The Star Post 08-16-2023

Charging from front

Since late 2020, Albany Chrysler Center employees have received training on electric vehicles and charging stations.

There are different levels with EV charging units, from Level 1 home charging to Level 3 fast charging, which determine how fast the charge takes. The units installed in Albany are Level 3.

“People can come in with their battery at 10 percent and, in 30 to 40 minutes, they are back up and running with a full charge,” Silvers said.

A Level 2 unit takes up to four hours to recharge, and a home charging unit can take up to 10 hours.

Collin Power, Albany Chrysler sales manager, said the charging station will be networked, so individuals who have electric or hybrid vehicles can check on an app on their phone if there is an open charging port at the station.

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Clark from front

“Shortly after, the Clarks had so much work they had to enlarge the mill to 80 by 80,” said Roger Paschke, Melrose Area Historical Society president.

A bridge had not been built so a massive wheel running on cables with a bosun’s chair slung below it and carried people across the river to the mill.

The cousins eventually had a falling out, and Edwin bought William’s share of the mill.

Edwin sold his milling products to the military at Forts Abercrombie and Ransom in North Dakota and Fort Pembina in Minnesota.

“That enabled him to build more buildings in Melrose and his beautiful house,” Roger Paschke said.

Edwin left Melrose after the Panic of 1893. One year later John Hoeschen purchased the mill and sold his product, Melrose Best Flour, with the slogan “What You Knead.” Other owners/operators followed Hoeschen, and toward the end it manufactured just feed.

After being out of business for a few years, in 1933 the property was purchased by Twin Cities businessmen and the building was demolished to build the Schatz-Brau Brewery.

An ad in the Melrose newspaper listed 63 citizens and businesses who welcomed them to town.

By 1934, the building was finished, but the company was broke. “Not a single barrel of Schatz-Brau was ever brewed, and the building was abandoned,” Paschke’s book read.

One of the few reminders of the never opened Melrose brewery is a sign

ter is working on the project in phases. They are currently waiting for their new transformer to arrive.

“Once it arrives, we can install it and the new power pole, and then we are opera-

tional,” Silvers said. Powers and Silvers agree Albany is a good location for the EV charging station, with the closest stations in St. Cloud and Alexandria.

“There are so many unknowns when it comes to electrification. It is still so new to all of us. Regardless, we are ready for it,” Silvers said. “We’ve very anxious to see what happens.”

Elmer Moonen, Larry Hinnenkamp, Donald Zirbes, Bill Kemper, Art Engelmeyer, Joseph Beuning, Leroy Blommel, Bernard Beuning, Ervin Beuning, Ervin Koopmeiners, Clarence Zenzen, Eugene Moening, Alvin Zenzen, Arthur Zenzen, John Nathe, Oscar Moonen, Donald Wessel, Henry Schiffler, Wayne Schiffler, Elmer Schneider, Albert Hinnenkamp, William Fuchs and Martin Kalthoff.

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displayed at the museum, which reads, “Now It’s Schatz-Brau. The Old Fashioned Brew. Yes. It’s Made with Pure Spring Water.”

In 1942, the tower of the abandoned brewery was used as an observation perch by the Melrose Civil Defense trying to avert the possibility of enemy bombers attacking Melrose. Fifty-two people equipped with binoculars and identifi cation charts volunteered to serve three-hour watches, at first on the roof of city hall, before moving to the tower.

The remainder of the Schatz-Brau building was eventually renovated into an egg drying plant. The newly-developed science of dehydrating eggs made it possible to get perishable foods to troops in war zones.

“It became an egg drying plant because it was World War II, and they dried eggs and shipped it overseas for the troops,” Roger Paschke said.

A 130-foot smokestack went up in September of 1942 and Dried Foods Processors, Inc., went into business drying, dehydrating and shipping eggs overseas.

During the May 1, 1943, plant ceremony, Isa-

bell “Teenie” Flock (Wiehoff), a junior at Melrose High School at the time, was crowned queen of the egg plant dedication. Custard pie made from dried egg powder and baked at the Kind and Swany White Bakeries was served. Mark

T. McKee, president of the Nation Egg Dryers, Inc., spoke.

“We are very proud of our Melrose plant and of the cooperation that the citizens and city of Melrose are giving us,” he said during the dedication.

Carloads of eggs came in from North Dakota. Some eggs weren’t fresh when they left home, let alone when they arrived at the plant, the book read. Quality control women stood at the counters eight hours a day under the watchful eyes of white coated female supervisors. They broke eggs one by one into cups and smelled them for freshness.

Due to a reduced government request for egg powder, in November 1943, Dried Food Processors went out of business and sold their building to Kraft, Inc.

The building was transformed into a modern dairy food production plant. By December 1943 Kraft was making milk powder, and by May 1944 it was processing cheddar cheese and 90 barrels of skim milk powder per day. The basement held more than 2 million pounds of government lard waiting to be shipped to Europe.

By 1949 employees were producing Swiss cheese exclusively, with mozzarella, blue, Colby, muenster, American and other soft cheese products added to its production line. Toward the end, it processed only blue cheese.

At first milk was hauled to the plant in milk cans. Later, contracted milk haulers picked up milk from dairy farmers and delivered the milk to Kraft’s new plant for handling milk tank milk. Drive-through stalls provided unloading facilities for four trucks at a time. Among the independent milk haulers around 1966, according to museum information, were Ervin Duevel, Marvin Kemper,

Monday, Aug. 21, 5:30-6:30 p.m. – Mental Health Support Group. CentraCare-Albany Clinic, 30 Railroad Ave., Albany. For information call the clinic at 320-845-2157.

Monday, Aug. 21, 6-7 p.m. – Root beer floats and paint a rock for a rock caterpillar. Avon Lions Park, 140 Dolphin Ave. NE, Avon. Avon Women of Today are recognizing Celebrate Kids Week Aug. 21-25.

Wednesday, Aug. 23, 7 p.m. – AA Meetings

Back to Basic, at Tutti Frutti Marketplace, 38914 County Road 186, Sauk Centre. For more information, call 218-240- 1076. Big Book, Melrose City Center, 225 First St., NE, Melrose. For more information, call 320-241-3909.

Thursday, Aug. 24, 12:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. – Red Cross Blood Drive. Avon Community Church, 204 Avon Ave., Avon.

Upcoming: Tuesday, Sept. 5, 7 p.m. – Schanhaar-Otte Post 7050 and Auxiliary meetings

Melrose American Legion clubroom, 265 County Road 173, Melrose.

Tuesday, Sept. 12, 7 p.m. – Melrose American Legion Post 101 and Auxiliary meetings. Melrose American Legion clubroom, 265 County Road 173, Melrose.

Streetlight from front

The lights will be receptive to hanging banners, flags and Christmas lights, like the city currently does, Dave Blommel, city engineer, said.

“The nice thing about these poles is if you wanted to add flowers to the pole it could handle that weight,” Blommel said. “It’s a great system.”

A plan to close the plant was halted when a group of community leaders gathered at a local restaurant and listed on a napkin the reasons why this should not happen. As a result the plant expanded instead of closing, according to Paschke’s book.

In 1968, a second cheese processing plant –Kraft-east – was opened on the southeast side of town after it was determined the Melrose area had “many productive dairy farms and hardworking citizens,” making Melrose the only town in the nation with two Kraft plants – Kraft-west and Kraft-east, Paschke’s book read.

A fire broke out on the Kraft-west roof, following a small explosion in the paint room, Jan. 20, 1989, with firefighters from Melrose, Sauk Centre and Freeport extinguishing the fire. The fire was out but the building was in ruins, leaving the 45 workers without job.

A group of Melrose businessmen bought the site but failed to develop it as a commercial property, the book stated.

The city of Melrose was deeded the former Kraftwest lot Oct. 20, 1994 In 1995 demolition of the building began. A plaque, which Kraft had installed on the south wall, was recovered along with a time capsule. There was no trace of the brewery cornerstone or of Clark’s water wheel, which supposedly was still buried deep under the basement level.

In early 2023, the property was sold to Riverside Development Group of St. Cloud, and it is being developed into a 29-unit apartment complex with underground parking and five retail spaces on the main level. It is expected to open summer of 2024.

Clark’s vision to bring businesses to Melrose continues.

The current poles, which have been up since 2005, are finished with decorative concrete that is starting to crack and crumble, which is a cosmetic issue, Jon Nelson, city clerk/treasurer, said Aug. 1.

“The wiring is also difficult to work on due to the combination of the style of wiring that was installed and the small access doors on the poles,” he said. “We will install new conduit underground for the wiring and the new poles will have larger access panels that will make future repairs and replacement easier and less costly.”

The council has been budgeting for streetlights annually and decided it would be justifiable to commit their $73,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to the project to get it going.

Blommel anticipates it will take close to 90 days to design the project, which means the design plan could come before the council for approval during their September or October meeting.

“It’s probably six months out, if we bid in the fall,” he said.

“Let’s get it done,” councilor Nick Arnzen said.

PHOTO SUBMITTED Ross Oehrlein, of JT Electric Service, Inc., moves a charging unit to its location at a public electric vehicle charging station just west of Albany Chrysler Center, Inc., in Albany, July 26. The goal is to have the station operational later this year.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE MELROSE AREA MUSEUM

Edwin and William Clark built this 40-foot by 40-foot flour mill in 1868 in Melrose. Next to it was a cooper shop where barrels were made.

Isabell “Teenie” Flock (Wiehoff ) was crowned queen of the Dried Food Processors, Inc., egg plant dedication during a May 1, 1943, ceremony in Melrose. The newly-developed science of dehydrating eggs made it possible to get perishable foods to troops in war zones.

The people who hold us together A summer drought

It was windy, but it always is at Lake Maria, the little campground near New Munich. If you’re from the area and you camp, you’ve probably spent a few weekends there. Even if you don’t camp, you’ve probably been invited to a friend’s campsite for the day.

It’s a busy place. Not nearly so little as it used to be. Not nearly so quiet either, but it’s still a great place to gather with family and friends. We settled in on Thursday night for a long weekend.

that our lives have allowed these cousins to grow up together, even attend the same high school together.

I feel better sending Hallie off knowing she has a few cousins right there with her. I encouraged them to never hesitate reaching out to each other on days that are hard.

The

The weekend is purposely chosen. It’s the week before fall sports start at high school and the weekend before the older kids move back to college. My daughters are part of this group, with Katelyn starting her senior year in high school this year and Hallie her sophomore year at North Dakota State University. Two other cousins are heading to the same campus as Hallie, one as a junior and one a freshman. Two other cousins are also starting their senior year at Albany Area High School with Katelyn.

By Sonya Hoffarth

Our campsite is filled with littles too, nieces that are just crawling, just starting kindergarten, nephews who will be freshmen together at Albany High School, and a few in between. The boys went fishing and drank their share of Mountain Dew –and my share too. The younger kids never slowed down – no Mountain Dew needed to sustain their energy. They bounced from playground to beach to the volleyball court with no break in between.

These kids, not really kids anymore, enjoyed a weekend away before the big changes heading their way. They talked about their classes and schedules, about where they would work, about quarterbacks and running backs in Albany, about homecoming in Fargo, about packing and moving, about being the little sister left behind at home.

The wind finally relented Saturday evening, and we launched the paddleboards for an evening paddle. Hallie, my niece who will be starting her freshman year in college, and I paddled around the lake. While the girls talked about how many shoes to pack, which classes they have each day and meeting for dinner, I swelled with gratitude that they would have each other while living hours away,

I think they may remember most the fly business, though. The flies were abundantly pesky all weekend. An aunt offered the kids a penny for every fly they successfully swatted. The incoming kindergartener and third grader of the group got busy swatting flies. They even collected them on a paper plate to earn their pennies. Rather disgusting, yes, but those kids thought it was pretty great. They carried around handfuls of pennies for the rest of the night.

We stayed up way too late around the bonfire and ate way too many s’mores. And getting out of bed Monday morning was no treat, especially because it meant packing Hallie’s boxes into the truck and moving her into her apartment in Fargo.

All the more reason to be grateful for a weekend spent together with people that hold us together.

Anotherone gets away

With summer winding down, there are sure to be a number of stories from area lakes about the “one that got away.”

Few will top the early 20th century story from Big Birch Lake. A Sept 7, 1916, Melrose Beacon article referred to a story in Francis and Ludmilla Voelker’s 2007 book, “The History of Big Birch Lake,” about an incredible string of catches Sept. 3, 1916, on the lake.

“The story deserves to be immortalized in a song along with ‘the speck on the fly on the wart on the frog on the lot in the hole in the bottom of the sea,’” the article stated.

According to the article, “Henry Stalboerger and I. J. Schultenover and one or two others of Melrose” witnessed the catches. Then the report got less specific. It identified the fisherman as Pecco and the chief witness as Izzy.

“Izzy, as a witness, vouches for the truth of the story,” the article read.

They reported Pecco baited his hook with a minnow, one of his final pieces of a bait, and cast out for a fish and was rewarded with a small perch. This, too, became bait and caught a small sunfish.

The sunfish became bait enabling Pecco to pull a bass to the boat. The bass, “had choked to death while trying to take the sunfish,” according to the article.

The article didn’t say if it was a good sized bass or not. It reported they decided to return to shore. For some reason (maybe they could not remove it from the line) they dropped the bass overboard, still attached to the line

Grateful for Albany burnout contest, car show Angela Sieben, Waite Park

I want to share my appreciation to Albany Chrysler Center for putting on such an amazing burnout contest and car show again in 2023. I cannot imagine how many hours the day, of the week, and of the months of preplanning this has involved to make it such a successful and exciting event for all.

This event is put on by volunteers, Albany Chrysler Center employees, family and friends.

I have appreciated taking my family there for this experience for the past several years. It is a safe, fun and energizing environment for all ages. Such an extraor-

and called it a day.

The story, up to that point, sounded like just that, a good story, highly improbable but still possible. What happened next, though, clearly put it into the realm of impossible.

Incredibly, according to the witnesses, while rowing there was another tug on the line and Pecco found himself trying to land an alligator.

The report said the alligator “snapped at the bait and was hooked.”

An alligator in Birch Lake? It could not be. Was the chance one in a million? But as author Terry Prachett once observed, million to one chances seem to come up nine out of 10 times.

So was an alligator once in Big Birch Lake, if only during the summer 1916? We may never really know, but it is something to think about.

The Melrose Area Historical Society found a 1904 article from the Beacon reporting an alligator had been sent to a Melrose resident. Was that animal eventually released into Big Birch Lake? There is no report of it. Apparently, Pecco did not succeed in bringing the reptile to the shore to show what he had tried to land. Too bad he did not. As the Beacon observed at the conclusion of the 1916 article, “So far, the alligator has not been placed on display and there are doubting Thomases who are strangely skeptical.”

A century later, skepticism remains and the alligator apparently sank below the water and joined the list of stories about the “one that got away.”

dinary event allows the opportunity for all generations to explore the history of car evolutions, past and present.

There has never been an admission fee for spectators, parking or show cars. There are several different local non-profit food vendors to choose from to support on-site.

Hands down, this is an event my family looks forward to each year. I certainly hope this can be an event offered every year.

The staff, volunteers and management at Albany Chrysler Center deserve a huge thank you for this addition to Albany Heritage Days. If you or your family attended, I am sure they would appreciate a thank you.

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This is not a story of the lack of rain much of the state has seen this summer. It is more a tale of how the entire season of summer seems to have left us high and dry. After a long winter of cold days and unending snowfalls, still fresh in our memories, many of us were ready for hot, arid days to get outdoors again and soak up the sun’s rays. High humidity and 100-plus feels-like temperatures were not going to get us wishing for shorter days. We wanted pontoon rides, late night campfires, bugs and ticks and T-shirts.

Ink on My Hands by Kevin Zierden

I have heard, on a couple of evening newscasts, details of an unusual hot and dry summer. They claim we have hit 90 degrees twice as often as in a normal year. We don’t have to listen to or see the reports of the various stages of drought throughout Minnesota. We just need to take a short drive north or east to see for ourselves what the lack of rain has done to lawns and farmers’ fields. We can see it in the rivers and lakes, how their depths have receded since spring. The lack of mosquitoes, endless road construction, tomatoes and cucumbers on the vine, Twins, Rox and amateur baseball are all symbols of a long summer. And yet, how many people wish for it to end?

Are we about to hit our rainy season? Why are the Vikings playing football already? Why are the Twins talking about a playoff push? High schools have sent out their fall sports schedules. Young kids are filling up new backpacks in anticipation of their first day of school. In the garden, I have pulled out the pea plants and dug my first potatoes. The trail cameras are out near my deer stand. The evenings cool down. With that, some might say good riddance to summer. How dare they?

There is still much to do. As summer started, we made lists of things we wanted to do, places we needed to see, people we had to visit. We crossed things off the list too. But always we thought we would have more time to get to it all. Much of our summer revolves around camping. Where we camp determines what we do on the weekend. We can fish; kayak; swim; hike; road trip to tap houses, wineries or breweries; sit around a fire; or meet friends and family halfway to visit. We can go for a day, a weekend or longer. Never have we started a summer by saying we want to work more. That can be saved for when the weather chases us inside.

So, now it’s crunch time. We can see and feel how summer is slowly passing along. I am not ready to put away my T-shirts or shorts. A cool morning is all the more reason to get out and prepare for the day. A little dusk at 8:30 p.m. instead of an hour later isn’t enough to coax me in front of the television. Preseason football – phooey. The real games don’t start until September.

Let’s still get dirt under our fingernails and on our knees. Let’s jump in the lake and run through the sprinklers with the grandkids. Take that day off of work and sit out on the patio or under a shade tree. Drive with the windows open. Ride that bike. Sip that cup of iced tea.

Some will say this summer was long enough. It’s time to move on. They can move on without me.

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Farmers Daughter

A Peek at the Past by Herman Lensing

TOWNSHIP OF AVON

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Avon Township Planning Commission, County of Stearns, Minnesota, will conduct a public hearing on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 beginning at 7:15 PM in the Avon Township Hall (16881 Queens Road, Avon, MN) to consider an application for a variance submitted by Gail Michaletz Trust, 52189 415th Avenue, North Mankato, MN 56003. This application requests a variance from Section 9.9.9.A(3) of Avon Township Ordinance No. 5, to permit at their residence at 18651 County Road 154, Avon, MN 56310 (PID 03.01452.0950), an addition to their garage that would be 10 feet closer to the centerof-the-road than is currently permitted by ordinance.

All interested persons are invited to this hearing, at which time you may appear if you so desire, either in person or by agent, in opposition to, or in support of, the proposed changes. The hearing of this request is not limited to those receiving copies of this notice, and if you know of any neighbor or affected property owner, who for any reason has not received a copy, it would be appreciated if you would inform him/her of this public hearing. If you cannot attend this meeting, you may direct comments to the Avon Township Clerk.

The public is invited to attend. Avon Township meetings are handicap-accessible.

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2022 Annual Disclosure Statement

Name of Development Authority: Freeport EDA

Name of Municipality: Freeport

The following information represents the annual disclosures of tax increment districts for the year ended December 31, 2022. TIF 2 (Swany White Mill)

Current net tax capacity…………………………….……$3,166

Original net tax capacity…………………………………$1,052

Captured net tax capacity………………………………..$2,146

Principal and interest payments due in 2023…………………$0

Tax increment received in 2022………………………….$2,857

Tax increment expended in 2022………………………...$2,857

Month and year of first tax increment receipt……………5/2014

Date of required decertification…………….………..12/31/2022

The total increased property taxes to be paid from outside the district if fiscal disparities

Option A applies………………………………………………$0

Additional information regarding this district may be obtained from:

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City of Freeport, Minnesota

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SUMMARY OF CITY OF AVON ORDINANCE NO. 234

Amending Chapter 90: Parks and Recreation Grilling is now prohibited at the Avon Public Beach. By order of the Avon City Council August 7, 2023

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In Re: Estate of Rose Mary Matilda Schmiesing, aka, Rose Mary M. Schmiesing, aka, Rose Mary Schmiesing, Decedent.

It is Ordered and Notice is given that on September 15, 2023, at 8:45 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at St.

CITY OF FREEPORT

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NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN, that the Freeport City Council will meet on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. at the Freeport City Hall, for the purpose of considering an interim ordinance declaring a moratorium prohibiting the establishment or operation of cannabis businesses within the City of Freeport, Minnesota.

All interested persons are invited to attend this hearing or submit written testimony prior to the hearing date, either in support of or in opposition to this ordinance. Written testimony should be sent to the City Clerk, Freeport City Hall, 125 Main Street East, PO Box 301, Freeport MN 56331. P-33-1B

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Any person attending the pre-bid meeting remotely may be responsible for any documented costs. Message and data rates may apply.

Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

A Contractor responding to these Bidding Documents must submit to the City/Owner a signed statement under oath by an owner or officer verifying compliance with each of the minimum criteria in Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.285, subdivision 3. Section 746 of Title VII of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (Division A - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017) and subsequent statutes mandating domestic preference applies an American Iron and Steel requirement to this project. All listed iron and steel products used in this project must be produced in the United States. The term “iron and steel products” means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials. The deminimis and minor components waiver apply to this contract. The nation-wide waiver regarding Pig Iron and Direct Reduced Iron applies to this contract.

Owner: City of Freeport

By: Jon Nelson

Title: Clerk/Treasurer

Date: August 16, 2023

Cloud, Minnesota, on a petition for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the Decedent’s Will dated June 7, 2001, and for the appointment of Dennis Schmiesing, whose address is 225 Bernard Street (Meire Grove), Melrose, MN 56352, as personal representative of the Decedent’s estate in an unsupervised administration.

Any objections to the petition must be raised at the hearing or filed with the Court prior to the hearing. If the petition is proper and no objections are filed or raised, the personal representatives will be appointed with the full power to administer the Decedent’s estate, including the power to collect all assets; pay all legal debts, claims, taxes, and expenses; sell real and personal property;

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and do all necessary acts for the Decedent’s estate. Notice is further given that, subject to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the Decedent’s estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court within four months after the date of this notice or the claims will be barred.

BY THE COURT

Dated: 8/5/23

Mary B. Mahler Judge of District Court Dymoke Law Office, P.A. Scott E. Dymoke MN# 219174 300 Riverside Avenue NW P.O. Box 127 Melrose, MN 56352 Telephone: (320) 256-4205

Facsimile: (320) 256-7201

e-mail: sedymoke@meltel.net

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CITY OF MELROSE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, The Melrose Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, August 28, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. at the Melrose City Center for the purpose of giving consideration to the request of Franklin Outdoor Advertising for a Conditional Use Permit on Parcel No. 66.36420.0070. The Conditional Use Permit will allow new construction of a billboard, in accordance with Section 712 of Zoning Ordinance No. 1989-1-A as adopted with amendments by the Melrose Code of Ordinances. Applicant is applying to install a 10’x30’ stacked sign with four advertisers, two on each side.

Brief legal description of the parcel: A.PT OF S2NE4 DAF: COM NW COR NE4NE4-N89D E ALG N LN 150.01’-S0D W PAR W/ W LN NE4NE4 352.52’ TO N’LY RW LN DISCONTINUED RR- S81D E ALG RR RW 109.92’- S0D W PAR W/ W LN NE4NE4 TO N LN SE4NE4 AND POB- S0D W TO CL OLD HWY #52- N73D W ALG CL 402.30’-N0D E PAR W/ W LN NE4NE4 TO N’LY RW LN KRAFT DRIVE-N73D W 114.68’-N16D E 749.94’-NE’LY ALG CRV 293.18’ TO NE COR SW4NE4-E’LY ALG N LN SE4NE4 TO POB, Section 02 Township 125 Range 033.

A copy of the proposed request is on file with the Planning and Zoning Department, Melrose City Center, 225 1st St NE, Melrose MN 56352 and is available for review during normal business hours.

All interested persons are invited to attend this hearing or submit written testimony prior to the hearing date, either in support of or in opposition to the request. Written testimony should be sent to the Planning and Zoning Department, Melrose City Center, 225 1st St NE, Melrose MN 56352.

Dated this 9th day of August 2023 at the City of Melrose, Minnesota.

SHEILA HELLERMANN –COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR P-33-1B

NOTICE CITY OF ALBANY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY VACANCY

The city of Albany is accepting applications for appointment on the city’s Economic Development Authority (EDA) to fill a vacancy on the board for a term ending December 31, 2024. Meetings are held in the evenings on an “at needed basis”. Individual shall be a city resident and a minimum age of 21. An application can be obtained on the city’s website at www.ci.albany.mn.us or by contacting the city at 320.845.4244. Upon completion of the application, please submit it to the city of Albany, P.O. Box 370, Albany, MN 56307 no later than 3 PM on Thursday, August 31, 2023. For additional information, please contact City Hall at 320.845.4244. Tom Schneider

Spring Hill heads to state tournament

Chargers best SilverStreaks

BY HERMAN LENSING STAFF WRITER

Good pitching and clutch hitting put the Spring Hill Chargers back into the Class C Minnesota Amateur Baseball Tournament.

The Chargers topped New Munich 5-3 in a state-qualifying game Aug. 12 in Lake Henry.

“We knew it would be a dogfight one way or the other,” said Spring Hill’s Eric Terres, who had three hits and scored twice. “It was fun to come out on top. Ben and Ty threw a heck of game and they had some big hits, but we came through in the end.”

New Munich’s Ty Reller kept Spring Hill from getting much going for six innings. He was helped by the defensive play of center fielder Jacob Hinnenkamp, who three times raced into deep center field to take hits away from the Chargers.

The SilverStreaks capitalized on a first-inning error to score a run and held a 1-0 lead until Eric Terres’ two-out single in the third before scoring on Devin Orbeck’s single.

Spring Hill’s Ben Welle recovered from some early wildness, settled in and retired the last nine batters he faced before leaving in the seventh inning. Matt Imdieke, drafted from Meire Grove, came in for the Chargers.

“The biggest thing was to throw strikes, nibbling at the corners, throwing

a curve or slider and then getting them to hit ground balls,” Imdieke said. “Re-

gional games come down to the last out a lot of times.”

Spring Hill gave Im-

dieke breathing room in the seventh. With one out, the Chargers registered four hits in a five-batter span. Jamie Terres punctuated the inning with a three-run home run.

New Munich, with an eighth-inning home run by Logan Funk and a ninth-inning RBI single by Brandon Holm, closed the gap, but Imdieke struck out the final batter.

The game was briefly interrupted by an accident on Minnesota State Highway 4. When play resumed, Spring Hill rebounded.

“A couple of years ago, we played them (New Munich) and had a big lead on them,” Eric Terres said. “Then, there was a two-hour rain delay, and they jumped out on us. This year, it kind of turned in our favor.”

Martins capture 15C title

St. Martin wins small-ball triumph

BY HERMAN LENSING | STAFF WRITER

The St. Martin Martins won their third consecutive Region 15C title Aug. 11.

The team’s 5-4 win over Kimball followed their MO this year: small-ball play, anxious moments and good defense.

“I’ve been involved in too many of these close games,” said Carl Lieser, manager. “It’s crazy.”

Following Kimball’s one-out, two-hit first inning rally to take a 1-0 lead, Scott Lieser and the Martins’ defense retired 15 consecutive batters. St. Martin, though, was not hitting. In five innings, the Martins had a single and double by Tanner Arceneau and a single by Bryan Schlangen.

They got runners on with walks or hit batters but left seven on base.

The St. Martin-based contest took a strange turn thereon. Rain briefly halted play after the fifth. When the game resumed, an outfield error placed a runner on second with one out –when the lights started to fail. They would not restart and it was decided to continue the game at Farming.

“I was at the game and Carl asked if we could use it (the Farming diamond),” said Dale Schroeder, Farming manager. “It was ready to go. We just had to put down the lines.”

The game resumed about 50 minutes later.

This chaos is not new to St. Martin. Last year in the state tournament, their game with Avon was halted by rain and resumed the next day at a different diamond.

Scott Lieser took the mound again in Farming, and things did not start well after play resumed. Three of the next five batters had hits, giving Kimball a 3-0 lead.

The Martins got on the scoreboard in the seventh inning. With two out, Brady Goebel singled and Tanner Arceneau collected his third hit, loading the bases. Scott Lieser then walked, forcing in a run. Nolan Rueter followed with a line shot past the third baseman for a two-run double, tying the game.

In a game-winning eighth-inning rally, Ben Schroeder was hit by the pitch and Derek Koll was

put in to pinch run. Matt Schlangen sacrificed him to second base and Kimball intentionally walked Kyle Lieser.

A wild pitch moved the runners up a base and set up a wild sequence. With Bryan Schlangen batting, St. Martin ran a squeeze play. He got a good pitch to bunt.

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Imdieke earned the win in relief. Reller took the loss, with Caden Sand pitching the final 1 2/3 innings for New Munich.

The Chargers play Roseau in a state matchup at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 19, at Optimist Park in Litchfield.

Elrosa 2, Spring Hill 1

The Chargers fell 2-1 to Elrosa in a seeding game

Aug. 12 in Lake Henry. Dylan Gertken singled twice. Jamie Terres, who had an RBI, Welle and Reegan Nelson singled. Anthony Revermann pitched a complete game, taking the loss.

The Chargers drafted Grant Ludwig of Lake Henry and Eli Backes of Cold Spring for state play.

PHOTOS BY HERMAN LENSING Spring Hill’s Eric Terres arrives at second base at the same time as the ball as New Munich second baseman awaits the throw Aug. 12 in Lake Henry. Terres later scored in the inning.

Meire Grove draftee Matt Imdieke throws a pitch in the Region 15C playoffs Aug. 12 in Lake Henry. Imdieke earned a save.

New Munich’s Neal Anderson’s tag attempt is too late to put out Dylan Gertken in a Region 15C game with Spring Hill Aug. 12 in Lake Henry. Anderson had to leap to catch a high throw to first.

PHOTO BY HERMAN LENSING Derek Koll (left) and Kyle Lieser celebrate a two-run sacrifice bunt play Aug. 11 at Schleper Brothers Field in Farming. The runs put St. Martin ahead for good in the Region 15C championship.

Albany brings winning basketball to Sweet 16

Greenwald 2nd in Big Dipper playoffs

BY HERMAN LENSING STAFF WRITER

The Greenwald American Legion baseball team’s late-season run ended in a 5-3 loss to Roscoe Aug. 8 in the Big Dipper League championship in Roscoe.

The game went 10 innings, with Greenwald leading unbeaten Roscoe for much of the game. Roscoe won the game with a two-run home run by Max Athmann in the bottom of the 10th.

Huskie boys, girls finish in top 5

The Albany boys basketball team won three games after a first-round loss in the Pacesetter Sweet 16 Tournament, taking home the consolation championship Aug. 5-6 at College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph.

This is an invitational basketball tourney featuring four of the leading teams in each of the four classes, battling for one overall championship.

The Huskies, who captured the Class 2A state title in March, lost to Delano 77-64 in the first round, and Delano went on to capture the championship. In the consolation rounds, the Huskies defeated Cass Lake-Bena 88-85, Spring Grove 68-50 and Minnesota Valley Lutheran 87-82.

Albany’s lineup included seniors Ben Meyer, Tyler Hoffarth, Jack Rieland and Hunter Hamann; juniors Sam Hondl, Elliott Burnett, Zeke Austin and Bennett Hylla; and sophomore Ashton Olson. They were coached by Scott Hondl.

Albany girls at Pacesetter Sweet 16 Tournament

The Albany girls basketball team placed fourth in the Aug. 5-6 Pacesetter Sweet 16 Tournament, including a 63-62 loss to Providence Academy in a rematch of the Class AA state finals.

This is an invitational event in its 34th year, in which leading teams from each of four classes compete for one championship at College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph.

The Huskies edged state Class AAA runner-up Stewartville 59-57 and Cass Lake-Bena 62-41 in pool play Aug. 5 before taking on Providence Academy, who defeated the Huskies 74-60 in the Class AA finals in March.

With each returning most of their lineup, the two teams likely to be ranked No. 1 and No. 2 next season had a much closer game this time. Albany took a 57-56 lead on a 3-point play by Alyssa Sand and got two free throws from Kylan Gerads to make it 59-56.

Providence Academy superstar guard Maddyn Greenway slashed for two layups to regain the lead. Sand broke a 60-60 tie, sinking two free throws with 24 seconds left.

Greenway struck again with a long 3-point bullseye to pull out the one-point win.

Albany lost the third-place game to Class AAAA power Eden Prairie 69-60.

Albany players were Sand, Gerads, Eva Schwenzfeier, Lauren Nett, Tatum Findley, Callie Holthaus, Larissa Gill, Paisley Ellingson and Natalie Blonigen. Coaching them were Tom Findley and Shanna Gerads.

“They all enjoyed playing and played well together,” said Chad Fleischhacker, Greenwald coach. “They are all about the same age and have played a lot of games together.”

The game was one of good defensive plays and timely hitting. Greenwald struck first on singles by Breydon Dobmeier and Isaac Rosenberger. In the second, an outfield error allowed Nathan Welle to score. Greenwald added a third run when Dobmeier and Rosenberger singled in the fifth inning, giving the visitors a 3-1 lead.

Roscoe threatened to score in most of their atbats. While they did score on infield errors in the third and a wild pitch in the fifth, Greenwald’s defense mostly stopped rallies. Third baseman Blaise Welle speared a line drive down the leftfield line in the first, the infield twice stopped sacrifice bunt attempts by throwing out the lead runner and the outfield had eight putouts. Anderson’s first-inning throw to the plate put out a

in the

seventh to tie the game. Max Wehlage started and pitched the first seven

innings for Greenwald, while Rosenberger finished the game, taking the loss. Roscoe’s Bryce Vanderbeek, who pitched the final four innings, gave up three hits in that stretch.

Greenwald finished with 10 hits. Rosenberger had four hits, while Nathan Welle collected three hits.

The loss completed an 8-4 season for Greenwald, who went 6-3 in the regular season. The team rarely had easy wins in earning the third seed for the playoffs, defeating Farming 4-3 and New Munich 14-2.

Other playoff results: July 20: Elrosa 10, St. Martin 0; Richmond 9, Lake Henry 8. July 25: Regal 4, Spring Hill 2; Roscoe 10, Richmond 0; New Munich 5, Elrosa 4. Aug. 1: Roscoe 5, Regal 3.

Holdingford summer hoops thrives at state tournament

Huskers face fierce competition

BY EVAN MICHEALSON STAFF WRITER

Adversity reared its ugly head in multiple ways for the Holdingford girls basketball team at the Breakdown Sports USA Summer State Tourney July 30.

Not only were the Huskers entering vaunted Class AA competition in a loaded bracket alongside longtime

elite programs like Duluth Marshall and Perham; they were doing so with only six players available to play.

Despite a clear lack of depth and experiencing exhaustion at the end of it all, Holdingford stood tall at the talent-filled tournament, taking third place at Bloomington Jefferson High School in Bloomington.

“At the end of it, they were very excited,” said Joel McDonough, head coach. “In that third-place game, they were completely shot, and you could tell.”

With a game day lineup con-

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“It was a squeeze, so you gotta get it down,” Bryan Schlangen said. “I got the barrel on it.”

Even before the ball hit the ground, Koll was racing home and scored easily. Kyle Lieser had cheated slightly to third, rounding the bag as Bryan Schlangen was thrown out. He saw the catch was not smooth and capitalized.

“I knew he would have to make an off-balance throw and rush his throw,” Kyle Lieser said.

“I went home.”

As it turned out, the Martins needed the run, as Kimball homered to open the ninth. The next three batters were retired and the Martins were champions.

“It was a clutch performance by Scott, Nolan was struggling and gets a big hit and Bryan, well, that’s what we do,” Carl Lieser

said. “With having to run from park-to-park, if there is a team that can do it, I know we can.”

The Martins will face either Luxemburg or Loretto in its first Class C Minnesota Amateur Baseball Tournament game following a first-round bye. The date, site and time have yet to be announced. St. Martin added New Munich’s Ty Reller and Lake Henry’s Carter Wessel to their roster for the tournament.

sisting of Addy Pilarski, Maddy Mitchell, Makenna Hohbein, Felicity Leblanc, Brooke Soltis and Carly Mitchell, Holdingford could not have started the Twin Cities metro area appearance any better, roaring past St. James in the opening round of the eight-team tourney by double digits.

“It was fun to see the girls really show up,” McDonough said. “We saw a lot of really good teams. It was really nice to see what talent there is at our level at AA.”

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PHOTOS BY HERMAN LENSING

St. Martin third baseman Ryan Messer dives for a soft infield popup as shortstop Kyle Lieser (left) and second baseman Tanner Arceneau look on Aug. 11 in St. Martin. The catch was one of 15 consecutive put outs the Martins made from the first to sixth innings.

St. Martin’s Scott Lieser celebrates the final out of the Region 15C championship Aug. 11 at Schleper Brothers Field in Farming. Lieser pitched a complete game for the win.

PHOTOS BY HERMAN LENSING

Greenwald team members Connor Anderson (front, from left), Blaise Welle, Darin Huston, Breydon Dobmeier, Sam Wehlage, Max Wehlage, Max Welle and Travis Ahrens; (back, from left) coach Kegan Stueve, coach Brett Engelmeyer, coach Grant Moscho, Nathan Welle, Isaac Rosenberger, Nolan Fleischhacker, Aiden Hopfer, Jackson Seanger, Westin Middendorf, Dylan Trost, coach Chad Fleischhacker and coach Al Wessel gather to celebrate their Big Dipper League championship Aug. 8 in Roscoe. The team finished as runners-up in the championship playoff game.

Greenwald outfielder Conner Anderson lifts his glove high after a sliding catch in the Big Dipper League championship Aug. 8 in Roscoe. The impressive play ended the sixth inning. baserunner. Roscoe rallied with singles and a double

PHOTOS BY BRUCE STAND OF PACESETTER SPORTS

Albany’s Jack Rieland (right) attempts a shot against Minnesota Valley Lutheran Aug. 6 at the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph. Rieland and the Huskies went 3-1, earning the Pacesetter Sweet 16 Tournament consolation title.

Albany’s Kylan Gerads gets fouled late in a Pacesetter Sweet 16 Tournament game against Providence Academy Aug. 6 at the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph. In a rematch of the Class AA finals, Providence Academy defeated Albany 63-62.