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Borstad thankful for his life

Bryan Borstad is especially thankful this Thanksgiving. “Without these guys, I would be dead,” he said Nov. 16, looking around the Melrose City Council chambers at Melrose police, …

Learning, growing together

Jenn Tschida has worked at the Melrose medical campus since she was 15 when she was a candy striper at Pine Villa Nursing Home, when the facility was owned by the city of Melrose.   On Oct. …

Sharing an untold story

George Bieniek and his five brothers, Andrew, Aloys, Blaise, John and Thomas, were all veterans. Like George, Andrew, Blaise, Thomas and John were all in the Army. Aloys was in the Navy. And they all …

The city of Avon has hired a Sartell-base service cooperative to complete fire hall asbestos testing. Council members approved a $1,092 quote from Resource Training & Solutions earlier this …

Avon council members have approved a parking lease agreement for Central Park. The agreement includes the Church of St. Benedict and the Avon Lakers Baseball Club. The city will contribute …

Accommodating activity

The Worn-A-Bit Sale in Spring Hill is 50 years old.   For more than 20 of those years, Amy (Heinen) French has volunteered in the dining room at St. Michael’s Church basement in …

Veterans saluted

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Avon council approves sewer rate increase

Avon residential and commercial users will be paying more for city sewer services starting next month. City leaders unanimously approved raising the sewer rate from $6.03 per 1,000 gallons to …

BEAT series a winner

The Kids Summer BEAT Series at Albany Area Public Schools is a winner — in more ways than one.   In its inaugural 2023 season, the Kids Summer BEAT Series consisted of three …

Building multicultural relationships

Assemblies of God members of Harvest Church in Freeport and Fuente de Fe Church (Fountain of Faith), formerly of Melrose, are building multicultural relationships.   Fuente de Fe Church …

Prost to German heritage

There may not have been many people wearing lederhosen or speaking German Sept. 30 at the Farming Community Center in Farming, but there was plenty of authentic German food, German music and German beer at the first ever Farming Oktoberfest Eve. It was a tribute to the area’s German heritage.

Proud partners

A Melrose Welcomes You sign greets people traveling down County Road 13 toward main street. On the back side are three murals reflecting the city’s motto — Strong • Diverse • Connected.

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