Kettle River News

Plan to attend the Jump into June sale 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Friday, June 2 at the Kettle River Veterans Building. There will be baked goods, plants and slightly used treasures available.

Mark your calendar for the Moose Lake Library book sale. It is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 16 and 17 at the Riverside Arena this year. Books can be dropped off at the arena June 13-15 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will also be some arts and craft vendors on both Friday and Saturday.

The Finnish Luncheon is noon on Wednesday, June 21 at the Kettle River Senior Center. Bring your friends.

Tony Lema was a professional golfer. He and his wife, Betty, were killed in a plane crash on July 24, 1966. The plane developed engine trouble and crashed on a golf course near Lansing, Illinois. They were near the airport where they were going for an exhibition event. The pilot was able to avoid hitting the clubhouse full of people and landed in a lake. Also killed in the crash was the pilot, Dr. Bard, a surgeon whom I worked with in Kankakee, Illinois, and the co-pilot, who was the wife of an anesthesiologist at the hospital where I worked. Both the pilot and co-pilot were chartering the flight.