A hometown newspaper with a local office, local owners & lots of local news
A hometown newspaper with a local office, local owners & lots of local news
Marsha Peterson will retire Saturday, Oct. 30, after more than 30 years with the U.S. Postal Service. Please decorate your mailbox or leave a note in appreciation of her dedication to delivering the mail on the rural routes of Tamarack and Wright areas as well as always being available to help in any way she can. There will be treats at the post office Saturday during window hours, so stop in to wish her well.
Chilloween is Friday, Oct. 29 at the Cromwell Park Pavilion, 6-8 p.m. for those in sixth grade and younger (must be accompanied by an adult) and 8-10 p.m. for older kids. There will be snacks, music, dancing, games, costume contests and face painting. Bring your own already-carved jack-o-lantern for a contest. This is an indoor-only event.
The CACC hunters’ supper, turkey and all the trimmings, complete with pumpkin pie, will be served 4-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5. Volunteers are still needed for food prep, cooking, bussing tables, putting up posters, or whatever you can do. If you can help, please contact Deb Switzer, 218-340-1968 or [email protected].
The Red Bird Bazaar is 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6 at Cromwell-Wright School. Paid registration is due Friday, Oct. 29. For more information or to register, contact Angela Anderson ([email protected]), Kari Olesiak ([email protected]) or Lea Tiili-Anderson ([email protected]).
The school nurse’s office is in need of size 10/12 and 14/16 boys’ and girls’ pants. Please drop off donations at our school district office.
Yoga resumes at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 1, at the Cromwell Pavilion. Questions, email Ann Markusen, [email protected].
Ray and Alice Gurske will celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31 at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Wright. Please pass the word. Cards can be sent to 1576 Kibart Road, Wright MN 55798.
The Cromwell-Wright School will be honoring all area veterans on Veterans Day at the school. Coffee and treats will be served 1-1:30 p.m., followed by a program 1:30-2:30 p.m. All area veterans and community members are welcome to attend.
The Area Clothing Depot’s coat and sweater giveaway continues Oct. 28 and 30.
Our sympathy to the family of Faye Joann Korpela Hurst, 69, who died peacefully Oct. 19. Faye was born in Moose Lake and grew up in Cromwell, and she and her husband, Dennis, raised their family in Barnum.
That’s all the news from The Edge of Wright. Happy Halloween.
Send local news to Jennie at jkh4 [email protected] or call at 218-357-2385.
