Wright Cromwell News

12/01/2008

Wright Cromwell News by Jennie K. Hanson December 1, 2008

Lincoln Hansen says: “On behalf of the ‘Leonard’s Has Been’s’ we wish to express our heartfelt condolence to Alice Lake and Family on the death of their dear friend, Kenny Lake.  We are giving $100 to the Dollars for Scholars in memory of Kenny.  God Bless His Memory.  Lincoln and Gang!”

It was great to see Dennis Sorenson at the Black Jack Grill about a month ago.  Dennis was in the area and happened to stop for a meal in Wright.  My husband Bob knew Dennis years ago and probably hadn’t seen him in the last 30 to 40 years or more, so it was great to visit and catch up on the old days. 

The next tour of the Villa Vista Construction Project will be on December 11th at 2 PM.  Meet in the living room at the Villa and dress warm as some of the rooms are not heated yet.  This project should be completed by January or February.  It sure looks great so far.

Last chance reminder to go to the Ken Peterson Pork Dinner Benefit for World Hunger and the local Food Shelf on Saturday, December 6th from 3 – 7 PM.  Thrivent Insurance for Lutherans is providing some supplemental funding for the local food shelf portion of the proceeds.  A Free Will Offering will be taken at the door.

The Bethlehem Sunday School will be putting on their annual Christmas Program on Sunday, December 21st at the 9 AM service. 

Traditional Swedish goodies will be served from 1 – 4 PM on Saturday, December 13th at the Hope Lutheran Church in Moose Lake for their annual St. Lucia Day.  Everyone is invited.

On October 31, 2008, poster presentations were made at the annual Xavier University meeting of the Ohio Psychological Association in Columbus, Ohio.  Lonnie Bradford of Wright, Mn, a graduate of the doctoral psychology program at Xavier, and associate professor of psychology Christian End, PhD, presented “Impact of an elder speak training program on resident self-concept, well-being, and communication satisfaction.” Lonnie is an alumni of Cromwell/Wright High School. 

A couple of weeks ago, I took my grandkids to the movie, “Bolt” in Duluth.  It is about a dog who thinks he is a super hero, but finds out that he is really just an actor in the movies.  One of the quotes in the movie made a lot of sense to me.  Here it is:  “There’s no home like the one you’ve got, cuz that home belongs to you!” So I guess that means we should be thankful for the home we’ve got and appreciate everyone that lives there. 

Up-coming school events:

Elementary Christmas Program will be on Wednesday, December 10th at 7 PM. 

High School Christmas Program will be on Monday, December 15th at 7 PM.

The Book Fair is coming to the library on December 8 – 12th from 8 AM – 5:30 PM and on Dec. 6th from 6 – 8:30 PM

Yearbooks are going on sale at the school.  They are $35.00 before Christmas and $40.00 after Christmas.  All yearbooks must be paid in full at the time of ordering this year.  There are some discounts for multiple orders.

The winners for the raffle sponsored by the Cromwell-Wright American Legion Auxiliary have been announced.  The first prize winner is Stephanie Larson who received a beautiful home-made patchwork quilt.  The second prize winner is Ramona Goranson who received a gift certificate to Applebee’s Restaurant.  We’d like to thank all of you who participated in our successful raffle –the proceeds are used to support programs for our local veterans.

The next meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary will be a holiday party on Monday, December 8.  We will have a pot luck luncheon at the home of Lindsay Lally at Noon.  There will also be a gift exchange (value $5 - $8) for those that are interested.  We will also be playing our ‘traditional’ game, so if you want to bring another small gift, please feel free to do so.

The Luminary Committee still needs your help collecting empty clear milk jugs to use along the city streets as we light up the town.  They can be gallon or half-gallon sized but should be clean.  Labels are OK, odors are not.  You can leave them off any time in the next week at the small white booth outside the pavilion.  We’ll also take the white ones too – they just don’t shine as bright as the clear ones.  Thank you for your support.

If you haven’t already done so, mark your calendars for Saturday, December 20, for a holiday community celebration at our Luminary Night events.  There will be hayrides, caroling, visits with Santa, ice skating, a chili supper and our Luminary Program.  Look at your favorite local businesses for more details.  Please contact Linda Larson 644-3484 or Carolyn Krogh 644-3670 or Walter & Beth Collman 644-3736 by December 17 to order your memorial bags. The suggested donation per personalized bag is $1.00; this year we will have a short service outside the pavilion with the lighting of the luminary memorial bags.  If you’d like, you can light your own memorial bags – just let us know when you order them.  These events are open to all area residents and visitors.

Since I don’t have a lot of news this week, I’ll end with a little Christmas Trivia Quiz.

1.  The name of Scrooge’s deceased business partner in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol was:

2.  In the song “The Twelve Days Of Christmas”, what did my true love send me on the eleventh day?

3.  How many gifts would you receive if you received all of the gifts in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas?

4.  In the song “Winter Wonderland”, who do we pretend the snowman is?

5.  In the song “All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth”, why do I want my two front teeth?

6.  In the traditional song, “Go Tell It on the Mountain”, what are you suppose to go tell on a mountain?

7.  According to the song, “Frosty The Snowman” what kind of soul does Frosty have?

8.  True or False: Joseph was the one that told Mary she was going to have a baby.

9.  In the Christmas song, who did I (the narrator) see kissing Santa Claus under the mistletoe last night?

10. In the song Jingle Bells, who was seated by my side?

Answers will be in next week.  Hope you enjoy this little quiz.

That’s all the news from Lake Moneybegoneforshopping and Hello to all the folks who shop locally!