Amery Free Press March 3, 2020

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TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2020 VOL. 123 NO. 40 www.theameryfreepress.com $1.00

Records give insight into history of city’s agreement with hospital BY APRIL ZIEMER EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

What caused the City of Amery to part ways with the Condo Association agreement they had with the hospital? In documents obtained by the Amery Free Press through Wisconsin’s Open Records Law, a history is given of the West Campus Condo Association (WCCA) agreement and the financial responsibility of the city and hospital. It

also reveals the challenges of maintaining an older building. According to the association agreement, the city and hospital were updated annually concerning maintenance and replacement costs. The city cites the aging heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) as a major factor in their decision to leave the agreement. The WCCA was formed in 2008 after the city purchased two units from the

hospital and the association manages the condos. The association board determines building assessments on an annual basis. The parking lot and surrounding land is under the ownership of Amery Hospital and Clinic (AHC) and the value of the land and parking lots need to be considered if options for a change in ownership would be considered. According to a condo APRIL ZIEMER | AMERY FREE PRESS

SEE AGREEMENT, PAGE 8

Amery Hospital and Clinic Main Campus

Numerous U.S. states questioning Daylight saving BY APRIL ZIEMER EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

south. Each year through a fundraising project, Simonson’s pupils try to raise money for something that will make in difference in both communities.

Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 8, 2020, when you’ll move your clocks forward by one hour to 3 a.m. This means you should be prepared to lose an hour of sleep, but in return, you will gain an extra hour of daylight. Some U.S. states are “springing ahead” with their own ideas on daylight saving time. Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Marianas, Hawaii and most of Arizona, do not observe the time change. The exception in Arizona is in the Navajo Nation, which takes part in the biannual clock change to and from daylight saving time. The state of Utah will spring ahead this year, and, if the governor signs a new bill, the state may stay at that time permanently. In February, the Utah House voted in favor of making daylight saving time permanent and sent the bill to Gov. Gary Herbert’s desk for final approval. The House approved the legislation with a vote of 70 to 1.

SEE AMORY, PAGE 2

SEE DAYLIGHT SAVING, PAGE 2

APRIL ZIEMER | AMERY FREE PRESS

Cole Huelsman, Addie Gould, Sophia Trandum and Ginger Livingston are shown with an example of signs made by students in Mr. Simonson’s fifth grade class to collect items needed by residents of Amory, Mississippi.

Amery students work to assist Amory residents BY APRIL ZIEMER EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

Through the efforts of Michael Simonson, Amery fifth grade instructor, and his students over the past four years, a project called Amery 2 Amory has blossomed a relation-

ship between the communities of Amery, WI. and Amory Mississippi. Amory, MS., is about twice the size of Amery WI. and each year Simonson’s classes enjoy learning about differences and similarities between their home and the neighbors located 996.9 miles to the

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At least 40 U.S. states have taken up legislation to adopt either daylight saving or standard time year-round.

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