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Chancellor Mary Holz-Clause Community Letter for February 2025

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Greetings from the University of Minnesota Crookston. The weather is getting warmer, events are heating up, and our campus is looking forward to the season of spring.

We’ll be hosting a number of visitors in the next couple of months, including:

  • University of Minnesota System President Rebecca Cunningham, Ph.D., March 26
  • Jay Debertin, president and CEO of CHS, will be the keynote speaker of our next Bergland Lecture Series event on March 26 in Bede Ballroom
  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC), who will have representatives on campus in mid-April to evaluate the University during our next round of accreditation

The Bergland Lecture Series was created to ensure ongoing interaction with all members of the agriculture and business ecosystem, and its future-oriented presentations are designed to spark thinking. These sessions are designed to encourage ideation to advance agriculture and rural communities. Interested in attending the March 26 event? Please reach out to Chris Winjum at cwinjum@crk.umn.edu or call 218-281-8343.

Other upcoming public events, which are fast approaching, include:

  • Women’s History Month fiber art display “With Her Hands” March 3-14 in our Sargeant Student Center with a number of area female artists featured and kickoff social March 3
  • Annual International Dinner Series March 3, 17, 24, and 31 in Bede Ballroom with delicious food, presentations, and entertainment for each event with tickets available online at z.umn.edu/2025-UMC-MIC-Dinners or by contacting Rae French at rfrench@crk.umn.edu or call 218-281-8339.
  • UMC Student/Community Band, Choir, String Ensemble free music event March 6 at 7 p.m. in Bede Ballroom
  • UMC Jazz Band performance featuring guest vocalist Thomasina Petrus and pianist Thomas West on April 1 at 7 p.m. with location TBD
  • Pancakes and Ponies with the Equestrian team April 13 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the University Teaching and Outreach Center (UTOC) and Charles H. Casey Equine Arena
  • Spring Music Concert April 21 at 7 p.m. in Kiehle Auditorium
  • 50th Annual Bedding Plant Sale opening week April 23-25 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the production greenhouse plus dates scheduled for the month of May
  • Regal’s Run 5K April 26 with details coming soon

Aside from the long list of forthcoming events, U of M Crookston athletics teams have had some pretty exciting events of their own with the hockey team making a historic run at the regional tournament narrowly missing nationals after an overtime nail-biter, men’s basketball keeping us on the edge of our seats and concluding their season celebrating seven senior student-athletes, equestrian team having first-place showings and recently being awarded the Region 3 Western High Point Team, baseball having a doubleheader sweep out of three games in Colorado this past week, softball picking up a recent split in Kansas, tennis sweeping last weekend’s matches, both men’s and women’s cross country competing, and women’s basketball securing a spot in the NSIC Tournament but were met with a first round disappointing loss.

Our campus DECA team also had some news as they participated in and placed at the State Career Development Conference in Alexandria, Minn. last weekend. Two of our students, Ayush Singh and Nadia Delorme, were elected as president and vice president of the Minnesota Collegiate DECA Association for the 2025-2026 academic year.

It’s a good time to be a Golden Eagle, that’s for sure. Know anyone interested in taking classes at U of M Crookston or working with us as an employee? Reach out at any time.

Chancellor Mary Holz-Clause

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“Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Enforcement Campaign in Grand Forks March 1 – 31

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In an effort to keep our roadways safe, The Grand Forks Police Department will take part in a “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Enforcement Campaign, which will involve selective traffic enforcement by several officers looking specifically for impaired drivers.

Law enforcement agencies across the state will have extra patrols for the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” enforcement period, which is from March 1st, 2025, through March 31st, 2025. Vision Zero reminds drivers to always drive free from the impairment of alcohol and/or prescription or illicit drugs.

The Grand Forks Police Department’s primary goal during this campaign is to ensure motorists are free of impairment while operating motor vehicles on Grand Forks roadways. This program is funded by the ND DOT and will allow additional officers to be assigned specifically to enforce these types of violations.

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The Celebrate the Young Child event at the Crookston Public Library was fun for the whole family

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Families enjoyed Tuesday night’s Celebrate-the-Young Child event at the Crookston Public Library. The theme “Follow the Yellow Brick Road ” inspired many children to dress up like Wizard of Oz characters. Activities such as Magic Wand Making, Yellow Brick Bowling, Pin the Heart on the Tinman, & Playdough Witch Making were enjoyed, as well as the Oz Photo Booth. Free books were given to all the children. The C.A.L.L. committee planned the event, which was the second CYC event this year. The 3rd event will be held at Washington School on April 22. 

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Frank Sylvan Johnson – OBIT

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Frank Sylvan Johnson, 70, of Crookston, passed away at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on Friday, February 21, 2025. He was born in Grand Forks on January 8, 1955, to parents Kenneth and Audrey (Suprenant) Johnson. The memorial service honoring Frank’s life will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at 2:00 PM. Visitation with the family will be held two hours prior beginning at noon.  Inurnment will take place at a later date in the Spring. Services will be livestreamed, the link to which can be found by going to www.stenshoelhouske.com/obituaries and following the prompts to Frank’s page.  

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Mary Delores Tuseth – OBIT

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Mary Delores Tuseth, 94, of Crookston, passed away peacefully at the Villa St. Vincent on Sunday, February 23, 2025. She was born in Crookston on February 3, 2025, to parents Frank and Angiline (Willette) Stainbrook. 

There with be a prayer service held at Stenshoel-Houske funeral home on Thursday, March 7, 2025, at 7:00 PM. Visitation with the family will begin at 5:00 PM. On Friday, March 8, 2025, a funeral Mass will be held at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, in Crookston, at 11:00 AM. Visitation with the family will begin at 10:00 AM. Please join the family for refreshments immediately following the Mass. Interment will take place at a later date in the Spring. Services will be livestreamed, the link to which can be found by going to www.stenshoelhouske.com/obituaries and following the prompts to Mary’s page. 

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Crookston Girls Basketball takes on EGF in Section 8AA Playoffs – on KROX Radio

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The Crookston Pirate Girls Basketball team takes on the East Grand Forks Green Wave in the first round of the Section 8AA Girls Basketball Tournament.
Crookston is 7-19 on the year after a 78-61 loss to Park Rapids to end the regular season. EGF is 17-9 on the year after a 56-55 victory over Perham to end the regular season.
East Grand Forks beat Crookston both times they played by 65-39 and 88-60 scores.
KROX Radio will have the game with a RiverView Health pre-game show at 4:30 p.m. and the opening tip at 5:00 p.m.

FIRST HALF –

SECOND HALF –

  1st  2nd  Final
Crookston
ast Grand Forks
For Crookston Points Rebounds Assists/steals
Chloe Boll
Grace Boll
Madi Bruggeman
Naomi Johnson
Halle Nicholas
Joey Nesseth
Brooklyn Waldal 1
For East Grand Forks Points
Tatem Votava
Camryn Adams
McKaylee Fitzpatrick
Taylor Bergh
Ellie Marcott
Emma Marcott
Ella Gerber
Hayden Bergh
Lanee Hams

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Death of unvaccinated Texas child is first U.S. fatality from measles outbreak in a decade

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State and local health officials announced Wednesday that an unvaccinated school-aged child who was hospitalized with measles has died from the illness in West Texas. It is the first U.S. death reported from a measles outbreak since 2015.

In a press release, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) said the child was hospitalized in the northwestern city of Lubbock last week and tested positive for measles. According to data from DSHS, as of Wednesday, 124 cases of measles have been confirmed associated with the outbreak that began in Gaines County (which has become the epicenter) with 80 cases confirmed among residents. Almost all of the cases are in unvaccinated individuals or individuals whose vaccination status is unknown, and 18 people have been hospitalized so far.  Children and teenagers between ages 5 and 17 make up the majority of cases with 62, followed by 39 cases among children ages 4 and under.

The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) said in a statement that the outbreak has since spread to several counties in the region and is “suspected” to have spread into New Mexico. The NMDOH said that nine cases have been confirmed in Lea County, which borders Texas; of the nine cases, four are among children.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, said during a meeting of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet members on Wednesday that the HHS is “watching” cases, and that the Texas outbreak as “not unusual … We’re following the measles epidemic every day.”

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National Intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard fires more than 100 over chat tool messages

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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has fired more than 100 intelligence officers from 15 agencies for using a government chat platform for discussions that included topics like polyamory, gender transition surgery and politics.

In a post on X, the National Security Agency said it was “aware of posts that appear to show inappropriate discussions” by intelligence personnel and that the case is under investigation: “IC (intelligence community) collaboration platforms are intended to drive mission outcomes. Potential misuse of these platforms by a small group of individuals does not represent the community. Investigations to address this misuse of government systems are ongoing.”

According to Gabbard, the chat tool was overseen by the National Security Agency. Christopher Rufo, a conservative commentator who writes for City Journal, first reported the existence of the chats and posted what he said were transcripts of the conversations, which he said were obtained from a NSA employee and a former employee.

Gabbard said the fired intelligence officers’ conduct represented “an egregious violation of trust” and violated “basic rules and standards around professionalism.” Gabbard told Fox News: “I put out a directive today that they all will be terminated and their security clearances will be revoked .. today’s action and holding these individuals accountable is just the beginning of what we’re seeing across the Trump administration, which is carrying out the mandate the American people gave him, clean house, root out that rot and corruption and weaponization and politicization.”

A social media post by Gabbard’s spokeswoman confirmed the she sent a memo directing all intelligence agencies to identify the employees who participated in the chatrooms and to terminate their employment and revoke their security clearances.

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