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Satterlund received training from Navy program BY TOM STANGL TSTANGL@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM
Editor’s note: To mark the 75th Anniversary of the end of World War II, interviews were conducted with living veterans. This is one in a ongoing series. Paul Satterlund was in his first year of college in 1943, attending classes at River Falls when he enrolled in a new program offered by the U.S. Navy. This decision would help him
with his chosen career and his service would take him to China. The V-12 Navy College Training Program was designed to supplement the force of commissioned Satterlund officers in the SEE SATTERLUND, PAGE 2A
30 days left to spend Amery Bucks! BY APRIL ZIEMER EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM
APRIL ZIEMER | AMERY FREE PRESS
Just days away from Fall FestiDAY! Show above are some of the members of the Fall Festival committee. Back row L-R: Tony Meyers, Josh Pratt, Lindsey Pratt, Michelle Wuellner, Emily Larson, Marissa Cavalier, Amanda Troff, Clair Gille, Shane Troff, Jody Faschingbauer and Eli Johnson. Front L-R: Doug Johnson, Patti Johnson, Deb Palmberg and Dakota Cavalier. Missing from photo are Josh and April Ziemer, Adam Honl, Brad Baumgartner, Oralee Schock and Andrea Yuhas. For more details about Fall FestiDAY, see page 2B.
For those who took advantage of purchasing special Amery scrip money printed last spring, the time to spend the green dollars is growing near. To encourage local spending last May, a campaign was started in Amery where community members had the opportunity to buy special
stimulus “green” Amery scrip and receive twice the value. Those who purchased it may notice an expiration date at the bottom that has passed. The Green stimulus is still being honored, but only for 30 more days. If you have any be sure to use it by the October 15. If you are a business who has received green Amery stimulus dollars from customers, please turn it in by that date as well.
Family tradition of medallion mission BY APRIL ZIEMER EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM
The search is over (at least for this year). Year after year of Gavin Harris has spent his September 3 birthday looking for the Amery Fall Festival Medallion. This year, on his 14th birthday, Gavin struck gold (well probably not gold). Gavin and his family are just one of many in Amery who have made a yearly tradition of
reading the medallion clues in the Free Press each week and heading out on the hunt. Bethany Eskro said she started searching for the medallion with her parents and siblings. “It’s probably been about 30 years,” she said. Now Eskro has carried the tradition on with a new generation. She said, “My husband Mark and my five daughters, Stella (10), Violet (9), Hazel (7), Beatrice (5), and Norah (4) love
the search just as much as I do. My youngest brother, Bruno (11) tags along with us too.” She believes her family will absolutely keep up with the tradition. “When I see that first clue printed in the paper, I warn my husband and friends that my medallion hunting obsession will be making an appearance again. I’m lucky to have people who humor me and join in the fun,” said Eskro. “For us it signals the
beginning of fall and the anticipation of Fall Festival. It’s also a great thing to do as a family on beautiful late summer evenings.” She said they have come close many times. “This year we were off by three minutes. My daughter Violet studied the clues and insisted it was near the recycling center. We made a list of places we thought we SUBMITTED
SEE MEDALLION, PAGE 2A
Gavin Harris
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