by Jennie K. Hanson

The Harvest Fest Committee would like to thank all area businesses and community members who donated their time or support.  Without the community the Harvest Fest would not be a success.  Thank you Harvest Fest.

Here are the Harvest Fest Horseshoe Tournament winners:  1st place - Jack Rubine,  Pine City and Bill Creighton,  Tamarack;  2nd place - Roger Harp, Cromwell;  and Keegan Warner,  Cromwell; and 3rd place -  Kenneth “Donuts” Nyquist, Duluth and Kevin Bondhus, Cloquet.  Winners of the Drawing were: 1st place -  TV  donated by Gerry and Nancy Graham  Nick Gucinski,  Tamarack;  2nd place - Quilt donated by Cardinal Quilters - Linda Berg,  McGregor;  3rd place - $200 donated by Federated Co-op - Bill Smith,  Cromwell;   4th place  - $200. donated by Lake State Bank -  R. J. Richardson;  5th place - $100. donated by Mayor Dick and Elaine Huhta  to Dawn Kinnunen,  West Saint Paul, MN;  and 6th place 7 in 1 Cooker donated by Peter’s Home and Hardware - DeeAnn Engen, Sturgeon Lake.

If  Julie Shelton would send me the tractor pull winners and Deb Switzer the parade winners, I will also get them into the news.  Just e-mail me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   Thanks!

Thank you to these business’s that donated to the pancake breakfast at the Harvest Fest in Cromwell--- B&B Market-Cloquet, McDonalds-Cloquet, Marketplace Foods-Moose Lake,  Hometown Family Foods - - Cromwell, and The Co-op Store in Wright.  Thank You also to the public for their donations and Thrivent for the Supplemental funds.  Last but not least thank you to all the youth and adults who made it possible. Funds will be used for Lake Vermillion Campers and trips to the boundary waters. All community youth are welcome to take part in these events.

The latest issue of  “The Wright Facts” is now out in area businesses.  Pick it up and catch up on the going’s on in Wright.

Francis Samuelson, 89, died on Wed., September 16th 2009 and his funeral will be at Bethlehem Lutheran on Sunday, September 27th at 1 PM.

The Bethlehem Lutheran Church will be having a homemade Meatball Supper on Friday, October 9th, 2009 from 4:30 – 6:30 PM at the church.  This is the night of a Home Football Game with Isle, so please attend and then go to the game.  Price: $7.00 – adults;  $3.50 - 12 and under, and  3 and under are FREE.

The Menu:  Meatloaf, baked potatoes, corn and green beans, coleslaw, homemade rolls, and Raspberry and Pineapple torte with whipping cream for dessert.  Yum, Yum!! This is a Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Supplemental Funds event.

There are 3 bus trips planned to the Church Basement Ladies Play called “ Away in the Basement” at the Plymouth Playhouse on November 29th, Dec. 19th, and January 5th, 2010.    Just call 1-800-737-9516 to sign up.  The cost is $ 76.00 per person and includes lunch complete with green “JELLO”.  The bus fills up fast, so sign up early!

On the first Monday of every month, The Homemakers meet at 1 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church and the hostess arrives early to prepare coffee and refreshments.

Parent’s Day out will meet on October 12th, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Wright, from 9 AM to 12:30 PM, serving lunch at noon and then sending them home.  There will be lots of fun activities for the kids and volunteers are still needed to help too.  Call Bonnie Suhonen to sign up your kids or to volunteer.

Carlton County Council on Aging meets Monday, September 28th, at the Grace Baptist Church, 601 – 14th Street, Cloquet from 9:30 – 11:00.  The two guest speakers will be Kelly Lake, Carlton County Sheriff, presenting “Senior Safety Issues”: and Debra Topping, Fond du Lac Elder Advocate, who will be teaching “Tai Chi for Arthritis”. Everyone is welcome to attend.  For more information, call Volunteer Services at 218-879-9238.

Quilting has resumed at Bethlehem Lutheran from 9 – Noon on Tuesdays and at Bethany on the 2nd and 4th Thursday from 9 – noon.    All area folks are welcome to attend.  That’s men and women!  No experience is necessary.

The women of Bethlehem Lutheran have been invited to Grace Lutheran in McGregor, Mn for a luncheon and program on Tuesday, October 6th at noon.  You need to call Jennie Hanson at 357-2385 to sign up so she can call them by the 5th with an RSVP.

The members of the Tamarack Presbyterian Church wish to thank everyone that came to their Spaghetti Supper on the 19th and all those that helped, too.

Parent’s night for volleyball will be on October 6th and for football and cross country on October 9th.

There are backpacks and school supplies available to all students at the school.  Just stop in the office and request them.

The Area Clothing Depot located at the old school in Wright will be having a FREE coat and sweater give-away the whole month of October.  Customers are limited to 2 coats and 3 sweaters per person per visit.

Don’t forget that the Cardinal Court – Villa Vista has Cribbage on every other Friday at 2 PM and BINGO on the 3rd  Monday of the month at 6:30 PM for the public and residents.  Try to join them when you can.  The Round Table on Wednesday mornings is always open to area residents, too.

For those of you who may be new to the area, the Cromwell-Wright School publishes a Bus Bulletin, which is sent home with the students, each Friday which can be picked up at the school or area businesses to keep up on what’s going on at school and the community.  You may also want to put information on the Bus Bulletin by calling the school or emailing the info by Friday morning at 8 or 9 AM.

Last Sunday, the 20th, I took a bus to the Twins game at the Metrodome.  This was the third game with the Tigers and they just couldn’t pull out another win.  It was fun to see them live, but sure would have been much more fun to get a win.  The first two games had been wins and were really exciting, but that’s the way the ball bounces I guess! 

Remember, if you have any news for this column, please call, send a note or email me with your information. 

So, here’s my Limerick for the week:   I went to a Minnesota Twins Game,  Folks from miles around us came.  They got a few hits,  They even caught the balls in their mitts,  But the loss was really a shame.

That’s all the news from Lake GoTwinsgowinwinwin and Hello to all the parents of our local students and the home school kids and their parents, too!

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The Carlton County Retired Educators will be meeting at the Country Inn in Cromwell on Tuesday, September 29th at 11:30 AM for lunch and then going up to the new Cardinal Court for their meeting, tour and a visit with Julie Peterson, administrator of the new facility.  All area retired teachers, administrators, and school staff are invited to join the CCRE.  They meet 2 times a year and their main goal is to volunteer to keep the Little Red Schoolhouse open at the Carlton County Fair.  Just call me for further information at 357-2385.