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TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2020 VOL. 128 NO. 11 www.theameryfreepress.com $1.00
Meeting promotes trading spaces conversations BY APRIL ZIEMER EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM
A special City Council meeting held under the Soo Line Park Pavilion saw interested parties gathering to discuss possible changes for a few Amery groups. The planning of the new Amery City Center has triggered thoughts of what city owned spaces could potentially become multiuse. “With the development of the City Center, we have seen lots of non-profit groups are officing out of the current library. We are trying to accommodate all of those parties into space that is owned by the city. We started thinking about the Community Center and the opportunities that exist with some of the non-profits that could be a nice addition to the Community Center,” said City Council member Sarah Flanum. She said the city wanted to get the groups together to discuss how they felt about those possibilities and the Pros and Cons of doing so. “We are just exploring options,” said City Council member Chad Leonard. Members of the Amery SEE CENTER, PAGE 2
More cheese (curds) please BY APRIL ZIEMER EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM
Residents of Wisconsin proudly go by the name Cheese Heads, which is fitting as the state leads the nation in cheese-making, producing some 2.5 billion pounds of cheddars, muensters, colbys and more a year.
Much of Wisconsin’s cheese is made at small, family-owned and operated cheese factories. Cheese making began in Wisconsin around 1840, when word of Wisconsin’s rich farmland spread throughout Europe and the United States. Farmers from eastern dairy states like New York and Ohio migrated over to
Wisconsin. Immigrants from Switzerland and Germany, who brought their traditions of cheese making and special recipes to Wisconsin, joined them. By 1922, there were more than 2,800 cheese factories in the state. Wisconsin’s 11,400 dairy SUBMITTED
Lennon Mornson, 7, enjoys curds.
SEE CURDS, PAGE 5
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The Mayor declares ‘Amery Queen’s Court Day’ Council member Tim Strohbusch describes a new tradition being started by the city to the Amery Royalty R-L: Miss Amery Ally de la Cruz, First Princess/Miss Congeniality Ella Williamson, Second Princess Kelsey Oman, Third Princess Madilyn Heinn and Fourth Princess Emilie Koenig. See City Council stories on pages 11 and 23.
Kinship luau is a virtual success Everywhere you look, you can see the disappointments, frustrations and growing tensions of a season of time that is characterized by cancellations and uncertainties. But this is not a story SUBMITTED
Luau fruit arrangements that normally sit at fundraiser tables were delivered to the sponsors of the 12th Annual Kinship Luau this year.
about that. This is a story about how a community of people and businesses rallied together- albeit in a different way- to support the mission of Kinship of Polk County, but more importantly our local youth. On Thursday, August 6th, Kinship of Polk County hosted it’s 12th Annual Luau Fundraiser- and SEE LUAU, PAGE 2
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