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The Crookston Fire Department would like to congratulate Jim “Mouse” Sullivan on being the Fourth Hydrant Hero of the season. To show our appreciation we presented him with $25 in Chamber Bucks to be used at a local business in town. If there is hydrant on your block and you would like to adopt it and keep it clear, you could be a Hydrant Hero and be in our next drawing. Please call the fire dept at 218-281-4584 or you can email CFD@crookston.mn.us if you have any questions.

The Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce is announcing the retirement of Executive Director, Mark Landa. We wish Mark the best of luck in retirement.

Prize monies are given to local, statewide and nationally winners. The first place winners from our area go on to compete for State Awards in April at the Minnesota State Convention and National Awards later this summer.

CHS Speech Team competed Saturday at the 18th Annual Bemidji Lumberjack Invitational. Crookston was one of 32 schools competing at the tournament, and several students brought home awards.

On Saturday, Feb. 18, Crookston High School hosted its first varsity speech tournament, with nine teams competing. Schools competing at the tournament included; Blackduck, Breckenridge, East Grand Forks, Fosston/Bagley, Red Lake County, Roseau, Thief River Falls, Warroad, and Crookston. In total, 83 students competed in 90 events, with all 13 MSHSL Speech categories represented.

The University of Minnesota Crookston will host its second faculty research expertise showcase March 2, 2023 from 12-2 p.m. in the Sargeant Student Center and invite educational institutions, industry partners, community stakeholders, and the general public to attend. Faculty from all four departments on campus will present posters in their respective fields of expertise and share more information about their published abstracts.

Residents of RiverView Memory Care are finding ways to increase mobility thanks to a Rifton tram purchased with a grant through the RiverView Foundation. “The tram is a wonderful piece of equipment that is used for residents in need of assistance with lifts, transfers, and ambulation,’’ shared Peggy Wangen, director of Nursing.

University of Minnesota Crookston associate professor Danielle “Dani” Johannesen, Ph.D. has been announced as a 2022-2023 recipient of the Horace T. Morse University of Minnesota Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education. Those who receive the award become members of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers (ADT) and the title “Distinguished University Teaching Professor” or “Distinguished University Teacher” is conferred upon recipients, plus new members will be invited to participate in ADT events and activities.