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199 people attended the Ox Cart Days Pool Party Open Swim on Thursday, August 14 at the Crookston Community Pool. Vivian and Tom Hall sponsored the event in honor of disabled veterans. Safe Kids Grand Forks presented safety tips, and all who attended had fun.
Crookston’s Washington Elementary School hosted Safety Town, a Community Education Program, last week, June 3 through 6. This annual event is four days full of activities, demonstrations, and knowledge about ways to stay safe. Children attending Safety Town are those who have recently completed Kindergarten and are heading to first grade in the fall. The
A new community-driven initiative has launched in Polk County to promote water safety and prevent drowning. The Community Life Jacket Initiative, a collaborative effort among Polk County Public Health, Safe Kids Grand Forks, Medica, and Win-E-Mac School, has resulted in the installation of two life jacket loaner stations at East Shore and the Polk County
The 2025 Safety Town Program is underway this week with lots of great things for the young kids of Crookston to have fun with while learning about safety. On Tuesday, the kids heard from Safe Kids of Grand Forks, BNSF Railway, the Minnesota DNR, the Polk County Sheriff’s office, and the Crookston Police Department. Luckily,
Altru, Safe Kids Grand Forks, and their community partners will host a Medication take-back event from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3, in the parking lot near Perkins Restaurant, located at 1375 S. Columbia Rd. The Grand Forks Sheriff’s Department will be on-site to take back unused or expired medications, including pills, liquids,
Safe Kids Grand Forks reminds us to be careful with the storage, placement, and disposal of button cell batteries. Button Batteries: Small Sources of Power Can Create Big Trouble “I didn’t know he had swallowed something.” “I don’t know where she even got it!” If you’re a parent or care for children, this is a
