Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Wright News

07/27/2005

Wright News By Jennie K. Hanson July 27, 2005

How has your summer been going?  For most people it goes too fast, but for me, it gets long.  I guess it’s because I’m usually so busy with the Grandchildren and they are a lot of work, but they are also a lot of fun. Now we are looking forward to the County Fair and all the Back-to-School activities.  I have already helped one of the grandchildren buy all her school supplies.  Now, I only have 3 more grandkids to go.  It seems that each year the list of supplies from the school gets longer and longer.  I remember going to school with just a few pencils and some tablet paper.  Now the kids need pencils, paper, folders, erasers, glue sticks, glue, colored pencils, 3-ring binders, backpacks, dry-erase markers, red pens, tissue, non-electric pencil sharpeners, rulers, markers, calculators, scissors, tape, crayons, gym shoes, etc.  So after buying all these things, the little gal sure was happy and ready for school.  So I guess it’s all worth it in the end.

Over 25 area folks attended the annual Carlton County Volunteer Recognition Dinner at St. Matthew’s Church in Esko on July 26th.  We were all treated to a delicious meal, entertainment, and door prizes.

The following paragraph is a correction from last week’s column.  It should have read Dennis Dorman, not Dennis Lowry.  Sorry for the mistake Dennis! But, this goes to prove, that I write the “Wright News” and the “Wrong News” at times!

Dennis Dorman has been selected for induction into the Portville Central School Hall of Fame!  The Induction Ceremony took place on July 9th, 2005 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Olean, New York.  Congratulations, Dennis, on this most prestigious award!

I suppose if Dennis Lowry read this, he is wondering where his award is. School starts in Cromwell on September 1st this year.  This is a little early, but then the school gets a head start on the schedule.  So the kids will have a two-day week, a three-day weekend, and then a four-day week. This should make the beginning of the year pretty easy to get used to.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Eunice Lowry who died on Sunday, July 24th in St. Luke’s Hospital.  She had recently fallen out of bed and broke her hip.  She had hip surgery and then died a day or two later.  Eunice was one of the pioneers in Wright, living to the age of 96. She spent the last 4 or 5 years in the Cloquet Nursing Home.  Her funeral was held at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Wright on Friday, July 30th, with David Walli Officiating.

Vacation Bible School will be held at Bethany Lutheran Church in Cromwell, August 8 - 12, 9 to noon.  All children age 4 to 6th Grade are welcome to attend.  Helpers and teachers are still encouraged to come forward to help. Call Julie Hedin or Lynn Odegaard if you can help, even it’s only for a day or two.

Congratulations to Betty Isaacson on her recent retirement from Super One. A party was held in her honor on July 23rd.  Betty is a former Cromwellian.

I really enjoyed my time with the members of the Tamarack Presbyterian Church on July 3rd and 24th.  I led their church worship services and it is always good to see those folks again.

I will be going to Kettle River and Sturgeon Lake on August 21st to lead their church services.  It will be great to get meet a whole new group of people.

I see in the paper that it was a year ago that Ray Kirzy died.  Where does the time go?

There will be a Family Night in Bethany Lutheran Church in Cromwell on August 24th.  There will be a “Potluck Supper” at 6 PM and a program featuring Jasen with an “E” at 7 PM.  Jasen is from Duluth and has been singing and writing his won songs since he was in 9th Grade. (1995) Come and enjoy this funny, and talented young artist.

I had a chance to meet and visit with Duane and Phyllis (Borglund) Huseby of North Richland Hill, Texas, at Wrong Days in Wright.  They are a very wonderful and interesting couple.

Please try to attend Bob Schultz’ Retirement at the State Garage (behind the Savanna Restaurant) in Floodwood on August 8th at noon.

There sure were a lot of drawing prizes at Wrong Days this year.  I was a lucky winner of some of them, and I also picked up several prizes for those who were unable to stick around to pick them up.  It is so great of these businesses to support our community events.  So, if you won a prize, maybe you could send them a “Thank You” note.  I know it would really be appreciated.

Speaking of Wrong Days, please pick up your dish or pan at the Co-op Store from the smorgasbord.  There are at least 6 - 8 pans left there.

The Farmer’s Co-op Store in Wright will hold their Annual Meeting at the Senior Center in Wright on, Thursday, August 11, at 7 PM.

Monday, July 25th was a very special for our family.  First of all, my grand daughter went fishing with her Grandpa Bob and came home with a 10 LB, 38 inch Northern.  Since Tayiah is only 7 years old, this sure was exciting for her.

Then later that same day, our son Curtis’ diploma from the Hawai’i Pacific University came in the mail.  He has earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Degree.  He graduated, Cum Laude, on May 18, 2005.  We did not go to his graduation, so sure was great to get the diploma in the mail. He will now continue to go for his Master’s majoring in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering.

Curtis is now on a road trip out west and will also be home for the week of September 4 - 11th.  It will be great to see him again.

“Hard work spotlights the character of people: Some people turn up their sleeves, some people turn up their noses, and some people don’t turn up at all.” By Sam Ewing.

That’s all the news from Lake Goingtobibleschool and Hello to all the Borglunds.

Tuesday, July 19, 2005

BESEMAN TOWNSHIP CELEBRATES FIRST 100 YEARS!

07/19/2005

By Jennie K. Hanson July 19, 2005

How can something be 100 years old and still be young, active and growing? Well, that’s how you can describe Beseman Township.  Way back in 1905, Beseman Township was organized.  There was nothing but dirt roads and a few logging camps in the area and maybe a few homesteads.  But, it has been growing and changing ever since then.

So on July 17th, 2005 over 80 people attended the Beseman Township Centennial Celebration held at the Big Top in Wright.  A wonderful meal was provided by the township including a pig roasted over an open fire all night.  The township elders were kept especially busy answering questions about the past from their younger and not so younger neighbors.  Jasper Beseman brought his scrapbooks from the 1930’s.  The board members had lots of old record books out on display and several others brought family photographs.

The Arnold Dahl family had the best representation by having all their children and some of their grand children in attendance.  Both Sandy and Pauline Radtke came as did Patty and Ed Lund.  Coming from the Redwood Falls area were Vernon and Leone Harp and their daughter Lorna and her husband. There were many 80 plus year olds in attendance.  They included Arnold and Marcella Dahl, Irene Iverson, Thelma Johnson, Art Jauss, Jasper Beseman, Ailie Costello, Jacob VonDeLinde, Vera Suhonen, Leone Harp, and the oldest man, Vernon Harp at age 93 and the oldest lady, Elizabeth Hanson at age 87. Also attending were several almost 80 year olds.  They were Curtis Borgland, Eleanor Lind and LaReta Lockling.  The youngest in attendance was Elisabeth Kachinski, daughter of Sara and Jake, at age 2 and a half.

Most of the time was spent eating, going over the many scrapbooks and township records while others just enjoyed catching up on the past and enjoying each other’s company.

The town board had made a big map and had the elders fill in some of the things on the map that used to be in the township such as schools, logging camps, and roads that are no longer in existence.

Many pictures were taken and it was sad to see this celebration come to an end.  Many people also mentioned that Paul Johnson sure was missed as he was one of the board members that really wanted this celebration to take place. In fact, he wanted it on his farm in Beseman Township, but since he died recently, it was moved into the Big Top.

The current board members are Doug Wise, Bud Lehti, Jasper Beseman, and Mark and Linda Dahlman.

It may be a long time before the Beseman Township has another get together, but that will be up the younger generation.  Let’s just hope that they will remember their “Good ol’ Days” as much as the folks at this celebration did!