FREE PRESS AMERY
1892 - 2017
TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2017
125 YEARS STRONG
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Oman, LaBlanc among Herb Kohl Scholars BY JESSICA DE LA CRUZ EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM
expressed concern over heightened noise and activity in the area. Some asked for clarification on background of the project, and a list of perceived pros or cons for the community. No cons were discussed. As for benefits, several in attendance mentioned the additional property tax revenue for the City. City Clerk/Treasurer Fran
Amery High School senior Carl Oman, and Clayton senior Kaylee LaBlanc were among many CESA 11 students to be named ‘Herb Kohl Scholars’ for 2017. Oman and LaBlanc are among 207 graduating Wisconsin seniors to receive the awards. Amery’s Carl Oman will receive a $5,000 Oman scholarship for being named a Herb Kohl Excellence Scholar. According to the Herb Kohl Foundation, Excellence Scholar recipients demonstrate excellence in the academic arena and high motivation to achieve, have displayed a broad range of activity and leadership outside the academic setting, and have shown strong promise for succeeding in college and beyond. Other local Excellence Scholars include: •Riley Anderson, Siren •Maxwell Engel, Boyceville •Ally Jacoby, Spooner •Katherine Kopp, St. Croix Falls
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KWIK TRIP INC.
A rendering of the new Kwik Trip store at the corner of Highway 46 and Griffin Street provides a glimpse into the city’s future landscape. This view faces to the Northeast, with Amery’s south water tower in the distance. The new store will include the same attractive landscaping as shown, a carwash, side parking and rear diesel canopy. Construction is slated for 2018.
City gives green light to Kwik Trip plans BY JESSICA DE LA CRUZ EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM
The morning of Tuesday, March 16 was a busy one for both the City and Kwik Trip, Inc. And aside from a few more details to square away, the City has given the LaCrosse-based company the go ahead on a brand new Amery location. The zoning board met first to ap-
prove variances for the proposed signage, followed by a public hearing to review the concept as a whole, a meeting of the planning commission to approve the site plan, and a full council meeting to approve a conditional use permit and final site plan.
Public Hearing
There were no negative concerns expressed publicly, although a neighboring residential owner privately
Farming supplies being collected for wildfire victims ALMENA, Wis. – Members of the farming community in Barron County are banding together to help fellow farmers and ranchers in need after ravaging wildfires destroyed hundreds of thousands of livestock and acres, in addition to thousands of miles of fencing, in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Kaitlin Hanson, Barron, Kurt Wohlk, Almena, and Brittany Olson, Dallas, are coordinating efforts to send two
trucks with hay, fencing supplies and calf care supplies down to Ashland, Kan. on Monday, March 27. The Barron County Holstein Breeders are also assisting in fundraising efforts to cover the cost of the semis, which is approximately $3,600. “If we can raise more than $3,600 we plan on going to Farm and Fleet or Menards and purchasing as much fencing equipment as we can to load on the trucks, and then filling the rest of the
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truck with hay,” Wohlk said. “Milk replacer and other calf supplies are also needed to raise the thousands of calves that have been orphaned by the fires.” United Ag Cooperative in Almena has been established as the drop-off point for hay and fencing supplies from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, and Wohlk will leave for Kansas at about 3 a.m. on March 27. If you are interested in donating hay, fencing supplies or milk replacer
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contact Wohlk at (715) 641-0382. Large square bales of good quality are preferred, and 20/20 milk replacer is also preferred. Financial donations can be mailed to Sterling Bank, 311 N. Main Street, Rice Lake, Wis. 54868 and written out to Barron County Holstein Breeders with Great Plains Wildfire Relief Project written in the memo or on a note with the check, or dropped off at United Ag in Almena with Hanson.
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