2B CROSBY-IRONTON COURIER Driver’s education classes Wednesday, July 1, 2015 School Rules! Kids Camp starts July 6 Join “Miss Molly” Monday through Thursday from July 6 to 16 for the 2015 Summer Kids Camp for ages three to five. At Kids Camp we will have fun making exciting crafts, play activities, stories, snack time and gym or outside games. It is a fun time for kids to get ready for the new preschool or kindergarten year. It also gives children an opportunity to make new friends their own age or reconnect with kids from previous preschool classes. Contact Miss Molly to reserve your spot. For more information call 545-8800, extension 6976 or e-mail mmatthews@ ci.k.12.mn.us. Dates for Kids Camp are July 6 through 9 and 13 through 16. Children ages three and four attend from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and children ages four and five from noon to 2:30 p.m. Classes will be held in the CRES Early Childhood Room. The fee for the class if $65, due by the first day of class or with the registration form. The instructor is Molly Hoffarth. U of M Duluth dean’s list The University of Minnesota Duluth announces the dean’s list for the spring semester, 2015. Area students include: Olivia A. Mailhot, Crosby, Education and Human Services Professions; Rachel E. Maschhoff, Fifty Lakes, Labovitz School of Business and Economics and Jade Stangel, Ironton, Education and Human Services Professions. Mille Lacs Driving Instruction is offering driver’s education classes which include 30 hours of classroom instruction and/or six hours of behind-the-wheel instruction. Classes are open to students who are 14 years of age. Class size is limited to 35 students. Enrollment is based on age and first registrations received. Cost for this year’s sessions are $335, $95 to be Area students graduate from St. Scholastica The College of St. Scholastica held its spring 2015 commencement ceremony May 9 in Duluth. The ceremony included the following local students: Benjamin Carlson of Crosby graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. Class Reunions Class of 1953 luncheon The Crosby-Ironton class of 1953 will gather for an informal luncheon at the Deerstand in Deerwood at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6. Orders will be taken from the menu. For more information, contact Jack Couture at 546-2758. Class of 1957 reunion July 24 The C-I class of 1957 will hold its fourth annual Get Together with a Mixer on Friday, July 24 at the Deerwood Legion beginning at 4:30 p.m. For more information call Gerry (Bierman) Nyberg at 534-3619 or [email protected]. Class of 1995 reunion July 3 The class of 1995 will hold a reunion July 3 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Bridge Tavern. For more information check the Facebook page or call Kelly at 612-338-1558, Jenny at 341-7356, Jessica at 821-9149 or Laura at 8660275. Class of 1962 will meet July 9 The C-I class of 1962 will have its annual gathering on Thursday, July 9 at the 40 Club in Aitkin. Social hour will be 4:30 to 5 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m. Please R.S.V.P. to [email protected]. Class of 1980 The class of 1980 will hold a reunion on Saturday, July 11. Contact Julee Swensen Johnson at 507-382-4554 or [email protected] for more information. Class of 1943 meets Aug. 5 The C-I class of 1943 will hold its 31st reunion on Wednesday, Aug. 5 at noon at the Crosby Bar and Grill in downtown Crosby. For information, please contact Ethel Olson Plasek at 3112 Armour Terrace NE, Minneapolis, 55418-2515, call 612-781-7803 or e-mail [email protected]. Class of 1951 The C-I class of 1951 will hold its class reunion Saturday, Sept. 12 at the Deerwood American Legion, beginning at noon. A head count is needed, so please register by Aug. 15 with ViEtta Rude, 772-0021. Class of 1952 A luncheon get-together at The Deerstand in Deerwood is planned for Monday, Aug. 10 at 11:30 a.m. for the graduating class of 1952. For additional information contact Mike Hawks, 546-5704 or Verona Schroeder, 715-246-5222. Class of 1964 picnic Aug. 1 The Crosby-Ironton class of 1964 will hold a picnic at Marilyn Hendrickson’s (Don Hendrickson’s mom) home at 416 Sixth Avenue NE in Crosby on Aug. 1 beginning at noon. Bring your own beverage and something to share. Weiners and brats will be provided. Class of ‘75 to hold reunion Crosby-Ironton Class of 1975 is planning its 40-year reunion on July 24 through 26. A get-together is planned at 21910 County Road 28, Deerwood, on Friday, July 24. There will be a golf tournament on Saturday and social hour and buffet dinner at Cuyuna Rolling Hills in Deerwood on Saturday, July 25. There is a Class of 75 Facebook page for updates. Please contact Judi (Anderson) Smith, [email protected], or 839-3583 with questions or to register. We are missing many addresses so please pass the word. Faculty welcome. Class of 1990 25th reunion July 18 The C-I class of 1990 25 year reunion will be held on Saturday, July 18 at the C-I Pub in Ironton. There will be a buffet served and social hour will start at 6 p.m. For more information, join the C-I Class of 1990 Facebook page or contact Amy Turk at 820-5274, [email protected] or Kristina Holtzleicer-Draeger at [email protected] or 952-607-5255. Class of 1956 luncheon July 17 The C-I Class of 1956 will hold an informal luncheon on Friday, July 17 at the C-I Pub (formerly Gary’s) in Ironton beginning at 11 a.m. For further information or if you are planning to attend, contact Mary Lou Houle at 546-6143 or R.S.V.P. to [email protected]. Class of 1965 reunion July 18 The Crosby-Ironton graduating class of 1965 will hold its 50-year reunion on July 18 at the Deerwood American Legion. For additional information, please contact Candy Turner at 546-5782 or Chick Turk at 546-5377. Class of 1957 mixer on July 24 The C-I High School class of 1957 will hold its fourth annual get together with a mixer on Friday, July 24 at the Deerwood Legion beginning at 4:30 p.m. On Saturday, July 25 they will meet again at the Deerwood Legion at noon. Lunch will be served at 1 p.m. For more information contact Gerry Nyberg at 5343619 or denger3619@hotmail. For nearby accomodations, contact the Country Inn at 534-3101 or Deerwood Motel at 534-3163. Class of 1954 The class of 1954 will gather at the Deerstand in Deerwood at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8. Orders will be taken from the menu. Please respond by July 25 if you will be attending. Jim Nelson has invited the class to his home following lunch for a social hour. Please respond to Jean Sharp, 18866 State Highway 6, Deerwood, 56444, by telephone, 534-3341 or [email protected]. Class of 1955 meets July 10-11 The Crosby-Ironton High School class of 1955 will meet Friday, July 10 for an informal mixer at the Ironton American Legion at 7 p.m. On Saturday, July 11, the class will meet for luncheon at the Deerwood Legion at 11:30 a.m. Classmates should remember to bring their scholarship money to the reunion and turn it into Gene Bordwell. For more information contact Janet Almquist at 218-828-6363. Moved? Let the Courier know! If you subscribe to the Courier and have moved, please let us know by calling 546-5029 or e-mailing courier @crosbyironton.net paid during classroom and $240 to be paid during behind-the-wheel. The class will be held at Crosby-Ironton High School in room 126 Monday through Friday from 8 to 11 a.m. July 13 through 24. To register for the classes call Tim or Catrina Roth at 320-676-3409 or 952-8365535 or e-mail [email protected]. DVDs now ready for pick-up If you are a 2015 graduating senior, a DVD from the Grad Blast Committee is now available for you to pick-up at the Crosby-Ironton Courier during normal business hours. These DVDs are a gift from the Grad Blast Committee to all seniors. Collect labels for education Campbell’s Soup labels, Box Tops for Education are more valuable than you think! These and other labels and product UPCs are collected by area schools to be redeemed for education equipment and the entire community can help. These items can be dropped off at Cuyuna Range Elementary School or the Crosby-Ironton Courier. In addition, a full list of products eligible for the program is available at the school office. Adam English of Deerwood graduated with a Master of Science in Family Nurse Practitioner. Joshua Jacobson of Ironton graduating with a Master of Science in Family Nurse Practitioner. Minecraft Movie Making July 20 Minecraft is the game phenomenon focused on creativity and building, allowing players to build environments out of textured cubes in a virtual 3D world. Working in groups, students will be introduced to Minecraft in real life with our customized Legos and finally film a stop-motion movie using Minecraftinspired Lego creations. The focus will be on creating Minecraft-inspired Lego worlds and filming. Students will take home two Lego Microfigs and an animated movie to show off their creations. Please bring a drink and snack daily. The class will be held July 20 and 21 from 9 a.m. to noon in the CRES Art Room. The fee is $54. The class is available for children in grades one through five. Minimum is eight participants; maximun is 20 participants. Contact Crosby-Ironton Community Education at 545-8822 to register for the class. MADISON BERG Berg open house Saturday A graduation open house will be held for Madison Berg, daughter of Brian Berg, on Saturday, July 11 from 1 to 5 p.m. 8836 Dorothy Avenue, Brainerd (Take County Road 3 through Merrifield to County Road 127, go left and follow the signs). All friends and family are invited. Children’s theatre program July 27 This program offers children the opportunity to learn about theatre and will teach children how to build props, make costumes and put on makeup along with learning the finer points of acting. The week will end with a performance for the public on the last day. The program is for children ages five to 18. The dates are July 27 through Aug. 1 from 8 a.m. to noon in the Mayberry Auditorium. The cost is $50 per day or $300 for the week. The minimum class size is 10 participants, maximum is 25 participants. The instructor is Stephanie Kloss. Contact Crosby-Ironton Community Education at 545-8822 to register. Remember When? Excerpts from the Courier files 95 years ago… Friday, June 25, 1920 J.D. MacDonald, who has been employed at one of the mines was arrested last Sunday morning for stealing a bicycle belonging to Frank Petrusic. Judge Johnson fined him $25. The Standard Oil Company has installed a large gasoline tank at its filling station on the corner of Cross Avenue and Main Street. Leave your laundry at Joe’s Barber Shop. Fancy French Dry Cleaning, an agency for Peerless Laundry, will do family washing for nine cents per pound. Honeymoon Row no longer...inhabitants of the domicles comprising this residential section of our fair city will have you know, it will be known as Petunia Boulevard and they have put forth quite an effort to bring about this change of identity. The planting of petunias has transformed the street aglow with a profusion of vari-colored flowers, enhancing the appearance to the section immeasurably and consequently creating the incentive for changing the name to Petunia Boulevard. 65 years ago… Thursday, June 29, 1950 William Oppelt was seriously injured in a leap from a water truck at the Hanna mines on Thursday, June 26, 1930 June 23. He was driving a 20-ton July 1 marks the opening Euclid truck down one of the date of one of the finest tented hills at the mine when the truck theatres in the Northwest at the jumped out of gear. The speed Ironton play grounds. The with which the truck was going Curtis-Christopher Players will down the incline burned out the pay their first visit here, present- brakes. Unable to stop the truck, ing the latest New York plays Oppelt leaped from the cab, and comedies. They also have landing on some rocks by the snappy vaudeville specialties road. He suffered a compound between acts. The opening play fracture of the left leg and is in will be “Extra Dry.” Others pre- Miners hospital. sented furing the week are “The Mr. and Mrs. Robert Polich Broken Road,” ‘Too Much purchased the White Pine Inn Married,” “All of a Sudden from Fred Babbe over the weekOle,” and “We’re in the Army end. They are planning to open Now,” and two other late plays. the Serpent Supper Club next Warner G. Onstrom week. Remodeling and redecoreceived a new model A pur- rating is now under way. chased through the LaVictoire Jack Ruspino, son of Mr. Motor Co., to be used in con- and Mrs. James Ruspino of nection with the tank and trailer Crosby, was killed in a plane purchased by the Cuyuna Oil crash in Washington on June 28. Company of Crosby. The tank He is employed by an airlines in which has a capacity of 853 gal- Washington. lons, will go a long way in fillling orders to outlying points. “Sally’s” South Seas Islanders are pleasing large Wednesday, June 29, 1960 crowds at the firemen’s carniA grand opening at the val. Lovers of good dancing Crosby Theatre has been should not fail to pay this show announced by Jim Skeim for a visit. July 6. A “free” show “Seven Thieves” starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Collins and Rod Steiger. Thursday, June 27, 1940 Stan Wood and Paul The Red Cross Car Relief Habighorst are among those Fund has reached the total of entered in the 1960 Minneapolis $566.55 which is a very gratify- Aquatennial Canoe Derby ing amount to be collected by which starts its 10-day, 450 mile the Crosby-Ironton branch of race on July 6. A large crowd is the Crow Wing County chapter. expected to be on hand July 10 The quota for Crow Wing when the canoeists pass the County, $1,120, has been Highway 6 bridge north of increased and the range is doing Crosby. its share to meet the increase. Area residents are asked Alex J. Ruttger, Bay Lake, once again to assemble and tie was re-elected president of the their old newspaper and magaCrow Wing County Tourist zines for collection by the St. Boosters Association at the Joseph’s Home and School annual meeting held in the Iron Association. Exchange Hall in Brainerd. 85 years ago… 55 years ago… 75 years ago… 45 years ago… Wednesday, July 1, 1970 Residents at Riverton, Independent School District 187 voted recently to consolidate with the Brainerd and CrosbyIronton School Districts as outlined in a plat drawn up by the State Department of Education. The vote to consolidate part of the district with Brainerd was approved by a 22-11 vote; Crosby-Ironton by a 25-9 vote. Some 250 boys from C-I, Aitkin, Remer and Onamia turned out for a baseball clinic conducted by Dick Siebert, University of Minnesota baseball coach, assisted by Ken Staples, baseball coach at Cooper High School in Robbinsdale and former manager of the St. Cloud Rox. The Wheels Day Parade will take place on July 8 at the Ironton Grade School Playground starting at 1:30 p.m. featuring bikes, trikes, etc. The fun day for the kiddies will also feature races. Prizes will be awarded for the best decorated vehicle. 35 years ago… Wednesday, June 25, 1980 A high speed chase ran a gamut form Emily through Crosby, Ironton, Irondale and Deerwood before it ended on Highway 6 in Deerwood. Emily Police Chief Al Jensen was investigating the firing of Roman candles from a location near the Ann Lake Road north of Emily at 2 a.m. Upon his arrival four people scrambled into a van and shots were fired at the squad car. The police vehicle was damaged but driveable. Jensen fired a number of shots back at the van before it drove off up the road, one of the occupants jumped out and ran into the woods. A short time later the van came back the same way where Jensen was waiting on Highway 6 with back up on its way. It wasn’t until the the van passed Jensen that he realized it was the same vehicle as the lights had blinded him. They fired more shots, this time hitting Jensen in the face. Another exchange of gunfire was near the Dairy Queen in Crosby while the van ran through a road block. The van also ran through another road block on County Road 28 near the cemetery. More shots were fired. The chase ended when the van turned south on a dead end (Tysk) road. The fourth individual was captured the next day. Murder suspects, three Aitkin men, were apprehended at Lakeview Motel in Crosby. The three, Timothy Tibbetts, John Lemir and Edward Cox, were charged in the death of Mrs. Inga Warren, 70, owner and operator of Warren’s Bait & Tackle Store on Highway 169 south of Aitkin. 25 years ago… Wednesday, June 27, 1990 Crosby approves $16,969 loan to McKenzie Signs through its UDAG money, to be paid back in five years at an interest rate of two percent less than the New York Prime rate. The C-I School Board hired Roger Twigg as the district’s athletic director. Twigg will also teach two class periods a day and his contract will include 20 extra days. The Crosby Chamber of Commerce completed the installation of the new sign just west of the Highway 210 and 6 intersection and it reads “Crosby, a community for all seasons.” 15 years ago… Wednesday, June 28, 2000 Treasure Your Library is the theme for the summer reading program at Jessie F. Hallett Memorial Library in Crosby. Two books are now for sale at the Hallett Library in Crosby titled, “Rembembering E.W. and Jessie Hallett” and “A Bit About the Life of Ernest W. Hallett.” Find Unique Treasures Nestled in the North Woods in Emily. The 100th Anniversary of the City of Emily is being commemorated each week in Emily. Erika Geske of Trommald has been selected again this year as a Minnesota Vikings Cheerleader/Dance member. 5 years ago… Wednesday, June 30, 2010 The Deerwood Bank was robbed during and daring daylight heist last Saturday. The public is asked in helping to identify the individual who walked away with an undetermined amount of money. Louie’s Bucket of Bones in Ironton, owned by Joyce Hoggarth, is featured in the July issue of Minnesota Monthly magazine as one of the top 10 barbeque spots in the state! The Crosby Eye Clinic celebrates is 35th anniversary of eye care.
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