CROSBY-IRONTON COURIER
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014
Chamber Annual Meeting,
Business After Hours Tuesday
The
Cuyuna
Lakes
Chamber is combining its
Annual Meeting with the
November Business After
Hours on Tuesday, Nov. 18 at
the C-I Pub and Pine Room in
Ironton from 5 to 7 p.m.
Election of four board
members will be held. The
terms are three years and run
from January 2015 until
December 2017.
The following candidates
have been nominated:
—Nadine
Albrecht
(incumbent), Crosby Dairy
Queen & Spalding House
—Bill Bedard, Graphic
Packaging
—Dean Hansen (incumbent), Hansen Sports
—Matt Perrine, Perrine
Appraisals
—Amy Swensen, Backyard Greenhouse
There is only one vote per
membership. If your business
has more than one person
attending the election, only
one may vote in the election.
Voting must be completed in
person (no early voting or
absentee ballots). We value
the input and participation of
our entire membership, so
even if you are unable to
attend, we encourage you to
vote by proxy. In accordance
with the bylaws, only active
members are eligible to vote
at this meeting. There will be
no charge for those who plan
to come just for the vote.
Business After Hours is a
public event for area members
of the community to network
and build relationships. Please
join us for hors d'oeuvres,
refreshments, and raffle
prizes!
Please contact the chamber
to RSVP at 546-8131 or email: jessica@cuyunalakes.
com
Agricultural, mobile home
property tax due by Nov. 17
Laureen Borden, county
auditor-treasurer, reminds
property owners that the second-half real estate taxes are
due Nov. 15 for owners of
agricultural property and
mobile homes.
The second half of agricultural and mobile home taxes
being taxed as personal property are due Nov. 15. As the
15 is on a Saturday, payment
will be accepted Monday,
Nov. 17 without penalty.
Payments may be brought
into the Historic Courthouse,
mailed or paid online through
Lions’ affordable
hearing aids
With a pair of hearing aids
costing upwards of $5,000 to
$6,000, many area residents
in Deerwood, Crosby-Ironton,
Garrison, Aitkin, areas on
limited incomes often face a
future of simply having to
live with their hearing disabilities.
Lions International works
with a top-flight hearing manufacturer to make quality
hearing aids available at a
modest cost to those meeting
certain income and asset
qualifications. A hearing professional will test the applicant’s hearing and provide
product selection, installation, and service.
For more information, call
any area Lions member or
Steve Freese at 534-3856.
the Crow Wing County Web
site.
“We’ve been made aware
that envelopes are now being
postmarked in Minneapolis
and the pick up from the
boxes is early in the day to
receive a same day postmark,”
Borden noted. “The suggestion is to mail payments at
least by Friday, Nov. 14 to
avoid a late penalty charge or
bring your payment in person
to the historic courthouse.”
Payments may be made by
debit cards, e-checks or credit
cards by calling 1-855-4737027. Payments made by
credit or debit card or e-check
have a service fee added for
these types of payments by
your bank.
Find out more information
at www.crowwing.us or contact the Auditor-Treasurer’s
office at 824-1045.
Donate to
Neighborhood
National Bank’s
Mitten Line
Neighborhood National
Bank in Crosby is sponsoring
a Mitten Line for area children. Pick up an extra pair of
mittens (or hats, scarves and
gloves) while shopping and
bring
the
items
to
Neighborhood National Bank
location before Dec. 19.
All items received are
taken to area schools and
other places that will distribute the items to those in need.
THANK YOU
Thank you to all those who voted
for me for Crosby-Ironton School
Board. Your vote was greatly
appreciated.
-Tom Nixon
3
Fire department
turkey bingo
Nov. 22 in Crosby
DEE BARTELS and Tom
Ihlen both of Deerwood
announce their engagement. A 2015 wedding is
pending.
HAILEY RUSH AND LILY Habighorst were
recently honored by Pastor Sandy Berg-Holte
of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Cedarbrook
for their community service hours in earning
their Girl Scout Bronze Award. They are members of Girl Scout Troop 16.
Edward Jones to collect nonperishable items for food shelf
Residents and businesses
are asked to help those less
fortunate in the community
by bringing non-perishable
food items to the Edward
Jones branch office in Crosby
during regular business hours
throgh Wednesday, Dec. 17.
(Sorry no cash can be accepted at this site).
Edward Jones, a Fortune
500 company, provides financial services for individual
investors in the United States
and, through its affiliate, in
Canada. Every aspect of the
firm's business, from the
types of investment options
offered to the location of
branch offices, is designed to
cater to individual investors
in the communities in which
they live and work. The firm's
13,000-plus financial advisors work directly with nearly
7 million clients to understand their personal goals—
from college savings to retirement—and create long-term
investment solutions that
emphasize a well-balanced
portfolio, diversified portfolio. Edward Jones embraces
the importance of building
long-term, face-to-face relationships with clients, helping
them to understand and make
sense of the investment
options available today.
Headquartered in St. Louis,
Edward Jones ranked No. 4
overall in FORTUNE magazine's 2014 100 Best Companies
to Work For ranking. Visit the
Web site at www.edward
jones.com. Follow us on Twitter
@EdwardJones.
Member
SIPC. FORTUNE and Time
Inc. are not affiliated with and
do not endorse Edward Jones
products or services.
Christmas in
Deerwood on
Saturday, Dec. 6
The Deerwood Lakes
and Bay Lake Lions are sponsoring
Christmas
in
Deerwood at The Deerstand
in the lower level on
Saturday, Dec. 6 from 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Parents and kids will
be provided lunch, donated
by The Deerstand and kids
will receive a gift from Santa.
Invitations to this event
can be obtained at CRES. For
more information call 3307804.
THANK YOU
Josh Thompson and Michael
Brandt would like to thank
the voters of Deerwood
Township for electing us to
the Town Board.
Christmas in the
Park Dec. 3
Christmas in the Park is
Wednesday, Dec. 3 from 4 to
7 p.m. Celebrate the fellowship of the Christmas season
during the Cuyuna Lakes
Chamber of Commerce's
Christmas in the Park. Join
friends and neighbors at the
Crosby Memorial Park on
Serpent Lake for a magical
evening including a live
nativity, horse-drawn sleigh
rides and live entertainment.
Santa will be on hand so bring
your cameras and have your
wish lists ready! Bonfires will
be available to help keep you
warm. This event is organized
by the chamber at no cost to
those attending. We are still in
need of both volunteers and
donations and will need help
putting up the decorations at
that park to make the park
magical.
Many hearts and hands
are needed to create a celebration of this size. There are
many volunteer and sponsorship opportunities available.
We will be having a meeting
at the chamber office on
Thursday, Oct. 30 at 1 p.m. to
start the planning process for
Christmas in the Park.
Everyone is welcome.
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The Crosby Fire Department’s annual turkey bingo
will be held on Saturday, Nov.
22 at the Crosby Fire Hall.
Raffle tickets are $1 donaiton and can be purchased at
the event from any auxiliary
member or fire department
member. Prizes are: grand
prize, $500 JJ’s Guns Gift
Certificate (for the gun of
choice); second prize, $250;
and third prize, three large
oven-ready turkeys. Need not
be present to win; must be 18
years of age to purchase a
ticket. Drawings will be held
during the bingo event.
Turkey Bingo,
Raffle Nov. 24
in Deerwood
The Deerwood Fireman’s
Turkey Bingo Raffle is being
held Monday, Nov. 24 at the
Deerwood Auditorium. Bingo
starts at 7 p.m. with the prize
drawings at 8:30 p.m.
Concessions are available
with proceeds benefitting C-I
Grad Blast.
You must be 18 years of
age or older to play the raffle.
Tickets are a $1 donation.
First prize is a Beretta 300
Outlander 12 gauge; second
and third place prizes are
iPad’s and fourth place prize
is $100 cash.
Tickets are available from
any Deerwood firefighter and
at the Deerwood Auditorium
during bingo play.
UCare meeting
in Crosby
UCare is holding an informational meeting about its
UCare for Seniors Medicare
Advantage plan and UCare
for Seniors Medicare health
plan on Thursday, Nov. 13 at
1:30 p.m. at the Hallett
Center of Crosby.
To register for the meeting
or for more information, call
1-877-523-1518.
Runs Nov. 13, 2014
Through Dec. 31, 2014
In the spirit of the season, please sponsor the cost to purchase
a new book for the Jessie F. Hallett Memorial Library!
Join the JFHML Friends Foundation and DOUBLE YOUR DONATON
with a dollar for dollar match from the Hallett Charitable Trust
Name:______________________________________________
Email:________________________ Phone: _______________
Donation Amount: __$5 __$10 __$15 __$20 __$25 __$30 __$ other
I would like to contribute to Jingle Books in honor of:
______________________ (certificates are available at Library)
We look forward
to serving you.
Please drop-off at Hallett Library or mail with check payable to
JFHML FRIENDS FOUNDATION, 101 1st St. SE, Crosby, MN 56441
Credit Card donations may be made at
http://give.mn.org/organization/Jfhml-Friends-Foundation
Your gift will continue to be enjoyed long after the Holiday glow has faded.