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Will a dog park ever see its day? BY JESSICA DE LA CRUZ EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM
JESSICA DE LA CRUZ | AMERY FREE PRESS
Slithering through summer Youngsters had mixed reactions to the many snakes on display during ‘Snake Discovery’ at the Amery Public Library on Thursday. Here some boys get an up close look at a glass lizard, a snake-like lizard that’s native to Europe. Animals will return to the Library once again this Thursday at 1:30 with a visit from the Domestic Animal Wellness Center and Wildlife Rescue. More snake visit photos on page 17.
After roughly a year in hiatus, it was at a July meeting of the Amery Parks and Recreation committee that the idea of an Amery dog park resurfaced. And while the concept appears to be a ‘good idea’ from everyone’s standpoint, deciding who would pay for and manage such a facility may ultimately put the project at an impasse. After several meetings with airport commission members this spring, city officials identified and offered to the dog park committee for consideration a parcel at the north end of the Amery Airport runway. The city is currently renting the parcel for cropland, and would be willing to forego that rental income and consider a modest lease to a separate entity such as a dog park group. Dog Park Committee representative, Mary Bruckner, who attended the meeting on behalf of dog park advocates, came with a proposed layout and outline of a dog park operation. But suggested that the committee was not prepared to take ownership of the operation, or any of it’s associated insurance costs or liabilities. Bruckner suggested that the city take ownership of the project, treating it like they would any other publicly enjoyed property in the city. The difference being that the dog park would require a usage fee, maintenance, and additional insurance—none of which council members were SEE DOGS PAGE TWO
Lunch with Amery’s Class of ‘46 BY JESSICA DE LA CRUZ EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM
From what Jim Lauck can remember, he was one of 46 ‘kids’ to graduate from Amery’s Class of 1946. Amid military service in the wake of WWII, and other life events, seventeen of those graduates are still among us. They range in age from 88 to 91. They have a lifetime of stories to tell. In what might be one of the oldest Amery reunions still occurring, ten of the 17 met for lunch at Amery Pizzeria this Friday, along with two spouses. They meet once a year now. Graduate Joyce (Winger) Anderson has kept the
group connected in recent years, but the duty has been shared by several other graduates in the past. Lauck took some ribbing for calling the press for a photo. But he’s the youngest in the group, and surely used to it by now.
(Right) Left to right are (back) Lavern Olson, Chuck Halverson, Jim Lauck, Dorothy (Berry) Larson, Joyce (Winger) Anderson, Wayne Anderson, and Paul Aune,. In the middle is Louise (Johnson) Anderson, and in front Marie (Stenberg) Williamson and Erma (Hagen) Johnson.
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