DFL to honor Nolan in Carlton

The Carlton County Democratic- Farmer-Labor Party will be hosting a retirement dinner in honor of former U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan Saturday, May 4 at the Four Seasons Sports Complex and Event Center in Carlton. Social hour starts at 4:30 p.m., and dinner will start at 5:30 p.m. with a program at 7 p.m. Dinner will include stuffed pork chops, wild rice and vegetables. Bid on a dessert auction with proceeds going to A Breath of Hope, a nonprofit that provides assistance for experimental lung cancer treatments like the one Nolan’s daughter, Katherine Nolan Benson, is undergoing. Tickets are $35 per person. Call 218-355-1652 for reservations or mail checks to Carlton County DFL, P.O. Box 208, Cromwell MN 55726.