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Next stop WDNR-Stower Trail plan approved BY APRIL ZIEMER EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM
After years of debate and thousands of comments, the fate of the Stower Seven Lakes State Trail (SSLST) will now be in the hands of the Wisconsin Department of Natural resources (WDNR). July’s regular meeting of the Polk County Board of Supervisors saw a difference of opinion in whether or not a vote to approve the Toole Design Master Plan concern-
ing the trail should remain on the evening’s agenda. Saw board members expressed concern over whether a vote should be made before the new Polk County Trail Advisory group (TAG) is put into place. Ultimately, there were more board members who voted to carry on with the decision and leave the agenda as is. During public comment Polk County ATV and Snowmobile Council member, Doug SEE TRAIL, PAGE 2
National Night Out cancelled BY APRIL ZIEMER EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM
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Amery Farmer’s Market in full swing It is hard to believe the Amery Farmer’s Market is celebrating 25 years of providing attendees with locally produced items. The market is open Mondays 3p.m.-6p.m. and Saturdays 9a.m. -12p.m. at Soo Line Park.
Amery’s National Night Out (NNO), which was embarking on its third year, has been cancelled for 2020. A joint effort between the Amery Fire Department, E.M.S. and Police Department; NNO enhances the relationship between residents and emergency services while bringing back a true sense of community. It provides a great
opportunity to bring those who serve and community members together under positive circumstances. Since 2018, hundreds of people have attended the Amery event, which offers many hands-on activities, demonstrations and a variety of other fun activities. The health and well-being of attendees and those organizing the even is the main priority and they look forward to gathering together next year.
‘Fast or slow we all go’ BY APRIL ZIEMER EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM
Do you like to sprint across your neighborhood? Are their days you take a leisurely jaunt throughout town? From the comfort of your couch, did you one time think maybe you might like to take a jog sometime? If you said yes to any of those questions, there is a club for that. Maybe the idea is not always to beat the other runner; instead the competition might actually be against the little voice inside of you that wants to quit. Sometimes
it is nice to have people to cheer you on in that competition-meet the Amery Running Club. Awhile back Andrew and Kelli Lester began taking yoga classes at Amery Ale works with Libby Higgins. About a year ago, Andrew and Higgins began running together and in October they began training for the same half-marathon. “She pushed me to a personal best half-marathon time and she had hers too,” said Andrew. “In hours of running together for months SEE RUNNING, PAGE 2
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Amery Running Club members L-R: Alex Lester, Andrew Lester, Sunnie Dog and Kelli Lester, Jess Eisenman, Libby Higgins and Maria Long.
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