NEWS, EVENTS & MEETINGS

EVENTS

Crookston's Newcomers Gathering
Date: Monday, February 6th, 2006
Time: 6:00 pm
Place: Crookston High School - This gathering will be in conjunction with the "Showcasing the Future" event.

Come and get acquainted with other newcomers and learn what is going on in Crookston. There will be a designated table in the commons during the "Showcasing the Future" event for Newcomers and all are welcome!
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Questions?
Please call the Chamber of Commerce at 281-4320.

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NEWS

January 11, 2006
'Showcasing the Future' event set for Feb. 6
The Crookston Vitality Project Steering Committee and various CVP Sector Group leaders invite the public to a "Showcasing the Future" event at Crookston High School on Monday, Feb. 6 that will feature the latest and most detailed drawings of the proposed community center/arena.

December 22, 2005
CVP Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Sector Leaders along with UMC Representatives Visit the Morris Community Center
A group from the city of Crookston, UMC and members of the Crookston Vitality Park Recreation and Natural Resources Committee drove to Morris, Minnesota on Monday to visit and tour their combined facility on the college campus.

September 23, 2005
'Showcase' event delayed as CVP awaits concept drawings
For the Crookston Vitality Project, it's been an ongoing balancing act of late.

September 15, 2005
CVP initiative reaches out to those new and not so new to Crookston
Whether you've called Crookston home for 10 days or 10 years, if you still feel a bit out of the loop and don't really feel like this is your community, a gathering set for 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19 at the public library might be just for you.

April 22, 2005
CVP makes progress, considers sixth arts sector
Although the Crookston Vitality Project's involvement in the pursuit of a potential community center/arena in Crookston has garnered headlines of late, there are other things going on as the CVP seeks "An Emerging Road Map to the Future."

March 11, 2005
Sip to help lead CVP initiative
The Crookston Vitality Project steering committee has hired Angie Sip to take the reins as the CVP works toward a strategic planning document that maps Crookston's next few years.

December 2, 2004
CVP sector group sessions getting underway
The people named sector leaders as the Crookston Vitality Project enters its next phase are starting to conduct meetings with their sector groups. Citizens who haven't yet had an opportunity to sign up to be involved in a group are invited to attend any sector group meetings they wish.

November 22, 2004
Crookston Vitality Project launching next phase
About a month after its Community Kickoff event at the high school, the Crookston Vitality Project is launching its second phase.

September 24, 2004
Citizens provide ‘vital’ input
The first phase of the Crookston Vitality Project came to a successful end Monday evening at Crookston High School, and thanks to about 100 citizens who came out to voice their views on Crookston’s future, phase two will soon begin.

September 2004
Citizen involvement key to CVP success; kickoff Monday
Three years after a few people sat around a table to talk about issues and challenges facing their little corners of the community, the Crookston Vitality Project is ready for its coming-out party.

April 23, 2004 -

*Bang is on board
Only a few days after agreeing to become the coordinator of the Crookston Vitality Project in mid-March of this year, Carrie Bang took an extended trip to Montana to visit family. She didn’t return to Crookston until after Easter.

*CTA furthers the tennis cause
There was a fairly ambitious agenda when approximately 35 people gathered at the Northland Inn Saturday morning, Nov. 1 (2003) to hear all about the Crookston Vitality Project and also to offer some insights into projects they were involved in.

*Johnson: CVP must make consistent changes
Although the Crookston Vitality Project committee has never operated under a very formal arrangement…no Robert’s Rules of Order, no structured hierarchy, with officers, etc., Joy Johnson has long been considered the co-chair of the group, along with Kari Thompson, executive director of the Crookston Development Authority.

*Knotek: CVP could play a big role in keeping local fine arts initiatives going strong
Dale Knotek was invited to the Nov. 1 (2003) Crookston Vitality Project retreat at the Northland Inn largely because of his work over the years with Wellness Works to promote healthy living. But Knotek is also a huge proponent of promoting the fine arts in the community, and he spent as much time at that retreat talking about music, theater and dance as he did healthy lifestyles.

*Healthy Living, Vitality a nice fit, Knotek believes
So, does a community need a healthy, active citizenry in order to be vital? Dale Knotek things so, and that’s why he’s such a big believer, and is so heavily involved, in the community’s Wellness Works program.

*Valdez: Involve everyone in CVP
Liz Valdez was intrigued when she was invited to a Nov. 1 retreat at the Northland Inn to hear about something called the Crookston Vitality Project. As someone who has worked with young artists through the Fresh Voices initiative and spent years advocating for Hispanics and other under-served facets of Crookston’s population, Valdez wanted to hear what this Vitality thing was all about.

*Group ponders new sports facility
Craig Morgan wants to make one thing perfectly clear: There is no active, formal movement underway to replace the Crookston Civic Arena with a new, multipurpose facility that would provide ample ice space (and time), as well as meet the recreational needs of other groups, such as tennis, in this community.

*Thompson seeks a CVP balance
Of all the people serving on the Crookston Vitality Project committee, Kari Thompson might have the most difficult job. While everyone else has jobs and numerous commitments that leave only about one percent of their time and energy for furthering the Vitality Project, it’s Thompson’s job to see that something productive comes of it.

*To Wolpert, the process is critical
Dan Wolpert, pastor at the First Presbyterian Church in Crookston, has at no point in the Crookston Vitality Project process been identified as the leader of the group. But he is very much a leader of the initiative, sometimes grabbing the reins from the get-go, and in other instances taking on leadership roles when no one else on the committee is quick to do so themselves.

*Crookston Times Progress Edition Stories

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SECTOR MEETINGS
All community members are encouraged to join a Sector. If you are interested, please contact a Sector leader.

"Education" Sector
No meetings until futher notice.

"Parks, Recreation & Natural Resources" Sector
No meetings until futher notice.

"Healthcare and Human Services" Sector
No meetings until futher notice.

"Community Leadership & Involvement" Sector
No meetings until futher notice.

"Economic Vitality & Community Development" Sector
No meetings until futher notice.

"Theater and Arts" Sector
No meetings until futher notice.