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The Crookston Masonic Lodge has announced a new location and schedule for the Lester Wilkens benefit on Thursday, September 17. The benefit will now be held at the Crookston Eagles Club, 105 S. Broadway in Crookston, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. A free-will offering meal will be served, consisting of ham steak, scalloped potatoes, yams/corn,
The Crookston Masonic Lodge #141 and the Order of the Eastern Star #137 presented a $57,938 donation check to Honor Flight of North Dakota and Minnesota during a ceremony at the Masonic Lodge on Thursday. The donation will help cover the costs for the next round of Honor Flights for 2026, with two flights scheduled
The Crookston annual Thanksgiving Dinner saw its largest turnout in the 45-year event history. The Dinner was hosted at the Crookston Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, where 479 people were served. Event Coordinator Lester Wilkins, “Last year we had 450 to go, and this year we had 479 in-house and to-go. We had a tremendous group
The Crookston Annual Thanksgiving Dinner returns on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Crookston Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. This year, folks can choose to dine in or reserve take-out meals. Lester Wilkens is entering his 35th year of coordinating the event. The event started back in the old
Through the generosity of Erickson Smokehouse Bar and Grill of Fertile and local individuals, the Crookston Masonic Lodge 141 was able to donate 100 pounds of Georgia Sweet Vidalia Onions to the Care and Share in Crookston. Left to right: Keith DeRemer, Food Shelf Coordinator, Maria Gonzalez, Care and Share Chef, and Lester Wilkens of
The Crookston Masonic Lodge recently held a free-will breakfast fundraiser at the lodge for the Honor Flight to help send veterans to Washington D.C. to see the monuments. This was their most successful breakfast fundraiser to date as they raised $26,600 that will help send 16-plus veterans to Washington D.C. “It all got started with
