Wright News

10/11/2006

Wright News by October 16, 2006

Hi, from snowy Colorado.  I’ve been here a few days and will be back home before you read this.  The snow here is great, and it melts almost right away so that is even greater!

I went out west to visit with my brother John and his family, and also to celebrate my Godson’s (Nathan Dahlman) 35th Birthday.  When I was in Denver last May, Nathan saw me knitting and asked me what I was making.  I said, “Dishrags”.  He said, “Do you ever knit anything else?” I said that I had knit over 40 Afghans in my lifetime and he paused and looked me right in the eyes and asked: “Could you knit me one?” Well, what could I do?  When I got home, I picked up yarn and had his afghan done by August 31st.  So, now I’m giving it to him for his birthday and I wanted to be there to deliver it myself.

My brother told me to be careful on the plane talking about Afghans; they might think I’m a terrorist and arrest me.  So I sent the afghan back with John and Mary when they were here in September and I’ll keep my mouth shut about Afghans.

Leon and Karan Tabako Guza, of Caro, Michigan, (daughter of the Irene and Stan Tabako, Jr.) are the proud parents of twin girls: Sommer and Rayne Guza. Karan is also the mother of 14 year old Sloan Gross, 10 year old Kelsie Gross, and 5 year old Darian Gross.  Karan was once a contender in all the county and area rodeo contests and was a “Real Horse Girl”.  Her grandparents are the late Stanley and Mary Tabako, her sisters are Kelly Risacher, Cathy Bauman, Charlotte Tabako and her aunts are Becky Stenson and Kathy Thomas of Wright and Tamarack Lake.

Irene and Stan Tabako, Jr. left Minnesota in 1983 when the economy got bad. Stan was working for Michigan Peat and Irene was working for Con-Wed Corporation.  They went to Las Vegas where they got into the building boom of the 1980’s and made out very well.  After Stan’s serious heart attack, they moved to Michigan.  After recovering from the heart attack, Stan returned to work for the county as a lab technician. In the interim, he went to college to get a degree in medicine.  Irene went to work for Big Boys Restaurant.  After ten years they both retired. Caro is a small quaint town of 5,000 with a Polish heritage.  It’s also an Amish Community, very low in crime and very friendly.

Their daughter Charlotte also moved to Caro some years ago.  She fell in love with the community and a local hometown boy whom she later married.

Stan and Irene say that Michigan has treated them well and is a beautiful state for the sports minded.

Our sympathy to the family of Lawrence Dahl, 84, of Cromwell who passed away peacefully in his sleep on October 8, 2006 at his home.  Lawrence was born in Cromwell in 1922.  His wife Dorothy died in 2000 and his son Curtis and grandson Craig both died in 1998.  He is survived by his children, Joe and Gail, Greg and Cheryl, Larry and Peggy, Pat and Jill, Tim and Barb, and Cindy and Lyle Jokinen, sisters Gladys Clark and Doris and Don Johnson, and a brother Arnold and Marcella Dahl.  His funeral was held at the United Methodist Church in Cromwell on October 11, 2006 with burial at Forest Hill Cemetery in Cromwell, MN.  Lawrence was a WWII veteran and will be buried with full Military Honors.  It is never easy to lose a parent and now the Lawrence Dahl Family has lost both of their parents.  God Bless you all and your wonderful memories of your parents.

On Saturday, September 30, 2006, Michelle Switzer, daughter of Keith and Patti Switzer, and Mike Leland were married in a beautiful outdoor ceremony near Almelund, MN at the home of Peter and Helen Aquirre, mother of the groom.  A reception and dance followed in Lindstrom with family and friends enjoying the evening.  The couple resides in St. Paul.

Get well wishes go out to Lawrence Line who recently had surgery.  Let’s hope and pray you are up and around again.

I just got back home, October 10th, from visiting with Brian Saaristo at his home in Wright.  He is the most amazing man I have met in a long time. He never once complained about his condition or blamed anyone for it either. He is truly “Our Home Town Hero!” Now, he and his family will need our help in getting back into normal life in a small community and help in getting his home remodeled so he can get around a lot easier.  If you are willing to help them, please don’t hesitate to stop in and ask what you can do and tell them what you are able to do.  The house needs a make over, but not too extreme, just the basics of getting in and out of rooms and especially the bathroom which is quite inconvenient.  The money keeps rolling in for the Saaristo’s and for that we all want to Thank everyone who has contributed.

Household Hint of the week:  You’ll never be bothered with lumps in your gravy if you’ll shake the flour and water mixture vigorously in a covered fruit jar before adding it to the drippings.

That’s all the news from Lake Letshelpbrian and a very Special Hello to Brian, Cheryl, Leah, and Brian, Jr.