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CROOKSTON VETERANS COUNCIL CELEBRATE VETERANS DAY AT GOLDEN LINK

Veteran’s Day is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11 to honor and celebrate the service of all our U.S. military veterans. Major hostilities of World War 1 formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, when the Armistice with Germany went […]

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VETERANS COUNCILS HOSTS VETERANS DAY SUPPER AT CROOKSTON VFW

The Veterans Days supper was hosted last night by the Veterans Council at Crookston VFW Post 1902.  The speakers for the evening were Kurt Ellefson, the Polk County Veterans Service Officer, and Gaye Wick, with a presentation titled “A piece of my heart, the story of 26 American women who served in Vietnam.  The Posting

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VETERANS DAY EVENTS PLANNED IN THE AREA

The Polk County Historical Society and Carnegie committee will present a Veterans’ Salute at the Carnegie on Saturday, November 9 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Anne Muir said this year’s event centers around the Vietnam War featuring music, artifacts and three speakers.  “We’re going to be celebrating all Veterans, but we do have a focus

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LESSARD DONATES IWO JIMA PROJECT TO CROOKSTON V.F.W.

Tomorrow, February 19 marks 64 years since Operation Detachment launched on a small island in the Pacific Ocean.  Today, known as the Battle of Iwo Jima, it is one the most remembered battles of World War II.  Four days into the five-week-long battle, U.S. Marines raised two flags on Mount Suribachi, the second of which

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CROOKSTON OX CART DAYS COMMITTEE RELEASES NEW EVENTS FOR 2019

As a Valentine’s Day “treat,” the Crookston Ox Cart Days committee has rolled out the 2019 schedule of events on their website, crookstonoxcartdays.com. This year, the 30th anniversary of the summer festival will be seven days of entertainment August 12-18.  New events for 2019 include: ‒ Crookston’s Treasures Hunt sponsored by Happy Joe’s Pizza and KROX

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