Wright/Cromwell news

Congratulations to the Anderson Family of Swede Lake on being recognized as a Century Farm in March 2022 by the Minnesota State Fair and the Minnesota Farm Bureau. The farm was purchased in 1918 by Finnish immigrants Charles and Wilhelmena Anderson and has been passed down for four generations. The current owners are Guy and LeeAnn Anderson. They hope one of their grandchildren or great-grandchildren will keep on farming in some way or another far into the future.

I live on County Road 23, aka Center Road, just north of Wright. It has been undergoing the replacement of several culverts in anticipation of a resurfacing job starting July 11. The road was closed for only short periods of time during the culvert replacements, so most folks were able to get to town and back without too much difficulty. It will be great to have the road redone; there has been a lot of road decay in recent years.

We were saddened to hear that Mike Davis, 53, of Cromwell died unexpectedly June 24. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 10 at the Cromwell Pavilion.

It’s been 20 years since Michael Lake passed away July 24, 2002. May the memory of him still be with those who knew and loved him.

The United States Postal Service has announced that first-class postage goes up to 60 cents July 10. I still mail a lot of correspondence, so getting extra stamps will help a bit — not much, but at least I’ll get my two cents’ worth.

Cake and coffee will be served in honor of Sulo and Delores Walli’s 70th anniversary following the 10:30 church service Sunday, July 17 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Cromwell. Send cards to 1309 14th St. Apt 318, Cloquet MN 55720 or call 218-357-2722.

Wrong Days will be July 15-17 this year. Buttons and raffle tickets are available at the Co-op and Kalli’s Place. We need volunteers to go around the area communities and gather prizes for the button drawings Saturday. Since I am now a full-time caregiver for my husband, I can’t go around gathering button drawing prizes. If you can help, please call me at 218-357-2385. Or just go ahead and bring the prizes to the log pavilion after the parade on July 16. We all need to help to keep Wrong Days going and to be successful. This year’s Wrong Days buttons were made by Mike Davis. He passed away, so this will be the last button he designed.

After more than 30 years in the teaching profession, Lori Wester has retired! There will be a retirement party for her 1-4 p.m. July 31 at the Star Club near Kettle River. Please pass this on and give Lori a great party!

Vacation Bible School will be at Bethany July 31-Aug. 2 this year. Call the church at 218-644-3640.

Pastor Debra Hanson Carlson has resigned from Bethany and Bethlehem Lutheran churches, effective at the end of July. Bethany is also experiencing a significant change in lay leadership, as their president and secretary, Rob and Deb Switzer, have resigned as well. The lay leadership and synod will be working to assist both churches in obtaining interim pastoral care. Our best wishes go out to Pastor Deb in the future. Worship will continue at the regular times in both churches.

There’s a lot of Covid in the area, so please stay safe and wear a mask when neeeded. It’s never too late to vac-cin-ate!

That’s all the news from The Edge of Wright.