Crookston Home-Delivered meals will be delivered by RSVP and the Crookston VFW and Auxiliary through Friday, May 17.
The Golden Link Senior Center will have Men’s Cards today at 8:00 a.m., followed by Cribbage at 10:00 a.m., and an AARP Driver’s Safety Class from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Attention Business Owners and Crookston High School Students! Crookston Public Schools and the City of Crookston are hosting a Student Job Fair this afternoon 4:30 pm-6:30 pm at the Crookston High School. This event is an opportunity for students to learn about job/career opportunities in Crookston, as well as an opportunity for Crookston business owners to talk with Crookston High School students about their open positions.
The Crookston Blue Line Club equipment checkout/exchange/return and jersey return will occur today and May 22, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Crookston Sports Center.
The Fisher American Legion will have Wednesday Night Burger tonight.
The Golden Link Senior Center will have Foot Care on Thursday, May 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., followed by Smear at 1:00 p.m., and SAIL class at 2:30 p.m.
The Crookston Public Library will have Storytime on Thursday, May 16, from 10:30 to 11:00 a.m.. It is geared for ages 3 through 6, but all ages are welcome. Explore themes with stories, songs, rhymes, flannel boards, special guests, and more.
Trinity Lutheran Church in Crookston will offer Summer Faith S’Parks “Shine Bright” for children entering grades 1 through 6. It will be held on Thursdays from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. Registration forms are available in the Trinity office and are due back in the office by Sunday, May 26. For more information, call Leah at 289-3250.
The Crookston Eagles Club will have Bar Bingo, including a Progressive Jackpot, on Thursday, May 16, at 6:30 p.m. The kitchen will serve baskets.
United Valley Bank in Crookston invites everyone in for Kay Waller’s Retirement Open House on Friday, May 17, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. as she is retiring after 25 years.
The Gala for Girls, for girls in grades K-6, will be Friday, May 17, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Crookston Inn. Bring your dad, grandpa, uncle, or adult male role model. The event includes a professional picture, a social and sit-down dinner, a special gift, and an evening of dancing. Registration will be open until filled; pre-registration is required. The cost to attend is $45 per couple ($15 for each additional girl). Registration forms are available at https://www.co.polk.mn.us/191/Public-Health or at Polk County Public Health, 816 Marin Ave, Crookston, MN 218-281-3385.
The Crookston Eagles Club will have Bar Bingo on Friday, May 17, at 6:30 p.m. This will include a $500 must-go jackpot, and the kitchen will serve baskets.
The Crookston Fire Department Open House will be from 10:00 to 1:00 on Saturday, May 18. There will be station and equipment tours, thermal imager demonstrations, ladder truck bucket rides, spraying a fire hose, try-on firefighting gear, and Sparky, the Fire Dog, will be there. Sign up for a free in-home fire safety and inspection and enroll the kids in the Minnesota Masonic Kids ID program. There will be door prizes, hot dogs, chips, and juice.
The Crookston Eagles Club will have Bar Bingo on Saturday, May 18, at 2:00 p.m. This will include a $400 must-go jackpot.
The Crookston Middle School Music Department will present A Spring Concert featuring 5-8 grand bands and 6-8 grade choirs and orchestras on Monday, May 20, at 7:00 p.m. in the CHS Auditorium. No charge to attend.
The Crookston Public Library will have Baby Bounce on Tuesday, May 21, from 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. There will be songs, stories, and action poems for newborns through 3 years old and their caregivers.
Join Alluma for Alluma Night on Tuesday, May 21, at 4:30 p.m. at the Northland Community and Technical College in East Grand Forks. This free community event will be a family-friendly space to connect and experience different ways to heal, cope, and care for your mental health. Transportation will be available from Crookston via T.H.E. Bus. For more details, visit allumacares.org/allumanight.
The Fisher American will have Wednesday Night Burger Night on Wednesday, May 22.
The Crookston Public Library will have Storytime on Thursday, May 23, from 10:30 to 11:00 a.m.. It is geared for ages 3 through 6, but all ages are welcome. Explore themes with stories, songs, rhymes, flannel boards, special guests, and more.
The Golden Link Senior Center will have a free-will offering Potato Bar fundraiser on Thursday, May 23, at 5:00 p.m., followed by Mother’s Day Trivia.
Minakwa Golf Course Memorial Day Scramble will be on Sunday, May 26. The first 27 paid teams will be accepted. This is a three-person, 18-hole tournament.
A Memorial Day Program will be held in the Fisher Public School Auditorium on Monday, May 27 at 10:00 a.m. Fisher American Legion Unit 242 Military Honors will be conducted at the Greenwood Cemetery at 10:35 a.m., Fisher Lutheran Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. and Bygland Lutheran Cemetery at 11:25 a.m. The Fisher American Legion Auxiliary Memorial Day Luncheon will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Fisher American Legion at 318 Thompson Avenue in Fisher.
A Memorial Day Program will be held at the Sand Hill Lutheran Church in rural Climax on Monday, May 27, at 10:30 a.m. Jeff Durbin from Crookston will be the speaker and there will be special music by the Nielsville Honor Guard. A lunch will follow. Everyone is welcome.
The Fisher American Legion will provide Memorial Day Activities on Monday, May 27.
Join the Reading By the Red Club for engaging conversation over tea and cookies in the River Room at the Crookston Library on Tuesday, May 28, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. This month, they’re discussing “Lady Tan’s Circle of Women” by Lisa See. All adults are welcome, and no registration is required.
The Fisher American Legion will have Wednesday Night Burger Night on Wednesday, May 29.
The Cove-CYF is sponsoring a free community movie on June 1 at 11:00 a.m. at the Grand Theatre to celebrate the beginning of summer. Concessions will be available to purchase.
St Paul’s Lutheran Church in Crookston will be hosting a Rummage Sale on Thursday, June 6, from 10 am to 6 pm and Friday, June 7, from 8 am to 1 pm. All household items and gently used clothing will be $1 unless otherwise marked. Proceeds from the sale will be used to send a group to the ELCA Youth Gathering in New Orleans in July.
Explore outer space and read to win great prizes with the Summer Library Experience, 3,2,1 Blast Off, at the Crookston Library. Pick up a reading log and join them for fun events starting June 1 and running through July 31.
Crookston native Tim Madigan, a New York Times author, playwright, and journalist, will present the theatrical play “I’m Proud of You” and his personal connection with TV icon Fred Rogers on Thursday, June 27, at L’ Homme Dieu Theatre in Alexandria. Bus transportation will be provided free courtesy of Crookston Community Theatre. Tickets for the play are $35 and are limited to 30. Registration deadline is June 1. Contact the Golden Link at 218-281-3072 or Scott Kleven at 218-329-0496.
Garden Valley Technologies will hold its 119th Annual Meeting on Tuesday, June 4, at the Win-E-Mac School Auditorium. Registration will be at 9:30 a.m., and the meeting will be at 10:30 a.m.
The Crookston Public Library invites ages 5 through 10 to attend the Explore the Atmosphere summer library experience on Wednesday, June 5, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Set out on an atmospheric exploration and learn about what is beyond the big blue sky with a meteorologist from KVLY.
The Harvest Church in Crookston will have their Vacation Bible School June 10-12 from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. for K through grade 5. The cost is free. For more information and to register, call 281-2264.
“A Matter of Balance” classes will be held each Tuesday for 8 weeks, June 11-July 30, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Golden Link Center. The series is free, but class size is limited. For more information or to register, call RiverView Home Care at 281-9478.
The Crookston Public Library invites children ages 5 through 10 to attend the Space Experiments and Science Lessons summer library experience featuring North Dakota’s Gateway to Science on Wednesday, June 12, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
The Crookston Figure Skating Club Summer Fun Night for all CFSC figure skaters will be on June 12 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. on the turf at the Crookston Sports Center. Pizza and drinks will be available after the games.
The Mark Olsonawski Scholarship Golf Tournament will be held Thursday, June 6, in Hallock at Two Rivers Golf Course, and the UMC Teambacker Golf Classic on Friday, June 14, at Minakwa Golf Course in Crookston. UMC Teambackers host both tournaments and raise funds for Golden Eagle Athletics. To learn more or register a team, use these links: https://z.umn.edu/olsonawski24 and https://z.umn.edu/umcgolf24.
Swing your clubs for a good cause on Monday, June 10, at the RiverView Foundation’s 19th Annual Golf Classic will be held on Monday, June 10 at Minakwa Golf Course. Registration begins at 10:00 a.m. Teams of four will tee off with an 11:00 a.m. shotgun start. There will be a grab-and-go lunch and a dinner and social after the event. Stay for awards and prizes. To sign up as a golfer or sponsor, contact Randy Schoenborn at 281.9249 or rschoenborn@riverviewhealth.org.
The Trinity Lutheran Church in Crookston will host a Rhubarb Festival Luncheon and Bake Sale on Thursday, June 13, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Meal includes festival turkey salad, rhubarb salad, roll, and rhubarb dessert. The cost is $12, and takeout will be available.
The Northwest Research and Outreach Center is hosting its first Bell Museum STEM One-Day Camp for grades 6 through 9 on Wednesday, June 26, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Drop the children off at the Maintenance/Farm Operations building right before 10:00 a.m. and pickup at 4:00 p.m.
The Northwest Research and Outreach Center’s Crop and Soils Day will be Wednesday, July 17, at their maintenance/farm operations building. Morning registration and CEU Signup will be at 7:30 a.m. Loading buses for the small grain tours will start at 8:00 a.m. A complimentary lunch will follow the morning tours. The afternoon Sugarbeet program tour registration and CEU signup will be at 12:15 p.m. Simultaneous tours will start at 12:45. For more information, call 218-281-8610 or email mbenoit@umn.edu
CONTINUING ANNOUNCEMENTS
City Hall will be working summer hours from 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Twig and Branch Collection will be held on the second and fourth Mondays of each month, running from May through October. Place the materials on your curbside. Branches must be cut in four-foot lengths and bundled in order for the crews to take them away. Any branches or tree trunks not cut to this length and bundled will be left for the owner to haul away. Twigs may be in boxes or bags. Individuals removing their diseased elm trees should call City Hall to schedule pickup. Please note that leaves, grass, and other compostable material must be in the clear City of Crookston bags and will be collected on your regular garbage collection day.
Crookston Community Pool Hours Monday through Friday are Lap Swim from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m. Aqua Aerobics from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and Lap and Open Swim from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. There’s Open Swim on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and Party Rental Black from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. The pool is closed on Sunday. Open swim, Aqua Aerobics, and Lap Swim are $5 per person for each one. There is a $36-a-month Aqua and Lap Membership. For more information, call 218-281-1242.
DNR Hunter Safety Traning for ages 11 and older will take place on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays beginning May 7. The classes will be held at the Crookston Gun Club. To register, contact Youth Activities Coordinator Steve Videen at 218-289-2115 or by email at stevevideen@yahoo.com
As the Crookston Care and Share expands, its women’s dormitories are in need of twin bed frames, dressers, lamps, and end tables. Donate: call 218-281-2644.
The Crookston Squadron Civil Air Patrol meets every Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Call 218-281-3954 for more information.
Parents of children are invited to register their children for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The program provides one book every month to your child for FREE from when you enroll until they turn five. Crookston Public School manages the program, and you can register at www.ImaginationLibrary.com.
The Crookston Care and Share is now accepting donations for women’s, men’s, and children’s clothing, toiletries, and other everyday items. Donations may be dropped off at the Care and Share Center at 220 East Third Street or call 281-2644. The Donation Room is open Mondays and Wednesdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. and Fridays from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Polk County Family Resource Center Spring activities are on the fourth Monday of the month from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Crookston Public Library. Plant flowers and veggies and take home your own mini pot. All supplies and snacks are provided.
Polk County Public Health and ECFE will host a Newborn Baby Talk event for parents with babies newborn to 12 weeks every Tuesday from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. at the Crookston Public Library. There will be 2-12 week sessions. January 9-March 26, and April 2-June 18. A public health nurse, parent educator, and lactation specialist will be available to answer questions about your newborn and provide support and information on your journey of parenting. A facilitated discussion will cover feeding, attachment, sleep, development, family changes, and returning to work. You can have your baby weighed too.
Every Tuesday (except for Federal Holidays), The Crookston Public Library will host New Born Baby Talk from 9:30 am. to 11:00 a.m. This is for parents with babies 0-12 weeks old. A public health nurse, parent educator, and lactation specialist will be available to answer questions about your newborn and provide support and information on your new journey of parenting.
The Crookston Public Library’s Books & Brews Book Club meets on the fourth Tuesday of every other month at 6:00 p.m. at Drafts Sports Bar and Grill. They will discuss books and enjoy beverages. Appetizers are provided by the Friends of the Crookston Public Library; participants are responsible for the cost of their food and drinks. All are welcome.
The Crookston Public Library’s Reading by the Red Book Club meets on the fourth Tuesday of every other month at 6:00 p.m. They will discuss books and enjoy beverages.
The Crookston Public Library will have StoryTime every Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
The Golden Link is serving noon lunch Monday through Friday. All are welcome to dine in between the hours of 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The Crookston Friends of the Library meet on the third Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
The Crookston Library Board meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 5:15 p.m.
The Cove Youth Center in Crookston is open Monday through Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Students and parents should call ahead to check the availability of the youth center at 218-470-0149.
The Crookston Care and Share Center’s Donation and New Hope Food Shelf will be open every Monday and Wednesday from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. and every Friday from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. For more information or to donate, call 218-277-0000.
