Wright/Cromwell news

Well, Wrong Days in Wright is over for another year. There were a lot of activities, but some had to go by the wayside. For instance, due to Minnesota gambling regulations, Wrong Days can no longer sell gun raffle tickets or give cash prizes for button sales. If you purchased raffle tickets and want your money back, please bring the tickets to Kalli’s Place for a refund. Otherwise, the money from the raffle will go into the general fund. As far as the buttons go, they are mostly just a souvenir of this year’s Wrong Days, but I want to personally thank my sister-in-law Linda Dahlman for single-handedly collecting over $1,600 worth of prizes from area businesses for the button drawings after the parade. Please be sure to thank the businesses for their generous donations whether you won a prize or not!

A couple weeks ago, I told you about the bear that was on our deck and then got zapped on the light pole during a storm. A week later, the bear came back and was on the deck, eating from the cat food dish. When I took a closer look, I could hardly believe my eyes. Its entire right ear and part of the skull was gone, and its head looked like a zombie skull with bone and brains exposed. I called the DNR to see if we should shoot it, and was told that if it didn’t seem to be in any distress to just leave it alone, which we did. The bear hung around for about a half-hour longer and took off when we fired a shot to scare it away; we haven’t seen it since. I have photos of its head; I won’t publish them because they are pretty gruesome, but you can ask to see them when you see me.

The next YOT dance at the Cromwell Pavilion is Thursday, July 28, with music by Two for the Road. One of the longtime senior dancers died and her funeral was on July 21. She will be missed by all her friends and dancing partners.

There will be a perennial plant sale at Bethany Lutheran Church

11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, July 31.

There will be an open house celebration for Ray and Alice Gurske, Sheldon and Marion Larsen, and Shirley Walli 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6 at the Wright Senior Center, to thank them for their many years of service to the seniors and the community at large.

The Rev. Robert “Bob” Kleinke, 74, pastor at Bethany and Bethlehem Lutheran churches from 1994 through 1996, passed away July 12. A memorial service was held July 16 at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Duluth.

John M. Polich, 97, of Cromwell passed away July 4. John had resided at Cardinal Court in Cromwell since June 2018. A graveside service was held July 17.

Robert Arthur Stewart, 91, of Tamarack, passed away July 11 in Villa Vista Senior Living. Visitation is 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service Friday, July 22 at the Round Lake Presbyterian Church, followed by burial at the cemetery near the church.

The Farmers Co-op in Wright will hold its 103rd annual meeting Aug. 10 at the Senior Center in Wright. Election of directors and any other business will be considered at this time. Terms that are up include Jennie Hanson and Beanie Randa’s, plus any nominations from the floor.

Happy 88th Birthday to Ann Heikkila on July 24.

Plan on attending Bethlehem Church on Sunday as they commemorate their 110th anniversary of ministry to the community.

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