Although the cost of childcare garners most of the attention from the media, did you know that there is a severe lack of licensed childcare providers in Northwestern Minnesota? This lack of childcare puts extreme stress on families, potential employees, employers, and our communities in general. So what are the numbers? Northwestern Minnesota has a
Minnesota Housing, Crookston Housing & Economic Development Authority (CHEDA), the City of Crookston, and Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc., announced today that the Minnesota Housing board has approved the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit application for Agassiz Townhomes in Crookston. Agassiz Townhomes will serve Crookston’s lower income workforce, addressing a need of many employers and allowing more
SMIF on 06/23/2016 OWATONNA, Minn., June 23, 2016 – Representatives from early childhood organizations gathered at the office of the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) in Owatonna today to celebrate 14 years of the BookStart program and 26 new BookStart awardees. This year, SMIF awarded 10,000 books with a total value of $172,650 in partnership
By Hannah Black on Jul 3, 2016 at 8:14 p.m. (Grand Forks Herald) CROOKSTON, Minn.—Eight Brooks siblings gathered with family at Highland Park on Sunday afternoon, marking the second time in three decades they had been together at the same time. The siblings called the event the Brooks Family Reunion—around 50 family members attended. But
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc., along with The City of Crookston, The Chamber & Visitors Bureau and the Crookston Early Childhood Initiative presented a viewing of the “Raising of America” (The Signature Hour) Documentary on Wednesday, March 30 at the University of Minnesota Crookston’s Bede Ballroom. The informational event drew 45 leaders from the area business,
Media Contact: Ashley Johnson, Communications Specialist 201 3rd St. NW ~ Bemidji, MN 56601 Phone: 218-759-2057 ~ FAX: 218-759-2328 ~ e-mail: ashleyj@nwmf.org Bemidji, MN – May 15, 2015 – Since 1993, the Foundation has recognized the contributions of individuals and organizations in northwest Minnesota. Sixty-nine excellence awards have been given, which includes an unrestricted grant
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. will celebrate its 50th Anniversary on June 8. In recognition of this event, the Tri-Valley Administrative Office at 102 N. Broadway in Crookston will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on that day. The public is invited to attend the event, enjoy refreshments and learn more about
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. will hold three community forums in the month of April. Two of the forums will be held on Wednesday, April 22. The first forum will be held in Crookston at the Crookston Family Service Center and it will run from 9-10 a.m. The second forum on April 22 will be held
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. announced it will offer Four Cornerstones of Financial Literacy Workshops during the month of April. The workshops will be held on April 8, 15, 22, and 29 at the Polk County Human Service Building (1424 Central Ave. NE) in East Grand Forks, Minn. and will run from 6-8 p.m. The Four
By Marie Wood The Land Associate Editor | Every May, migrant farm workers come to Minnesota to work the fields. The jobs vary — picking rocks, hoeing weeds, seeding and sorting potatoes, picking apples, dairy farming or working in the vegetable packing plants. Packing plants in Minnesota pack peas in June until mid-July when they
