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April
2018
April 2 Kurt Ellefson, Polk County Veterans Officer
April 3 Cole Ricard, Crookston Firefighter Association - Firefighter Fun
Night
April 4 Chamber Chat with Terri Heggie, Executive Director,
Crookston Chamber/CVB
April 5 Denise Oliver, Director/Principal, ECFE & Community
Ed./Washington School - Kindergarten Roundup
April 6 Darin Selzler & Cindy Gjerswold – Crookston Gun Club Banquet
April 9 Steve Videen, Crookston Gun Club - Firearm Safety Class
April 10 Beth Carlson, Director - CHS Drama Presents "Almost Maine"
April 11 Carrie Berquist, Altru Clinic-Crookston - Annual Safety
Day.
April 12 State Sen.
Mark
Johnson (District 1) - Legislative Update
April 13 Sheriff Barb Erdman - National Telecommunicators' Week
April 16 UMC Natural Resources students -
Spring Yard Clean-up
Fundraiser /
Mary Cavalier & Laurie Stahlecker -
Crookston
Women's Weekend Staycation
April 17 Lori Wagner, Director -
Crookston United Way
Spring Fling
April 18 Police Chief Paul Biermeier
April 19 Bill Werner, MNN Capitol Correspondent - Legislative
Update
April 20 Denise Oliver, Director, ECFE & Community Ed. - Crookston
Summer Registration Day
April 23 Marcia Haglund, Tri-Valley Transportation Services
- Senior Day
April 24 Crookston Mayor Wayne Melbye
April 25
Kari Moe - RiverView
Health 5K
April 26 State Rep.
Deb Kiel
(District 1B) - Legislative Update
April 27
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March
2018
March 1 State Rep.
Deb Kiel
(District 1B) - Legislative Update
March 2 Pat Kelly, Director - Crookston Public Works
March 5 Lorna Hollowell, (UMC) Diversity and Multicultural Programs -
Women's History Month at
UMC
March 6 Chamber Chat with Terri Heggie, Executive Director,
Crookston Chamber/CVB
March 7 Molly (Simmons) Hanson - Choice Therapy (Email
Crookston office)
March 8 Bill Werner, MNN Capitol Correspondent - Legislative
Update
March 9 Erica Uttermark, Crookston Figure Skating Club - 2018 Dreams on
Ice "Sweet Treats"
March 12 Nell DeBoer & Don Rasicot -
Crookston United Way
Jail & Bail update
March 13 Gary Willhite, Polk County Commissioner - Polk County Update
March 14 Chris Trostad, Highland School Principal -
Responsibility-Based Dicipline
March 15 Don Boone (?) - KC ProWest Youth Snowmobile Racing
March 16 State Sen.
Mark
Johnson (District 1) - Legislative Update
March 19 Colleen MacRae & Lauren Wallace - CCT & UMC Present
"12 Angry Men"
March 20 Patty Olsen , Safe Kids Grand
Forks - National Poison Prevention Week/Month
March 21 Police Chief Paul Biermeier
March 22 Bill Werner, MNN Capitol Correspondent - Legislative
Update
March 23 CYBA - Youth Basketball Tournament
March 26 Chris Boike, Director Crookston Public Library/LARL
Hub Supervisor - Matching the Bremer Grant
March 27 Crookston Mayor Wayne Melbye
March 28 Derek Martin,
UMC Development & Alumni Services - Teambacker Fun
Night
March 29 State Rep.
Deb Kiel
(District 1B) - Legislative Update
March 30 Scott Butt, Supervisor - Crookston Parks & Recreation
February
2018
February 1 Sgt. Jesse Grabow, Minnesota State Patrol - Winter Driving
February 2 Kirsten Fagerlund - February Fitness Fever
(PCPH FaceBook page)
February 5 Suzie Kaiser, Ceason's Bait & Tackle - Ice Buster Days
February 6 Jake Fee, Secretary
Crookston Eagles -
Camp Confidence Extravaganza
February 7 Kent Bruun, RiverView Foundation - Giving Hearts
February 8 Terri Heggie - NEW Executive Director,
Crookston Chamber/CVB
February 9 Marcia Haglund, Crookston
Girl Scouts Unit Coordinator -
COOKIES
February 12 Suzie Kaiser, Ceason's Bait & Tackle - Ice Buster Days
Wrap-up
February 13 State Rep.
Deb Kiel
(District 1B) & State Sen.
Mark
Johnson (District 1) - 2018 Legislative Session Preview
February 14 Nell DeBoer, Chairperson (&
Jess Bengston?) -
Crookston OxCart Days
February 15 Maggie Lowery, Civil Rights Activist, UND Doctoral
Student -
UMC's Thursday Commons
February 16 Shirley Iverson - Crookston Kiwanis Tulip Sale
February 19 Megan Benoit & Mary Cavalier - Crookston
Rotary
Wine and Beer Tasting
February 20 Sara Geist & Erica Uttermark, Highland School - HES
Family Fun Night
February 21 Police Chief Paul Biermeier
February 22 Bill Werner, MNN Capitol Correspondent - Legislative
Update
February 23 Don Rasicot, Crookston School Resource Officer -
Crookston Youth Foundation
(email
contact@crookstonyouthfoundation.org)
February 26 Sheila Menard & Patty Frydenlund, Crookston Eagles
Auxiliary -
Crookston Wedding Expo
February 27 Crookston Mayor Wayne Melbye
February 28 Rae French, UMC Learning Abroad & International
Student Programming -
International Dinner Series
January 2018
January 1 No Program - Happy New Year
January 2 Craig Hoiseth, Executive Director - Crookston Housing and
Economic Development Authority (CHEDA)
January 3 Lori Wagner, Director -
Crookston United Way
January 4 Nell DeBoer, Chairperson (&
Jess Bengston?) -
Crookston OxCart Days
January 5 Lorna Hollowell, (UMC) Diversity and Multicultural Programs - RRV Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King jr.
January 8 David Torgerson, Ex. Director -
Minnesota Wheat Growers Update
Meetings, etc.
January 9 Gregg Knutsen, Manager -Rydell National Wildlife
Refuge
Hunting Plan Update
January 10 Brandon Carlson, Crookston Water Superintendant -
Water Meter Replacement
Project
January 11 Weather Update
January 12 Grace Espinosa - Crookston
Just
For Kix Dance Show
January 15 Martin Luther King , Jr. - "I Have a Dream", recorded
August 28, 1963
January 16 Darcey Larsen & Kelsey Billing, RiverView Health – Prevent Type 2
Diabetes Class
January 17 Police Chief Paul Biermeier
January 18 Frank Fee, Crookston School Board Chair - Yearbook Photos,
Superintendent Search Update
January 19 Linda Kingery (RSDP) & Shannon Stassen (Crookston City
Admin.) - Red Lake River Corridor project
January 22 Mindy Fanfulik - "Attire to Inspire" Fashion Show
January 23 Crookston Mayor Wayne Melbye
January 24 Carma Hanson, Safe Kids Grand
Forks - Winter Safety & Carseat Checkup
January 25 Gary Willhite, Polk County Commissioner - Polk County
Update
January 26 Kaylee Kathrein - UMC AgArama
January 29 Principal Trish Jones & Brian Boll, - Catholic Schools
Week, Cathedral School Mardi Gras.
January 30 Derek Martin,
UMC Development & Alumni Services -
Justin Knebel Memorial
Fishing Tournament
January 31 Lorna Hollowell, (UMC) Diversity and Multicultural Programs -
Black History Month at UMC
December 2017
December 1 Bobby Fleming & Michelle Miller - Care & Share
Holiday Progressive Dinner
December 4 Chuck Larson & Ray Dusek - Annual Holiday
Food Baskets
December 5 Karen Radke & a Crookston Firefighter -
Crookston's Toys for Tots
December 6 Gary Willhite, Polk County Commissioner - Polk County
Update
December 7 Chris Boike, Director Crookston Public Library/LARL
Hub Supervisor - Matching the Bremer Grant
December 8 Mary Holtz-Clause, UMC Chancelor - Update
December 11 CHS Students - Europe Trip 2018 Fundraiser
Dinner (December 13). Special guest
Dariann Leigh, an 18 yr. old singer from Karlstad; has opened for Jake McVey & sang at
the state fair, will sing at the fundraiser.
December 12 Allen Dragseth & Connie Nelson - Annual Community
Stable Service
December 13 Boy Scout Troop 41 - Christmas Fruitbasket Sale
December 14 Mike Boucher & Bobby Baird -
Driftbusters Membership Supper/Snowmobile Safety
Training
December 15 Carma Hanson - Safe Kids Grand
Forks Winter & Holiday Safety
December 18 Sarah Reese & Jami Mathews - 2017 Gala for Girls (Registration
Form)
December 19 Michelle Miller & Elise Pokel - Crookston Ecumenical Blue
Christmas Service (12/21)
December 20 Crookston Police Chief Paul Biermaier
December 21 Frank Fee, Crookston School Board Chair -
Superintendent Search Update
December 22 SANTA!
December 25 No Program - Merry Christmas
December 26 Crookston Mayor Wayne Melbye
December 27 Don Rasicot, Crookston Police Department - School Resource
Officer
December 28 Jason Carlson, Tri-Valley Opportunity Council CEO - Year-End Review&
Pre-view
December 29 No Program - Pirate Boys' Hockey
November 2017
November 1 Kim Danz,
Joyce Johnson,
Ellen Leake,
Erin Brule,
Jen Walz, & Dawn
Skjei -
Uniquely Crookston
November 2 Shannon Stassen, Crookston City Administrator -
City Update
November 3 Carma Hanson - Safe Kids Grand
Forks Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week (Nov. 5-11)
November 6 Kurt Ellefson - Polk County Veterans Officer
November 7 Jason Carlson, Tri-Valley Opportunity Council - Aggasiz
Townhomes & other updates
November 8 Crookston Police Chief Paul Biermaier
November 9 Brittany Peterson, National Weather Service (Grand
Forks) -
Minnesota Winter Hazard Awareness Week
November 10 Jaimie & Bill Cassavan, Beyond the Yellow Ribbon - Crookston Veterans'
Day Observances
November 13 Chamber Chat
November 14 Kent Bruun, RiverView Foundation - RiverView Health
Philanthropy Day and Community Health Fair
November 15 No show - RiverView Health Philanthropy Day and
Community Health Fair
November 16 Pre-empted by Stephen-Argyle Football
November 17 Chris Bates, Superintendent - Crookston Public Schools
Update
November 20 Sue & Lester Wilkens - Ecumenical Thanksgiving
Dinner
November 21 Lori Wagner, Director -
Crookston United Way
November 22 Kim Danz,
Joyce Johnson,
Erin Brule,
Jen Walz, & Dawn
Skjei -
Uniquely Crookston Small Bus.
Saturday
November 23 NO PROGRAM - THANKSGIVING
November 24 Ashley Clinger, dancer - Cirque Musica at Alerus
Center (11-26)
November 27 Jennifer Erdmann, Program Coordinator -
RSVP Handyman Training
November 28 Belinda Fjeld, Kate Macgregor, Merran Dingman, & Zach
Sanders - CHS 18th Annual Classic Noel
November 29 Laura Bell & Theresa Helgeson, UMC - Winterberry
Craft and Vendor Bazaar (Dec. 2)
November 30 Diane Seddon, Villa Auxiliary President - Angel Tree & Light
Up a Life Tree
October
2017
October 2 Pat Kelly, Director - Crookston Public Works
October 3 Denise Oliver, Director/Principal - ECFE & Community
Ed./Washington School
October 4 Lori Wagner, Director -
Crookston United Way
October 5 Crookston Fire Department -National Fire Prevention Month,
Open House
October 6 Dana Johnson &Gina Roue, Polk Co. Victims' Assistance Office -
"The Clothesline Project", Domestic Violence
October 9 Patty Frydenlund & Sheila Menard, Crookston Eagles
Auxiliary -
Flamingos
Flip & Flop for Cancer Awareness
October 10 Trey Everett,
Wandering Vine,
& Kathy Magnusson,
Wildewood Learning
-
Communication Through the Generations
October 11 Megan Hruby, One Vegetable, One Community, & Sandy Kegler,
Farmers' Market/CVB - Cornstalk Jamboree
October 12 Gary Willhite, Polk County Commissioner - Polk County
Update
October 13 Mary Cavalier & Laurie Stahlecker - Crookston
Women's Weekend "Staycation 2" (Facebook)
October 16 Don Cavalier, Chair - Crookston Park Board
October 17
Donna Ulseth - MN and
ND Agri-Women Harvest of Knowledge (FaceBook
page)
October 18 Ryan Leaf, former NFL quarterback -
National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week @ UMC
October 19 Carma Hanson - Safe Kids Grand
Forks Carseat Checkup, Halloween, etc.
October 20 Amanda Lien, Crookston Chamber of
Commerce - Chamber Chat
October 23 Joyce Johnson, director, & ? - CCT's "Jake's Women"
October 24 Crookston Mayor Wayne Melbye
October 25 Pre-empted by Pirate Football
October 26 Jamie Blanchard - Crookston Blue Line Club Comedy Night (10/27,
5 p.m., Crookston Eagles)
October 27 MaryAnn Knotek & Alvern Wentzel - St. Paul's Church
Celebration of the 500th Anniversary of Reformation.
October 30 Lorna Hollowell, (UMC)
Diversity and Multicultural Programs -
So MinneSOta,
Latino Night, & more.
October 31 Crookston (Volunteer) Fire Department - North Fire Station
Open House
September 2017
September 1 Amanda Lien, Crookston Chamber Director - Chamber
Chat
September 4 NO SHOW - LABOR DAY
September 5 Patty Frydenlund -
Flamingos
Flip & Flop for Cancer Awareness
September 6 Jerry Amiot, Polk Co. Hist. Soc. - Pioneer Days
September 7 Gay Webster & - Harvest Hoedown
September 8 Allan Dragseth - Red River Sugarbeet
Museum Harvest Fest
September 11 Patty Perry, CrookstonPublic Library, &
Gaye Wick, Crookston Community Theater - Murder Mystery
September 12 Jason Carlson, Tri-Valley Opportunity Council - -
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Networking Lunch
September 13 Matt Krueger - Valley Corn Maize
September 14 RiverView
Health - Ovarian Cancer Awareness /
Derek Martin, UMC Development & Alumni Relations -
Teambackers Tailgating & Annual Meeting
September 15 Amanda Lien,
Crookston Chamber Director,
& Casey Wangen,
Wojo's Rodeo - Chamber Chat
September 18 Linda Nephew, director -
RiverView Adult Day Services
September 19 Gretchen Ambrosier, U. of M. VP of Engagement -
Minnesota Sparks
September 20 Crookston Police Chief Paul Biermaier
September 21 Gina Gunderson, Coordinator - Celebrate the Young
Child (tonight, Wildwood Park)/Dana Johnson,
Polk County Victims' Assistance Office - "The Hunting Ground" movie &
panel (tonight, St. Paul's Church)
September 22 Todd Ellingson, Missionary (Crookston native)
City of Joy, Rwanda
September 25 Scott Butt, Supervisor - Crookston Parks &
Recreation
September 26 Crookston Mayor Wayne Melbye
September 27 Derek Martin,
UMC Development & Alumni Relations -
Homecoming &
Teambackers Tailgating
September 28 Amy Larson & Carmen Knutson, Growth &
Development/Young Professionals Committee,
and Amanda Lien Director - Crookston Chamber & Visitors' Bureau
Leadership Crookston, etc.
September 29 Marcia Haglund - Crookston Girl Scout Fall Fundraiser &
activities
August 2017
August 1 Greg Garmen, Activities Director -
Crookston Public Schools
Fall Parent/Athlete/Coach Meeting
August 2 Frank Fee, Board Chair -
Crookston Public Schools
Board Update, Registration Day (next Thursday)
August 3 Oxcart Update - Countdown to
OxCart Days (FaceBook
Page)
August 4 Gary Willhite & Clayton Briggs, LARL Board of
Trustees, and Chris Boike, LARL Hub Supervisor -
Lake Agassiz Regional Library
Community Conversations (Crookston Library, August 8)
August 7 Bob Iverson & Jim Kent, Crookston Civic Music
League - New Season
August 8 Kathy Janorschke, etc. - Little Miss & Junior Miss
Crookston
August 9 Dave Anderson, singer - "The Rescue Tour" appearing
at Trinity Lutheran Church & Trinity Point 8/20
August 10 Crookston Public Schools "Back to School" Day.
August 11 Shea Proulx, Parent Coordinator - Summer Arts Safari
August 14 Oxcart Update - Countdown to
OxCart Days (FaceBook
Page)
August 15 (OxCart Days) Miss Crookston Candidates
August 16 (OxCart Days)
August 17 (OxCart Days) Alex
Kiel - Chris Hawkey Band/
August 18 (OxCart Days) Kenny Vilhauer - Kenny's Airboat Rides/
August 21 Miss Crookston 2017 - Aleece Durbin
August 22 Karlee Laubach -
Head Start
August 23 Jerry Amiot - AFRAN's
Chautauqua
August 24 Tim Denney & Phil Barton - Bike Crookston (Facebook
page, trail map)
August 25 Mike Hergert - Retiring from the
Red River Farm Nework
August 28 Marcia Haglund, Tri-Valley Transportation Services
- Bus to Rollag, etc.
August 29 Crookston Mayor Wayne Melbye
August 30 Cindy Hulst & Marley Melbye, Villa St. Vincent/The
Summit - Glow Golf Tournament
August 31 Lorna Hollowell, (UMC) Diversity and Multicultural Programs -
Upcoming UMC Diversity Programming
July 2017
July 3 Michael Moore, Secretary -
Polk County Fair
July 4 INDEPENDENCE DAY - NO PROGRAM
July 5 Kristi Thorfinnson - KROX News Director, Beautification, and a
lot more.
July 6 Oxcart Update - Countdown to
OxCart Days (FaceBook
Page)
July 7 Ed Lehrke - Kittson
County Fair
July 10 Alyssa Jorud & Tammy Conn,
Polk County Public Health - Walk Polk County
July 11 Gary Willhite, Polk County Commissioner - Polk County Update
July 12 Don Rasicot, Crookston Police Department - Nite to Unite
July 13 Oxcart Update - Countdown to
OxCart Days (FaceBook
Page)
July 14 Neal Plante - Gentilly Days
July 17 Mary Holtz-Clause, New UMC Chancelor - Welcome
July 18 Tim Tulibaski, Board of Directors -
Marshall County Fair-
July 19 Police Chief Paul Biermeier
July 20 Oxcart Update - Countdown to
OxCart Days (FaceBook
Page)
July 21 Pre-empted - American Legion DII Baseball
July 24 Patty Olson, Safe Kids Grand
Forks - Childseat Checkup, etc.
July 25 Crookston Mayor Wayne Melbye
July 26 Don Rasicot, Crookston Police Department - Nite to Unite
July 27 Oxcart Update - Countdown to
OxCart Days (FaceBook
Page)
July 28 Chamber Chat
July 31Scott Butt,
Crookston Park
& Rec Supervisor - Summer Wrap, Fall Kickoff
June
2017
June 1 RiverView's Occupational Therapy team - Summer Pediatric
Groups
June 2 Amanda Lien & Dillon Fenno - Downtown Forum
June 5 Katya Zepeda -
Crookston United Way
Hugo's Golf Scramble
June 6 Anna Brekken, Crookston Public Schools Food Service
Director - Eat United
June 7 State Rep.
Deb Kiel
(District 1B) - 2017 Session
June 8 Punky Johnson, President, Friends of the Rydell & Glacial Ridge
NWRs - Rydell 25 Year Celebration
June 9 Shannon Stassen, Crookston City Administrator -
City Update
June 12 Leah Winjum - Kids @ Castle
June 13 Darcey Larsen & Kelsey Billing, RiverView Health – Prevent Type 2
Diabetes Class
June 14 Kent Bruun & Kurt Heldstab, RiverView Foundation - Annual Fathers' Day Week
Prostate Screening.
June 15 State Sen.
Mark
Johnson (District 1) - 2017 Session
June 16 Chamber Chat
June 19 Tammy Thomason & Patty Perry,
Crookston Public
Library (LARL) - Programs for All Ages
June 20 Don Merkins, Fair Board President -
Norman County
Fair (FaceBook)
June 21 Police Chief Paul Biermeier
June 22
June 23
UMC Development & Alumni Services -
NorthWest School of Agriculture Reunion & other summer activities
June 26 Dan Rasicot, Crookston Police Department - Nite to Unite
Nominate Now
June 27 Crookston Mayor Wayne Melbye
June 28 Chris Bates, Superintendent - Crookston Public Schools Update
June 29 Oxcart Update - Countdown to
OxCart Days (FaceBook
Page)
June 30 Tim Froeber, Crookston Fire Chief - Fireworks, Fire Safety, etc.
May 2017
May 1 Steve Videen, Crookston Gun Club - Firearm Safety Class
May 2 Susie Novak, North Country Food Bank - Empty Bowl Event
May 3 Peter Heydt Commander Crookston D.A.V., & Lester Wilkens -
Crookston Veterans' Cemetery clean-up
May 4 Megan Frisk & Zach Sanders, CHS Speech Duo - State Participants
May 5 Scott Butt, Supervisor -
Crookston Park
& Rec. Summer Activities & Hiring
(FaceBook)
May 8 Jason Carlson, Tri-Valley Opportunity Council - May is
Community Action Month
May 9 Eric Kaler, President - University of Minnesota & UMC.
May 10 Carrie Michalski , RiverView CEO - National Hospital, Nursing Home
and Nurses' week.
May 11 Cindy Bruun, Altru Crookston Nursing Supervisor - National
Nurses' Week
May 12 Tamara Parkin, Villa St. Vincent - National Nursing Home Week
May 15 Pat Kelly, Crookston Public Works Director - Water Meter
Upgrades, Summer Streets
May 16 State Sen.
Mark
Johnson (District 1) - Session Update
May 17 Police Chief Paul Biermeier
May 18 Tammy Frohlich, RSVP Director - National Senior Corp Volunteer
Week
May 19 Amanda Lien & Kirsten Fagerlund - Chamber Chat
May 22 Eric Bubna, CHS Principal -
Crookston Public Schools
May 23 Crookston Mayor Wayne Melbye
May 24 Gary Willhite, Polk County Commissioner - Polk County Update
May 25 Barbara Keinath, Interim Chancellor - UMC Update
May 26 Jamie Cassavan - Crookston & area Memorial Day
Events
May 29 NO SHOW - MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAMMING
May 30 Pre-empted! Section 8a Baseball.
May 31 Marcia Haglund, Tri-Valley Transportation Services - Summer
Fun Bus, etc.
April 2017
April 3 CHS Music Trip in Orlando
April 4 State Rep.
Deb Kiel
(District 1B) - Session Update
April 5 Justin Johnson, Crookston Firefighters' Association -
Firefighters Fun Night
April 6 Denise Oliver, Washington School Principal - Kindergarten
Roundup
April 7 Derek Martin, UMC Developement Office - Teambacker Fun
Night
April 10 Marcia Haglund, Tri-Valley Transportation Services
- Senior Day
April 11 Jason Carlson, Tri-Valley Opportunity Council - Community
Forums
April 12 State Sen.
Mark
Johnson (District 1) - Session Update
April 13 Beth Carlson, CHS Drama Director - "The Addams Family"
April 14 Frank Fee, Board Chair, & Chris Bates, Superintendent -
Crookston Public Schools (April 18) Referendum
April 17 Francine Olson, Celebrate the Young Child - "Superheroes
in Action" Family Festival
April 18 Katya Zepeda & Kari Moe -
Crookston United Way
Spring Fling
April 19 Police Chief Paul Biermeier
April 20 Crookston Fire Department - Severe Weather Awareness,
Ladder Truck, Etc.
April 21 Chamber Chat
April 24 Carrie Berquist, Altru Clinic-Crookston - Annual Safety
Day.
April 25
Kari Moe - RiverView
Health 5K
April 26 Ruth Sanders, Wandering Vine - "What's the Big Secret?"
April 27 Crookston Mayor Wayne Melbye
April 28 Andy Gjerswold, UMC Aviation Club -
Fly-in, Drive-in Pancake Breakfast
March 2017
March 1 Rae French, UMC Learning Abroad & International
Student Programming -
International Dinner Series
March 2 Erica Uttermark, Crookston Figure Skating Club - 2017 Dreams on
Ice "Animal Adventures"
March 3 Mary LaFrance, Site Host - Section 8A Visual Arts Contest
(at Crookston High School)
March 6 Andrew Svec, UMC Director of Communications,
Public Relations and Marketing -
Crookston Campus-Community Connection (C4) College Town Forum
March 7 Chris Bates, Superintendent, &Rick Niemela, Trans.
Director - Crookston Public Schools Transportation Policy
March 8 Bill Werner, MNN Capitol Correspondent - Legislative
Update
March 9 Nell DeBoer & Wayne Melbye - OxCart Days Fundraiser,
Update
March 10 Lorna Hollowell, (UMC) Diversity and Multicultural Programs -
Women's History Month at UMC
March 13 Jo Bittner, Executive Director - Polk County
Developmental Achievement Center
March 14 Frank Fee, Board Chair, & Chris Bates,
Superintendent - Crookston Public Schools (April 18) Referendum
March 15 Police Chief Paul Biermeier
March 16 Barbara Keinath, Interim Chancellor - UMC Update
March 17 Chamber Chat
March 20 State Rep.
Deb Kiel
(District 1B) - Session Update
March 21 Shannon Stassen, Crookston City Administrator -
City Update
March 22 John Erickson, Troop 41, & Suzie Novak, North Country
Food Bank - Scouting for Food
March 23 Garrett Borowicz & Leah Winjum, CYBA - Youth
Basketball Tournament (Tentative)
March 24 Patty Olson, Safe Kids Grand
Forks - National Poison Prevention Week
March 27 Bill Werner, MNN Capitol Correspondent - Legislative
Update
March 28 Crookston Mayor Wayne Melbye
March 29 Gary Willhite, Polk County Commissioner - Polk
County Update
March 30 Safe Kids Grand
Forks - Safe Kids Day at Grand Cities Mall
March 31 Staycation!
February 2017
February 1 Leah Winjum & Dale Knotek - February Fitness Fever
(PCPH FaceBook page)
February 2 Jason Carlson, Tri-Valley Opportunity Council - "Brain
Gain"
February 3 Francine Olson, Celebrate the Young Child - Community
Heroes in Action
February 6 Baba the Storyteller (Eric Cyrs) - UMC Black History
Month Performer
February 7 Marcia Haglund, Crookston Girl Scouts Unit Coordinator -
COOKIES
February 8 Kent Bruun, RiverView Foundation - Giving Hearts
February 9 Jake Fee, Crookston Eagles -
Camp Confidence Extravaganza
February 10 Bobby Baird, DriftBusters Snowmobile Club - Ice
Buster Days
February 13 Nell DeBoer & Don Rasicot -
Crookston United Way
Jail & Bail update
February 14 T.J. Chapman, UMC - Valentine's Day Jazz Band
Dance
February 15 Police Chief Paul Biermeier & guests -
Opioid
Panel Discussion
February 16 Cynthia Ansbacher & Kay Hegge - Hotdish Cook-off &
Game Night
February 17 Chamber Chat
February 20 Katie Bartelson,
United Blood Services -
Blood Donors Always Needed, Most Qualify!
February 21 Bike Crookston/UMC Wellness Center - February Fitness Fever
February 22 Gregg Knutsen, Manager -Glacial
Ridge National Wildlife
Refuge
Hunting Plan Update
February 23 NEW Crookston Mayor Wayne Melbye
February 24 Lorna Hollowell, (UMC) Diversity and Multicultural Programs -
Women's History Month at UMC
February 27 Shirley Iverson & Friends - Crookston
Kiwanis Tulip Sale
February 28 Pat Kelly, Crookston Public Works Director -
Winter Streets, Summer Streets
January
2017
January 2 Greg Gust, National Weather SZervice Grand Forks - Winter
Weather
January 3 Leah Winjum & Kirsten Fagerlund, Polk County Public Health -
Keeping Active
January 4 Heidi Simmons & Jeanette Larson -
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council
Senior Programs
January 5 Anna Peterson, University of Minnesota Extension -
Local Foods College 2017
January 6 Tim Froeber & Tom Fiero, Crookston Fire
Department/Firefighters' Association - North Fire Substation update
January 9 State Senator Mark Johnson, MN Dist. 1 -
Legislative Session Update
January 10 Lorna Hollowell, (UMC) Diversity and Multicultural Programs - RRV Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King jr.
January 11 Chris Boike, Hub Supervisor & Branch Director - Your
Library
January 12 Ruth Sanders & Greg Isaacson,
Wandering Vine Ministry
- Enneagram Workshop
January 13 Darcey Larsen and Kelsey Billing, RiverView Health - Free
Type 2 Diabetes Classes
January 16 Shannon Stassen, Crookston City Administrator
- Mayor Selection, Marketing Crookston, T.I.F., Etc.
January 17 Craig Hoiseth, Executive Director - Crookston Housing and
Economic Development Authority (CHEDA)
January 18 Crookston Police Chief Paul Biermaier
January 19 Aaron Meyer, UMC Career Developement -
15th
Annual Winter Job & Internship Fair/
Logan Milligan, President UMC FFA -
Ag-Arama
January 20 Amanda Lien & Stephen Larson, Crookston Chamber of
Commerce - Chamber Chat
January 23 Cathedral School - National Catholic Schools Week &
Mardi Gras
January 24 Lindsey Erdman - "Attire to Inspire" Fashion Show
January 25 Alysa Tulibaski & Derek Martin, UMC -
Justin Knebel Memorial
Fishing Tournament
January 26 Chris Flood - Agassiz Townhomes, tax credits, etc.
January 27 Nell DeBoer & Don Rasicot -
Crookston United Way
Jail & Bail
January 30 Lorna Hollowell, (UMC) Diversity and Multicultural Programs -
Black History Month at UMC
January 31 Bobby Baird, DriftBusters Snowmobile Club - Ice Buster Days
December
2016
December 1 Krista Proulx
December 2 Sarah Reese & Jami Mathews - 2017 Gala for Girls
December 5 Gary Wilhite - Crookston Mayor
December 6 Mike Boucher & Bobby Baird -
Driftbusters Membership Supper/Snowmobile Safety
Training
December 7 Scott Riopelle, Director - Crookston Park & Recreation Winter
Activities.
December 8 Chuck Larson & Ray Dusek - Annual Holiday Food Baskets
December 9 Shannon Stassen - Crookston
City Administrator
December 12 Frank Fee, Crookston School Board Chair - Truth In
Taxation & School Board Meeting update
December 13 Ross Hier, MN DNR Wildlife - Retiring Today
December 14 Dr. Fred Wood, Chancellor -
University of Minnesota, Crookston
December 15 Rae French & Trey Everett- Community Stable Service
December 16 Amanda Lien & Andy Oman - Chamber Chat
December 19 Pat Kelly, director - Crookston Public Works
December 20 Nell DeBoer, Chairperson -
Crookston OxCart Days
December 21 Crookston Fire Department
December 22 Tara Miller, Family Service Specialist - Highland &
Washington families in need (recorded, with Chris Fee)
December 23 SANTA!
December 26 Craig Buness - Polk County
Commissioner
December 27 Sgt. Jesse Grabow, Minnesota State Patrol - Winter Driving
December 28 Katya Zepeda, Director - Crookston United Way
2016-17 Campaign Update
December 29 State Rep.
Deb Kiel
(District 1B) - Next Session
December 30 Chris Bates, Superintendent -
Crookston Public Schools
November 2016
November 1 2016 Election Candidates
November 2 2016 Election Candidates
November 3 2016 Election Candidates
November 4 2016 Election Candidates
November 7 2016 Election Candidates
November 8 Beth Carlson & Gaye Wick Crookston Community
Theater presents "Love, Loss, & What I Wore"
November 9 Angie Menge, Crookston City Clerk - Post-Election
November 10 Jeanine Windels - Trinity Lutheran Church Fall Bazaar
& Bake Sale/
Jaimie & Bill Cassavan, Beeyond the Yellow Ribbon - Crookston Veterans'
Day Observances
November 11 Jeanne Cooney,
author - Hotdish Heaven Murder Mysteries, presenting at the Eagles'
Vendor & Craft Show
November 14 Kent Bruun,
RiverView Health Foundation -
Philanthropy Day and Community Health Fair
November 15 Remote from
RiverView Health Foundation
Philanthropy Day and Community Health Fair
November 16 Crookston Police Chief Paul Biermeier
November 17 Sue
Shirek, Executive Director -
Care & Share 30th Anniversary
November 18 Chamber Chat - Chamber Celebration & Auction Night and
Small Business Saturday & Dasher Days
November 21 Sue & Lester Wilkens - Ecumenical Thanksgiving
Dinner
November 22 Villa Thanksgiving Day Remote
November 23 Greg Garmen, Crookston Public Schools Activities
Director - Wall of Champions
November 24 NO SHOW - Thanksgiving Day
November 25 Dr. Steve
Hoffbeck, Author -
Minnesota on
the Homefront During WWII
November 28 Laura Bell, UMC, & students - Winterberry
Craft and Vendor Bazaar
November 29 Megan Frisk & Anna Miller - CHS Classic Noel
November 30 Gregg Knutsen, Manager -Rydell/Glacial
Ridge National Wildlife
Refuge
Christmas Tree cutting
October 2016
October 3 Marcia Haglund - Tri-Valley Transportation (Fall Foilage,
Jefferson Lines, etc.)
October 4 Crookston Fire Department -National Fire Prevention Month,
Open House
October 5 Marcia Haglund - Crookston Girl Scout Fall Fundraiser &
activities
October 6 Megan Janssen & Jim Borkowski - Cornstalk Jamborie
October 7 Jennifer Meselt, Hospice of the
RRV Bereavement Specialist - Journeying Through Grief
October 10 Andrew Svec, Director of Communications -
UMC Homecoming Week
October 11 Ellen Mckinnon, Veteran Services Group,
Sharon Lanctot, American Legion Auxiiliary
- Homeless
Veterans Presentation
October 12 LueRae Geihsler, RiverView Rehab - "A Matter of Balance"
Classes
October 13 Patrick Troumbley and/or Robert Silvers - UMC Wellness
Center Open House
October 14 Pastor Bill Reck - St. Paul's Lutheran Church 120th
Anniversary
October 17 Katya Zepeda - Crookston United Way Soup & Chili Cook-off
October 18 Pastor Michelle Miller, Wesley United Methodist Church - End
of Life Planning
October 19 Police Chief Paul Biermeier
October 20 Cynthia Ansbacher & Kay Hegge -
Zombie Fun Run/Walk/Crawl
October 21 Chamber Chat - Dan Erdman, Public Relations & Legislation
Committee - Meet the Candidates Forum
October 24
Donna Ulseth - MN and
ND Agri-Women Harvest of Knowledge (FaceBook
page)
October 25 Jasmine Wangen - Safe Kids Grand
Forks Carseat Checkup, Halloween,
October 26 John DeBoer -
Crookston Comedy Night
October 27 Jason Carlson, Tri-Valley Opportunity Council - Agassiz
Townhomes
October 28
Darin Selzler - Crookston Community Halloween Party (Oct.30)
October 31 2016 Election Candidates
September
2016
September 1 Tim Froeber, Crookston Fire Chief
September 2 Matt Krueger - Valley Corn Maize
September 5 Labor Day - NO PROGRAM
September 6 Gary Wilhite - Crookston Mayor
September 7 Jerry Amiot, Polk Co. Hist. Soc. - Pioneer Days/ Allan Dragseth - Red River Sugarbeet
Museum Harvest Fest.
September 8 Trey Everett & Shannon Stassen - Chalk it Up & King of Trails
September 9 Fr. Joe Richards & Gay Webster - Harvest Hoedown
September 12 Carma Hanson - Safe Kids Grand
Forks Drug Take-back, Back to School
September 13 Chris Bates, Superintendent -
Crookston Public Schools
September 14 Dr. Fred Wood, Chancellor -
University of Minnesota, Crookston
September 15 Linda Nephew, director -
RiverView Adult Day Services
(Rescheduled to Tuesday, 9/20)
September 16 Stephen Larson & Crystal Maruska, Growth &
Development/Young Professionals Cmte. - Chamber Chat
September 19 Marcia Haglund, Service Unit Coordinator -
Crookston Girl Scouts & Registration Night
September 20 Linda Nephew, director -
RiverView Adult Day Services
September 21 Police Chief Paul Biermaier, Sheriff Barb Erdman, MN
State Patrol Mike Theis, &
Polk County Highway Engineer Rich Sanders - Valley's Rush Hour (Beet Harvest)
Click here for MN State Patrol Commercial Vehicle Division contact
information.
Click here
to check the status of a drivers' license (number only)
September 22 Francine Olson, Celebrate the Young Child - Heroes in
Action
September 23 Chad Lewis, author -
Paranormal Minnesota
September 26 Daniel
Maurer, author, & Curtis Hamre,
RiverView Revovery Center -
September Recovery Month
September 27 Pastor Greg Isaacson & Rev. Darrell Cory- Wandering
Vine
September 28 Susie Novak, Director - North Country Food Bank Open
House & Volunteer Appreciation
September 29 Author Sherry Roberts & Stacie Varnson, director UMC's
Academic Success Center - Banned Books Week
September 30 Stanton Wang, Agassiz
Environmental Learning Center (Fertile) -
Haunted Trails
August 2016
August 1 Crookston Mayor Gary Willhite
August 2 Amber Schiller -
Tri-Valley Headstart
August 3 Pat Kelly,
Crookston
Public Works Director
August 4 Greg Garmen, Activities Director -
Crookston Public Schools
August 5
Chris Bates, Superintendent -
Crookston Public Schools
August 8 Eric Bubna, CHS Principal -
Crookston Public Schools
August 9 Little Miss Crookston and Junior Miss Crookston contestants
August 10 Police Chief Paul Biermeier
August 11 Back to School @
Crookston Public Schools
August 12 Amanda Lien,
Crookston Chamber Director - Chamber Chat
August 15 (OxCart Days) Jamie Cassavant, Yellow Ribbon Campaign -
Veterans' Recognition Ceremony (Wed.)/
Lori Keller, Crookston Rotary - Rotary, Kiwanis, & Farmers' Market Corn
& Brat Feed (Thur.)/
Lorna Hollowell, UMC Diversity & Multicultural Programming - "Peace of
My Mind" (Fri. kickoff)
August 16 (OxCart Days) Miss Crookston Candidates
August 17 (OxCart Days) Dan Halland, Crookston Youth Wrestling - Dueling
Oxen (Sat.)/
Gordy Royal, Crookston Pickleball Association - Oxcart Pickleball
Tournament (Sat.)/
Dodgeball Tournament (Wed.)/Bed Races (Thu.)/Fun Run (Sat.)/Bean Bag
Tournament (Sat./
Andrew Svec, UMC Communications, Public Relations, & Marketing - Ice
Cream Social, etc. (Wed.)
August 18 (OxCart Days) Dave Wagner,
Crow - Concert Friday night @ former
Wayne Hotel parking lot/
Crookston Classic Cruisers - Car Show & activities
August 19 (OxCart Days) Ken, Ken's Airboat rides (Fri..-Sun.)
Pastor Michelle Miller, Wesley United Methodist Church - "High Five" &
pizza (Sun.)
August 22 Morgan Kresl - Meet the New Miss Crookston/
Bob Iverson & Jim Kent - Entertainment Series Season Membership
Drive/
August 23 Jerry Amiot - AFRAN's
Chautauqua (August 26-28)
August 24 Craig Buness - Polk County
Commissioner
August 25 John Noltner, artist, & Lorna Hollowell, UMC Diversity &
Multicultural Programming - "Peace of My Mind"
August 26 Mary Cavalier - Fill the Bus with School Supplies
August 29 Nate Ellingson, Manager,
Altru Clinic Crookston - Expansion Groundbreaking
August 30 Leah Kent, CHS Counselor - 7th Grade Orientation, etc.
August 31 Scott Butt, Supervisor -
Crookston Park
& Rec. Fall Activities
July 2016
July 1 Sydney Mosebey - Rescuer.
July 4 NO SHOW - INDEPENDENCE DAY
July 5 Michael Moore -
Polk County Fair
July 6 Gary Wilhite - Crookston
Mayor
July 7 Ed Lehrky -
Kittson County Fair
July 8 Tyler Brekken - KROX's new News Director
July 11 Tammy Conn & Leah Winjum,
Polk County Public Health - Walk Polk County
July 12 Deone Maygra,
Snowsled Inn - Gentilly Days
July 13 Frank Fee, Chair - Crookston Public School Board
July 14 Don Rasicot, CPD - Crookston's Nite to Unite
July 15 Amanda Lien, Crookston Chamber Director - Chamber Chat
July 18 Matt Johnson,
Crookston
Building Inspector - Updating Property Maintenance Codes.
July 19 Dr. Wayne Christianson -
Mission of
Mercy free dental care in Moorhead July 22 & 23
(national organization webpage)
July 20 Crookston Police Chief Paul Biermaier
July 21 Jeff Kroll -
Marshall County Fair
July 22 Greg Knutson, Manager
Rydell National Wildlife
Refuge - Youth Fishing Day & more
July 25 Scott Butt, Supervisor -
Crookston Park
& Rec. update
July 26 Janet Wiskow -
Red Lake
Falls Summerfest
July 27 Paul Bittner
July 28 Jasmine Wangen - Safe Kids Grand
Forks Carseat Clinic & Summer Safety
July 29 Don Rasicot, CPD - Crookston's Nite to Unite
June 2016
June 1 Denise Oliver, Director of ECFE & Community Ed.,
Principal Washington School - School Readiness, etc.
June 2 Don Rasicot, Crookston Police Department, & Julie - Recovery
Worship ~ Domestic Violence
June 3 Tom Jorgens & Msgr. Roger Grundhaus - Lions' Mobile Events
Stage
June 6 Crookston Mayor Gary Willhite
June 7 Anna Brekken, Crookston Public Schools Food Service
Director - Eat United
June 8 Andy Ulven, Wilderness Inquiry & International Water
Institute - Paddle the Red Lake, Thief, & Red Rivers.
June 9 Kent Bruun, RiverView Foundation - Annual Fathers' Day Week
Prostate Screening.
June 10 Katya Zepeda, Director - United Way of Crookston upcoming
events
June 13 Craig Hoiseth, Director -
Crookston Housing & Economic
Development Association update
June 14 Shirley Iverson & Anne Longtin -
Crookston Splash Park Grand Opening Celebration
June 15 Police Chief Paul Biermeier
June 16 Brenda Langved, Co-Chair -
West Polk County Relay for Life
June 17 Krista Proulx & Mary Cavalier - Rotary Pancake Breakfast
June 20 Leah Winjum - Kids at Castle
June 21 Brandy Chaffee, Senior Development Officer -
UMC Office of Development & Alumni Relations
June 22 Leah Winjum & Sheriff Barb Erdman - Social Host Ordinance
June 23 Carma Hanson - Safe Kids Grand
Forks Sunstroke & Summer Safety
June 24 Amanda Lien, Crookston Chamber Director - Chamber Chat
June 27 Craig Buness - Polk County
Commissioner
June 28 Shannon Stassen - Crookston
City Administrator
June 29 Melanie Lessard - Little Miss & Junior Miss Crookston
Pageants
June 30 Chuck Larson - Crookston Lions Blood Drive (July 5&6)
May
2016
May 2 Chris Bates,
Crookston Public Schools Superintendent
May 3 State Rep.
Deb Kiel
(District 1B)
May 4 Dr. Fred Wood, Chancellor -
University of Minnesota, Crookston
May 5 Tammy Parkin & Cindy Hulst, Villa St. Vincent/The Summit -
National Nursing Home Week, etc.
May 6 Chris Klawitter, Crookston Fire Department - Red Flag Warnings,
etc.
May 9 Carrie Michalski , RiverView CEO - National Hospital and
Nursing Home week.
May 10 Loren Johnson - Rydell NWR Open House
May 11 Kent Bruun, Director,
RiverView Health
Foundation - National Hospital and Nursing Home week.
May 12 April Grunhovd, Chief Nursing Officer, RiverView - National Hospital and Nursing Home week.
May 13 Dr. Colin Fennell, RiverView -
Physician Recruitment (National Hospital and Nursing Home week.)
May 16 Eric Castle & Kirsten Fagerland - Bike Issues &
Maintenance
May 17 State Rep.
Deb Kiel
(District 1B)
May 18 Crookston Police Lt. Darin Selzler
May 19 Matt Johnson, Associate Pastor - Bible Baptist Church of
Crookston 40th Anniversary
May 20 One Vegetable, One Community
May 23 Scott Butt -
Crookston
Park & Recreation Department
May 24 Sgt. Jesse Grabow, Minnesota State Patrol - Click it or Ticket
May 25 Craig Buness - Polk County
Commissioner
May 26 Margee Keller & Punky Johnson - Crookston & area Memorial Day
Events
May 27 Sarah Kanten & Kim Davidson, Highland Elementary School -
"Looping"
May 30 NO SHOW - MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAMMING
May 31 State Rep.
Deb Kiel
(District 1B)
April 2016
April 1 Annie Fitzgerald -
Singer/Songwriter
April 4 Gary Wilhite - Crookston Mayor
April 5 Justin Johnson - Crookston Fire Fighters' Fun Night
April 6 Dr. Fred Wood, Chancellor -
University of Minnesota, Crookston
April 7 Austin Strukel, Crookston Chamber Intern - Clean-ups
April 8 Leo Club 25th Anniversary Dinner
April 11 Phyllis Hagen,
Crookston Park & Rec. - Senior Day
April 12 Triple A Banquet
April 13 Kayla Krueger, Head Coach of UMC's Equestrian Team -
Pancakes & Ponies
April 14 Francine Olson - "Games Galore" family event.
April 15 Beth Carlson & Beth McDougal, Directors - Crookston High
School Spring Play
April 18 Denice Oliver & Marcia Haglund - Crookston Summer
Registration Day
April 19 Marcia Haglund - Blast to Bede
April 20 Crookston Police Chief Paul Biermaier
April 21 Carrie Berquist & Mark Fisketjon - Farm Safety Day
April 22 Darcey Larsen, Clinical Dietitian -
RiverView Pre-Diabetes Education Sessions
April 25 Cynthia Ansbacher & Kay Hegge - "The Castle" (former
Cathedral) (FaceBook
page)
April 26 Kari Moe -
RiverView 5K & Kids' Fun Run
April 27 Carma Hanson - Safe Kids Grand
Forks Carseat Checkup
April 28 Blind Joe -
Performing at Crookston Inn Friday night.
April 29 Martin Zellar, Gear
Daddies lead singer, & Shannon Stassen, Crookston City Administrator
March 2016
March 1 Angel Weasner, City of Crookston Finance Director -
City Budget
March 2 Chris Bates,
Crookston Public Schools Superintendent
March 3 Cody Brekken, Director -
Crookston Community
Pool
March 4 Dr. Fred Wood, Chancellor -
University of Minnesota, Crookston
March 7 Gary Wilhite - Crookston Mayor
March 8 Scott Riopelle, Director - Crookston Park & Rec
March 9 State Rep.
Deb Kiel
(District 1B)
March 10 Matt Bishop, KROX Announcer - Fighting Cancer
March 11 Liz Thompson and Elaine Metzger - Crookston Civic
Music League
March 14 Katya Zepeda - Crookston United Way "Jail"
(Tentative)
March 15 John Erickson & Shawn Adams, Troop 41/Pack 44 - Scouting
for food
March 16 Police Chief Paul Biermeier
March 17 NO SHOW Minnesota State Girls' Basketball Game
March 18 Corey Birkholz,
Options - ADA, Civil Rights, etc., Presntation @ Golden Link on 3/21
March 21 Rae French - UMC International Dinner
March 22 Bill Werner - MNN's State Capital Correspondent
March 23 Carma Hanson - Safe Kids Grand
Forks Poison Prevention Week,
March 24 Brenda Langved, West Polk County Relay For Life -
Easter Egg Hunt (FaceBook
page)
March 25 Craig Buness - Polk County
Commissioner
March 28 Shannon Stassen - Crookston
City Administrator
March 29 Richard Sanders - Polk County Public Works
March 30 Denise Oliver, Washington School Principal - Kindergarten
Roundup (April 5& 7)
March 31 Gail Myers, Lorna Hollowell, & Annie Fitzgerald -
"Theory of Mind"
February 2016
February 1 Crookston Mayor Gary Willhite
February 2 Lorna Hollowell, (UMC) Diversity and Multicultural Programs -
Black History Month at UMC
February 3 Jake Fee, Crookston Eagles - Johnny Holm Band, Ice Busters,
Comedy Night, Camp Confidence, etc.
February 4 Craig Buness - Polk County
Commissioner
February 5 PCPH February Fitness Fever
(PCPH FaceBook page)
February 8 Pat Kelly, Crookston Public Works Director -
Assessments, etc.
February 9 Shawn Smith, UMC Sports Information Director -
Bishop Strong event Feb. 12
February 10 Kent Bruun, Director, RiverView Foundation - Giving
Hearts Day
February 11 Bobby Baird - Ice Buster Days
February 12 Crookston High School Basketball Captains - Coaches vs.
Cancer Night
February 15 Soup & Substance, Water Quality (tentative)
February 16 Sarah Reese, Director - Polk County Public Health
February 17 Police Chief Paul Biermeier
February 18 Greg Isaacson - Wandering Vine Community Outreach Ministry
(FaceBook page)
February 19 Lorna Hollowell - Crookston Rotary projects.
February 22 Ceasar Kaiser, Ceason's Bait & Tackle - Ice Fishing
update
February 23 Jackie Jeffrey, Polk County Social Services - Foster Care
(shortage in Polk Co.)
February 24 Amanda Lien, Director -
Crookston Chamber of Commerce
February 25 Liz Hensrud -
TriValley
Transportation/T.H.E. Bus, etc.
February 26 Spencer Dobson - Comedy Night at the Eagles.
February 29 Marcia Haglund, Crookston Girl Scouts -
COOKIE TIME!
January 2016
January 1 NO PROGRAM, Happy New Year!
January 4 Amanda Lien & Sandy Kegler, Crookston
Chamber & Visitors Bureau
January 5 State Rep.
Deb Kiel
(District 1B)
January 6 Erin Brule - Wonderful Life Foods (FaceBook
page)
January 7 Scott Riopelle, Director -
Crookston Park & Rec.
January 8 Megan Jansen, U of M Extension -
Local Foods College
January 11 Gary Wilhite - Crookston Mayor
January 12 Lorna Hollowell, (UMC) Diversity and Multicultural Programs - RRV Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King jr.
January 13 Sarah Geist -Title 1
January 14 Dr. Fred Wood, Chancellor -
University of Minnesota, Crookston
January 15 Craig Hoiseth, Director -
CHEDA
January 18 Frank Fee, Chairman - Crookston Public School Board
January 19 Shannon Stassen. Crookston City Administrator
January 20 Crookston Police Chief Paul Biermaier
January 21 Kamille Wahlin -
UMC
Women's Basketball
January 22 Nick, Zippel Bay
Resort - Lake of the Woods ice fishing/Justin
Knebel Memorial Ice Fishing Tournament
January 25 Carma Hanson - Safe Kids Grand
Forks Carseat Checkup,
January 26 Katya Zepeda - Crookston United Way
January 27 Darcey Larsen, Clinical Dietitian -
RiverView (Type 2) Diabetes Education meetings
January 28 Ellen Dauphinais & Rebecca Suchy -
UMC's Ag-Arama
January 29 Tammy Kraft & Brian Boll, Cathedral School - Catholic Schools
Week, Mardi Gras, etc.
December 2015
December 1 CHS
Classic Noel (12/6) - Tri-Chairs & Orchestra Instructor Haley Ellis
December 2 Celebrate the Season in Fisher - Amy Theis, City
Clerk-Treasurer
December 3 Lisa Samuelson & Tareyn Stomberg - UMC's Santaland &
other holiday celebrations
December 4 Shannon Stassen. Crookston City Administrator - Downtown
Crookston Revitalization
December 7 Gary Wilhite - Crookston Mayor
December 8 Melissa Parkin & Garret Kollin - UMC Teambacker Holiday
Basket Auction (12/11)
December 9 Chuck Larson & Ray Dusek - Annual Christmas Food Baskets (12/18&19)
December 10 Colleen MacRae - CCT/Readers' Theatre "A Christmas
Carol" (12/16)
December 11 Crookston Fire Department - Holiday Safety
December 14 Sarah Reese, Director - Polk County Public Health
December 15
Driftbusters Snowmobile Safety Training (1/2)
December 16 Leah Winjum, Polk County Wellness Coalition - Sticker Shock,
etc.
December 17 Dr. Fred Wood, Chancellor -
University of Minnesota, Crookston
December 18 George French - Community Stable Service
December 21 Pat Kelly - Crookston Public Works Director
December 22 Greg Garmen, Crookston Public Schools Activities
Director - Alumni Games (12/26)
December 23 SANTA! (Track
Santa with NORAD)
December 24 Christmas programming
December 25 NO PROGRAM, Merry Christmas
December 28 Sgt. Jesse Grabow, Minnesota State Patrol - Safe driving
December 29 Pre-empted - Pirate Boys' Basketball
December 30 Craig Buness - Polk County
Commissioner
December 31 Chris Bates,
Crookston Public Schools Superintendent
November
2015
November 2
Scott Riopelle, Crookston Park & Rec. Director
November 3 Chris Boike,
Crookston Public
Library Director/LARL Area Hub
Supervisor -
Crookston Friends of the Library Gala (11/5) & so much more!
November 4 Dr. Fred Wood, Chancellor -
University of Minnesota, Crookston
November 5 Craig Buness - Polk County
Commissioner
November 6 Randy Prudhomme - Cub Scout Hat & Mitten Drive/Scouting
November 9 Gary Wilhite - Crookston Mayor
November 10 Kelly Richey - Blues in the Schools (FaceBook
page)
November 11 Rae French - UMC's International Week
November 12 Kent Bruun, Director, RiverView Foundation - Philanthropy
Day/Community Health Day
November 13 T.J Chapman, Director - UMC Jazz Ensemble &
Community Concert Band
November 16 NO SHOW - RiverView Philanthropy Day/Community Health
Day
November 17 Chris Bates,
Crookston Public Schools Superintendent
November 18 Sheriff Barb Erdman & Chief Deputy Jim Tadman,
Polk County Sheriff
Department
November 19 Minnesota
Secretary of State Steve Simon
November 20 Sgt. Jesse Grabow, Minnesota State Patrol - Safe driving
November 23 Amanda Lien, Director -
Crookston
Chamber & Visitors Bureau Dasher Days.
November 24 Villa St. Vincent/The Summit Foundation Day
November 25 Frank Fee, Chairman - Crookston Public School Board
November 26 NO PROGRAM, Happy Thanksgiving
November 27 Butterball Turkey Experts - Leftovers, Hotline, etc.
November 30 Greg Knutson, Director - Rydell National Wildlife Refuge
Christmas Tree cutting
October
2015
October 1 Jess Bengston - CHS Football Parents Cancer Fundraiser
(Oct. 3)
October 2 Ann Longtin talking Medicare
Myths
October 5 Gary Wilhite - Crookston Mayor
October 6 Katya Zepeda - Crookston United Way Soup & Chili Cook-off
October 7 Andrew Svec & Rose Ulseth - UMC
Homecoming (Oct. 5-11)
October 8
Cornstalk Jamboree (Oct. 10)
October 9 Crookston Fire Department Open House (Oct. 10)
October 12 Lorna Hallowell & Victoria Ramirez -
Dream, Achieve, Succeed... (Oct.17)
October 13 Crookston Community Theater - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
(CCT
FaceBook page)
October 14 Donna Ulseth - MN and
ND Agri-Women Harvest of Knowledge (FaceBook
page)
October 15 Denice Oliver - Crookston
Community Education
October 16 Jake Fee - Upcoming Crookston Eagles Aerie 873 events
October 19 John DeBoer - Crookston Comedy Night (FaceBook
Page)
October 20 Dave Unmacht, Director - League of Minnesota Cities
October 21 Crookston Police Chief Paul Biermaier (buckleupkids.mn.gov)
October 22 Carma Hanson - Safe Kids Grand
Forks Carseat Checkup, Halloween,
October 23 Darin Selzler - Crookston Community Halloween Party (Oct.25)
October 26 Monika Sweet -
UMC's Delta Theta Sigma Halloween
Carnival (10/31)
October 27 Amanda Lien & Sandy Kegler, Crookston
Chamber & Visitors Bureau -
Chamber Dinner and Auction Fundraiser (10/30)
October 28 Shannon Stassen - Crookston City Administrator
October 29 Early Childhood Initiative Boo Run Run (10/31)
October 30 Dan Weisse, UMC Head MBB Coach - Junior Eagle Day (11/7)
& Garrett Borowicz, CYBA - Hoops on Halloween
September 2015
September 1 Phyllis Hagen,
Crookston Park & Rec - Fall
Activities
September 2 Marley Melbye & Jeanette Larson -
TVOC
Caring Companion
& Foster Grandparent programs
September 3 Matt Krueger - Valley Corn Maize
September 4 Doug Lee - Crookston Public Schools Construction Trades
September 7 Crookston Mayor Gary Willhite
September 8 Marti
McGibbon & Curt Hamre - National Recovery Month
September 9 Renee Rongen - Harvest Hoedown
September 10 Matt Johnson - City of Crookston Comprehensive Plan
September 11 Sandy Kegler, CVB
- King of Trails / Jerry Amiot - Polk County Museum Pioneer Days
September 14 Linda Nephew, director -
RiverView Adult Day Services
September 15 Chris Bates,
Crookston Public Schools Superintendent
September 16 Police Chief Paul Biermeier
September 17 Pat Kelly - Crookston Public Works Director
September 18
September 21
Monsanto Fund-Americas Farmers Initiative
September 22
September 23 Francine Olson, Celebrate the Young Child - Games
Galore
September 24
September 25
Dr. Fred Wood, Chancellor -
University of Minnesota, Crookston
September 28 Ross Heier (Minnesota DNR)
September 29 Shawn Smith - UMC Assistant Athletic Director for Sports
Information
September 30 Polk County Sheriff Barb Erdman (Traffic Safety Tips
during beet harvest)
August 2015
August 3 Crookston Mayor Gary Willhite
August 4 Little Miss & Junior Miss Crookston contestants
(August 9th)
August 5 Amanda Lien - OxCart Days
(August 12-16)
August 6 Greg Knutson, Director - Rydell National Wildlife Refuge Open
House
August 7 Sue Shirek - Fill the Bus (with school supplies) Project
August 10 Veterans' program, UMC Ice Cream Social, United Way
Free-Throw contest, Dodgeball Tournament, etc.
(Oxcart Days)
August 11 Miss Crookston contestants (Oxcart Days)
August 12 Carnegie Library Art & Carnival (Oxcart Days)
August 13 Crookston Public Schools Back-to-School Registration Day
August 14 Four Schillings Short & Ken's Airboat Rides(Oxcart Days)
August 17 NEW Miss Crookston / Bob Iverson & Steve Krueger - Crookston Civic Music
League
August 18 Jerry Amiot -
AFRAN's Chautauqua (August 21-23)
August 19 Police Chief Paul Biermeier
August 20 Sarah Reese, Polk County Public Health - "Pitch the
Commissioner"
August 21 DeAndra L O'Connell, Sustainable Community Outreach
Coordinator
August 24 Patty Olson,
SafeKids Grand Forks - Back to School Safety
August 25 Lorna Hollowell, Director Diversity & Multicultural Programs,
University of Minnesota, Crookston
August 26 Dr. Fred Wood, Chancelor -
University of Minnesota, Crookston
August 27 Marie Johnstad,
RiverView Health Rehab Services - ImPACT Concussion Program
August 28
Lorna Hollowell, President - Crookston Rotary Club
August 31 Michelle Christopherson - IDEA Competition
July 2015
July 1 Kathie Janorscke - Little Miss & Junior Miss Crookston
Pageants
July 2 Carma Hanson -
SafeKids Grand Forks Summer Safety
July 3 Nate Heldstab, Crookston Fire Department - Fireworks & Fire Safety
July 6 Crookston Mayor Gary Willhite
July 7 Ed Lehrke - Kittson
County Fair (July 9-12, Hallock, MN)
July 8 Dan Skanson -
Polk County Fair (July 8-12, Fertile, MN)
July 9 Garret Kollin, UMC Developement Officer -
Teambackers' Golf Classic (July 18)
July 10 Don Rasicott-Night To Unite-August 4
July 13 Paul Biermeier - TRIAD Taste of Italy
July 14 Tammy Frohlich - RSVP of the Red River Valley
July 15 Police Chief Paul Biermeier
July 16 Chris Bruggeman & Dan Mitchell - RiverView Summer Intern Program
July 17 Katya Zepeda - Executive Director,
Crookston United Way
July 20 Craig Buness - Polk County
Commissioner
July 21 Amanda Lien & Sandy Kegglr- Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce &
CVB,
Water Wars (7/23) & Oxcart Days (8/12-16)
July 22 Deone Maygra & Neal Plante - Gentilly Days
July 23 Tim Tulibaski - Marshall County Fair in Warren (July 22-26)
July 24 Crookston Park & Rec
Take a Kid Fishing day (July 31)
July 27 Dave Casanova - Jail Administrator, Tri-County Community
Corrections
July 28 Chris Gough - Crookston
Schools' Beginning Band Info Night, etc.
July 29 Pastor Jo Gast, Trinity Lutheran Church - Annual Trinity
Point Senior Citizen Picnic
July 30 Pat Kelly - Crookston Public Works Director
July 31 Don Rasicott-Night To Unite-August 4 / Amanda Lien - OxCart Days
(August 12-16)
June 2015
June 1 Crookston Mayor Gary Willhite
June 2
June 3 Erskine Water Carnival, June 5-7
June 4 Anna Ogaard - Crookston Public Schools' Summer Lunch Program
June 5 Phyllis Hagen - Crookston Park & Rec Summer Programs
June 8 Mitch Bakken - Tri-Valley Opportunity Council 50th
Anniversary
June 9 Craig Buness - Polk County
Commissioner
June 10 Brenda Langved-West Polk County Relay for Life-June 20
June 11 Kent Bruun-Riverview Foundation, “FREE” prostate
screening June 16
June 12 Pre-empted-RLC State Baseball Tournament
June 15 Crookston City Administrator Shannon Stassen
June 16 Lorna Hollowell - Crookston Rotary Pancake Breakfast (June 21)
June 17 Police Chief Paul Biermeier
June 18 Amanda Lien, Director - Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce
June 19 State Rep.
Deb Kiel
(District 1B)
June 22 Minnesota Wild Road
Tour - Cancelled, Technical difficulties
June 23 Former Minnesota Wild player Wes Walz - Minnesota Wild Road
Tour
June 24 Rose Ulseth, UMC Alumni Relations - Northwest School Reunion
June 25 Sandy Kegglar - Crookston Convention & Visitors Bureau
June 26 Paul Bittner - NHL Draft Prospect from Crookston
June 29 Scott Riopelle, Crookston Park & Rec Director
June 30 Chris Bates, Crookston Public Schools Superintendent
May 2015
May 1 Greg Garmen- Crookston High School
Activites Director
May 4 Crookston Mayor Gary Willhite
May 5 Anna Ogaard - Nutrition Director, Crookston Public Schools
May 6 Nancy Shafer - Polk County Dispatch Supervisor, Code Red
May 7 Dave Davidson - Retired teacher/current School Board member,
May 8 Shane Heldstab - Crookston Fire Department
May 11 Carrie Michalski RiverView Health CEO
(National Hospital Week)
May 12 Holly Anderson RiverView Health Community Relations
Specialist (National Hospital Week)
May 13 Chris Bruggeman RiverView Health COO (National
Hospital Week)
May 14 Shannon Stassen - Hairball
May 15 Scott Butt - Summer Park & Rec
May 18 Chris Trostad - Highland Principal, Summer Drivers' Ed.
May 19 Leah Winjum & Sue Thompson - Social Host Ordinance
May 20 Police Chief Paul Biermaier
May 21 Shannon Stasson - Crookston Community Garden Grand Opening
May 22 Punky Johnson & Peter Heydt - Crookston & area Memorial Day
Events
May 25 NO SHOW - MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAMMING
May 26 Cast from CCT's Spring Production (May 28-31)
May 27
May 28 Tammy Conn - Walk Polk County
May 29
April 2015
April 1 Chris Bates, Superintendent of Crookston
Public Schools
April 2 Denise Oliver, Washington School Principal - Kindergarten Roundup
April 3 State Rep.
Deb Kiel
(District 1B)
April 6 Crookston Mayor Gary Willhite
April 7 Beth Carlson-CHS "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"
(April 10, 11, & 12)
April 8 Justin Johnson - Crookston Fire Fighters' Fun Night (April 11)
April 9 Scott Butt -
Crookston Park & Rec
April 10 Craig Buness - Polk County
Commissioner
April 13 UMC Animal Systems Management Students
April 14 RaeAnne Reinhart & Jannelle Brekken - Blast to Bede
(April 25)
April 15 Police Chief Paul Biermaier
April 16 Josh Parrill and Mary Mikatowski -Pi
Run and Jason Brumwell -Hoops
for Hope
April 17 State Representative
Deb Kiel
(District 1B)
April 20 UMC Animal Systems Management Students
April 21 Nate Ford/Brendan O'Day -
"The Hobbit Trail, a Misguided Comedy Tour"
Appearing at the Crookston Inn & Convention Center on April 23
April 22 UMC Animal Systems Management Students
April 23 Carma Hanson -
SafeKids Grand Forks
April 24 Jeanine Windels & Terri Krake -
April 27 UMC Animal Systems Management Students
April 28 Molly Paulsrud,
PCSS
& Sue Thompson,
PCPH - Child Abuse Prevention Month (April)
& Foster parent Appreciation (May)
April 29 Kari Moe -
RiverView Health 5K (May 16)
April 30 Sarah Reese - Polk County Public Health
March
2015
March 2 UMC Animal Systems Management Students
March 3 Pat Kelly - Crookston Public Works Director
March 4 Katya Zepeda - Executive Director, Crookston United Way
March 5 Chris Trostad - Drivers' Training
March 6 Erica Uttermark, Crookston Figure Skating Club - 2015 Dreams on
Ice
"Musicals in Motion"
March 9 UMC Animal Systems Management Students
March 10 Shannon Stassen - Crookston Administrator
March 11 Delali Degbey - Clean Water for Everyone/Enactus
March 12 Steve Videen - Crookston Gun Club Awards Night (March 21)
March 13 Crookston High School Principal Eric Bubna
March 16 Carma HansonSafeKidsGrandForks- National Poison
Prevention Week
March 17 Francine Olson, Crookston ECFE - Celebrate the Young Child
March 18 Crookston Police Chief Paul Biermaier -
Human Trafficking
March 19 (Pre-empted - Minnesota State Girls' Basketball play-offs)
March 20 Randy Prudhomme, Cub Scout Pack 44/Boy Scout Troop 41 -
Scouting for Food
March 23 Ross Hier, Minnesota DNR
March 24 UMC Animal Systems Management Students
March 25 Garret Kollin & Melissa Parkin - UMC Teambackers
"Maroon & Gold Madness"
March 26 Rich Sanders - Polk County Highway Dept.
March 27 Steve Simon - Minnesota Secretary of State.
March 30 UMC Animal Systems Management Students
March 31 Brenda Langved - West Polk County Relay For Life
February 2015
February 2 Crookston Splash Park - Happy Joe's fundraiser
February 3 Jake Fee - Crookston Eagles,
Camp Confidence Extravaganza
February 4 Lorna Hollowell, UMC's Director of Diversity and
Multicultural Programs -
Black History Month events
February 5 Katy Nannenga, UMC Assistant Professor in Math, Science, &
Technology -
66th Western Minnesota Regional Science Fair
February 6 TBA - Lions' Valentine Supper February 11th.
February 9 Daryl Corey - Wandering Vine Community Outreach
Ministry
February 10 Bill Werner - MNN State Government correspondent
February 11 Kent Bruun - RiverView Health, Giving Hearts Day
February 12 Linda Kingery, U of M Extension - Local foods
February 13 Polk County
Commissioner Craig Buness
February 16 Rae French -
UMC International Series
February 17 Hasan Davis - "Discover York"
February 18 Crookston Police Chief Paul Biermaier
February 19 Marcia Haglund - Senior Day Expo
February 20
Marcia Haglund, Crookston Girl Scouts -
COOKIE TIME!
February 23 State Rep.
Deb Kiel
(District 1B)
February 24 Denice Oliver - Crookston Community Ed, ECFE, etc.
February 25 UMC Animal Systems Management Students
February 26 Minnesota State Trooper, Sgt. Jesse Grabow
February 27 Michelle Christopherson, Director, UMC's Center for
Adult Learning
- "Weaving the Stories of Women's Lives"
January
2015
January 1 HAPPY NEW YEAR!
January 2 State Rep.
Deb Kiel
(District 1B)
January 3 Phil Wold -
Tri-Valley/Heating Assistance
January 4 Gary Wilhite - Crookston Mayor
January 5 Katya Zepeda - Executive Director, Crookston United Way
January 8 Brad - National Weather Service, Grand Forks
January 9 Mackinzie Burke - Crookston Camber Annual Awards Dinner
January 12 Enbridge Energy - Public Hearing postponed to this
afternoon
January 13 Shannon Stassen - Crookston Administrator
January 14 Scott Riopelle, Director - Crookston Parks & Recreation.
January 15 Lorna Hollowell, UMC's director of diversity and
multicultural programs -
2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration
January 16 Steve Simon - Minnesota Secretary of State.
January 19 Martin Luther King , Jr. - "I Have a Dream", recorded August
28, 1963
January 20 Tom Jorgens & Msgr. Roger Grundhaus - Crookston Lions Mobile
Events Stage
January 21 Carma Hanson - Safe Kids Grand
Forks
January 22 Bobby Baird & Mike Boucher - Ice Buster Daze
January 23 David Garry - St. Hilaire Vintage Snowmobile Show
January 26 Tammy Conn, Polk County Public Health -
February Fitness Fever
January 27 DeAndra O'Connell -
Green Step City
January 28 Crookston Police Chief Paul Biermaier
January 29 40th Annual UMC Ag-Arama
January 30 Principal Patricia Jones - Cathedral School's Mardi Gras
December
2014
December 1 Pat Kelly - Crookston Public Works Director
December 2 Emily Burkland -
Empire Arts Center
December 3 Trina Brennan - Rydell
National Wildlife Refuge
December 4 Kathleen Brown & Lisa Samuelson - UMC's Christmas In
Crookston/SantaLand
December 5 - Blue Christmas Communion Worship
December 8 Crookston Toys for Tots
December 9 Amy Seaver & April Grunhovd, RiverView - National Influenza Prevention Week
December 10 & Sandy Keggler -
Winter Wonderland
December 11 State Trooper Jesse Grabow
December 12 Jake Fee - Crookston Eagles, Kids' Christmas Party,
Johnny Holm Band, Camp Confidence
December 15 Chuck Larson - Holiday Food Baskets
December 16 Rae French & Allen Dragseth - Stable Communion
December 17 Chris Bates - Crookston Schools Superintendent
December 18 Mike Boucher- Driftbusters Membership Supper/Snowmobile Safety
Training
December 19 Mike Feiro & John Loegering - Annual Christmas Bird Count
December 22 Carma Hanson - Safe Kids Grand Forks, Holiday/Winter
safety
December 23 Santa!
December 24 Christmas programming
December 25 MERRY CHRISTMAS
December 26 (Outgoing) Crookston Mayor Dave Genereux
December 29 Crookston School Board Chairman Frank Fee
December 30 Polk County
Commissioner Craig Buness
December 31 Crookston Police Chief Paul Biermaier
November
2014
November 3 Jerry Persson, Crookston Mayoral Candidate/Travis Oliver Candidate for Crookston Alderman-at-Large
November 4 Anne Longtin & Shirley Iverson - Taste of Crookston
November 5 Amber Finseth & LueRae Geihsler - RiverView Health, "A Matter of Balance"
November 6 Kristin Knott - Altru Health Physical Therapy Fall Prevention
November 7 Dan Weisse, UMC Head Men's Basketball Coach (Basketball
Clinic)
November 10 Ross Hier, Minnesota DNR-Deer Hunting
November 11 Veterans' Day - Beyond the Yellow Ribbon
November 12 Friends of the Crookston Public Library - Open House &
Annual Gala
November 13 Kent Bruun - RiverView Foundation Philanthropy Day &
Community Health Fair
November 14 No program due to RiverView Foundation Philanthropy Day &
Community Health Fair
November 17 Rae French - UMC's International Week
November 18 Scott Rioppelle - CSC/Crookston Park & Rec, Curling etc.
November 19 George French - UMC's Music & Theatre Department
November 20 Chris Bates - Crookston Schools Superintendent
November 21 Sue & Lester Wilkens - Annual Community Thanksgiving
November 24 Holiday Safety
November 25 CHS Classic Noel
November 26 Crookston Police Chief Paul Biermaier
November 27 HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
November 28 Polk County
Commissioner Craig Buness
October 2014
October 1 Chris Boike - Crookston Public Library
October 2 Kathleen Brown - UMC Military Appreciation Day
October 3 Trina Brennan -
Rydell National Wildlife Refuge
October 6 Polk County Public Health/Wellness Coalition - upcoming
Training
October 7 Crookston United Way Chili & Soup Cook-off and Chocolate
Extravaganza
October 8 Donna Ulseth - MN and ND Agri-Women Harvest of Knowledge (FaceBook
page)
October 9 Amy Theis - National 4-H Week
October 10 Jim Borkowski - Cornstalk Jamboree
October 13 Todd & Andrea Ellingson -
City of Joy, Rwanda
October 14 Pat Kelly - Crookston Public Works Director
October 15 Agassiz
Environmental Learning Center Haunted Trails
October 16 Polk County
Commissioner Craig Buness
October 17 Andrew Svec - Meet the Candidates Forum & UMC Homecoming
October 20 Garrett Borowicz -
Hoops on Halloween
October 21 William Enlow - Candidate for Crookston Ward 4/
October 22 Nancy Shafer, Polk County 911 Supervisor
October 23 Kent Bruun - RiverView Foundation Estate Planning Seminar
October 24 Community Halloween Party
October 27 Katie Haarsager -
Enbridge Pipeline
October 28 Dale Stainbrook,Crookston Mayoral Candidate/
October 29 Crookston Police Chief Paul Biermaier
October 30 Dana Johnson, incumbent for Crookston Ward 2/ Bob Quanrud
Candidate for Crookston Alderman-at-Large
October 31 al Candidate/Steve Erickson,
Candidate for Crookston Ward 2
September 2014
September 1 Happy Labor Day!
September 2 Allan Dragseth - Red River Sugarbeet Museum Harvest
Festival Sept. 7
September 3 Carma Hanson-Altru
SafeKids
September 4 St.
Joseph's Wild West Hoe Down Fertile - Renee Rongen
September 5 Gary Lindsey-RiverView Recovery Center-National Recovery Month
September 8 Michelle Christopherson - IDEA Competition
September 9 Chris Trostad - Principal at Highland School in Crookston
September 10 Mary Jo Halos and Francine Olson - ECFE (Early Childhood
Family Education)
September 11 Sandy Kegler - King of Trails Marketplace
September 12 Lorna Hollowell - UMC Diversity Programming
September 15 Linda Nephew - RiverView Health Adult
Day Services Director
September 16 Brenda Mack - Northwestern Mental Health
Community Conversations
September 17 Minn-Dak Power/Lignite Council - EPA
restrictions
September 18 Greg Williams - Producer of the Anonymous People that
will be shown at UMC
September 19 Altru Health Safe
Kids - National Child Passenger Safety Week
September 22 Joan Morlan - RiverView Health Pulmonary
Rehab-Freedom from Smoking Class
September 23 Chris Bates - Crookston Schools Superintendent
September 24 Andrews Svec and Ken Mendez - University of Minnesota
Crookston
September 25 State Rep.
Deb Kiel
(District 1B) and House Minority Leader Kurt Dowd
September 26 Eric Bergeson - running for State Representative in 1B
September 29 Crookston Fire Department Annual Open House - Dan
Crane
September 30 Lori Wagner, Ken and Ann Longtin talking Medicare
Myths
August 2014
August 1 Don Rasicott-Night To Unite-August 5
August 4 Little Miss
Crookston
August 5 Candidate for State Rep. District 1B- Eric Bergeson
August 6
August 7 Crookston Administrator Shannon Stassen
August 8 Jim Kent-Crookston Artist Series
August 11 Polk County Commissioner Craig Buness
August 12 Miss Crookston Candidates
August 13 Carmen Knutson-Ox Cart Days
August 14 Agassiz
Environmental Learning Center
August 15 Ox Cart Days
August 18 Miss Crookston 2014
August 19 Gerry Amiot-Chautauqua French-Canadian Metis Festival
August 20 Crookston Schools Superintendent Chris Bates
August 21 Crookston All-School Registration Day Broadcast
August 22 UMC Chancellor-Dr. Fred Wood
August 25 Crookston Parks and Rec Fun
Finder
August 26 Monsanto Fund-Americas Farmers Initiative
August 27 Crookston Police Chief Paul Biermeier
August 28 Sister's
Sojourn- Mentor, MN Sept. 12 & 13
August 29 (
Tentative ) Recovery Worship- Tasha
Schuh Sept. 5 at V.C.F.
July 2014
July 1 Crookston School Board Chairman Frank Fee
July 2 Polk
County Fair
July 3 Rydell National Wildlife Refuge
July 4 Happy Fourth of July!
July 7 UMC 24th Annual UMC Teambackers Golf Classic (Jerry Hasbrouck,
Jason Tanquist)
July 8 Pat Kelly-Crookston Public Works Director
July 9 Polk
County Fair
July 10 Darcy Engen- Sod House Theater Casting Call
July 21, 22, 23.
July 11 Leah Winjum, Sue Murphy- 'Kids at Castle Park'
July 14 Kirby Newhouse-Club Kid Crazy Days Kid's Carnival, July 17
July 15
Steve Videen-Crookston Gun Club/Firearm Safety Training
July 16 Kittson County Fair-Mike
Wollin
July 17 Carmen Knutson-Crookston Chamber-Crazy Daze and Ox Cart Days.
July 18 Crookston Police Officer Don Rasicott-Night To Unite-August 5
July 21 Darcy Engen- Sod House Theater
Ibse's "Peer
Gynt" July 25, 26
July 22 Allyson Leas, Jerry Amiot-Polk County Historical Society
July 23 Marshall County Fair
July 24 Rick Niemela- Crookston Schools Building & Grounds
Supervisor
July 25 Pat Kelly- Crookston Public Works Director
July 28 Kathryn Draeger-'If You Build
It' -July
30 Rural
Design Conference
July 29 Crookston Schools Superintendent Chris Bates
July 30 Crookston Police Chief Paul Biermeier
July 31 Minnesota State Trooper Jesse Grabow-DPS-PIO
June 2014
June 2 Crookston Administrator Shannon Stassen
June 3 Majority Leader Erin Murphy
June 4 Carmen Knutson-Crookston Chamber
June 5 Kent Bruun-Riverview Foundation, “FREE” prostate
screening June 10
June 6 Erskine Water Carnival, Climax Small Town Saturday
June 9 Jo Bittner-Polk County DAC 50th Anniversary
June 10 Crookston Schools Superintendent Chris Bates
June 11 Pat Kelly-Crookston Public Works
June 12 (Pre-empted-RLC State Baseball Tournament)
June 13 (Pre-empted-RLC State Baseball Tournament)
June 16 Brenda Langved-West Polk County Relay for Life-June 20
June 17 State Trooper Jesse Grabow-DPS-PIO
June 18 Wayne Melbye- Crookston
All-School Reunion
June 19 Amy Theis-Fisher Landing Day
June 20 Little Miss Crookston/Junior Miss Crookston Pageant Aug. 10
June 23 Crookston Schools Superintendent Chris Bates
June 24 Wayne Melbye- Crookston
All-School Reunion
June 25 Police Chief Paul Biermeier, Sheriff Barb Erdman, Lt. Brad Norlund-
TDZ-July
4th
June 26 Trinity Lutheran Pastor Greg Isaacson- 75th Anniversary
June 27 Jim Borkowski-Crookston Farmers Market
June 30 Carma Hanson-Altru
SafeKids
May 2014
May 5 Ken Mendez-Fiesta-Cinco de Mayo at UMC tonight!
May 6 Minnesota News Network's Bill Werner
May 7 Zippel Bay's Nick Painovich-Lake of the Woods Fishing Opener
May 8 RiverView CEO Carrie Michalski - National Hospital Week
May 9 Crookston Administrator Shannon Stassen, CHEDA Director Craig
Hoiseth
May 12 Ann Longtin and Shirley Iverson Splash Park fund-raising-
May 13, May 17
May 13 Paul Biermeier, Tim Motherway- National Child Safety Council
May 14 State
Rep. Deb Kiel
May 15 State Highway Patrol Information Officer Jesse Grabow
May 16 High School Principal Eric Bubna
May 19 Dan Erdman-Crookston Triathalon
May 20 Steve Videen- Firearm Saftety Training Classes
May 21 Crookston Administrator Shannon Stassen
May 22 Denise Oliver-Summer Camp K-12
May 23 Gary Wilhite-Castle Park RV Park Opposition
May 26 Have a Safe Memorial Day
May 27 Tammy Conn- Walk Polk County
May 28 Police Chief Paul Biermeier
May 29 Crookston Administrator Shannon Stassen-(PPD
Due to Section 8A Baseball)
May 30 State
Representative Deb Kiel
April 2014
April 1 Rep. Ryan Winkler (DFL-Golden Valley)
April 2 Polk County Administrator Chuck Whiting
April 3 Tasha Reierson-UMC Asst A.D.- Pancakes and Ponies
April 4 Crookston Schools Superintendent Chris Bates
April 7 Denice Oliver-Kindergarten Roundup
April 8 Kirsten Fagerlund, Marley Melbye, Sarah Reese-PCPH National Public
Health Week
April 9 Carter Koontz-Altru Clinic Running Evaluation
April 10 Andrea Reynolds, RiverView speech
therapist-Autism Awareness Event April 12
April 11 Beth Carlson-CHS 'Man of LaMancha' April 11,12,13
April 14 Early Childhood Summit
April 15 Joel Haskerd-Biomass Trends in NW Minesota
April 16 Kari Moe, April Grunhovd- RiverView
5k on May 3rd
April 17 Margee Keller-CHS Arts, Academics and Athletics Awards
April 18 Al Chesley-Polk County TRIAD
Taste
of Italy Supper- April 19
April 21 State
Rep. Deb Kiel
April 22 Julia Rinn and Ashleigh Erdmann- Bone
Marrow Donor Registry Drive on April 29
April 23 Carma Hanson-Altru
SafeKids
safety seat inspection on April 24 at Brost Chevrolet
April 24 Polk County Commissioner Craig Buness
April 25 Sarah Reese United Way Spring Fling-April 29th
April 28 DNR Wildlife Supervisor Ross Heier
April 29 Former State Representative Bernie Lieder- Honor
Flight (**Listen**)
April 30 Police Chief Paul Biermaier
May 1 City Administrator Shannon Stassen-Castle Park RV
Park/Street Construction Projects
May 2 Castle Park Alliance
March 2014
March 3 Tracy Volker-North Country Food Bank-Minnesota
Food Share
March 4 MN Senator Leroy Stumpf
March 5 Lorna Hollowell-UMC
March 6 Jo Gast, Janet Denison- Recovery Worship Friday, March 7th
at 7:00 p.m.March 26
March 7 Carmen Knutson-Executive Director-Chamber/RMA/CVB/United Way
March 10 Polk County Commissioner Craig Buness
March 11
State
Rep. Deb Kiel
March 12 Andy Albertsen-UMC Student and Creator of the Crookston
Kestrel Watch
March 13 Scott Janssen, "The Mushin' Mortician"
March 14 Phyllis Hagen-Senior Day at the Crookston Sports Center- Tuesday,
March 18
March 17
March 18 MN House Majority Leader Erin Murphy
March 19 Emily Luckow-Our Savior's Lutheran School
March 20 John Erickson-Scouting For Food, March 22
March 21 Carmen Knutson- Dale Carnegie Training-March 26
March 24 Greg LeBlanc, Bob Moffit- Ethanol Promotional
Event
March 25 Rabbi Moshe Weiss, and Rachel Lundbohm, Director of CRES-UMC
March 26 Francine Olson- Month of the Young Child
March 27
State
Rep. Deb Kiel
March 28 Police Chief Paul Biermaier
March 31 State Patrol Information Officer Jesse
Grabow.
February 2014
February 3 Chris Bates-Superintendent of Crookston
Schools-Make-up Days
February 4 Bobby Baird- Ice Buster Daze
February 5 Wayne Melbye-Crookston
All School Reunion
February 6 Mitch Bakken-Marketing/Communication Specialist-TVOC-MNSure
Info sessions
February 7 State Patrol Officer Jesse Grabow
February 10 Ice Buster Daze winners and a recap
February 11 Kent Bruun Riverview Health Giving Hearts
Day
February 12 MN House Speaker Rep. Paul Thissen
February 13 Pirates Coaches Vs. Cancer
February 14 UMC Baseball Coach Chris Vito
February 17 Kent Bruun-RiverView Foundation update
on Giving Hearts Day
February 18
State
Rep. Deb Kiel
February 19 Lorna Hollowell-Black History Month "Night of
Expression"-Monday, Feb. 24.
February 20 Marley Hanson- Polk County Public Health-"Sticker Shock
Campaign"
February 21 Crookston Police Chief Paul Biermaier
February 24 MNN Capitol Correspondent Bill Werner- A
legislative preview
February 25 Rae French-UMC International Dinner Series
February 26 Mike Boucher-4th
Annual Todd Radi Snowmobile Run
February 27 Zippel Bay L.O.W. Fish Report
February 28 Shannon Stassen-Crookston Administrator
January 2014
Jan. 1 Happy New Year! 2013 MNN Year in Review
Jan. 2 Crookston Parks and Rec Program Coordinator Scott Butt
Jan. 3 State Rep. Deb Kiel
January 6 Denice Oliver Early Childhood Screening Jan
14-18
January 7 Brandon and Jackie (Reitmeier) Otway (interview with MaryAnn
Simmons)
January 8 Dale Knoteck- Cross Country Ski Trails
January 9 Crookston Schools Superintendent Chris Bates
January 10 Jan Aamoth-Community Education
January 13 Curt Hamre-Director of Riverview Recovery
Center
January 14 American Legion District 9 Mid-Winter Conference.
January 15 Jason Kremer-Chamber annual dinner at Crookston Eagles
1/15/14
January 16 Principal J.J. Vold-Crookston High School
January 17 Lorna Holowell- MLK-Author Taylor Branch at UMC-Kiehle
Auditorium 1/20 7pm
January 20 Dan Erdman- 2nd Annual Crookston
Triathlon-June 6-7
January 21 Andrew Svec-University Relations-UMC
January 22 Pat Kelly-Snow Removal/ Snow Emergency
January 23 Jeff Perreault- Pirate Girls Hockey Kick Cancer's Butt Game
tonight
January 24 Chuck Whiting- Polk County Administrator
January 27 Suzie Kaisor-Ice Buster Daze
January 28 Bill Tyrell-UMC Office of Development & Alumni Relations
January 29 Tammy Conn- Polk County Public Health-February Fitness Fever
January 30 Shannon Stassen-Crookston City Administrator
January 31 DNR-Wildlife Management
December 2013
December 2 Ken
Longtin Agency
December 3 SFC Robert Hernandez Wellness Fair for Military Families
Dec. 7
December 4 Chamber of Commerce-Crookston
Winter Wonderland Dec. 6 & 7
December 5 Pastors Jo Gast and Michelle Miller-Blue Christmas Service
12/11
December 6 Rae French- Christmas Around The World
December 9 Michael Angelo
Caruso-UMC
December 10 Chuck Larson-Trinity Christmas Food Baskets 12/19,20,21
December 11 Sarah Reese- Caroling for Warmth
December 12 George French-'Church Basement Ladies' UMC Theatre-12/13,14,15
December 13 Jess Steinbrenner-Alzheimer’s Association Minnesota-North
Dakota
December 16 Sarah Reese- Gala for Girls
December 17 Mike Boucher- Driftbusters Membership Supper/Snowmobile Safety
Training
December 18 Kiwanis Fruit Basket Sale
December 19 State Trooper Jesse Grabow
December 20 Lake of the Woods Ice Fishing Report
December 23 Santa!
December 24 Christmas Music
December 25 Merry Christmas
December 26 Brian Ringdahl-Ice Buster Days
December 27 Crookston Community Coordinator Mike MacDonald
December 30 Crookston School Board Chairman Frank Fee
December 31 Crookston Mayor Dave Genereux, Craig Buness-Polk County Commissioner
November 2013
November 1 Ken Longtin - Affordable Care Act
Information
November 4 Crookston Schools Superintendent Chris Bates
November 5 Crookston Chamber CEO Shannon Stassen
November 6 Referendum Review-Chris Bates, Frank Fee
November 7 Dr. Fred Wood-UMC Chancellor
November 8 DNR-Firearms
Deer Hunting Opener
November 11 Veterans Day (1988 Speech by Pres. Ronald
Reagan)
November 12 Polk County Board Chairman Craig Buness
November 13 Kent Bruun-RiverView Foundation 10th Annual Philanthropy Day/Health Fair
November 14 New Crookston City Administrator Shannon Stassen
November 15 RiverView Health Foundation Philanthropy Day Broadcasts
November 18 Clearway Minnesota- Great American Smoke
Out 11/21/2013
November 19 Andrew Svec, Lorna Hollowell, "Belief, Native American
poetry and Music 11/20
November 20 Lori Wagner- Villa St. Vincent Foundation
November 21 State Patrol Information Officer Jesse Grabow
November 22 MNN Special Program on the 50th anniversary of the
Assassination of JFK
November 25 Belinda Fjeld- CHS Classic Noel 12/8/2013
November 26 Scott Riopelle-Crookston Sports Center
November 27 Dana Johnson-CHEDA
November 28 HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
November 29 Rydell
National Wildlife Refuge
October 2013
October 1 Crookston Fire Department Open House- October 5
October 2 Jan Aamoth-Crookston Community Education Classes
October 3 Jason Kremer-Crookston Chamber/United Way
October 4 State Rep. Deb Kiel
October 7 Ken Longtin- MNsure and Healthcare Reform Update
October 8 Jason Uhlir-Minnkota Power Cooperative-Safe Harvesting
around power lines
October 9 Joan Morlan-Riverview Health's Freedom From Smoking
program
October 10 Crookston Police Chief Paul Biermaier
October 11 Jeanne Cooney, author, 'Hot Dish Heaven: A Murder
Mystery with Recipes'
October 14 Kristina Gray- Polk County Historical Society board
member
October 15 DNR-Deer Hunting
October 16 Crookston Schools Superintendent Chris Bates
October 17 Rachel Lundbohm and Kayla Bellrichard AnyTime Fitness CEO
Chuck Runyon
October 18 Rydell Refuge - Youth Hunt
October 21 Don Cavalier- UMC graduate placement
October 22 Lori Caylor, Crystal Maruska- RiverView’s Rehab Services
sleep study tests.
October 23 Crookston Community Theatre-'Blue Yonder' Oct. 27,28,29,30
October 24 State Senator Leroy Stumpf
October 25 Darin Selzler-Crookston Community Halloween Party
October 28 Kevin Cooper-IDEA
Competition
October 29 Polk
County Historical Society 80th Anniversary-November 7
October 30 Tim Dufault-Crookston School Board
October 31 Carrie Berquist, Dr. Makarem - Altru Monthly Community Wellness Connection
September 2013
September 3 Ken Longtin - Affordable Care Act Information
September 4 Fertile's St.
Joseph's Wild West Hoe Down- Sept. 7
September 5 Al Dragseth- RRV Sugarbeet Museum Harvest
Festival-Sept.8
September 6 Bonnie Stewart- Sister's Sojourn
September 9 Crookston Lions 75th Anniversary
September 10 Brooke Leininger- UMC Equestrian Bits 'n BBQ- Sept 13
September 11 Mary Jo Halos-ECFE fall classes
September 12 4-H Recruiting Kick-off-Sept 15
September 13 Craig Buness-Chair-Polk County Commissioners
September 16
State
Rep. Deb Kiel
September 17 UMC-World
Flutist and Cultural Story Teller, Gary Stroutsos, Sept 18 7PM
September 18 Todd Ellingson- President and Founder of City of
Joy,
Rwanda
September 19 Carol Gregg - Homelessness Exhibit
September 20 Rep. Alice Hausman- Minnesota Chair of the Capital
Investment Committee
September 23 Tracy Volker- North
Country Food Bank-Hunger Action Month
September 24 RiverView Health Chemical Dependency-National Recovery Month
September 25 Crookston City Interim Administrator Pat Kelly
September 26 Andrea Reynolds, RiverView Health Speech Pathologist- Free
workshop
September 27 UMC Homeless Tent Exhibit
September 30 Shauna Reitmeier Community Conversations on Mental
Health-
August 2013
August 5 Ken Longtin - Affordable Care Act Information
August 6 Little Miss Crookston Contestants
August 7 Mike McDonald - City of Crookston Flood Control
Manager
August 8 Shannon Stassen & Jason Kremer - Crookston Chamber
(Ox Cart Days)
August 9 Jerry Amiot - Chautauqua Festival
August 12 Sherry Alterpeter and Rita Trandem - Lyme Disease
August 13 Miss Crookston Contestants
August 14 Ox Cart Days
August 15 Crookston All School Registration Day Today!
August 16 Paul Bittner- World Hockey Championship Participant
August 19 Miss Crookston 2013/Oxcart Recap
August 20 Jerry Amiot - Chautauqua Festival
August 21 Angel Hoeffner- Crookston Finance Director
August 22 Natasha Reierson,UMC - 3rd Annual Mary Tyrrell Health
Walk for Scholarships
August 23 Kathy Buggy-Campaign to Fix The Debt
August 26 Crookston Schools Superintendent Chris Bates
August 27 Carma Hansen- Altru SafeKids, Back to school Safety
August 28 Shirley Seddon Iverson-Splash Park fundraiser update
August 29 Rick Niemela -Crookston Schools Transportation Director
August 30 UMC Chancellor, Doctor Fred Wood
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