Carlton News

Do you enjoy watching hockey games with players of all ages? Your chance to see beginning hockey players show off their skills starts at 9 a.m. Feb. 19. It’s the Carlton Mini Mite Jamboree at the Four Seasons Event Center in Carlton. The first games are 9-10 a.m. and the second games will start at 11:15.

Carlton High School homecoming will be held Feb. 18.

Crocheters still needed: A group of community members are still making plastic mats for the homeless out of clean plastic shopping bags. The group meets 9-11 a.m. on Tuesdays at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Carlton. Plastic bag donations can be brought to the Northwoods Credit Union in Moose Lake and Cloquet, and Bethesda. Volunteers are invited to contact Mary Saarela at 218-393-2693 for more information.

Veterans interested in joining the Carlton VFW Post 2962 or the Auxiliary can contact the VFW at 218-384-3794. Weekly events include cash drawings Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m., bingo 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, meat raffle at 6 p.m. Fridays, free pool and darts on Sundays, poker 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and cribbage at noon on Mondays. Upcoming events include live music by the band Gypsy Wagyn from 7-11 p.m. Saturday and a Super Bowl Sunday celebration Feb. 13.

The Carlton VFW Auxiliary is planning their gigantic garage sale fundraiser for September. Donations can be made beginning in March. Contact Linda at 218-428-0496. No clothing or shoes, please.

Four Seasons Sports Complex and Event Center board meetings are the third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. The public is welcome. The next meeting will be Feb. 16. The complex also collects aluminum cans, just deposit them in the trailer located next to the hockey arena. There is open hockey and open skating available on the weekends.

Find your favorite recipe and bake a loaf on Banana Bread Day, Feb. 23. Don’t forget to share. Get your griddles and spatulas ready for National Pancake Day, March 1.

Happy Valentine’s Day. I encourage everyone to send a Valentine to someone they care about, or call a family member or friend or give out hugs (if possible) to show that we care about them. I have decided to take my own suggestions, and let others know how much they mean to me. Have a wonderful Feb. 14.

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