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The Crookston City Council’s Ways and Means Committee met on Monday in the council chambers at City Hall. The committee received funding presentations from local non-profit organizations, which were requested ahead of further discussions on the preliminary 2027 budget. In total, seven groups submitted applications to the city seeking funding assistance in 2027. The first
The United Way of Crookston’s Chili and Soup Cook Off was held on Tuesday evening with nine contestants. The Irishman’s Shanty, Wonderful Life Foods, Eagle’s Wing, LMB Pumpkin Patch, REM, Benedictine Living Community, Georgia Belter, Golden Link Senior Center, and Polk County DAC all participated in the cook-off. AWARD WINNERS –People’s Choice Chili – REM
Recently, the Crookston Disabled Veterans Auxiliary Chapter 14 celebrated “Make A Difference Day” at the Villa St Vincent/Benedictine Living Community of Crookston. Each veteran, several support staff members, and others were presented with a bouquet of flowers and a personal visit from the Crookston Auxiliary members.
The year the first Apple Computer launched and the United States was celebrating its Bicentennial, Boonsong Sterger joined Benedictine Living Community-Crookston’s (then Villa St. Vincent) Dietary Department and started making a difference for the thousands of residents that have called the Villa home. Forty-seven years later, when asked why she keeps at her meaningful work
Recognized for its commitment to the community, the Benedictine Living Community-Crookston was recently awarded RiverView Health’s 2024 Reaching Out to Serve award. For over thirty years, RiverView Health has recognized individuals, groups, and programs with the Reaching Out to Serve award. The award goes to those who symbolize RiverView’s mission of serving the region while
“In 2017, we wrote for a “Home and Community-Based Scholarship” from the Minnesota Department of Human Services for a person interested in working as a caregiver in Assisted Living (AL) to study for their LPN license,” explained Benedictine-Crookston Executive Director Lindsey Erdman. “We contacted many area schools and pushed out a social media campaign. We
