January 2022

School Board hears from World’s Best Workforce committee

January 31, 2022

World's Best Workforce (WBWF) was developed in 2013 as a Minnesota statute to ensure that school districts (and charter schools) enhance student achievement through teaching and learning supports, and Crookston's committee recently gave a report to the School Board. Dave Davidson, longtime teacher and current School Board member, is the chair of the committee and said they had a great meeting. He was directed to bring recommendations to the board such as addressing truancy issues, student's mental health, student credit recovery, finding additional substitute teachers or hiring a full-time sub, and hiring more counselors.

June Shaver estate grants $119K to organizations

January 31, 2022

The June Shaver estate made another round of grants to Crookston area organizations in 2022. Dave Aamoth from Edward Jones and Shaver's representative Annette Hegg announced a total of $119,000 in donations would be given out to eight organizations. Organizations who received the 2022 grants included:

CHS One Act ‘Brian and the Comet’ wins first place at subsections

January 31, 2022

Crookston High School's One-Act Play "Brian and the Comet" won first place at the One-Act Subsections competition hosted at CHS January 27. Cast members and director Beth Carlson are pictured with their plaque. Not pictured are Shayla Azure and Emily Shea.SUBMITTED

January 31, 2022

Crookston Public Schools' Long Range Planning Committee met January 26 to discuss building planning and financial status, and the upcoming August 9 referendum on the proposed Pirate athletic complex at Crookston High School was at the heart of the conversation. A timeline of public meetings, election notices, and the various methods of relaying information about the project were talked through plus the committee advised Superintendent Jeremy Olson to offer a "shameless plug" whenever he published articles in the newspaper or was on the radio.

Pirates’ defense stifles Ada-Borup

January 26, 2022

The Crookston Pirates girls' basketball team allowed just 24 points in its victory over Ada-Borup on Tuesday, January 25. Despite a slow start, the Pirates found their groove eight minutes into the first half when they went on a 21-0 run.

Mini cakes with cream cheese frosting deliver lemony love

January 26, 2022

Brighten your day with these delicious mini lemon bundtlets. These tasty little cakes are miniature moist Bundt cakes with a perfect blend of sweet and tart. The moistness comes from a simple lemon syrup that the cakes are dipped in right out of the oven.

New full-time firefighter

January 26, 2022

New full-time firefighter Garett Bengtson took his oath to serve and protect the community during this week's City Council meeting. He's congratulated by Fire Chief Tim Froeber.

January 26, 2022

Friends of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch spent recent days in high dudgeon (is there another kind of dudgeon?) over the wording of an NPR report concerning the jurist's masklessness. I found this highly amusing - self-righteous Washington hypocrisy can be funny - due to my personal experience on the receiving end of Gorsuch's own journalism. As I will explain, he is not a man who believes in correcting mistakes.

Steering wheel cover?

January 26, 2022

Question: It’s so cold in the winter, I am thinking about getting one of those fuzzy steering wheel covers. I think they will help keep my hands warm while driving. But my question is, are they legal?

January 26, 2022

I'm a college admissions officer, and I'm as eager as everyone else to see the end of the covid-19 pandemic. The coronavirus has thrown campus life into chaos, and the college experience for many students has been bleak. And yet, for people in my line of work, the pandemic has come with one silver lining: the near decimation of the SAT and ACT.