Monday, March 26, 2007

Wright News

03/26/2007

Wright News by Jennie K. Hanson MARCH 26, 2007

I was just talking to Pastor Janeva Stromberg the other day and she told me she has 6 weddings to perform this summer.

With that in mind there is a wedding coming up that everyone should be interested in.  Alberta Clipper will be married to El Nino on April 1, 2007 at the American Wind and Sea Church of Levity in Blizzard, MN.  Alberta and El have just graduated from the college of Climatology in the Bermuda Triangle and plan to honeymoon in the tropics.  Standing up for them are El’s best friend, Vernal Equinox and for Alberta is her sister, Sunset Clipper.  Other attendants will be Dusty Storm, Jett Stream, Rainy Squall, and Tijuana Slews.  The Reception will be good and is planned for the Foggy Bottom Swamp Resort, weather permitting .  The happy couple will be making their home in Weatherford, Minnesota.  That is just a few miles from Lake Wobegone.  Let’s hope this couple does well and finds success in our area. Congratulations to them and let’s hope they don’t have any High Pressure and only wish them Happiness and Low Pressure!

That’s enough for April Fools Day news!  Have a great April 1st and try to play a few tricks or harmless pranks.

The Next Carlton County Retired Educators (CCRE) Meeting will be held at the Cromwell-Wright School on April 10th at Noon.  There will be a delicious meal of Chicken Tenders, Mashed Potatoes, Cheese Biscuits, Salad, Cherry Crisp, Milk and coffee.  The Exchange Students from the school will be sharing their stories.

There were 20 guys at the recent Pool Tournament held at Leonard and Toini Aho’s on the March 24th.  1st Place went to Kenneth Lake and Robert Dahl, 2nd Place to Bill Haapoja and Sulo Walli, and 3rd went to Laird Hansen and Craig Harp.  Lunch was served and everyone had a great time.  These guys play Pool at Aho’s every Monday during the winter and then recess for the summer where most or some of them play horseshoe at the park in Wright. You’ll have to call Leonard to find out the Horseshoe Schedule.

The nest Jubilent Service will be held at Bethlehem Lutheran in Wright on Thursday, April 5th at 6 PM for Soup Supper and 7 PM for Diane Hansen and Bill Haapoja.  Note: this is Maundy Thursday Service, On service on the 4th.

Then, there will be a Sunrise Service at Bethany in Cromwell on Good Friday at 8 AM.  Everyone is welcome to attend that one, too.  The residents of Villa Vista are the Special guests, so try to get your Villa resident there.  The Villa will also transport residents, too!

Next Sunday is Palm Sunday.  Can that be possible?  That means Easter is just week away on April 8th!

Easter is one of the movable feasts of the Christian religion.  Its date varies each year, but for most Christians, it falls usually on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21st.  It cannot come before March 22nd or after April 25th.

The Annual Mother – Daughter Tea at Bethlehem Lutheran in Wright will be held on Saturday, May 12th starting at 1:30 PM.  The program this year will be highlighted with Suzanne Taplin and family along with several other special musical numbers.  The Luncheon will follow the program.  All area Mothers and daughters are welcome to attend.

LAST CHANCE:  The Chili Supper Benefit for Mike Nobis will be held on this Saturday, March 31st at the Cromwell Park Pavilion starting at 4:30-7:00 PM. There will be some wonderful Silent Auction Items for you to bid on, too. There was a good turn-out for Art Aho’s 90th Birthday Celebration at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Wright on March 25th.  A lot has happened in the past 90 years and Art has seen these changes. It always amazes me that so much can change in a lifetime and we seem to adjust and adapt with these changes without much fuss.  I guess humans are very adaptable.

SCHOOL NEWS:  There will be two make-up days in April for the Snow Days we had back in March.  Those days will be made up on April 2nd and 3rd.  So, if you have a school calendar, please be aware of these changes.  The school will still be out for April 4th – April 8th, resuming on April 9th after Spring Break!

The Family Pride 4-H Club will be meeting on April 1st, at the Cromwell Park Pavilion from 3 – 4:30 PM.  They will be having a Pot Luck, dog demonstration, and building a wood duck and bluebird house.  New members are always welcome.  Call Theresa at 357-3703 for more info.

The Pine Wood Derby and Blue and Gold Banquet was held for the Cub Scouts, Webloes, and Boy Scouts on Saturday, March 24th.  We have over 25 scouts in our area and the troops are very active.  More boys are always welcome to join.  Call Doreen Warner, or Angel Holm for more info.

A small group of folks met at the Country Inn for the 1st informational meeting of the proposed Cromwell-Wright Lion’s Club.  Marty Berg got the meeting going and several folks from the Lion’s clubs in the area were there to give out the information.  The next meeting will be held at the Country Inn on Saturday, April 14th at 9 AM.  Please try to come out for this important meeting.

WRONG DAYS:  All the usual events are planned for Wrong Days in Wright this July 20th and 21st.  There will be a Steak Fry and Pie Sale on Friday night, followed by the Talent Show and Coronation of the King and Queen.  There will also be a Teen Dance and Fireworks at Dusk.  Saturday will be the Parade, Smorgasbord, Cribbage Tournament, BINGO, Kids Games, Food Booths, $1.00 Bag Day at the Clothing Depot, Rummage Sale at St. John’s, Flea Market, and Arts and Crafts tables.  Special Music will also be held at Bethlehem Lutheran on Saturday afternoon.  This year’s music at the church will be provided by former Wright resident, Janice Pettit Rollins and others.  Please contact me or Dennis Cielech if you need more information about WD.

The Lake County Power Annual Meeting will be held at the Reif Center in Grand Rapids, Mn on April 24th starting at 9 AM.  District 8 Board Member’s seat currently held by Danny Smith will be up for election.  Also running for that seat are Frank Turnock and John Manninen.  Ballots will be mailed to customers on April 5th.  Members may vote by mail, or bringing ballot to the annual meeting.

I can now sleep again, knowing that Anna Nicole Smith died of a drug overdose!  Wow, how much publicity was made of this event?  It is so sad that a person has to die tragically and everyone in the world has to make a judgments.  May she Rest in Peace.

Ask and you shell receive.  Well, that’s what happened this week.  I asked my readers where I could get women’s hankies and I got two replies.  First, you can buy them at my sister’s gift shop in Hermantown called Wood Magic, and also they are available eBay.

Sayings:  I don’t suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it. Trivia:  Cisco was the name of Lieutenant John Dunbar’s (Kevin Costner) horse in the movie “Dances With Wolves”.  Eleanor Roosevelt’s nickname was “First lady of the World”.  Buss Aldrin was the 2nd man to walk on the moon. Ironically, his mother’s maiden name was Marion Moon.  Gene Autry’s real 1st name was Orvon.

Household Hint:  You can whip cream hours ahead of time and it will stay firm if you’ll add powdered sugar (not granulated) while whipping.

Bible Verse:  For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ:  for it is the power of God unto salvation.  Romans 1:16.

That’s all the news from Lake Ihopeyouenjoyedtheweddingstory and Hello to all the LCP Members.

Monday, March 19, 2007

Wright News

03/19/2007

Wright News by Jennie K. Hanson March 19, 2007

Hi, we made it through another week and things sure seemed to go well.

I want to thank the members of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Kettle River and Faith Lutheran in rural Sturgeon Lake for the warm welcome they afforded me last Sunday.  I was asked to do the service at both churches and I really enjoyed it.  It was also great to hear the Bethany Choir from Cromwell at Holy Trinity as they were invited to sing there, too.  I guess I was really “Preaching to the choir” in Kettle River.  Anyway, thanks for the warm welcome!

The Benefit for the Varo Family was a big success and the Varo family and all the volunteers want to thank everyone who helped and/or donated in any way.  You are all appreciated!

It was great to see Mike Nobis and his family there also.  The Chili Feed Benefit for Mike will be held at the Pavilion in Cromwell on Saturday, March 31st from 4 PM – 7 PM.  Donations for the Silent Auction can be dropped of at the Country Inn.  Volunteers are also needed so let Rick know as soon as possible if you can help out.

Our sympathy goes out to the family of Roxanne Norton, 48, who died in her home in Wright on March 15, 2007.  Roxanne was a very dedicated volunteer and past board member of the Area Clothing Depot in Wright.  She leaves her friend and partner, Dwaine Bruschu of Wright, and her 3 sons, LeRoy, Leo, and Elmer Norton of Maine.  An informal gathering to remember Roxanne will be held later at Dwaine’s home.

Our sympathy is extended to Paul Groth on the death of his 2nd wife, Lisa Ann Beyer Groth, age 32, on Friday, March 9, 2007.  Paul’s first wife also died.  Lisa was born in 1971 and was a nurse at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, MN, Hospice nurse for the St. Cloud Hospital, and most recently she was working as a nursing coordinator for REM in St. Cloud.  Her Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, April 14, 2007 at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Battle Lake, MN.  Cards can be sent to Paul in care of Mark Groth, Wright, MN 55798, or email dingmanfuneralhomes.com

Madelyn Adelsgruber wants to publicly thank the “Snow Angel” for plowing out her driveway and even shoveling her walk while she was gone south.  It was a very wonderful surprise to come home and not have to struggle with all the snow we have had lately.

A Pool tournament will be held at Leonard Aho’s on March 24th for most of the day.  The Monday Pool gang will be hanging it up for another year and this is the last tournament of the year.  The guys and spouses will he having a Pool Breakfast soon after the season ends.

The Carlton County Retired Educators will be meeting at the Cromwell – Wright School on April 10th for their first meeting of the year.  More details later.

The Cromwell-Wright American Legion Auxiliary will meet on Monday, April 9 (the original scheduled date) at the Cromwell Pavilion.  Please come prepared to complete our annual reports and bring along your volunteer hour worksheets.  If you cannot attend, please mail your worksheets in advance to Ann Heikkila.  Hope to see you there!

A huge “Thank You” to everyone who participated in the Cromwell-Wright Daffodil Days!  Whether you volunteered your precious time or made a donation, the American Cancer Society thanks you.  Your monies will go to cancer research and prevention in addition to survivor services; and we got an early taste of spring with the beautiful yellow blossoms of hope. Mrs. Wester, science teacher, is asking for shoe boxes.  All sizes, tops or no tops.  Just drop them off at the school.

The 2nd Graders at school are collecting food for their annual March Food Drive.  Give the food to an area student or drop it off at the school. Let’s help them do something good for the benefit of our community. The Bethany Lutheran Church in Cromwell has a new email address.  It is if you need to leave a message.

I’m sure there will be a huge turn-out for the Bill and Lori Bastion Concert at Bethany on March 28th, so be there early and enjoy the soup supper at 6 PM.  Not too many Lenten services left now, so try to come to this one if you can.

I was lucky enough to see two Trumpeter Swans last month.  They were headed east from around the Jeff Suhonen home.  What a sight.  Trumpeter Swans have a wing-span of 8 feet, so they are truly majestic birds. The Lake Country Power Association will be holding their Annual Meeting in the Reif Center in Grand Rapids on April 21st.  Dan Smith, current director, is up for election and there are 2 other guys running for board director. They are Frank Turnock and John Manninen.  Watch your mail as the election takes place by mail or you can bring your ballot to the meeting on the 21st. The teachers, students and staff spent most of March 9th reading.  This was Read Across America Day at the school, which coincides with the birthday of children’s author Dr. Seuss.  Students were encouraged to bring their favorite books to school and they were welcomed to wear their pajamas in honor of Dr. Seuss.  Reading to a child is one of the most important things you can do to raise a successful reader.  And the more that children read for fun, the better they do in school.

Several youth from school attended the Young Authors Young Artists conference held in Virginia, Mn on March15th.  This was an all day conference with a keynote speaker and 3 break out sessions of their choice.

The Annual Title I Family Night will be held at the school on March 29th from 5 – 7 PM.  There will be a dinner in the lunchroom from 5 – 5:45 PM and then Storyteller/Musician, Jack Pearson, The Song Strummin’ Storyman, in the auditorium from 5:45 – 6:30 and finally Drawing Fun with the Barnharts in the Art Room from 6:30 – 7:15 PM.  The Barnharts will teach you how to draw cartoon characters and make a cartoon flip book.  Sounds like a lot of fun to me.  If your kids are in Title I and you haven’t gotten a registration form, please call the school and ask for Sandi Gervais or dial her extension at 4132.

The next Senior Dance is on the 22nd at the Pavilion in Cromwell.  1 – 4 PM. Loren Lindevig will provide the music.

Get well wishes go out to Wayne Lind who suffered a stroke and to Carol Stenson Campion who fell on the ice and broke her neck.

Does anyone know where you can buy ladies handkerchiefs?  I have a friend who would like some new ones and they are very hard to find.  Maybe someone could even make some for her.  Just let me know, thanks.

Bible Verse:  Greater love has no one than this, to lay down his life for his friends. John 15: 13

This week’s Trivia:  Did you ever hear the expression “YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT”?  For pink flamingos, this is especially true.  Flamingos are born white.  They acquire their pink color by eating shrimp, plankton, and other foods that contain carotenoids (pigments found in plants and animals).  As handlers at the Philadelphia Zoo have learned, even carrots leave flamingos “in the pink.”

Household Hint:  Tired of picking up all those little toys like legos?  Put down a queen or king size flat sheet before the kids play with tiny toys. Then at clean up time, just pick up the four corners of the sheet and dump them back in the containers.  I’ve used this trick for years and I think I even invented it for my 3 sons years ago.  There’s nothing worse in the morning then stepping on a lego in your bare feet.  Ouch!

I’d like to end the news this week with an old Irish Poem.

May the road rise up to meet you, May the wind be always at your back, May the sun shine warm upon your face, And the rain fall soft upon your fields, And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of his hand. I should have put this in last week for St. Patrick’s Day, but I ran out of room.

That’s all the news from Lake Welcomehomesnowbirds and “Hello” to all the volunteers in the area.  Thanks for all your help!