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Number 27 • Volume 134
Melrose School District to hold special election to fill open seat
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Board accepts Klassen’s resignation BY HERMAN LENSING STAFF WRITER
The Melrose Area School District will have a special election Nov. 7. Board member Becky Klassen’s resignation was accepted June 26 during a monthly meeting at Melrose Area Public Schools in MelCOMMUNITY COVERAGE 127 YEARS rose. Klassen is moving out of the school district, which invalidates her right to serve on the board. Klassen was at the meeting and made the motion to accept her resignation, which passed unanimously. The board also approved PHOTOS BY CAROL MOORMAN Aug. 1 through 5 p.m., Aug The Herzog siblings – Dennis (front, from left), Allen, Janet Christen and Janel Marstein; (back, from left) Shirley Winkels, Dave, Gary and Fred – gather around 15, as dates for interested a Massey Harris 20 tractor June 23 before the start of the family’s farm auction in school district residents to file rural St. Francis. Their dad, Donald, enjoyed restoring tractors, including Massey for the open seat. Individuals Harris pacer and pony tractors. must be 21 at the time they assume the office and a resident of the school district at least 30 days prior to the Nov. 7 election date. Board members thanked Klassen forwas herstarting time to andrise Monday, Commercial As the sun wished her well. Dr. Patworkers Hell- from Melrose were inContractors Company er, board chair,On expressed the side the Lisa’s Main building working securing Janet BYon CAROL MOORMAN was ever ready to sell it. feelings of the board.PHOTO “We BY CAROL MOORMAN the west wall. STAFF WRITER Christen Donald hightailed up to Twin wish you only the very, very of AlbaValley that April day, with cash best,” he said. “You and your onald Herzog received in hand, to secure the threshing ny and Janel family leave this community of a letter in April of 1997 machine that had only been used Marstein better than when you came.” Bowlus – in a shed informing him a Mctwice. The board will decide on Cormick-Deering threshing ma“That was the fastest that truck at what was Donald and the site of the special elecchine was available from a farm- ever went north,” son Dave, of wife Betty (Arceneau) Herzog’s tion at its July meeting. Board er in Twin Valley, near Ada. Osakis, said June 25 sitting around rural St. Francis home, a short dismembers asked SuperintenA year before, Donald, a driv- a table with his seven siblings – tance from their four-generation dent Greg Winter to check if ing-around-the-countryside guy, Fred of Randall, Gary of Swan- farm. voting could be done at more spotted that threshing machine, ville, Allen of Freeport, Dennis of than one site. Herzog page 2 offering to purchase it if the farmer Burtrum, Shirley Winkels of Avon,
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PHOTO BY CAROL MOORMAN
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Denise Leahy displays two Polish coffee cakes June 28 in the kitchen at the Helping Hands Outreach center in Holdingford. It is a tradition that the center offers these sweet treats during Holdingford Daze.
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Helping Hands offers homemade coffee cakes during Holdingford Daze BY CAROL MOORMAN | STAFF WRITER
Card players sat around a table inside the Holdingford Helping Hands Outreach center early morning June 28, teasing each other with card playing jabs. Couches fill the front of the building on Holdingford’s main street and books line shelves in a resurrected library. The outreach center is a meeting place for older adults for a variety of weekday activities.
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PUBLIC NOTICES Notice of Termination of Contract for Deed ............................ pg. 8 Holdingford School Request for Proposals ............................. pg. 7 City of Albany Annual Disclosure ........................................... pg. 7 Melrose Area Public School Special Minutes, June 5 .............. pg. 9 Melrose Area Public School Special Minutes, June 21 ............. pg. 9 Melrose Area Public School Reg. Mintues, May 22 ................. pg. 9 City of Avon Public Hearing .................................................... pg. 8 City of Melrose Summary Financial Report.......................pg. 7 & 8 City of Melrose Notice of Public Hearing ................................ pg. 8 City of Albany Notice of Public Hearing .................................. pg. 8 Probate Notice - Casey............................................................ pg. 9
Nyla Hagen sits in great-grandfather Donald Herzog’s 1979 Chevrolet Caprice before the June 23 farm auction in rural St. Francis. Brent Herzog, the oldest grandson, purchased the car.
Albany enters transition with leadership position Schneider attends final meeting BY TIM HENNAGIR STAFF WRITER
Albany clerk and administrator Tom Schneider’s final city council agenda June 21 included three key items. City leaders appointed Heather Cruz as deputy clerk and authorized check signer, approved a revised job description for administrator, clerk and treasurer and gave Schneider the OK to post notice of a vacant position. Schneider’s last day with the city was June 30. He retired after 35-plus years.
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OBITUARIES page 4 Joseph F. Loehr Lucille M. Orth
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