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The Northwest Regional Corrections Center reported the arrest of the following–
Devin Michael Miller, 25, of Pine River, for a Probation Violation
Cole Stephen Williard Cariveau, 36, of East Grand Forks, for 2nd Degree DUI
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The Northwest Regional Corrections Center reported the arrest of the following–
Devin Michael Miller, 25, of Pine River, for a Probation Violation
Cole Stephen Williard Cariveau, 36, of East Grand Forks, for 2nd Degree DUI
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SPORTS FEEVER by Chris Fee of KROX Radio – chrisjfee@yahoo.com
The forecast for next week looks to be warmer and maybe spring weather might finally be here! Lets hope so as we hit the prom and graduation open house season. The good news….we won’t have to pay to eat for about a month now!!! It is hard to believe we are a week away from May and once we hit May we are only a few weeks from Tennis playoffs and everything else follows! Here is hoping for great weather!
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The Crookston High School Summer Strength and Conditioning program “Powered by Sanford Sports” will be June 2 through August 8. There will be no sessions June 30-July 4 due to the MSHSL blackout week.
For the registration and sign up info, click the following link – Crookston Weights Summer Sign Up — Signup Sheet | SignUp.com
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It comes as no surprise that Red Lake County, Sacred Heart, and Ada-Borup-West are the top three teams in the west. I would say Red Lake County has shown they are the top all-around team so far. They have shown they have the most pitching depth, which is huge in a double-elimination tournament. Sacred Heart probably has the best pitcher in the Section with Parker Erickson (St. Cloud State commit). But Red Lake County’s Will Gieseke has shown he is in the discussion with his lights-out start.
Ada-Borup-West was supposed to play Sacred Heart earlier this season, but the game was postponed. They will play Red Lake County on Monday, May 19.
Red Lake County will play Sacred Heart on Friday and will play Ada-Borup-West on Monday, May 19.
Sacred Heart will play Red Lake County on Friday and play Ada-Borup-West later this season.
The head-to-head games are huge because the section uses a coach’s vote rather than the QRF. So, the section games are important.
| Team | Section | Overall |
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| Ada-Borup-West | 2-0 | 3-0 |
| Red Lake County | 3-0 | 5-0 |
| Sacred Heart | 3-0 | 5-2 |
| Northern Freeze | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Fertile-Beltrami | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Kittson County Central | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Badger/Greenbush-Middle River | 0-3 | 0-3 |
| West Marshall | 0-0 | 0-0 |
The East Sub-section is wide-open with each section game important. Mahnomen/Waubun and Win-E-Mac are the only teams that have been able to get a handful of games in so far so it is still too early to go in-depth.
| Team | Section | Overall |
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| Mahnomen/Waubun | 2-1 | 4-2 |
| Win-E-Mac | 4-1 | 4-1 |
| Blackduck | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| Fosston | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Northome/Kelliher | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Bagley | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| NCE/U-H | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Lake of the Woods | 0-1 | 0-3 |
| Red Lake | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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The UMC Golden Eagle Softball team has won five its last six games and has four games left in the regular season with two games at Northern State and two games at Minnesota State Moorhead. The Golden Eagles are a half-game out of 10th place. The top 10 teams make the single-elimination NSIC Softball tournament.
Let’s take a look at the final four games.
UMC is now 8-14 in the NSIC, and that is a program record for wins in the NSIC. Now the head to Aberdeen, South Dakota, to take on Northern State on Saturday. Northern State is in second-to-last place with a 4-20 record in the NSIC. UMC needs to win both games.
On Sunday, UMC will take on Minnesota State Moorhead, which is 8-16 in the NSIC and right below UMC in the standings. UMC needs to win both game.
If UMC wins all four games this weekend, I honestly can’t see how they wouldn’t make the tournament. Sioux Falls is in 10th place and they have a conference record of 9-15 while losing their last 8 games!!!!
| School | Conf | CPct. |
|---|---|---|
| Augustana | 23-3 | .885 |
| Minnesota State | 19-5 | .792 |
| Winona State | 17-7 | .708 |
| St. Cloud State | 15-8 | .652 |
| Minnesota Duluth | 14-8 | .636 |
| Minot State | 15-9 | .625 |
| Concordia-St. Paul | 14-10 | .583 |
| Wayne State College | 13-10 | .565 |
| Southwest Minnesota State | 11-15 | .423 |
| Sioux Falls | 9-15 | .375 |
| Minnesota Crookston | 8-14 | .364 |
| MSU Moorhead | 8-16 | .333 |
| Bemidji State | 6-18 | .250 |
| Northern State | 5-19 | .208 |
| UMary | 2-22 | .083 |
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UMC Golden Eagle Baseball is now 15-15 in the NSIC and one game out of third place. If UMC continues its solid play and series wins, it could finish anywhere from third to seventh place in the conference. But if the Golden Eagles stumble, they could drop out of the top eight and playoff contention.
So here is another look at what UMC has left to play –
Duluth – (three games at Duluth on April 26 and 27. Duluth is 12-15 in the NSIC)
Mary (two games at Bismarck on Tuesday, April 29. Mary is 13-14 in the NSIC)
Northern State (three games in Crookston May 2 and 3. They are second to last place with 4-23 record.)
UMC is now in a three-way tie for fifth place in the NSIC with Southwest Minnesota State and Winona State. (UMC has a head-to-head tie-breaker with Southwest, and split a four-game series with Winona).
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The Northern Sun Conference has released its NSIC SAAC (Student-Athlete Advisory Committee) Cup
The NSIC SAAC Cup, presented by ISG, is awarded annually at the NSIC SAAC Summit. Institutions receive points throughout the year based on the criteria within the categories below. The winner is the institutional SAAC with the most points accumulated during the academic year (September 1-May 1). The points must be achieved in each category to be eligible to win the NSIC SAAC Cup.
| Rank | Institution | SAAC Cup Points |
| 1 | Bemidji State | 11,100 |
| 2 | Wayne State | 8750 |
| 3 | MSU Moorhead | 6950 |
| 4 | Concordia-St. Paul | 6550 |
| 5 | Minnesota State | 6500 |
| 6 | Minnesota Crookston | 5300 |
| 7 | Sioux Falls | 4600 |
| 8 | Minnesota Duluth | 4000 |
| 9 | UMary | 3650 |
| 9 | Winona State | 3650 |
| 11 | Northern State | 2850 |
| 12 | Minot State | 1600 |
| 13 | Southwest Minnesota State | 1500 |
| 14 | St. Cloud State | 1300 |
| 15 | Augustana | 700 |
Categories and Criteria:
Make-A-Wish Participation. Make-A-Wish: 1/2 point for every $ raised up to $1750 and 1 point for every dollar raised thereafter.
Financial Contributions To Worthy Causes: 1/2 point for every $ raised up to $1750 and 1 point for every dollar raised thereafter
NSIC SAAC Meetings: 250 points for each attendee (max of 3) at SAAC Summit. Receive 50 points for each participant (max of 3) on NSIC SAAC Zoom Meetings.
Campus SAAC Meetings: Receive 100 points for campus SAAC meetings (max of 2/month). Receive an additional 50 points per meeting for engaging campus/community leaders.
SAAC Legislative Grid: Receive 250 points for completing/returning on time. Receive an additional 250 points for meeting with President/Chancellor AND FAR to review proposed legislation.
NSIC SAAC Initiatives: Receive 500 points for NSIC SAAC organized initiatives (Diversity & Inclusion, Mental Health Awareness/Green Bandana Project, It’s a Slam Dunk-Don’t Drive Drunk, Life After College).
Other projects: Receive 250 points for SAAC-organized community service/engagement projects that occur during the academic year.
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JOKES
A blonde arrived for her first golf lesson and the pro asked her to take a swing at a ball to see how she’d do.
The blonde did so and completely duffed the shot.
The pro said, “Your swing is good but you’re gripping the club too hard grip the club gently as you would your husband’s penis.”
The blonde took another shot and nailed the ball 275 yards straight down the fairway.
The pro said, “That was excellent!! Let’s try it again, only this time take the club out of your mouth.”
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There was a Roman emperor who never aged after he turned 19. His name was Constant Teen.
At the age of 65 my Grandma started walking 10 kilometers a day. She’s 92 now and we have no idea where she is.
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Before performing a baptism, the priest approached the young father and said solemnly, “Baptism is a serious step. Are you prepared for it?”
“I think so,” the man replied. “My wife has made appetizers and we have a caterer coming to provide plenty of cookies and cakes for all of our guests.”
“I don’t mean that,” the priest responded. “I mean, are you prepared spiritually?”
“Oh, sure,” came the reply. “I’ve got a keg of beer and a case of whiskey.”
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This married couple was sitting in a fine restaurant when the wife looks over at a nearby table and sees a man in a drunken stupor.
The husband asks “I notice you’ve been watching that man for some time now. Do you know him?”
“Yes” she replies. “He’s my ex-husband and has been drinking like that since I left him seven years ago.”
“That’s remarkable” the husband replies. “I wouldn’t think anybody could celebrate that long.”
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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
Paul Bittner is an assistant coach on the University of Wisconsin-Superior Men’s Hockey team.
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
Blake Bergeron is the head Pirate Wrestling Coach.
Ben Parkin is the head Pirate Baseball Coach.
Jason Cassavant is a Jr. High 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 North Dakota.
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.
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The University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagle baseball team
FIRST INNING
SCSU was retired in order in the top of the first, on two flyouts and a popout.
UMC looked to start a rally in the home half of the first, as Sawyer Satrom (Sr. Portland, ND) got things started with a one-out single. After a strikeout, Brock Larsen (Jr. Blaine) was hit by a pitch before the next batters struck out and the inning was over.
SECOND INNING
The Huskies started the inning with a walk before UMC pitcher Isaac Wensloff (Jr. Roseau) struck out the next two batters. After a double, Wensloff struck out the next batter to retire St. Cloud State.
UMC’s first two batters were retired before Danny Wensloff (Sr. Roseau) walked. The next batter popped out and the game was scoreless after two innings.
THIRD INNING
St. Cloud State got a one-out single, and after another out, they doubled to score a run for a 1-0 lead.
UMC’s Dylan Debilzen (Fresh. Parkers Prairie) led off the bottom of the inning with a double, and after a strikeout, Josh Dykhoff singled and stole second to put runners at second and third. Brock Larsen (Jr. Blaine) hit a sacrifice fly to centerfield to score a run, tying the game at 1-1.
FOURTH INNING
The first two St. Cloud State batters were retired before the Huskies hit a solo home run for a 2-1 lead.
The first two UMC batters were retired before Danny Wensloff walked. The next batter struck out and the inning was over.
FIFTH INNING
St. Cloud State’s leadoff batter reached on an error and moved over to second. After the next two batters struck out and popped out, the next batter was hit by a pitch and stole second, and a run scored on the throw to second base to give the Huskies a 3-1 lead.
UMC’s Debilzen led off the bottom of the inning with a single. After a strikeout, Josh Dykhoff hit a deep fly ball over the left field fence for a two-run home run to tie the game at 3-3.
SIXTH INNING
After a leadoff walk, Wensloff was pulled for Isaac Roers (Jr. Stacy). Roers struck out the first batter he faced before giving up a single to right field, and runners were at the corners. Roers got the next batter to ground out to shortstop with the Golden Eagles’ Kyler Miller (Fresh. Grand Rapids) making a tremendous defensive play to get the out at first base. The next batter struck out.
UMC’s first batter struck out before Kobe Senn (Sr. Fargo, ND) walked. UMC elected to pinch-run, and the runner was thrown out at second base before the next batter flew out. The game was tied at 6-6 going into the seventh inning.
SEVENTH INNING
UMC’s Roers was outstanding in the seventh inning as he retired the Huskies with two groundouts and a flyout for a 1-2-3 inning to give the Golden Eagles a chance to win in walk-off fashion.
UMC’s Miller led off the bottom of the inning with a double and moved over to third base on a Debilzen ground out. With the winning run 90 feet away, Satrom flew out to right field, and Miller tagged up. Miller beat the throw home as he slid across the plate safely, and the Golden Eagles won the game 4-3 in their first walk-off win of the season. Video of the game-winning run is below.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| SCSU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| UMC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
For UMC-
Josh Dykhoff – 2 for 3, 2 rbi, run, 2-run home run)
Dylan Debilzen – 2 for 4, 2 runs
Sawyer Satrom – 1 for 3, rbi
Kyler Miller – 1 for 3, run, double
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Isaac Wensloff-UMC | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Isaac Roers-UMC (WP) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Frankie Volkers-SCSU | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Cael Kolacia-SCSU (LP) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FIRST INNING –
St. Cloud State singled with one out before hitting into a double play, and the half inning was over.
UMC carried the momentum from the walk-off win in the first game with a lead-off single from Debilzen. After a fly out, Dykhoff continued to swing a hot bat as he doubled down the left field line to put runners at second and third. Larsen followed with a single up the middle and two runs scored, and the Golden Eagles took a big 2-0 lead in the first inning.
SECOND INNING-
The first two Husky batters were retired before a single, and another batter reached on a Golden Eagle error. A pitch hit the next batter to load the bases, but UMC pitcher Kyle Odenbach (Jr. Thompson, ND) struck out the next batter to get out of the jam.
UMC’s Senn led off with a single in the bottom of the inning before the next three batters grounded out.
THIRD INNING
St. Cloud State threatened again in the third inning with a lead-off single. After an out, the next batter walked and a pitch hit the ensuing batter to load the bases. The runner at third was picked off before a fly out, and once again, the Golden Eagles got out of a big jam.
UMC was retired in 1-2-3 fashion in the bottom of the inning.
FOURTH INNING
St. Cloud State got on the board in the fourth inning with a one-out single. The runner advanced to second on a wild pitch and moved to third base on a ground out. The Huskies scored their first run of the game on a wild pitch to get within a 2-1 deficit.
UMC’s Senn walked with two outs before the next batter flew out.
FIFTH INNING
St. Cloud State added another run in the fifth inning when the lead-off batter walked. The next batter reached on a fielder’s choice as UMC got the out at second base. The next batter doubled to score a run to tie the game at 2-2.
UMC was retired in 1-2-3 fashion in the bottom of the inning.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| SCSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
| UMC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
For UMC-
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Kyle Odenbach-UMC | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Max Weber-UMC | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Caden Edwards-UMC | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Isaac Roers-UMC | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Connelly-UMC | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Grafsgaard-UMC | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Drayton Lou-SCSU | 5.2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Nolan Kahle-SCSU | 1.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Connor Doolittle-SCSU |
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Crookston High School Juniors and Seniors are getting ready to attend this year’s prom celebration on Saturday, April 26, and we stopped into the schoolhouse to talk to Prom Coordinator, Linda Morgan, to hear about all of the preparations for this year’s festivities. “Our theme this year is, “At Last I See the Light”, and this is from the movie Tangled,” says Morgan. “The main character is Rapunzel, so our colors are purple and yellow/gold because of her hair. It’s going to be so beautiful and I’m very excited. Every year, I get excited to work with a theme and the different colors and all that.”
How many students have signed up for prom this year? “Right now I have 141 students signed up to come to prom, and that’s juniors and seniors,” says Morgan. “I have 11 prom servers to help with that, and they are in LEO Club, and those are my sophomores. I have 123 that are going to be in the Grand March. Some are walking by themselves, and about 50 couples.”
Prom will start off with a great photo opportunity for all the students. “Dave Emmanuel, who is our photographer, will be taking pictures at Kiehel, at UMC starting about 4 o’clock, maybe a little before,” says Morgan. This includes group pictures or single pictures if you want for juniors and seniors.” Emmanuel will also take photos back at the high school during the evening, Morgan says.
Once pictures have concluded at UMC and the students arrive at the high school for the Grand March and evening prom celebration, safety measures are in place to ensure the evening maintains a safe, comfortable, and responsible environment. “The kids will come here and we have rooms for the boys and girls to bring their bags to change into, into their rooms,” says Morgan. “Then they get into line, and they will be breathalyzed. That is just a standard thing we have done for all the dances now. When they are sitting down after the Grand March, I have people checking their bags. I hope the kids are smart, be smart about all of this stuff, it’s your prom. Just be smart about it.”
Students ‘ families and friends are welcome to come out to the high school on Saturday and watch the Grand March. It’s a fun start to the evening, and the students really like to have an audience to see all the work they put into looking their best. “The Grand March is going to be at 5:30 p.m. here in the gymnasium,” says Morgan. “Coming into the door, it will be $5 per person, first grade on up. If you bring a little one, it’s fine, but just remember, this is part of our fundraiser, so it is $5 per person.”
The high school hired The Undertakers to DJ for the Grand March and the dance later in the evening. Before any dancing begins though, the students will have dinner. “Our banquet will start at 6:30 p.m., and during that time we will eat,” says Morgan. “Our meal is going to be prepared by Drafts. We will have pasta with two different sauces, chicken wings with BBQ sauce, garlic bread, a lettuce salad, and then they wanted the lava cake like we did last year. So, it’s almost the same as last year.”
Morgan says that about six years ago, they had an ice cream bar during prom, but now, instead, they have a chocolate bar. “So I have my chocolate flowing, and I kind of bring goodies for that so they can have that during the dessert time,” says Morgan. “And I do leave it out during the dance too.”
Once the kids have finished dinner, it’s time to do some dancing. The students will enjoy the music from The Undertakers from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. The evening doesn’t end there. “After our dance, the kids should be ready to go. They are going to get to change, and they load the buses here to go to Northern Aire at about 11:30 p.m.,” says Morgan. “I believe they come back around 3:00 a.m. and have door prizes, big drawings, and stuff like that for the kids.”
Morgan wanted to give a shout-out to Kayla Snyder and Kari Moe for all their help in taking down names and collecting the money from the students. Also, a shout out to MCs for the night, Josh Hardy and Sue Wagner. “People probably don’t realize how much work goes into this, but I started in January, and this week is going to be a lot of hours put into getting everything done and prepared,” says Morgan. “And it’s over in one night, but that’s with anything we do in life.”
Crookston’s Prom is this Saturday, April 26. The Grand March will start at 5:30 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. The cost for entry is $5. Children in kindergarten and younger can accompany a paying adult. This entry fee is part of the prom fundraiser.
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced today, construction on Highway 75 in Perley resumes April 28. The project began in May, 2024 and Stage 1 was complete in September, 2024. Motorists can expect a detour during Stage 2 of the project from April 28 through early June.
The Wild Rice Watershed District leads the project and includes raising the grade of Highway 75 north and south of Perley.
In addition to the grade raise, project elements include:
Project Stages:
Staging information and detour routes are subject to change.
The project is expected to be complete in late-July, weather permitting. For more information as well as a Stage 2 detour map, visit the project website: www.mndot.gov/d2/projects/hwy75-perley.
Project benefits and cost
Benefits of the project include a safer road, improved drainage and a smoother and longer lasting driving surface.
Important reminders for motorists regarding work zone safety:
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The Polk County Soybean & Corn Growers are putting their checkoff dollars to good use by donating hams to food shelves in Fosston, Fertile, Crookston, and East Grand Forks.
“It is very important and helpful to those in need,” Board President Kevin Krueger said. “The area food shelves do tremendous work, and we are proud to help the families in our communities while also supporting soy and corn farmers.” Krueger noted that Minnesota’s soybean farmers play an important role in providing feed for the meat that ends up on the family table.
“Loaves and Fishes Food Shelf in Fosston is thankful to receive this generous donation,” Manager Dawn Bly said. “The quality and variety of the fresh ham are exceptional. Our mission is to provide two to three days’ worth of food to families in our service area who are food insecure. We typically serve over 130 families each month. This donation will be much appreciated by the families in need for the Easter holiday.”
Pork products such as ham and Minnesota soybeans go hand in hand. Soybean meal makes up 42% of the meal fed to livestock, and an estimated 1.25 million tons of soy meal is required to feed all of Minnesota’s pigs.
“We are so thankful for this gift of hams as it will help the families that are in need in our community, as food shelves are struggling as inflation keeps rising,” said FB Area Food Shelf co-manager Pam Reese. “The Food Shelf supplies all household needs for approximately 35 families a month.”
The Polk County Corn and Soybean Growers Association is affiliated with the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council, which oversees the investment of soybean checkoff dollars on behalf of the nearly 26,000 farmers in Minnesota. The Council is governed by the rules of a federally mandated checkoff program that requires all soybean producers to pay a fee on the soybeans they sell. Checkoff dollars are used to promote, educate, and develop market opportunities for soybeans.
The Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) is one of the largest grassroots farm organizations in the United States. Working in close partnership with the Minnesota Corn Research & Promotion Council, MCGA identifies and promotes opportunities for Minnesota’s 24,000 corn farmers while building connections with the non-farming.
For more information, contact Minnesota Soybean County Representative Lorri Ann Hartel at (218) 686-6144 or by emailing lhartel@prairieagcomm.com
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The Crookston Area Community Fund (CACF) is excited to announce upcoming projects for the benefit of the community at the Crookston Sports Center, allocated from several sources, including the longstanding Arena Legacy fund. Among the projects are new turf for one of the arenas, new flooring around the main arena and walking paths, and children-focused activity panels, tables, and benches, and a mural in the warming area, plus play equipment to be used on the turf.
The CSC’s new turf was recently installed in the gold arena while flooring for the main arena and walking paths will be installed in June 2025. The youth-focused items are on order and scheduled to be installed this spring.
Rydell Auto Group also made a donation towards the children’s items which the CACF matched.
“The CACF couldn’t be happier to see these projects come together for the Crookston Sports Center from the fund that was designated specifically for this space,” said Community Fund Chair Shirley Iverson. “Our board members were ecstatic to see the new turf and to imagine the impact these allocations will have on the community. A huge thank you must go to the people that started and developed these funds, for their vision and dedication to Crookston.”
Crookston’s Parks and Recreation Director Jake Solberg says the new turf in the gold arena could be accompanied by a second turf space in the blue arena after the ice is taken out from spring hockey. Both arenas will be available for rentals, and play equipment may be checked out during the rental. The walking path and child play space are available during open arena hours. Find more information in the city’s Fun Finder or by calling 218-281-1242.
The Crookston Area Community Fund is a component fund of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation. CACF supports charitable, educational and public purpose projects that enhance or improve the quality of life for residents and/or visitors of the Crookston area. Crookston Area Community Fund accepts donations year-round via mail at P.O. Box 543 Crookston, MN 56716 or online at https://secure.qgiv.com/for/nwmfoundation/restriction/Crookston+Area+Community+Fund
CACF board members are Tim Dufault, Corky Reynolds, Morgan Hibma, Shirley Iverson, Jess Bengtson, Shannon Stassen, Dale Stainbrook, and Rosemary Johnsen.
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Leigh Hammer, 70, of Crookston, MN passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Sunday April 20th at Essentia Health in Fargo after battling lung cancer. Leigh was born September 22nd, 1954, in Roseau MN to Beatrice (Harms) & Lloyd Hammer and grew up on the family farm outside of Roseau in Stafford Township.
He attended high school in Roseau, graduating in 1972 and joined the military shortly thereafter. After basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, MO, he was stationed at Fort Wainwright near Fairbanks Alaska. He served as a supply clerk and as an MP ending his service in 1975 to resume civilian life. After leaving the Army he found his way to Crookston, MN working at the local Cenex station. It was there that he connected with Denise Foster, when she asked him to start her car on a cold January day in 1980. They were married August 29th, 1981, in Warroad, MN and had 2 sons Dominick and Casey whom they raised in Crookston and loved parenting. Leigh and Denise were married for nearly 44 years prior to his passing.
Growing up in the hockey rich community of Roseau, Leigh played hockey as a boy and continued to love the sport, closely following the Fighting Sioux and MN Wild. He also loved farming, working on a farm outside of Crookston with both cattle and cash crops. It was this love of farming that also led to his proficiency with gardening. He had an ability to grow some of the healthiest plants in town that often made their way into delicious soups and stews.
He fully embraced his Scandinavian heritage and would make sure there was lutefisk at every holiday meal. Most people who met him were introduced to his incredible sense of humor and comedic timing, bolstered by some of his favorite Ole & Lena jokes and the comic strip The Far Side by Gary Larson. These jokes and his ability to disarm people with his observational humor made family gatherings memorable and full of laughter.
He loved to hunt and often participated in both the rifle and muzzle loader deer seasons. He shot 2 bucks this past season, much to the chagrin of his brother-in-law Les, who didn’t hear the end of it.
For the last 33 years Leigh worked as a machinist at Dee Manufacturing and worked a majority of those years as the night shift coordinator. He loved his work and spending time with his co-workers and grandson Alex who also worked there.
Leigh will be deeply missed by his wife Denise Hammer of Crookston; sons Dominick (Jen) Hammer of Fargo & Casey (Maria) Hammer of Crookston; his 6 grandchildren Alex, Sophia, Sydney, Tryg, Aksel, & Isla; siblings Keith (Bonita) Hammer of Boise, Idaho, Kathy Solberg of Andover, MN, Allen (Sherry) Hammer of Warroad, MN, & Kenny (Deb) Hammer of Meridian, Idaho; many sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Beatrice and Lloyd; his brother Doyle, his brother Stephen, and his special sister-in-law, Deanne “Nanny” Johnson.
Celebration of Life will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 2, 2025 at Stenshoel Houske Funeral Home in Crookston. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Thursday, May 1, 2025 at Stenshoel Houske Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Friday. A prayer service will be at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Services will be livestreamed at www.stenshoelhouske.com
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Marion Johanna (Korvela) Patenaude passed away peacefully at her home in Baxter, MN on March 31, 2025, at the age of 99. In her final weeks, she was lovingly cared for and surrounded by her daughters.
Marion was born in 1925 in Perth, ND, to Alida and Anders Alfred Korvela. In 1931, during the Great Depression, her family moved to Plummer, MN, where she attended school and was raised in the Lutheran faith. After meeting her future husband, John Eli Patenaude, at a dance in Red Lake Falls, Marion eventually became Catholic and was married at the age of 17 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Gentilly, MN. They raised their family for nearly 40 years on the third generation Patenaude farm. In 1981, their son Robert moved onto the family farm and John and Marion moved just a mile down the road. There she spent many years gardening, bird watching and hosting family gatherings. In 2004, several years after John’s passing (in 1997), Marion moved to Brainerd to be near her daughters and enjoyed most of her years there living independently.
The couple was blessed with ten children but lost three of them tragically: two as toddlers and another at the age of 26. After moving to Brainerd, she sadly lost three more children to cancer. Despite the pain and loss Marion endured as a mother, her resilience and childlike faith in God allowed her to press on to live a full and happy life.
Marion was a caring and hard-working wife and mother. She spent much of her time gardening, baking, sewing, teaching and supporting her children’s education, and completing the daily crossword puzzle. She enjoyed music and singing in the church choir. She also taught Catechism and was an active member of the Catholic Daughters of America, leading many fundraising activities. Marion appreciated art and had many unique pieces throughout her home. Marion’s first language was Finnish and it was only upon entering school that she began to learn English. She enjoyed traveling and cherished her time spent with her family in Finland, her father’s homeland.
Marion is survived by four daughters: Doreen (Rick) Mahoney, Jensen Beach, FL; Jan Patenaude (Robert Jamison) Marble, CO and Pahoa, HI; Suzanne (Ron) Gramer, Brainerd, MN; Jodi (Tim) Williams, Baxter, MN. She was preceded in death by: siblings Ruth, Alyce, George and five half-siblings; husband John; and six children: Robert, Katherine, Timothy (Lisa), Deborah Barnett (Floyd Aubol), John (aka Jackie), and Dennis.
Marion was very proud of each of her grandchildren: Dana (Nedra) Patenaude, Jessica (Brian) Christensen, Eric (Becca) Patenaude, Ryan (Stephanie) Patenaude, Roberta (Darren) Ross, Alison Mahoney, Ronia Gramer, Della (Jordan) Goos, Gretchen Gramer, Reah (Bryan) Tykwinski, and Danessa Williams. She had a special spot in her heart for her step-grandchildren as well: Matt, Liz, Amy, Brien, Anna, and Jessica.
Marion was blessed with 27 great-grandchildren. She also treasured Deanna Patenaude and time spent with Doris and Carol (Alyce’s daughters) and many other nieces and nephews.
Marion’s perseverance through hardship has been inspirational to many and she will always be remembered for her kind heart, calm demeanor, intellect, fairness, and quick wit.
Funeral services have been scheduled for Friday, May 9, 2025, at Saint Peter’s Catholic Church in Gentilly. Visitation at 10 AM, Mass at 11 AM, followed by burial. Lunch will be served in the church basement after the services, with time for sharing.
Arrangements handled by Stenshoel-Houske Funeral and Cremation Services. www.stenshoelhouske.com
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