Wright/Cromwell news

It’s been a few weeks since I have been home due to my cancer treatments and colon infection. But I am home now and it feels good to be back here. I have a lot to catch up on, but day by day and hour by hour I will get things back in order. I am so thankful to all my friends and family who have helped me during this time. Now I am facing surgery and hopefully will have a full recovery in the coming weeks. This was definitely not the summer I was looking for back in May, but I am thankful I discovered the lump on my breast as early as I did.

Our community has lost several area folks recently.

Mary Nordlund, 63, of Kettle River died suddenly on Aug. 5 at her home while taking care of her lawn and flowers, which was one of her favorite hobbies. She lived in Kettle River and attended Cromwell High School, graduating in 1977.

Ina Blanch (Line) Jobe of Mahtowa passed away Aug. 1 at home with family by her side. She was born Jan. 11, 1936, to Rufus and Hazel (Smith) Line in Cromwell. She went to school at Eagle Lake and Cromwell, graduating in 1955. Ina married Marlin Jobe in 1956, and they raised six children. They left the area in 1965, when they moved to a farm in Mahtowa.

Gary Lee “Woody” Quick, 81, of Kettle River passed away July 26. He married Wendy Oja on Dec. 13, 1986.

Shirley I. Hart-Mingus, 87, of Wright passed away April 27 at Suncoast Hospice in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Betty J. Isaacson, 83, of Cloquet passed away July 30 at Essentia Hospital in Duluth. She was born July 23, 1940, in Kalevala Township, the daughter of Carl and Eva (Anderson) Mattson. Betty graduated from Cromwell High School in 1958 and was married to Larry Isaacson on July 28, 1956.

There will be a Wounded Warriors event at the Cromwell Park Pavilion on Saturday, Aug. 19, and all proceeds will go to local wounded veterans.

Lutheran pastor Valerie Brown Greenly will celebrate her 35th year of ordination in Coon Rapids on Sunday, Aug. 20. Cards of congratulations can be sent to Peace Lutheran Church, 20 Northdale Blvd NW, Coon Rapids MN 55448. Pastor Valerie served Bethlehem and Bethany from 1994 to 1996.

School will resume on Aug. 28 for Cromwell-Wright. There will be an open house 1-5 p.m. on Aug. 24. If you know of new kids in the area, be sure to invite them to come in and get registered for school.

This will be the first year in many years that I will not be at the Carlton County fair. I feel that I must take care of myself so I can be at my best before my upcoming surgery. I have heard that Covid is still around, and that’s the last thing I need to be exposed to. The fair runs through this weekend.

The Carlton County Retired Educators and ADK thank Lake Country Power Operation Round Up for the generous donation of $500 to buy school supplies for students who visit the Little Red School House this year. Thanks to all the volunteers who work at the school during the fair.

The next YOT Senior dance is 1-4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24 at the Cromwell Pavilion.

That’s all the news from the edge of Wright.