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Welcome to the 2019 Crystal Frolics, a fun-fi lled celebration with activities for everyone. Join us for the best “re-union” in the northwest suburbs. The Frolics have moved to Welcome Park while Becker Park is being transformed into a “central park” with an inclusive playground, interactive fountain and performance lawn with a covered stage. The perfect location for a community event.

There will be limited parking in the Welcome neighborhood, so please use our free shuttle service from the Robbin-sdale Middle School, Forest Elementary and Crystal FAIR School parking lots. First Student is supplying the transpor-tation. Check our website and this spe-cial supplement for the schedule .

We will open the Frolics at 5:45 p.m. Thursday, July 25, with an opening dedication ceremony for the new “su-per fi eld” and for the fl agpole donated by the VFW Post 494. We will open with a fl ag ceremony and conclude with the “Star-Spangled Banner.” The ceremony will include introductions of city coun-cil, park commissioners and staff, who spent countless hours in the planning

and implementation of the fi eld, and our button design winners. The soft-ball tournament and polka band will begin immediately after the ceremony. (Yes, we brought in a stage in order to continue our tradition of music each evening.)

A big thank you to Savannah John-son for this year’s Frolics button-win-ning design. She won a $200 gift card donated by the Frolics Committee. The second- and third place design-winners are Skye Brands and Maddy Angulski. Both won gift cards donated by the Crystal Police Association. All three received 10 buttons of their own design.

Friday night and Saturday will bring an amazing infl atable experi-ence brought to us by USA Infl atables. Bouncy houses, slides, bungee jumping and more will be offered 6-9 p.m. Friday evening and noon to 9 p.m. Saturday at Welcome Park. Wristbands will be available Friday for $15 and Saturday for $20, and a two-day wristband will be available for $30. The Euro Bungee costs eight tickets (it’s not included with a wristband). Single tickets are $1. This is an experience for all ages – not just

for children.Please buy a button and register the

number for our fi nal button prize draw-ings donated by local businesses. You will also need a registered button to win the Search for the Crystal Ball $500 prize, donated by Associated Bank.

Our fi reworks are the “Best in the Northwest.” Enjoy the show at 10 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday nights. The ground show has been described as awesome! So, plan on watching in Wel-come Park to get the best “awe” factor.

Saturday features the 5K at Bassett Creek Park, Baggo and the Firefi ght-ers Waterball Tournament at Welcome Park and the Crystal Cove Season Pass Holders Appreciation Swim.

As always, there will also be bingo and pull-tabs for those who like a game of chance. There is great food and drink available at Welcome Park. Support our local service organizations and have your meals with us.

Join us for the Family Festival on Sunday. The Fest will be 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. We have games and activities with local businesses to enjoy while listening and dancing to Kidsdance. Thanks to

the Friends of Ridgedale Library, we will once again have a free book give-away for kids of all ages.

Except for the $5 pony rides, this festi-val is free, including the walk-in petting zoo from Walton’s Hollow.

Please visit our website: crystalfrolics.org for more information and “Like” us on Facebook. Thank you for support-ing the Crystal Frolics. Have a safe and fun-fi lled weekend.

Happy Frolicking!The Crystal Frolics CommitteeLynn Haney, presidentTom Jungroth, vice presidentNancy LaRoche, secretaryJim Richter, treasurerScott Berggren, webmasterLori MerriamKarsten NelsonAnne NorrisJay LeamonsDon FernstromDeb Daberkow-WrightRon SederstromShelley AppelLt. Pete UnderthunRozalinda SitlerAmy Moser

Welcome to the 2019 Crystal Frolics celebration

Thursday, July 258 a.m. Search for the Crystal Ball

begins at area parks. Registered button needed to claim prize.

10 a.m. Triple Play-Senior Tourna-ment at Crystal Community Center-The Crystal Friendship Center.

12:30 p.m. Whist-Senior Tourna-ment at Crystal Community Center-The Crystal Friendship Center.

5:45 p.m. Opening ceremony for the new Welcome Park softball fi eld.

6:30-8 p.m. Men’s Softball Tourna-ment begins at Welcome Park.

8 p.m. Home Run Derby at Welcome Park

6-9 p.m. Mehndi Made Memories will offer henna tattoo art at Welcome Park.

6-9 p.m. Bree’s BraidOry will offer natural hair braiding at Welcome Park.

6-9 p.m. Palm/Tarot card readings of-fered at Welcome Park.

6-10 p.m. Food booths and pull-tabs open at Welcome Park.

6:30-9 p.m. Bill Koncar Polka Band will play free concert on the stage at the southwest end of Welcome Park.

Friday, July 26

5-10 p.m. Men’s Softball Tourna-ment continues at area parks.

6-9 p.m. USA Infl atables at Welcome Park Cost is $15 for evening/$30 for two days or $1 per ticket.

6-10 p.m. Mehndi Made Memories will offer henna tattoo art at Welcome Park.

6-10 p.m. Bree’s BraidOry will offer natural hair braiding at Welcome Park.

6-10 p.m. Palm/Tarot card readings offered at Welcome Park.

6-10 p.m. Food booths and pull-tabs open at Welcome Park.

6-10 p.m. Bingo at Welcome Park.6:30-9:45 p.m. Skitzo Fonik free on

stage at the southwest end of Welcome Park.

10 p.m. FIREWORKS by Holly-wood Pyrotechnics at Welcome Park.

Saturday, July 27

7:45 a.m. One-half mile Kids’ Fun Run at Bassett Creek Park.

8 a.m. 5K Run at Bassett Creek Park.8 a.m.-noon Waffl e Breakfast (all you

can eat), $9 and $3 for children age 5 and under, at West Metro Fire Station 1, 5354 Douglas Dr. N., Crystal.

8 a.m.-10 p.m. Men’s Softball

Crystal Frolics schedule of events

(SUN FILE PHOTO)

Parker MeKosch rides a pony while his mom Jenny

walks beside him during last year’s Frolics Family

Festival. See Schedule, Page 4


Festival will return to

Becker Park next year

By RAYMOND T. RIVARD

[email protected]

The Crystal Frolics will make a move to Welcome Park for a single-season stint while Becker Park is reconstructed into a central facility with updated facilities and opportunities for families.

But that doesn’t mean those attending the 2019 iteration of the Frolics will be short-changed.

The softball tournament will still go full throttle, the family festival will con-tinue as in the past and the musical, food and beverage offerings will be as plentiful as years before.

The only part of the Frolics that won’t be available this year is the carnival and the associated games and food.

As the Crystal Frolics Committee planned for this move, it became appar-ent to the committee members that the inclusion of a carnival wouldn’t be pos-sible because of the space needed to ac-commodate the carnival.

The plans for the weekend softball tournament have been tweaked a bit and the games will still be played. While many of the early round games will be played at parks across the area, the community spirit and enthusiasm for the event re-mains strong.

“We worked on [the planning] a long time,” said Lynn Haney, committee pres-ident. “[The construction] made it nec-essary to move the Frolics to Welcome

Park where they played softball anyway, so it was just logical that we would have the rest of the Frolics to the Welcome Park at the same time.”

This year’s event will include infl ata-bles.

“The carnival was the only thing we could not move over there. However, we will have what we are calling the ‘infl at-able experience.’ USA Infl atables will have nine different infl atables there, including bouncy houses and slides. There’s going to be bungee jumping right there, so we will have something on Fri-day evening and Saturday – just not the carnival rides,” she said.

Whether the carnival will be included in future Frolics has not been decided, according to Haney.

“What we’re going to do, sometime this fall, is we want to have a big get-together with the community and having business-es and organizations and just even people in general – interested residents – coming together with the city of Crystal and the Crystal Frolics Committee,” she said. The discussion will include what people want to have in the Frolics, how they can help and what partnerships can be built for a new Crystal Frolics.

“We want to meet the needs of the en-tire community and not just softball. The softball is not going away. That will stay, but it will stay over at Welcome,” she said.

The fi nal decisions on next year and into the future will depend on what the public has to say at the community meet-ings.

One of the things the committee plans to keep going into next year will be the

family festival. “We know we want to keep that. It’s very popular,” Haney said.

This year’s event will feature shuttle buses sponsored by First Student and running from Robbinsdale Middle School, 3731 Toledo Ave. N.; Crystal FAIR, 3915 Adair Ave. N.; and Forest Elementary School, 6800 47th Ave. N.

Parking around the park is very lim-ited, so the addition of shuttles from area

parking lots will provide Frolics-goers with the opportunity to easily get to and from the festivities.

“That will help alleviate parking in the neighborhood and will also make sure that emergency vehicles and the buses get through,” Haney said.

Welcome Park is at 4630 Welcome Ave. N. Get more information at crystalfrolics.org.

From Becker to Welcome: Venue change for Crystal Frolics

Tournament continues at area parks.9 a.m.-11 p.m. Food booths and pull-

tabs open at Welcome Park.10 a.m.-5 p.m. Baggo Tournament at

Welcome Park.10 a.m.-10 p.m. Mehndi Made Memo-

ries will offer henna tattoo art at Wel-come Park.

10 a.m.-10 p.m. Bree’s BraidOry will offer natural hair braiding at Welcome Park.

10 a.m.-10 p.m. Palm/Tarot card read-ings offered at Welcome Park.

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Crystal Cove Aquatic Center – Season Pass Holder Apprecia-tion Hours.

Noon Bridge-Senior Tournament at Crystal Community Center-The Crystal Friendship Center.

Noon-9 p.m. USA Infl atables at Wel-come Park. Cost is $20/unlimited or $1

per ticket.1-4 p.m. Firefi ghters WaterBall Com-

petition at Welcome Park.2 p.m.-10 p.m. Bingo at Welcome Park.6:30-9:45 p.m. Up South will perform

free on stage at the southwest end of Wel-come Park.

10 p.m. FIREWORKS by Hollywood Pyrotechnics at Welcome Park

Sunday, July 28

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Men’s Softball Tourna-ment concludes at Welcome Park.

9 a.m.-5 p.m. Food booths and pull-tabs open at Welcome Park.

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Family Festival, free, except for the $5 pony rides, at Welcome Park.

11 a.m.-4 p.m. Mehndi Made Memo-ries will offer henna tattoo art at Wel-come Park.

11 a.m.-4 p.m. Bree’s BraidOry will offer natural hair braiding at Welcome Park.

11 a.m.-4 p.m. Palm/Tarot card read-ings offered at Welcome Park.

ScheduleCONTINUED FROM PAGE 3


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For years, the game of slowpitch softball has been one of the major draws and a focal point for the Crystal Frolics.

The number of players participating in softball around the metro area and the entire nation has been diminish-ing over the past decade and has affected the number of teams in the Frolics’ tournament in recent years.

But the passion for the game remains the same for those who continue to participate, according to Jim Wa-jda, the softball coordinator for the Frolics.

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Softball remains an important part of Crystal Frolics

(SUN FILE PHOTO BY RAYMOND T. RIVARD)

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and 74 teams,” Wajda said. “Will we get to 74 this year? I don’t know, with this being the fi rst year at Welcome.”

In spite of losing the two fi elds at Becker Park because of the reconstruc-tion of that facility this summer, the tournament is gearing up for at least 62 to 64 teams this year.

Wajda also expects the tournament to continue to hold its own in the com-ing years, even as the tournament stays based at Welcome Park.

“Up at Welcome [Park] we have three fi elds – the ‘super fi eld,’ Welcome 1 and Welcome 2 – but Welcome 2 is going to be closed down so the concessionaires and a lot of the activities around the Crystal Frolics are going to be held over in that area,” he said.

Wajda described the previous Becker Park fi elds as two of the best in the metro.

“There were two fi elds up at Becker

Park with 300-foot fences. They were beautiful fi elds,” he said. “Back in the heyday, they were fantastic fi elds. At one time, the Becker fi elds and the city of Crystal were used ... four nights a week. But with the decline of teams that play softball on a regular basis now ... it just became a fact that Becker Park was used, what, once or twice a year for softball?”

That’s when it became apparent to the city offi cials that a redo of that park was necessary.

“I understand that,” Wajda said. “But Becker was a great place to play. There was an atmosphere there and hopefully, we’ll be able to transfer that to Welcome Park. It will be interesting to see how people respond to everything over there. We’re looking forward to that.”

The success of the softball tourna-ment has also been demonstrated by the number of teams and by where those teams come from to participate.

“Basically, we’ve had teams from Atlanta, we’ve had some come in from Denver, We’ve also got a reunion team coming up here from Chicago – but the team has got a guy coming from Flor-ida, another from Texas and another

from New Mexico. But Frolics takes teams from all over the state, as well as Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Da-kota and Iowa.”

The local effect of the tournament is even more important for organizers.

“I think what the Frolics does is it allows the neighborhood teams – I’m talking about the guys that go to high schools around the area to come togeth-er and play,” he said.

Next year, when the bulk of the festiv-ities move back to Becker Park, “we will have all three fi elds over at Welcome and that’ll be a little bit easier to handle,” he added.

The exact number of teams and the schedule hadn’t been set by press time. After the deadline of July 19, Wajda said he will have a better idea on the number of teams.

Teams will once again play on fi elds scattered across the city.

“We’re also going to be using Lions Valley Place Park, and a couple of fi elds over in Brooklyn Center. So up until last year, we reciprocated – when we would take teams from the Dudley tournament that Brooklyn Center puts

on, they would come over and play over at Becker. But since Becker is gone, they have gone a different route.”

The dedication of the new “super fi eld” will be Thursday, July 25, with the showing of the colors, the national anthem and speeches by public offi cials. The fi eld was constructed this past year at a cost of around $600,000.

“It’s 315 down the line, 325 to center, it has LED lighting, dugouts, and beau-tiful fenced fi eld over there. I checked with the maintenance department and the grass is coming in there and it’s look-ing very, very positive. We’re defi nitely looking forward to having that fi eld available to play,” Wajda said.

That will be followed by the annual home run contest.

“We’re setting up the home run con-test for around 8:30 that night, which lets local ballplayers come up there and try their hand at that.”

With the close of Becker Park to soft-ball, Wajda said he kept hearing that Frolics softball “was dead.”

He has a different take.“Frolics softball is not dead, it’s been

basically reinvented,” he said.

SoftballCONTINUED FROM PAGE 5


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Thursday, July 25

5-10 p.m. from parking lots atRobbinsdale Middle School, 3731

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Friday, July 26

5-11 p.m. from parking lots atRobbinsdale Middle School, 3731

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Saturday, July 27

7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. from parking lots at

Robbinsdale Middle School, 3731 Toledo Ave. N.

Crystal FAIR, 3915 Adair Ave. N.Forest Elementary School, 6800 47th

Ave. N.

Sunday, July 28

7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. from parking lots at

Robbinsdale Middle School, 3731 Toledo Ave. N.

Forest Elementary School, 6800 47th Ave. N.

Overfl ow parking ONLY will be available at:

Neill Elementary School, 6600 Medicine Lake Road

Shuttle services available for rides to Crystal Frolics


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2 day wristband will be $30.00Cash Only

Tickets$1 each


You could be thewinner in the Search for theCrystal Ball! To participate, purchase a Crystal

Frolics Button and register it according to the

attached directions. Follow the clues which

will be posted at locations found in this clue.

They will not be posted on our website or on

our Facebook page. The winner will receive

$500.00 in gift cards to local businesses, donated by Associated Bank.

This contest is sponsored by the City of Crystal Park and Recreation

Advisory Commission and our friends at Associated Bank.

Here is the first Clue:

Crystal Frolics time is here.Our most favorite time of year.

Festivities are held at Welcome Park,This move we made wasn’t a lark.

Don’t go to Becker, it’s under construction.You probably already made that deduction

We extend an invite to one & allTo join in the search for the Crystal Ball.

Find the ball and wear your pin.This is a must, if you want to win!Buy your button for a $2.00 fee,

At many locations, including the CCC.Almsted’s, VFW & City Hall -

Purchase buttons here for the Search for the ball.Register the button according to directions

So you can collect the prize without rejections.Search by day and not by night,

Stay off private land, please be polite!Search only on land owned by the CityTo trespass elsewhere would be a pity.Stay out of water, make no mistake.

You don’t need to swim or jump in a lake,You won’t need a shovel for this gig.

We won’t hide it where you need to dig.Out in the open or in a disguise,

$500.00 in local gift cards is the prize.For this donation, we need to thank,

The generous people at Associated Bank.Around 8:00 a.m. (that’s morning not night),

Check for clues at a following site.On park buildings at Welcome and Valley Place

You will find the clues to begin this race.You may also try Associated Bank or the CCC

All good locations - get there ASAP.

Good luck, be respectful and have some fun!The Search for the Crystal Ball has begun!

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The kids’ half-mile fun run begins at 7:45 a.m., fol-lowed by the 5K run and walk starting at 8 a.m.

The fee for the 5K run and walk is $40, and includes a T-shirt. Race day registra-tion will be available.

The kids’ run is free, but no T-shirts will be provided.

The course is complete-ly in the park is the same course as previous years. Timing will be automatic and bib chips will be used.

Post-race refreshments will be provided by Alm-sted’s Fresh Market.

Award medals will be giv-en to the two top male and female fi nishers.

Age group awards will be presented.

Proceeds from the beer and food tents at Crystal Frolics support local service organizations, which in turn support the Crystal Frolics.

This fi nancial support funds the softball tournament, fi reworks, music, family fes-tival and other activities. The committee asks that community members help sup-port the Crystal Frolics by purchasing food and beverages from the civic orga-nizations selling items at Welcome Park.

In addition, beer and wine coolers should not be brought into the parks. Al-coholic beverages must be purchased on-site from the West Metro Fire Relief As-sociation Tent. Event security will check coolers, as it is unlawful to bring alcoholic beverages into Crystal parks. Pricing on food offerings is at crystalfrolics.org

Food and beverage selectionsWest Metro Fire Relief Association’s

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The Cooper High School Football booth will sell pulled pork sandwiches, chips, pop and water and freeze pops.

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Booths will offer treats, beverages


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Friday6pm - 10pm

Saturday2pm - 10pm

LocationWelcome Park

The Crystal Frolics Family Festival will be 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday, July 28, at Wel-come Park - this year’s home to the annual event while Becker Park is rebuilt.

The Frolics Family Festival is hosted by the City of Crys-tal Park and Recreation Advi-sory Commission.

The festival will include free admission to Walton’s Hol-low Petting Zoo, which will include pony rides at $5 each. Riders must be 85 pounds or lighter.

Children and families can enjoy the animals of Walton’s Hollow up close and personal. The animals include chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, llamas, alpacas, miniature donkeys, goats, sheep, rabbits, pigs, Scottish Highland cattle and Great Pyrenees livestock guard dogs.

Kidsdance will perform 11

a.m. to 2 p.m. for free and chil-dren and adults can dance and play to music geared for kids.

The Crystal Parks and Rec-reation Department will pro-vide a look at the future of Becker Park, while the Three Rivers Park District’s Parks on the Go van will be another free attraction.

The Friends of Ridgedale Library will provide a free book giveaway, while busi-nesses and organizations will host free games and activities, including:

Associated Bank – Spin the Wheel

Beacon Academy – PlinkoCity of Crystal Outreach

Task Force–City of Crystal fl ag tattoos

Crystal Police Department Multicultural Advisory Com-mittee – Pin the Badge

Dettling Chiropractic – Coloring Station for all ages

Hennepin County Pub-lic Health-Maternal Child Health/Child & Teen Check-ups – Duck Pond

Home Depot’s Kids Work-shop - Make and Take Craft

Minnesota Excellence in Learning Academy – Search-ing Game/Spinning Wheel

Northeast College Prep – Bean Bag

Restore Chiropractic – Spine Game

Robbinsdale Area Schools – Book Walk and Activity Books

Serenity Village Commu-nity Church – Face Painting

Voyage Healthcare (former-ly known as North Clinic) – Lollipop Tree

Food and beverages will be on sale within the park.

Family Festival bags were donated by Almsted’s Fresh Market and CorTrust Mort-gage/Kim Edwards.

Family Festival will offer free fun for all Sunday, July 28

(SUN FILE PHOTO)

Peter Eull and Parker Eull make a toolbox at the Home Depot booth during the 2018 family

festival during Crystal Frolics.


JULY 27th-30th

July 29th 1-4pm

JULY 25th - 28th

JULY 27th

Located on 47th and Welcome Ave


FREE shuttle bus rideswill be provided by FirstStudent Transportationto Welcome Park fromRMS, Forest and CrystalFAIR School parking lots.Neighborhood parking

will be limited during theFrolics. Schedule on

www.crystalfrolics.org

Follow us on Facebook to see photos and the latestupdates, including our return to Becker Park in 2020!

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