Monday, November 12, 2007

Wright / Cromwell News

11/12/2007

Wright / Cromwell News by Jennie K. Hanson November 12, 2007

Babies, babies everywhere!  That’s what it was like on Saturday, November 10th at the home of Mark and Linda Dahlman.  There were 5 children under the age of 22 months in the house as the Dahlman’s grandchildren were all home for a few hours.  They included Mateo, 22 months, and Adan Luna, 5 months, sons of Angela (Dahlman) and Eddie Luna, Kieriahna Goodin, Alexis Obando and Jeremiah 9 months, Linda’s cousin Nicki’s son.

Kieriahna Lalaith Goodin was born to Suzanne (Dahlman) and Lucas Goodin on October 31, 2007 at the Cloquet Community Hospital.  She was 7 lb 10 1/2 ounces and 19 ½ inches long.  Her grandparents are Carol and Keith Laine, and Mark and Linda Dahlman.  Her Great Grandparents are Shirley and Ron Goodin and Thelma Johnson.

Alexis Joy Obando was born on October 25, 2007 to Rosalyn (Dahlman) and Fabio Obando in Mpls, MN.  She was 7 lb 10 oz and 22 inches long.  Her grandparents are Marielos Calva, Jorge Obando, and Mark and Linda Dahlman.  Her Great grandparents are Brigida Alfaro, Carmer Calva, Flor Ulloa, Edgar Obando, and Thelma Johnson.

Adan Ricardo was born on May 30, 2007 to Eduardo and Angela (Dahlman) Sandoval-Luna.  His big brother, Mateo Allan was born on January 4, 2006.

I got an email from Betsy Benson Karkinen and she writes:  “Life is good!  I have lived in Hoyt Lakes since we moved in 1987.  I’m married to Jim Karkinen.  We have 2 children, Samantha who is a senior and Gus who is in 6th grade.  They keep us busy running with sports and school events!  We spend our free time (what little we have once Gus starts hockey J) in the outdoors.  Jason and his wife Cheryl have a daughter, Chloe, who is in kindergarten.  They also live in Hoyt Lakes.  We just had a get-together with mom and dad for Matt’s 60th Birthday.  They had just recently returned from a vacation to Branson, MO.  They had a wonderful time!”

Come celebrate the marriage of Burhan and Amanda (Smith) Altan on November 24, 2007 at the Cromwell Pavilion from 2-4. Amanda is the daughter of Kay and Bill Smith of Cromwell.

Bell ringers are needed at the Cloquet Wal-Mart so if you or your group is interested, please call 218-879-1693 extension 10.  I’m sure your help would be appreciated.  Some of the exchange students form the area will also be bell-ringers, too.

Isabella Rose was born to Sherry (Kedrowski) and David Mitchell on November 1, 2007 in California.  She was 6 lbs-10 oz. and 20 inches long.  Her grandparents are Linda and Dick Kedrowski and Karen and David Mitchell.

Dean Maki, son of Franklin and Ellen Maki of Forest Lake is now serving as a managing director and chief U. S. economist at Barclays Capital, based in New York City.  Dean is responsible for analyzing and forecasting the U. S. economy and monetary and fiscal policy.  Dean and his wife, Judy and children, Alina and Ari, live in Rye NY.

Our sympathy to Laura Simi and family of Cromwell, MN on the recent death of her father, Harold Joseph Crotteau, 84, on November 3, 2007, of Cloquet, Mn.

The Rev. Robert G. Esbjornson, 89, died on October 27, 2007 in St. Peter, MN.  A memorial service was held for him on November 1, 2007 in St. Peter.  Bob was a long time professor of religion at Gustavus Adolphus College.  Bob’s connection to the Wright area was through his late step-mother Anna Dahlin Esbjornson.  Bob, a 1937 graduate of Cromwell High School was highly thought of in this area by those who knew him.

Vernon Harp, 95, is getting Home Health Care as his health is failing.  Vernon and Leone just celebrated their 70th Wedding Anniversary on November 9th.  You can send cards of encouragement or anniversary wishes to 312 7th St, Windom, MN, 56101.

Cards can also be sent to Art and Mary Aho at 850 2nd St NW Aitkin, MN 56431 at the Aicota Care Center.  Please keep all our nursing home residents with thoughts, prayers, visits and cards.

Pennie Manty is recuperating from triple by-pass surgery in the Cloquet Sunnyside Care Facility.  Get well to her!

Have you ever been to Bentleyville?  Well, if you haven’t, it’s a well worthwhile adventure to take with your family.  Bentleyville is a Free Community Event at the corner of Crosby Rd and Morris Thomas Rd just east of HWY 33 North of Cloquet.  There are over 600 lighted snowflakes, 1,200 amps of power are used to light it up, over 4,000 extension cords are used, and hundreds of lighting displays.  There is also free hot chocolate, Apple Cider, and supplies for making som-mores.  Santa is there from 5 – 10 PM every night they are open which is November 22 – Dec. 29th.  Donations to the Salvation Army Food Shelf are encouraged and last year they collected over 9,000 pounds of food.  Just go to http://www.bentleyvilleUSA.com for special programs and pictures.

Did you know that the Pandemic Flu of 1918 took more than 3 times as many lives as did World War I?  There were 50 million deaths due to the flu compared to 16 million in the war.  Over 12,000 died in Minnesota during this epidemic.  This hit my family as my grandfather, Edwin Dahlman, died of the flu in November of 1918 after fighting the fires that went through the Cromwell area in October of 1918.  I wonder how different things would have been if he had lived.  I’m sure I wouldn’t be here writing this news if he had lived.  I probably wouldn’t even have been born.  Something to think about isn’t it??

There will be NO SCHOOL on November 22nd and 23rd for Thanksgiving Break and there will be an early dismissal on the 21st.  No After School Program on the 21st either.

You are invited to “Come to the Inn” on Saturday, December 15, 2007 at Bethany Lutheran Church of Cromwell as they present the “Christmas Story” along with a Holiday Dinner from 5 – 7 PM.  You choose the time that works best for your family.  Dinner will include Pork Tenderloin Medallions, Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Cranberry Salad, French Bread, Salad, Vegetable and Dessert and Beverage.  Seating is limited so buy your tickets early.  $10.00 per person – under 6 is free.  Tickets are available by calling Deb at 644-3780 or Julie at 644-3956.  Deadline to purchase tickets is December 9th.

That’s all the news from Lake OnlyfortydaystillChristmas and Hello to all the Earlybird Christmas Shoppers.  As for me I haven’t even started yet! 

Monday, November 05, 2007

The Wright - Cromwell News

11/05/2007

The Wright - Cromwell News by Jennie K. Hanson November 5, 2007

Welcome snow!  As I sit down to type the news this morning, it snowing slightly.  And with the changing of the clocks, it really feels like winter will soon be upon us.  At this time of year, I always get the urge to bake some pumpkin pies.

I was gone for 2 weeks to Denver, Colorado visiting with my brother John, sister-in-law, Mary and their families, which was a great vacation.  While there, I was able to watch the World Series with John and Mary and that was especially great as the Rockies were in the series.  I also got to go to the top of Pike’s Peak for the 1st time in my life as well as the Garden of the Gods.  What a beautiful country!

While I was gone, my husband, Bob and Leo Dahlberg took our exchange students to Mt. Rushmore in SD.  They also had a great time.  The exchange students had never ridden so far on one trip.  They thought they were at the west coast after so many hours in the car.

The Carlton County Retired Educators will be meeting at the Cozy Café in Carlton at 11 AM on Tuesday, November 13th (NOTE EARLIER TIME) for lunch and then they will go over the Bethesda Lutheran Church in Carlton for their program and meeting.  Juvenile probation officers from the Carlton County Court House will be the guest speakers.

The Cromwell-Wright American Legion Auxiliary will hold their next meeting on Monday, November 12 at 1:00 at the High School (not at the Pavilion).  Please wear your parade uniforms, as they will be joining with the McGregor American Legion in their presentation on the meaning of Veteran’s Day.  A short business meeting for the Auxiliary will follow at the School.

Still craving a great turkey dinner??  It’s time for the YOT Thanksgiving Luncheon, which will be held at the Pavilion on Tuesday, November 13 at 12:00 Noon.  Turkey and all the trimmings will be served.  The meal will be provided for all members, if you please call Carolyn to RSVP at 310-8357.  If you would like to join them and are not a club member or you are the special guest of a club member, the charge will be $10.00 per person.

Grace and Carolyn Krogh were in Minneapolis last weekend to visit with Grace’s sister and niece, Myrtle and Donna Berg from Hartford, Wisconsin.  The gals enjoyed a weekend celebration, including a celebration of going to the show Church Basement Ladies.  Whatever you’ve heard about this show, it’s not just funny, it is hilarious!  If you like small towns, Lutherans, church women of any denomination, Norwegians, or general good music, dancing and fun, you have to see this show.  The show is playing at the Plymouth Playhouse and scheduled to run through the end of March.

The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church between Cromwell and Wright will be holding their Annual Turkey BINGO on Saturday, November 10, 7-9 PM.

There will be a Mojakka Stew Supper at Lakeside Clubhouse on Saturday, November 10th from 4:30 – 7 PM Lakeside is 2 miles west of Wright and 2 miles South.  Watch for signs.  This is a Thrivent # 31299 Matching Funds event. Come for stew and then go play BINGO.

Art and Mary Aho have been moved from St. Mary’s Hospital to the Aicota Health Care Center in Aitkin.  Please try to send them a card at Aicota Health Care Center, 850 2nd St N W Aitkin, MN 56431, Room 21.  Art and Mary have been a vital part of the community for so many years and now it’s time for us to give back to them with cards and visits.  Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

Are you suffering with grief?  If so, the Grief Support Group meets on Thursday, November 15th at Bethany Lutheran church in Cromwell at 2 PM.  Feel free to join the group.

The Cromwell-Wright American Legion Auxiliary will hold their next meeting on Monday, November 12 at 1 PM at the High School.  Please wear your parade uniforms as they will be joining with the McGregor American Legion in their presentations on the meaning of Veteran’s Day.  A short business meeting will follow.  The 1 PM program is open to the public.

American Education Week will be observed the week of November 11 – 17th this year.

Plans are made for the fall concerts at the school.  The Elementary Concert is planned for December 12th at 7 PM and the Junior High/High School Concert is December 19th at 7 PM.

Minnesota proudly accepted several awards at the National American Legion Convention at Reno, Nevada.  The Community Service Award was given to the Hjalmar-Alto # 429 Cromwell-Wright for “Operations Welcome Troops Home.” A citation plaque for the best report for the North Western division Chairman, Ann Heikkila, Auxiliary President was presented.  The hours and hours spent on the Brian Saaristo Event placed them on the top to receive that coveted award.  Surprised and shocked!

Susan Burns and Ann Heikkila motored to Kenosha, WI for the Parents/Grandparents Weekend to see Kari Heikkila at Carthage College.  Carthage is a beautiful college on the shores of Lake Michigan.  No freighters in sight, but lots of sailors, as the Great Lakes Training Center is near by.  There are over 700 Freshmen at Carthage enrolled in various fields with a daily Christian study hour in a lovely chapel.  Students in the band for every event and games are paid to participate.  What an incentive!  Instruments appear everywhere as they are polished and buffed to the shine.  Kari is very pleased with her choice to enroll at Carthage.  Her Passport is ready as she leaves January 2008 on a trip to China with a group of students and instructors.

Our Football Season ended quite abruptly and unexpectedly by the Floodwood Polar Bears on October 27th.  It goes to show that in high school sports anything can happen.  The Bears have been working hard to beat the Cards for years and now they did it!  I’m sure they enjoyed the win, but unfortunately they lost the following week to a well - prepared McGregor Merc’s Team.  Now McGregor will represent Section 5 in the State Tournament at the Fargo Dome on November 8th.  Good Luck, Merc’s!!

I was reading the Duluth News Tribune and noticed an article about Bryan and Scott Lindquist.  Their dad is Tim Lindquist and he taught school here in the early 1990’s.  The twins were pretty little back then, but now Bryan is a cross-country runner and Scott is on the Esko Football Team.  Tim is also a teacher in Esko.  It’s always great to hear good things about our former teachers and their families.  They both are guards so we can all watch for them on the Esko Basketball team this winter.

I got a nice letter from Fred Olesiak and he wants to thank everyone for the cards for his 50th Birthday.  But he writes that since he was born in 1958, it was actually his 49th!  OOPS!  Oh, well, he said he will look at them again next year.  He is able to keep up with the area news by reading the local newspapers and he also gets to read the Duluth paper.  Fred is attending classes some of which are titled: Thinking for a Change, Cycles of Abuse, and Life Beyond Loss.  He also sent me some words of wisdom that I will end this column with. They are good words for all of us.

WATCH YOUR THOUGHTS, THEY BECOME YOUR WORDS.
WATCH YOUR WORDS, THEY BECOME YOUR ACTIONS.
WATCH YOUR ACTIONS, THEY BECOME YOUR HABITS.
WATCH YOUR HABITS, THEY BECOME YOUR CHARACTER.
WATCH YOUR CHARACTER, IT BECOMES YOUR DESTINY!

That’s all the news from Lake Gladtobebackhome and Hello to all my readers in Floodwood and McGregor. 

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The Carlton County Retired Educators will be meeting at the Cozy Café in Carlton at 11 AM on Tuesday, November 13th (NOTE EARLIER TIME) for lunch and then they will go over the Bethesda Lutheran Church in Carlton for their program and meeting.  Juvenile probation officers from the Carlton County Court House will be the guest speakers.