Wright - Cromwell News 01.24.13

It seems that when folks get together they usually get around to talking about the weather. This happens on long distance phone calls, when emailing each other, or just a brief visit in passing. Well, this week we really had something to talk about. With temps in the minus-20s, even schools were closed or running two hours late. Luckily, many area schools were already closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, so we didn’t miss that day due to extreme cold temperatures. Let’s hope that we can get through this cold spell with very few problems.

Another longtime resident of Cromwell died this past week. Our sincere sympathy to the family of Edward (Ed) Johnson, 83, of Cromwell who died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, in Villa Vista Care Center. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Jan. 22 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cromwell. Burial will take place in the spring in Forest Hill Cemetery in Cromwell.

The next Wrong Days meeting will be Feb. 12 at the fire hall at 7 p.m. We need ideas and volunteers to make the 48th Wrong Days a yearly event.

Congratulations to the 2013 Homecoming Court. The King and Queen candidates are: Justin Britton, Ann Collman, Lenore Collman, Joe Couture, Alex Hakamaki, Jared Hutar, Brittany Johnson, Kayle Johnson, Josh Oliver and Christina Stenson. Coronation will be held Friday, Jan. 25. Cromwell-Wright boys basketball will host Floodwood with the JV game beginning at 4:45 and varsity at 6:15 (note the earlier times). Coronation will be held at approximately 8 p.m.

Attention Class of 2013: Only 13 out of 26 seniors have turned in their wallet-size graduation photograph into the senior advisor, Mrs. Brekke. Seniors who have not, please do so ASAP.

Parents of preschool-aged children: Early Childhood Family Education classes begin on Tuesday, Jan. 29, and will run through April 23. These classes are for children ages 1-5 and their parent(s) or another favorite adult. Call Robin or Candy at 218-644-3716 ext. 4100 to register or for more information. New families are always welcome.

Cromwellian yearbooks are now on sale. Yearbooks are $45 per book. Order soon as quantities are limited. Families buying for members within the immediate family pay $10 less per book. Full payment is due with each order. With your order, please note the person(s) for whom you are buying the book(s). Students may pay Mr. Berthiaume; community members may drop payments off in the office or mail them to the school, Attn: Yearbook, PO Box 7, Cromwell, MN 55726. Please make checks payable to Cromwell-Wright School. Contact Mr. Berthiaume with questions at pberthiaume@cromwellwright.k12.mn.us or 218-644-3737 ext. 3100.

The One-Act Play Sub-Sections will take place in Aitkin, and Speech at McGregor, both on the same day, Saturday, Jan. 26.

That’s all the news from Lake “Waytoocold” and hello to all the folks who stay here for the winter.

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