Wright/Cromwell news

We held a beautiful visitation and memorial service for my husband, Bob Hanson, on Oct. 21 and 22. I’ve been sharing a few stories about Bob taken from his eulogy. Here’s my final installment: When we first got married, I planted a small garden in the front yard. It was only about 25 feet by 25 feet. I guess Bob figured I liked gardening, so the next year he plowed up a half-acre of the yard and planted the garden. Well, that was way too much for me to take care of and since harvest time was at the same time school resumed, I didn’t do much gardening after that.

I also liked to go fishing from time to time and we would go together to area lakes. But when he never wanted to come off the lake, I didn’t go with him much after that either. He was just too serious about this hobby, but that didn’t stop him from fishing whenever he had time.

Once, he even fell out of the boat on Schoolhouse Lake. Luckily, he always wore his life jacket! He even got to go halibut fishing in Alaska with his buddy Leo Dahlberg in 2004.

Bob worked for most of his life at Diamond Match in Cloquet. I’d usually make his lunches the night before, so I didn’t have to get up so early the next day. Well, one time I told him that I had made sandwiches out of leftover hamburger buns and just to take them from the fridge and put them in his lunch box. When he sat down to eat lunch there were only three plain buns with no filling! He must have thought I was mad at him, so didn’t say anything until some friends were over and he said his lunch was just dry buns. Then, I figured out he took the wrong bag of buns.

Oh, another time he took a few of my frozen chocolate cookies to work in his lunch pail, but by the time his lunch break came around his pail was a bloody mess. He had taken frozen hamburger patties instead of my cookies! I did hear about that one when he got home. But he didn’t get mad, because he figured it was his fault for not checking more carefully. And speaking of food, I usually brought beans to many events that we attended, and often there would be beans leftover, so Bob would eat them for a few days. And it just so happened that I brought leftover beans home almost every week for about a month. So, when I brought some to Sharon Lakes, and there were leftovers, she asked Bob if he wanted to take home. Bob said, “No! I like beans, but eating them every day for a month is just too much!”

Our sympathies to the family of Chester “Chet” Thomas, 80, of Wright, who passed away on Oct. 25. He married Kathleen Tabako in 1965. His funeral was held Nov. 4.

The Clothing Depot in Cromwell is now able to accept donations but, please, no truckloads.

Lakeside Community Center will be having a mojakka supper 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Wright. There will be raffle drawings again this year beginning at 5:30 p.m. to help raise money for the Clubhouse. Please come and join this endeavor.

The Bethany annual fall bazaar is Saturday, Nov. 12 in Cromwell. There will be a bake sale, arts and crafts and white elephant items. The bazaar starts at 9 a.m. with a browse and buy. The auction will start at 10 a.m. Coffee and treats will be served. The bazaar helps support the missions of our women’s group.

Turkey bingo, sponsored by Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Cromwell Pavilion.

There will be no school on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 24 and 25, with early release on Nov. 23 for Thanksgiving break.

The Carlton County Historical Society is again selling Carlton County barn calendars. You can pick up your 2023 calendar at the museum during operating hours 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, at the Pine Knot News, or call me at 218-357-2385 or Barb Dahl at 218-355-8644. The calendars are always well done and beautiful, and only $10 each.

As we observe Veterans Day this year, we want you to know how grateful we are for your service. Our families are safe, and our country is free thanks to brave American heroes like you.

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