Wright/Cromwell news

Our sympathies to the family of 22-year-old Brock Hascall of Wright, who died when his car was hit by a train on Sept. 9. The collision occurred about 4:30 a.m. near the intersection of Lammi Road and Minnesota Highway 210 in Sawyer Township, according to the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office. Here is what his family shared on Facebook: “To say we are all devastated is an understatement, however, we now know exactly how many people he touched in his short time here on earth. The outpouring of messages, phone calls, and posts are being seen by all of us. It just reaffirms to us exactly what we already knew about Brock. As we begin to navigate this oh-so-familiar journey of grief again, we would like to express our appreciation to everyone. The world lost a beautiful soul who meant the world to us.”

Pastor Cheryl Fleckenstein will be conducting worship at Bethlehem and Bethany on Sunday, Sept. 24.

Elementary school pictures will be taken on Oct. 3, and high school pictures on Oct. 4. Makeup pictures will be taken on Oct. 26.

Judy and Bill will be entertaining at the Villa Vista at 6 p.m. on Sept. 25. On Sept. 27, Don and Candy will be at the Villa Vista at 1:30 p.m., and there’s karaoke with Rob and Deb at 6 p.m. The public is always welcome to attend these events.

The next YOT senior dance will be held at the Cromwell Pavilion 1-4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28, with music by Two for the Road. The last dance for this year will be held on Oct. 26, with music by Florian Chmielewski.

The Kettle River Conference Women of the ELCA fall gathering will be held on Sept. 30 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Cromwell Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. Myrna Kempi Wells Ulland will be the guest speaker. Lunch will be served for a $10 donation.

The Women of Bethlehem Lutheran in Wright will be having a rummage sale Oct. 6-7, so you can start collecting your donations. Be sure the items are in good condition and still useful.

The Cromwell Wright Middle school students are fundraising for their July 25-28 trip to Washington, D.C. Donations can be sent to Cromwell Wright School, PO Box 7, Cromwell MN 55726. Put “Washington trip” on the memo line.

The Cromwell Quilt Guild’s quilt retreat is Oct. 13-14 at the Cromwell Pavilion. Call Deb Templeton at 612-759-9048 or Linda Larson at 218-644-3484 for more information or to sign up.

Save the date for the Red Bird Bazaar, Sat. Nov. 4 at the Cromwell-Wright School. Registration forms will be mailed out by the end of the month. If you have questions or are interested in having a spot to sell your wares, please email Lea at [email protected] or Kari at [email protected].

I am looking for Sue Weets, the Watkins dealer. If you know her, tell her I need vanilla.

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