away peacefully on December 11, 2024, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota. She was born in Park Rapids, Minnesota, on November 4, 1966, where she spent her younger years.
Lavada touched the lives of those around her with her great sense of humor, bringing joy and light into even the darkest of days. She had a unique ability to see the silver lining in every situation, and her hearty laughter was truly contagious. Her passion for life resonated through her various hobbies and interests. Lavada was an artist at heart, often found delightfully crafting beautiful jewelry that she generously shared with friends and family. With an insatiable love for treasure hunting, she relished attending garage sales, always on the lookout for the next great find.
In quiet moments, she would immerse herself in the suspenseful narratives of Forensic Files, accompanied by her favorite tunes that filled her home with warmth and nostalgia. Yet, what brought her the greatest joy was the precious time spent with her beloved grandchildren. Their laughter and playful moments together held a special place in her heart, embodying her true essence as a devoted grandmother.
Lavada’s affection extended beyond her family; she was a devoted dog mom to her faithful companion, Roscoe. Their bond was a testament to her nurturing spirit and unwavering love for animals. She found joy in the simple pleasures of life, whether it be engaging in spirited games of Yahtzee or indulging in her love for online shopping and collecting crystals and nick-nacks.
As we remember Lavada, let us celebrate her vibrant life and the countless memories she left behind. Her legacy of humor, love, and creativity will live on in the stories shared, the laughter echoed in our hearts, and every sparkling crystal that reminds us of her radiant spirit. She will be profoundly missed but forever cherished by all who had the privilege to know her.
A Memorial Service will be planned for early January. Please check www.stenshoelhouske.com/obituaries for updated service details.
