Mike Christopherson
Crookston Times
Could Crookston Pirate football and, yes, even Pirate track and field, end up competing at Ed Widseth Field on the UMN Crookston campus for many years to come, after all?
It’s possible.
UMN Crookston Chancellor Mary Holz-Clause and Crookston School District Superintendent Jeremy Olson have discussed the possibility of that happening, but Olson stressed to the Times Wednesday that there is much “due diligence” for the district to work through before anything is ready to be presented to a wider audience for consideration.
“I wouldn’t necessarily say we are in talks, but (Holz-Clause) and I have talked about it,” Olson said. “We need to walk through (the Ed Widseth Field facility), we would have questions and concerns that would need to be addressed, and we would need to have input from legal counsel and make sure we do all of our due diligence. We’re not ready to bring anything forward to anyone.”
Schools - Olson & Niemela: 3 projects need to get done
Mike Christopherson
Crookston Times
Crookston School District Superintendent Jeremy Olson and district Buildings, Grounds and Transportation Coordinator Rick Niemela say a trio of building and facilities-related projects need to get done in the next year.
After hearing each one detailed, the district’s Long-Range Planning Committee recommended that Niemela continue to gather information on estimated costs and specifications so that the projects can be tackled next summer.
The projects are:
• New fencing and wind screening around the tennis complex at the high school, and the resurfacing of the courts themselves: Niemela said the wind tipped over a section of the fencing last year, and that wind and frost continue to pull the posts up to a foot out of the ground. New guidelines require a heavier post for the wind screen, he explained, and they now need to be pounded 14 feet into the ground, up