Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Number 23 • Volume 130
St. Mary’s towers taken down
Removal of the St. Mary’s Church bell towers began at about 7:45 a.m. May 27 in Melrose when notches were created on the brick on top of the towers. The towers were home to five bells, which were removed before the demolition.
The top of the north bell tower of St. Mary’s Church in Melrose was pulled down at about 9:32 a.m. May 27, changing the In this timeline of photos, a demolition company removes skyline of the town. People stood around watching, some debris from the final section of the main body of St. Mary’s sharing memories and tears, like they have since the demolition Catholic Church May 26 leaving only the bell towers standing. of this historic building, damaged during a March 2016 fire, began May 19. It took one week to take the building down. PHOTOS BY HERMAN LENSING
Supporting seniors
After notches were created, cables, previously attached, were pulled to bring down the St. Mary’s Church south bell tower at 8:50 a.m. May 27 in Melrose. The towers stood tall since the church opened in 1899.
MHS traveling senior salute
PHOTO BY HERMAN LENSING
Albany senior Leah Lobitz finishes the final part of her chalk drawing May 8 in the Albany High School parking lot. Each senior at Albany High School had the chance to decorate a parking space with chalk at to celebrate their senior year.
PHOTO BY CAROL MOORMAN
Melrose Area High School staff Holly Berscheit (from left), Stacey Austing-Jacobson and Mollie Dusha stand in front of a banner on a bus with pictures of the 141 graduating seniors May 7. They wrote the first names of each graduating senior on the bus windows. In front of them, individual pictures of seniors on sticks were placed into the ground. This bus will be parked in towns around the school district as a way to acknowledge seniors.
House moved to new home PHOTO BY CAROL MOORMAN
Xcel Energy employees reconnect electric wires May 7 after a house was moved from south of Greenwald to its new home, west of town. The house traveled about three miles from the Kris and Dale Winter farm. It was moved by Thein Moving Co.
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Tri-CAP bus parade
PHOTO BY CAROL MOORMAN
Tri-CAP busses drive by a Melrose day care May 14 telling the children they miss them as passengers either in voice or on the signs on their busses. Some families utilize the bus service to get their children to day care and school on a regular basis. The parade of busses traveled all around Melrose thanking their passengers.