Wright News

04/21/2006

Wright News by April 21, 2006

Well, we’re back after driving 4,955 miles.  We drove to San Francisco starting out on April 7th, 2006 and returned yesterday, April 20th.  On the way we stayed with my brother John and Mary Dahlman in Denver, Colorado for 2 days and my other brother Glen and Anne Dahlman in Petaluma, California for 6 days.  Our weather while traveling was great, except for slow moving traffic through Donner Pass on the 17th and high winds through Nebraska on the 19th.  It took 4 days to drive back from San Francisco on I-80 and I-35.  We drove approximately 600 to 650 miles a day and it took about 12 hours a day.  It was a total of 2,450 miles one way.  Now, we have to get used to being home again.  The most we paid for gas was $3.01 in California and the least was $2.19 in Nebraska and we got over 20 miles per gallon, so it wasn’t too bad for expenses.  Motels were pretty reasonable, too.  We paid from $30.00 a night to $98.00 and since we stayed with relative’s part of the time, so that was reasonable, too.

We got to see the Redwoods, Fisherman’s Wharf, a wax museum, the harbor seals, the Golden Gate Bridge, and all the vineyards.

Visiting with family was the best part, though.  Our son, Curtis flew in from Hawaii and met us in San Francisco for 4 days.  It was great to see him, but sad to see him leave again.

Since I’ve been gone for two weeks, I’m a little behind on what’s going on in the community, so I will have to read the stack of papers I have and do some calling to see what I’ve missed and what’s going on in the future.

I do know that it’s Grandparent’s Day at the school on Friday, April 27th, starting at 1:30 PM.  Grand parents and senior citizen’s are welcome to attend.

There will be an Open House 88th Birthday Party for Mae Maruski on Saturday, April 29th, 2 - 4 PM, at the Senior Center in Wright.

The next Wrong Days meeting will take place on May 11th at the Fire Hall at 7 PM.  Please try to attend.  For more information, call Dennis Cieluch at 380-2995.  Crafters are also needed.

Bethany Lutheran Church in Cromwell will be holding their annual Rummage and Bake Sale on Friday, April 28 from 8 - 5 and also on Saturday from 9 - noon.  Saturday, you can fill a bag for just $1.00.

Then, don’t forget to stop in at the Clothing Depot in Wright on Saturday.  They have gotten in a lot of new donations and you can also drop off your donations from your Spring-Cleaning.

If you look around in area stores, there are raffle tickets available for sale for the Horseshoe Club.  They are trying to earn money for improvements to their horseshoe facility.  Then later on, June 10th, they will be holding a Pancake Breakfast with the help of the Firemen in Wright.

There will be a Spaghetti Dinner at the Tamarack Presbyterian Church in Tamarack on Saturday, May 6th, serving from 4 - 7 PM.  Adults are $6.00, age 6 - 12 are $3.00 and preschool - Free.

Please, don’t forget the 2nd Annual Art Fair and Sale at the school on Saturday, April 29 from 9 - 3.  There will be numerous artist displays and live performances throughout the day from various groups including the area writers group, Mary Rose Varo, a magician, belly dancers, mimes, the Native American Drum Corp and many more.  Admission is FREE.  Lunch will be available for $3.50, which will include homemade soup, bread, dessert, and a drink.

This year’s Prom will be held on May 6th on the Vista Star in the Duluth Harbor.  Grand March will be at 5:15 PM, depart the school at 5:45 PM, board the Vista Star at 6:45 PM, Dinner Cruise begins at 7:30 PM, and Post Prom at the YMCA in Duluth from 10:45 PM- 2:30 AM with return to the school at 3:30 PM.

That’s all the news from Lake Gladtobebackhome and Hello to all my e-mail readers. Don’t forget to visit my website at http://jkh.cwhanson.com/ Have a great week!