Bruce Larson, 57, of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 22, 2025 at his residence.
Memorial Mass will be held 11:00 AM Friday, June 6, 2025 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls, MN with Father Bob Schreiner officiating. Burial will be held at Black River Church Cemetery West of Red Lake Falls, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday.
Bruce Emery Larson was born on March 4, 1968 in Crookston, MN the son of Gerald and Evelyn (Delorme) Larson. He was baptized at St. Dorothy and Confirmed at St. Joseph Catholic Church. He attended school in Red Lake Falls and graduated from Lafayette High School in 1985. Following his education he moved to Spokane, WA where he worked for Spokane Packaging Inc for a short time. He then moved to Montevideo, MN and worked for a mobile home company and later moved to Red Lake Falls, MN where he worked at Homark Homes. Bruce enjoyed fishing, hunting and the outdoors including yard work.
Bruce is survived by his mom, Evelyn Larson; several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Bruce is preceded in death by his father, Gerald; sister Roxane Larson; brother, Kevin Larson; maternal and paternal grandparents; and many other relatives and friends.
Ford Motor Company is issuing a recall for nearly 1.1 million Ford and Lincoln vehicles due to a malfunction involving rearview cameras, which could pose an increased risk of accidents. Ford noted that no injuries linked to the recall have been reported at this time. However, the company did acknowledge receiving one report of a minor accident that resulted in property damage.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the issue involves the rear camera system potentially displaying a blank screen or a frozen image when the vehicle is shifted into reverse. In total, approximately 1,075,299 vehicles are affected.
The NHTSA stated in a May 9 report that “a frozen rear-view camera display image while in reverse can create a false representation of where the vehicle is relative to its surroundings, increasing the risk of a crash … a software malfunction may result in the rearview camera either not displaying at all, freezing, or experiencing delays—particularly when the vehicle is backing up.”
The recall impacts several models, including select versions of the following:
The solution to the problem is a software update for the accessory protocol interface module (APIM); however, this update isn’t expected to be ready until sometime in the third quarter of 2025. The update will be free either in person at a Ford/Lincoln dealership, or remotely through an over-the-air update, according to Ford. Vehicle owners will begin receiving recall notifications by mail starting June 16, 2025; a second letter will be sent once the remedy is available sometime between July and September, recall documents state.
Vehicle owners can reach Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332 and reference recall number 25S49. Additional assistance is available via the NHTSA’s vehicle safety hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or by visiting www.nhtsa.gov. NHTSA’s number for the recall is 25V-315.
This latest recall follows a significant fine the Detroit automaker faced in late 2023. The NHTSA imposed a $165 million civil penalty on Ford over its handling of a 2020 recall also tied to faulty rearview cameras. Most recently, Ford recalled roughly 274,000 Lincoln Navigator and Ford Expedition vehicles because of a poorly installed front brake line that could lead to reduced brake function, in another recall dated May 9.
PEOPLE confirmed that reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley were both released from prison on Wednesday, May 28, one day after receiving a full pardon from President Donald Trump. The couple had been serving their sentences in separate prisons since January 2023 of tax evasion and bank fraud the previous year.
Todd, 56, was released from the Federal Prison Camp Pensacola in Florida, with his daughter Savannah Chrisley there to pick him up; and Julie was picked up by their son Grayson Chrisley from Federal Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. The couple, who haven’t seen or spoken to each other since entering prison more than two years ago, are expected to be reunited soon.
On Tuesday, President Trump pardoned the Chrisleys, who were serving prison sentences for charges that include bank fraud and tax evasion. In a call with the couple’s daughter, Savannah Chrisley, Pres. Trump shared the news of her parents’ pardon. A post from spokesperson Margo Martin shows Trump telling Savannah Chisley: “It’s a great thing because your parents are going to be free and clean and I hope we can do it by tomorrow. I don’t know them, but give them my regards and wish them a good life.” The former president later added that the Chrisleys had been “treated very unfairly.”
Todd and Julie Chrisley were best known for their reality TV show Chrisley Knows Best, which chronicled their affluent lifestyle and family dynamic. Prosecutors accused the Chrisleys of fabricating documents to secure over $30 million in fraudulent loans from banks in the Atlanta area. Todd Chrisley declared bankruptcy and walked away from more than $20 million in outstanding loans, leaving financial institutions in the lurch. Todd was sentenced to 12 years in prison and 16 months of probation, while Julie was ordered to serve seven years in prison and 16 months of probation. They were also ordered to repay $17.8 million in restitution. In the release announcing their prison sentence in 2022, a Justice Department attorney said “their lengthy sentences reflect the magnitude of their criminal scheme and should serve as a warning to others tempted to exploit our nation’s community banking system for unlawful personal gain.”
Daughter Savannah Chrisley, who is a Trump supporter and even spoke at the Republican National Convention in July, celebrated the news in a video she posted to Instagram. Wearing a gold “Make America Great Again” hat, the 27-year-old said: “I have shed so many tears. The president called me personally as I was walking into Sam’s Club and notified me that he was signing pardon paperwork for both my parents. So both my parents are coming home tonight or tomorrow. And I still don’t believe it’s real. The fact that the president called me – I will forever be grateful for President Trump, his administration and everyone along the way.”
Son Grayson Chrisley, 19, also took to Instagram to thank the President for pardoning his parents: “PRAISE GOD!!!! Thank you Mr. President for bringing my family back. TRUMP KNOWS BEST… When 45/47 says something, he keeps his word.”
Chrisleys’ attorney Alex Little applauded the pardon decision, calling it a long-overdue correction of a serious miscarriage of justice. “This pardon restores two loving parents to their family and community. President Trump saw what we’ve maintained from the outset: that Todd and Julie were unfairly targeted. Their trial was marred by constitutional issues and bias. Their story illustrates why the power to pardon exists. Thanks to President Trump, the Chrisleys now have the chance to heal and move forward.”
PEOPLE confirmed that reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley were both released from prison on Wednesday, May 28, one day after receiving a full pardon from President Donald Trump. The couple had been serving their sentences in separate prisons since January 2023 of tax evasion and bank fraud the previous year.
Todd, 56, was released from the Federal Prison Camp Pensacola in Florida, with his daughter Savannah Chrisley there to pick him up; and Julie was picked up by their son Grayson Chrisley from Federal Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. The couple, who haven’t seen or spoken to each other since entering prison more than two years ago, are expected to be reunited soon.
On Tuesday, President Trump pardoned the Chrisleys, who were serving prison sentences for charges that include bank fraud and tax evasion. In a call with the couple’s daughter, Savannah Chrisley, Pres. Trump shared the news of her parents’ pardon. A post from spokesperson Margo Martin shows Trump telling Savannah Chisley: “It’s a great thing because your parents are going to be free and clean and I hope we can do it by tomorrow. I don’t know them, but give them my regards and wish them a good life.” The former president later added that the Chrisleys had been “treated very unfairly.”
Todd and Julie Chrisley were best known for their reality TV show Chrisley Knows Best, which chronicled their affluent lifestyle and family dynamic. Prosecutors accused the Chrisleys of fabricating documents to secure over $30 million in fraudulent loans from banks in the Atlanta area. Todd Chrisley declared bankruptcy and walked away from more than $20 million in outstanding loans, leaving financial institutions in the lurch. Todd was sentenced to 12 years in prison and 16 months of probation, while Julie was ordered to serve seven years in prison and 16 months of probation. They were also ordered to repay $17.8 million in restitution. In the release announcing their prison sentence in 2022, a Justice Department attorney said “their lengthy sentences reflect the magnitude of their criminal scheme and should serve as a warning to others tempted to exploit our nation’s community banking system for unlawful personal gain.”
Daughter Savannah Chrisley, who is a Trump supporter and even spoke at the Republican National Convention in July, celebrated the news in a video she posted to Instagram. Wearing a gold “Make America Great Again” hat, the 27-year-old said: “I have shed so many tears. The president called me personally as I was walking into Sam’s Club and notified me that he was signing pardon paperwork for both my parents. So both my parents are coming home tonight or tomorrow. And I still don’t believe it’s real. The fact that the president called me – I will forever be grateful for President Trump, his administration and everyone along the way.”
Son Grayson Chrisley, 19, also took to Instagram to thank the President for pardoning his parents: “PRAISE GOD!!!! Thank you Mr. President for bringing my family back. TRUMP KNOWS BEST… When 45/47 says something, he keeps his word.”
Chrisleys’ attorney Alex Little applauded the pardon decision, calling it a long-overdue correction of a serious miscarriage of justice. “This pardon restores two loving parents to their family and community. President Trump saw what we’ve maintained from the outset: that Todd and Julie were unfairly targeted. Their trial was marred by constitutional issues and bias. Their story illustrates why the power to pardon exists. Thanks to President Trump, the Chrisleys now have the chance to heal and move forward.”
Sony Pictures Entertainment is previewing the I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot-sequel starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, who will reprise her role as Julie from the original 1997 film, as well as Freddie Prinze Jr. returning as Ray Bronson.
The new film is the fourth installment in the “I Know What You Did Last Summer” franchise and will serve as a direct sequel to the 1998 original, in which a group of friends are haunted by a hook-handed killer one year after they killed a man in a hit-and-run accident.
Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers and Sarah Pidgeon star as a new group of young people who cover up a crime and are subsequently stalked by a vengeful killer, which also features Billy Campbell, Gabbriette Bechtel, Austin Nichols, Lola Tung and Nicholas Alexander Chavez. According to the official synopsis, the friend group got away with causing a fatal car accident and even created “a pact to keep it a secret. A year later, their past comes back to haunt them and they’re forced to confront a horrifying truth: someone knows what they did last summer…”
“I Know What You Did Last Summer” hits theaters on July 18; see the trailer – HERE.
Welcome to another edition of the Sports Feever column. I have been told that last weeks column never posted. I apologize for that. I have been working the morning shift for the past month and a half and working late so my brain is fried and I have no idea what happened. I guess working 90 hours a week for six weeks is too much??? Who knew? Anyway, it is an exciting time of year with more section champions being crowned, including a bunch of tracksters, softball and Section 8A golfers!
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I want to give a huge shout out and kudos to Chuck Everett and the Region 6A committee on the brackets they post and update! For those that don’t know, the Minnesota State High School League’s newer website and the brackets they provide suck in a new way that I didn’t know could suck! In all seriousness, they are terrible and not easily readable and are impossible to print off.
Region 6A provides a good old fashion one sheet bracket that they have used for years and it is simple, easy, and makes life for people like me much easier! So hats off to Region 6A and Chuck Everett! It is greatly appreciated and even though I have been hard on the region in the past, this is one thing that they have done a great job and it is greatly appreciated by me!
Also kudos on moving the Section 8AA semi-final game between the
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The 15th Annual Pirate/Blue Wave Boys Hockey Alumni Golf Outing is scheduled for June 7, 2025. We will be bringing hockey back this year on Friday, June 6th!! Hockey will be played at the ICON in Grand Forks from 6:30-8:30pm. Transportation will be provided courtesy of Rumors Sports Bar & Casino and Billy Tyrrell with a bus leaving the Crookston Sports Center at 5:30. The cost for hockey and bus ride is $40 per person.
On Saturday, June 7th, They will be hosting an 18-hole golf scramble with registration at 10 AM and shotgun start at 11 AM with lunch provided at Minakwa Golf Course. Registration for golf is limited to the first 20 – 5 person teams so please sign up early. The cost for golf is $85/person or $25/person if you graduated from Crookston High School or Sacred Heart High School from 2021-2025, which includes pizza at I.C. Muggs.
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The Section 8A Boys and Girls Track meet will be held at Baudette (Lake of the Woods High School track) on Friday, May 30.
Field events start at 10:00 a.m. and the running begins at 12:30 p.m.
I have a list of the top 2 times/jumps/throws/vaults and any Crookston kids in each event below. The top two in each event advance to state. The top two have the best results in the sub-section meets and that it is all it means. The results on Friday are technically the only results that matter.
Boys Shot Put 1. Jake Borowicz (Roseau) 53-00.5 2. Jonah Harstad (Fertile-Beltrami) 48-01
Girls 4×800 Relay 1. United Clay-Becker (L. Olson, K. Johnson, C. Johnson, K. Vetter) 2. Park Rapids (N. Bolton, G. Etter, K. Henderson, M. Brandt)
Boys 4×800 Relay 1. Park Rapids (K. Gartner, E. Bervig, L. Strasburg, T. Lopez) 8:20.11 2. United Clay-Becker (L Nathe, D. Knecht, B. Johnson, B. Larson) 8:40.39
Girls 4×200 Relay 1. West Marshall (K. Marquis, N. Davey, A, Adolphson. M. Pederson) 1:46.54 2. Park Rapids (A. Schueller, C. Grewe, O. Miller, A. Lauwagie) 1:47.01
Boys 4×200 Relay 1. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (H. Rettke, V. Perucho, K. Fraizer, J. Henning) 1:33.04 2. Park Rapids (J. Walen, C. Schiller, T. Hartung, P. Hunter) 1:34.78 7. Crookston (E. Pruneda, G. Reitmeier, M. Lessard, A. Gosse) 1:39.66
Boys 1600 Meters 1. Owen Winter (DGF) 4:40.30 2. Grant Martin (Climax-Fisher-Sacred Heart) 4:42.76
Girls 4×100 Relay 1. Bagley/Fosston (C. Klinkhammer, H. Quam, C. Olson, A. Phrakonkham) 50.40 2. West Marshall (K. Marquis, N. Davey, A. Adolphson, M. Pederson) 51.61
Boys 4×100 Relay 1. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (H. Rettke, V. Perucho, E. Whitaker, K. Frazier) 45.06 2. Park Rapids (J. Walen, J. Galzki, T. Hartung, C. Schiller) 45.08
Girls 4×400 Relay 1. Park Rapids (G. Officer, O. Miller, M. Brandt, A. Lauwagie) 4:06.76 2. Fertile-Beltrami (J. Rasch, G. Proulx, S. Grunhovd, K. Hitchen) 4:14.08
Boys 4×400 Relay 1. Park Christian (O. Bye, I. Raisl, N. Peterson, G. Giese) 3:35.72 2. United Clay-Becker (E. Schenck, J. Hoekstra, L. Nathe, B. Larson) 3:37.71
Section 8A Track & Field Meet Schedule of Events
Field Events – 10:00 am *Boys Shot Put – Girls to follow- to the nearest lesser ¼ inch *Girls Discus – Boys to follow-to the nearest lesser inch Girls Pole Vault – Boys to follow- to the nearest lesser ¼ inch Boys High Jump (North pit) – Girls High Jump (South pit)- to the nearest lesser ¼ inch *Boys Long Jump (south runway) – Girls Long Jump (north runway) to the nearest lesser ¼ inch *Boys & Girls Triple Jump- Follow Long Jump- to the nearest lesser ¼ inch *3 preliminary attempts. The top 9 advance to finals and receive 3 additional attempts. Finals will be held immediately after the completion of prelims.
Finals 11:50 am – Anthem
12:00pm – 4 x 800 Meter Relay Girls 12:15 – 4 x 800 Meter Relay Boys 12:30 – 100 Meter Hurdles Girls 12:35 – 110 Meter Hurdles Boys 12:45 100 Meter Girls then 100 Meter Boys 1:00 4 x 200 Meter Relay Girls then 4 x 200 Meter Relay Boys 1:15 1600 Meter Girls then 1600 Meter Boys 1:35 4 x 100 Meter Relay Girls then 4 x 100 Meter Relay Boys 1:50 400 Meter Girls then 400 Meter Boys
2:05 Break to set hurdles and catch up on award presentations
2:20 300 Meter Low Hurdles Girls then 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles Boys 2:35 800 Meter Girls then 800 Meter Boys 2:55 200 Meter Girls then 200 Meter Boys 3:10 3200 Meter Girls then 3200 Meter Boys 3:45 4 x 400 Meter Relay Girls then 4 x 400 Meter Relay Boys
4:00 Presentation of Trophies
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The Section 8AA Softball tournament finals will be played in Crookston after the North teams dominated. Roseau is the lone undefeated team and they await the winner of East Grand Forks and Hawley. The schedule is below –
In Crookston at Donnie Lauf field – Noon – EGF vs Hawley (loser out) 2:00 PM – EGF/Hawley winner vs Roseau (If EGF/Hawley winner wins the game then a true championship would be played on Friday)
The Section 8A Softball Championship is Thursday at Fosston The BGMR Gators are the undefeated team and the extremely heavy favorite to win the championship. They came in as the third seed, but there is no doubt they are the best team in the section and one of the tops in the state. There isn’t a team hitting the ball better than they are right now. The schedule is below.
4:00 PM – BGMR vs East Polk (If East Polk wins, they would play again at 6:00 PM)
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The Section 8A Baseball tournament continues Thursday at Red Lake Falls and Bemidji State.
Sacred Heart and Red Lake County are still the heavy favorites to be in the championship game next week, but the beauty of sports is being the favorites and winning aren’t a guarantee! There should be some great games coming up.
At Red Lake Falls on Thursday – 10:00 AM – Sacred Heart vs West Marshall (on KROX Radio) 12:30 PM – Red Lake County vs Fertile-Beltrami (On KROX Radio) 3:00 PM – Winners of the first two games (on KROX Radio) 5:30 PM – losers of the first two games (on KROX Radio)
At Bemidji State on Thursday- 10:00 AM – Win-E-Mac vs Mahnomen/Waubun 12:30 PM – Blackduck vs Fosston 3:00 PM – Winners play 5:30 PM – Losers play
Saturday, May 31 at Bemidji State 11:00 AM – Loser out game 1:30 PM – Loser out game 4:00 PM – (Semi-finals)
Tuesday, June 3 at Bemidji State
Thursday, June 5 at Bemidji State Championship
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University of Minnesota Crookston baseball player Josh Dykhoff (Jr., Wadena) was selected to the ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region second team as a utility player as was released Wednesday morning by the American Baseball Coaches Association. Dykhoff was named All-Region Second Team by the three major units, ABCA/Rawlings, NCBWA, and D2CCA.
Dykhoff was an All-NSIC First Team selection in 2025, and has been a three-time All-NSIC honoree in his career. Dykhoff put together his best combined season between his efforts on the mound, and at the plate. On the bump, he went 6-5 with a 3.27 ERA in 77 innings pitched, with 79 strikeouts and six walks. Dykhoff was among the nation’s leaders in strikeout/walk ratio. His opponents hit just .213 against him. Dykhoff posted a 0.87 WHIP, five complete games, and two shutouts. At bat, he hit .337, with 45 runs scored, 13 doubles, a team-high 15 home runs, and 58 RBI. Dykhoff posted a .652 slugging percentage, and a .439 on-base percentage.
NCAA Div. II Central All-Region First Team
Pos.
Player
Cl.
School
State
C
Chaz Poppy
Sr.
Arkansas Monticello
AR
1B
Dagen Brewer
Jr.
Pittsburg State
KS
2B
Jack Hines
Sr.
Augustana University
SD
3B
Jacob Steele
Sr.
Central Missouri
MO
SS
Jett Buck
Sr.
Washburn
KS
IF
Ike Mezzenga
Gr.
Minnesota State-Mankato
MN
OF
Caden Robertson
Sr.
Central Oklahoma
OK
OF
Alex Rodgers
Gr.
Pittsburg State
KS
OF
Wesley Mitchell
Sr.
Southeastern Oklahoma State
OK
OF
Isaac Pegors
So.
University of Mary
ND
DH
Louis Magers
Jr.
Minnesota State-Mankato
MN
UT
Chase Keeton
Sr.
Southeastern Oklahoma State
OK
P
Ty Riley
Sr.
Fort Hays State
KS
P
Maddox Long
5th
Harding
AR
P
Nathan Culley
Gr.
Minnesota State-Mankato
MN
P
Kolby Dougan
Gr.
Pittsburg State
KS
RP
Payton Byrd
Sr.
Henderson State
AR
NCAA Div. II Central All-Region Second Team
Pos.
Player
Cl.
School
State
C
Jeremy Schork
Sr.
Henderson State
AR
1B
Tyler Sardelli
Jr.
Arkansas Tech
AR
2B
Luke Farrar
Sr.
Henderson State
AR
3B
Logan Lacey
Jr.
Harding
AR
SS
Cole Dawson
Jr.
Arkansas Tech
AR
IF
Aidan Byrne
Gr.
Minnesota State-Mankato
MN
OF
Trevor Winterstein
Sr.
Augustana University
SD
OF
Vance Tobol
Sr.
Central Missouri
MO
OF
Zach Stroh
Sr.
Minnesota State-Mankato
MN
OF
Drew Townsend
Sr.
Missouri Southern
MO
DH
Dayvin Johnson
Sr.
Central Missouri
MO
UT
Josh Dykhoff
Jr.
Minnesota Crookston
MN
P
Dax Sharp
Sr.
Central Oklahoma
OK
P
Will Kates
Jr.
Northwestern Oklahoma State
OK
P
Maddox Thornton
Gr.
Pittsburg State
KS
P
Jeremy Adorno
Sr.
Southern Arkansas
AR
RP
JD McReynolds
Sr.
Central Missouri
MO
Region Position Player of the Year: Caden Robertson, Central Oklahoma
Region Pitcher of the Year: Maddox Long, Harding
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The University of Minnesota Crookston women’s basketball team is hosting a pair of Kid’s Camps at Lysaker Gymnasium in June. The Golden Eagles will host a Kid’s Camp for girls entering grades 3-8 June 16-18 and will have a second offering June 30-July 2. The camps will be run by the Minnesota Crookston women’s basketball coaching staff and will run from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The cost of the camp is $120.
In addition, the Golden Eagles will host an Elite Camp August 8-9 for girls entering grades 8-12 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Jefferson Activity Center in Bloomington.
If you register for the Kid’s Camp or Elite Camp you can use a special offer to attend a Minnesota Lynx WNBA game August 8 at 6 p.m., against the Washington Mystics. Participants will have the opportunity to shoot a free throw on the court after the game.
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.
An old man goes to the Wizard to ask him if he can remove a “Curse” he has been living with for the last 40 years.
The Wizard says “maybe, but you will have to tell me the exact words that were used to put the curse on you.”
The old man says without hesitation “I now pronounce you man and wife”.
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Jack wakes up with a huge hangover after attending his company’s Christmas Party. Jack is not normally a drinker, but the drinks didn’t taste like alcohol at all. He didn’t even remember how he got home from the party. As bad as he was feeling, he wondered if he did something wrong. Jack had to force himself to open his eyes, and the first thing he sees is a couple of aspirins next to a glass of water on the side table. And, next to them, a single red rose! Jack sits up and sees his clothing in front of him, all clean and pressed. He looks around the room and sees that it is in perfect order, spotlessly clean. So is the rest of the house. He takes the aspirins, cringes when he sees a huge black eye staring back at him in the bathroom mirror. Then he notices a note hanging on the corner of the mirror written in red with little hearts on it and a kiss mark from his wife in lipstick: “Honey, breakfast is on the stove, I left early to get groceries to make your favorite dinner tonight. I love you, darling! Love, Jillian” He stumbles into the kitchen and sure enough, there is a hot breakfast, steaming hot coffee, and the morning newspaper all waiting for him. His son is also at the table, eating. Jack asks, “Son… what happened last night?” “Well, you came home after 3 in the morning, drunk and out of your mind. You fell over the coffee table and broke it, and then you puked in the hallway, and got that black eye when you ran into the door.” Confused, he asked his son, “So, why is everything in such perfect order and so clean? I have a rose, and breakfast is on the table waiting for me?”
His son replies, “Oh THAT! Well, Mom dragged you to the bedroom, and when she tried to take your pants off, you screamed,’Leave me alone, I’m married!’”
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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
Jaren Bailey is serving our country and is currently in the Marines’ Boot Camp.
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.
It’s that time of year. Gardens are being planted, fruit trees are blooming,and people are getting excited for farm-fresh produce. Where better to get your hands on some fresh produce in Crookston than the Crookston Farmers Market? The market will be opening its doors on Thursday, May 27, and will run through Saturday, October 4. The market will open mostly Thursday nights from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., with the exception of Ox Cart week, where we don’t have a Thursday night, we have a Saturday market from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The last market of the season will also take place on a Saturday. Saturday, October 4, the market will have its fall festival from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The Crookston Farmers Market is located at the end of Ash Street and 3rd Street, in the Town Square, in Crookston.
Crookston Farmers Market Organizers Patricia Grothe and Chris Klawitter recently stopped by to remind everyone of the wonderful programs available while shopping at the Farmers Market. “We have the Power of Produce, or POP Program, which is for youth, 18 and under,” says Grothe. “And for seniors,we have a POP Plus, for those 65 or older.” What are the benefits to those who sign up for the POP Program? “You get two vouchers, the equivalent of $1.00 each, and you can save them up or spend them. You have to spend them during the current year;you can’t hold them over,” says Grothe. “Early in the season, we don’t have as much produce, so some people kind of wait until the tomatoes and the cucumbers, or the corn, are ready.”
Another great incentive offered at the Crookston Farmers Market is the acceptance of SNAP/EBT cards. “The ways it work is, if you have $10 in EBT and you go to the EBT booth and swipe your card, you will get (10) $1 tokens,” says Grothe. “In addition, we have a Market Bucks Program which adds another (10) $1 tokens, they look a little different but can be used for any kind of food item.”
As if that wasn’t incentive enough to visit the Crookston Farmers Market, there is still one more program. “We have a third incentive program and that is Produce Bucks,” says Grothe. “They come on a little green card and can only be used on produce. But, you turn in your $10 of EBT into $30 of spending power and that can only be done at the Farmers Market.”
If you haven’t been to the Crookston Farmers Market before, be ready for a wide range of products to choose from. “We have a very diversified list of products. We do have a lot of baked goods vendors, who do cookies and breads and caramel rolls and all of that type of stuff. We do have different kinds of preserved goods, like jams, jellies, and pickled asparagus, pickles, and relish,” says Klawitter. “We do have a couple of people who do have some goat products. One gal has soaps and skin care and all kinds of different stuff that she makes off her farm, using some essential oils and that type of thing.”
Klawitter says that there are a few vendors that have eggs, one vendor that has both produce and fresh frozen meat like chicken, pork, and beef. Just when you are thinking that is a lot of stuff, wait, there’s more. “Flowers, we do fresh cut flowers, and for the first couple weeks, we will probably have some plant starts, some vegetable starts also,” says Klawitter. “Also, we have handmade goods, different crafts, paper crafts, crocheted items, origami art, photography, and note cards. There is a gentleman who makes hand-made fishing lures, dog leashes, and jewelry, some neat stuff.”
Different vendors do join at different times of the year as well, bringing new and unique products to the Crookston Farmers Market. How do you get a vendor spot at the Market? There are a few things you need to know. “If you are going to sell any kind of edible item that is baked or canned, you would need a Minnesota Cottage Food License,” says Grothe. “You have to take a little course because they want to make sure you are using all the food safety rules. You have to have that license; we don’t let anybody set up at the market without being able to display those licenses.”
If you are selling vegetables or crafts, art, photography and items like that no license is needed. “The membership fee is $45 and then each time you come to the market its $10 to set up,” says Grothe. “That’s a relatively reasonable fee; I think we are kind of on the cheap side when it comes to Farmers Markets.”
The Crookston Farmers Market organizers want people to know that there is an opportunity during their open months for non-profit organizations to visit the market and spread the word about their organizations. “We do allow non-profit organizations to come to the Farmers Market and use our venue as a place to get the word out about their specific cause,” says Grothe. “For example, we have a pet rescue organization that’s going to come to the Farmers Market. We’re having the Master Gardeners; they are coming to the markets. We don’t charge those non-profits as long as they are not selling anything.”
Grothe and Klawitter want to make sure that everyone recognizes that the POP Program would not be possible without help from donors in the community. “The POP Program, the Power of Produce, would not happen without the monetary support of local businesses that donate throughout the year and give us the money to fund that.”
The Crookston Farmers Market opens this Thursday, May 29, at 4:00 p.m. at the Town Square Red Barn.. If you have any question or want to sign up to be a vendor you can call Pat Grothe at 218-23-3096
The City of Crookston has issued the following announcement about a Levee Inspection taking place this week.
The engineering firm SEH, Inc., will be in Crookston this week, inspecting our levee. If you see anybody walking up and down the levee with notepads and computers, they areconducting an inspection. If you have any questions, please reach out to Chuck Getsman at Public Works at (218) 281-1232.
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