Carlton Happenings

The Green House will soon be placing the beautiful hanging plants to brighten the main street of Carlton. I have mine ready to go, and with a little help they will be planted soon.

I want to wish a happy birthday to everyone who is or will be 75 years old this year. It is amazing to me that we have lived three-quarters of a century, and that includes my classmates from the Class of 1964.

The Carlton community blood drive is 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 1 at St. Frances Catholic Church, 31 County Road 1. Contact Cecelia at 218-393-0589 to sign up.

Crocheters needed: A group of community members are still making mats for the homeless. Volunteers started about three years ago, cutting plastic shopping bags into strips and crocheting the strips into mats. It takes about 700 bags to complete a mat about 6 feet long. The group meets at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Carlton 9-11 a.m. Tuesdays. Bring donations of plastic bags to the church, or to Northwoods Credit Union in Moose Lake and Cloquet. Volunteers are invited to contact Mary Saarela at 218-393-2693 for more information.

The Carlton VFW Honor Guard will be participating in services at area cemeteries on Memorial Day, May 31. The schedule is: 7 a.m., leave Carlton VFW; 7:30 a.m., Eagle River Cemetery; 7:55 a.m., Cromwell; 8:35 a.m., Atkinson; 9:15 a.m., Elim Lutheran; 9:45 a.m., Oak Lake; 10:10 a.m., Nickerson; 10:55 a.m., St. John’s; 11:15 a.m., Carlton (Hillside Cemetery); 11:50 a.m., flag raising at the Carlton VFW.

The Carlton VFW and Auxiliary will be accepting donations for their fifth annual “Dream Garage Sale” through Sept. 8. The sale will be Sept. 10-11 at the Four Seasons Complex, 90 Chestnut Ave. in Carlton. Donations are needed to help make this garage sale a success. Donate clean garage sale items (no clothing) by making arrangements for someone to meet you: contact Linda Kaehler, 218-428-0496.

The Community Memorial Hospital Auxiliary’s rummage sale will be held 4-7 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, and 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Saturday, May 20-22 at the Four Seasons Complex, 90 Chestnut Ave. in Carlton.

Mark your calendars for Carlton Daze, July 23-25, 2021.

Carlton High School graduation is 7 p.m. May 28 at the high school. Awards Night is 5 p.m. May 23 at the high school.

Have a great day and think summer. Be safe, wear a mask and wash your hands.

If you have a community event in Carlton or know of a special person who should be recognized, contact Leola at 218-310-6065. or [email protected].