Benefit for Bengtson family June 8 at the Crookston Inn
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A Spaghetti Feed and Silent Auction fundraiser will be held on Tuesday, June 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Crookston Inn for the Garett and Jess Bengtson family of Crookston. Their son, Jackson Seibel, is in the midst of his second battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Jackson, a 2018 Crookston High School graduate, was first diagnosed that year and underwent chemotherapy and radiation at Roger Maris Cancer Center in Fargo and he emerged from treatment with the lymphoma in remission. After the Hodgkin’s returned earlier this year, his oncologists are trying new chemotherapy drugs and other new treatment methods, including a stem-cell transplant at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. After the transplant, Jackson will undergo radiation, chemotherapy and immunotherapy over the next year.
United Way of Crookston presents annual awards in virtual fashion
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Once again virtually, the United Way of Crookston Board is recognizing the “outstanding community members who helped us make the 2020 fundraising campaign a success,” outgoing Board Chair Jacqueline Cournia says.
“In a very difficult year, the needs of the community are greater than ever and the United Way is very proud to announce that under the leadership of Executive Director Lori Wagner, the annual fundraising goal was met again through the commitment and dedication by so many in and around the Crookston community,” Cournia says. “The following individuals have been long time supporters of the United Way and of the Crookston Community and we are indebted to each and every one of them.”
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Crookston Visitors Bureau gets influx of funds to launch new website, visitors guide, etc.
The money was in the budget as of June 12, when the Crookston Chamber terminated its agreement with the previous CVB; effort to reconcile Chamber/previous CVB books nixed due to lack of documentation
Mike Christopherson
The new Crookston Visitors Bureau has been allocated approximately $22,700 to continue moving forward on various initiatives such as the launch of its own website and production of a new digital and printed visitors’ guide. The City of Crookston has moved the money to the CVB, which was in the previous Crookston Convention & Visitors Bureau account held by its previous fiscal host, the Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce. The funds have sort of been in limbo since June 12, 2020, when the Chamber terminated its agreement with the previous CVB.