KROX and Bergan Travel sponsored a “Take a Trip on Us” contest. When people shopped at twenty-four participating businesses, they entered their names in the drawing. KROX called each one of the participating businesses, and that business drew one name from their box. That person then qualified for the final drawing that was held after the noon-time news on February 18. Mike Merten of Crookston, who registered at Christian Brothers Ford in Crookston, was the lucky winner of a $2,000 travel gift certificate from Bergan Travel of Thief River Falls for their vacation packages or bus tours.
Participating businesses were: Ampride Convenience Mart/Crookston Fuel Company, Anytime Fitness, Brost Chevrolet, Christian Brothers Ford, Crookston Eagles, Crookston Hardware Hank, Crookston Inn/Scobey’s Pub and Grub, Erickson Embroidery and Design and Second Street Boutique, HN Quality Plumbing, Happy Joe’s Pizza and Ice Cream Parlor, Hugo’s Family Marketplace, Joe’s Diner, Napa/Crookston Welding and Machine, Opticare, Scott’s True Value, Taco John’s, They also registered at Christian Motors in Fertile and Grand Forks Subaru-Kia in Grand Forks, Mireault’s Home Furnishings in Fosston, Ness Café in Erskine, Dakota Heritage Bank in Red Lake Falls, Hunter’s Outlet and Purdy’s Shoes in Thief River Falls, and PKM Electric in Warren.
