It’s in the Eyes

Hey, what do you think of the 3 new Anamoose signs?  Hopefully many of you have  seen them coming into Anamoose from the east, south and north.

The idea for the signs originated with the Anamoose Civic Club who had Midwest Graphics from Martin design them.  The east and south signs are 4ft. by 16 ft, and the north sign is 3 ft. by 12 ft.  The Minot Magic Fund gave $1520 and the McHenry County Job Development Authority gave $760 to help pay for the signs.

Also credit goes to the Stenehjems, Jerome Peerbooms, and Kenny Rudnick families for allowing the signs to be put on their property. 

 

Donkey Basketball

The Drake-Anamoose FBLA & Music Boosters sponsored Donkey Basketball at the Anamoose school on Saturday, January 14,2012.

Brent Weninger

 

 

 

 

 

 

Doug & Holly Martin

 

 

 

 

Brandon Rudnick

 

 

 

 

Submitted by Shonella Lemer

Anamoose is Growing!

January 17th Ted and Tammy Mertz moved a house onto a new wood basement on the former Lydia Herman lot in the northwest corner of Anamoose.  The house came from Minnewauken where houses are being move out due to flooding from Devils Lake.  Tammy Mertz told me they hope to have the house for sale by the end of February. 

The Mertz’s own their own construction company, TM Construction, so are doing the remodeling on the house.  A single car garage is being made into a living room and kitchen, and the dining room is being enlarged.  There is one bedroom and bath and an unfinished basement.

If that isn’t enough work for Ted and Tammy they also have gutted the former Rudy Wohl house in southeast Anamoose.  They plan to move in by fall.

 

 

It’s great to see these improvements in Anamoose!

Fun on the Ice

It was great to see boys on the ice rink today playing ice hockey.  It has been 5 years since the old skating rink was taken down to make room for the Fire Hall. 

It took a lot of talking and work, but it was worth it to have a place for kids to have fun in the winter.  My hat off to all those that made it happen!

Save the Bank Home Tour

We had a great turnout Sunday for our Save the Bank Tour of Homes.  Barb Martin had the Bake Sale/Snack Bar & Christmas Decoration Sale in her garage.  From there the participants came to the 5 homes.  Bonnie Helm, chairman, stated that 110 people toured the homes.  A good number of men enjoyed the tour, and one said all he wanted to see was the John Deere collection.

Three delectable desserts were served along with Christmas cookies, apple cider and coffee. 1. Pictured is Bonnie Helm putting the finishing touch on her Key Lime Pie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.Gladys Degenstein (left) and Marceline Hoaglund packaged cookies that customers picked out.

3.We had a chair decoration raffle to also help raise money for the bank roof.  Judy Lemer won the decoration.  Ironically her name was drawn by her sister, Rita Weninger (left).

I forgot to take pictures at Bonnie Dockter’s house where she featured her Santa Clauses.

 

 

 

 

 

4.Barb Martin had one room devoted just to her village collection. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.Mardell and Calvin Helm had snowmen and decorations throughout their home.

6.Barbie and TJ Martin also decorated several floors of their home for us to see.

I featured my quilts and Vernon showed his John Deere collection.

Meet Two More Families Who Are The Latest To Be Welcomed To Anamoose:

Kevin & Nancy Horneman and grandson, Kyle were visited by the “Welcome Team” of Alyce and Mardi today.  They have been in Anamoose since 09/21/11 and came to us from Bismarck.  They seen an ad in the Minot paper for the home they purchased.  They are originally from Pennsylvania.  Kevin is in Investment Real Estate and is currently doing electrical work at the Velva Plant.  He loves farming and such things as picking rocks and taking down fence on his land.  Little Kyle stays at Bonnie’s Day Care when Nancy goes to work for Harvey Insurance Agency in Harvey.  Their current hobbies involve working on their home and enjoying their grandson Kyle.  They have a friendly Border Collie that shares their lives with them.

Our second family we welcomed today is a family of five. Pat & Tammy Windish have 3 children.  Allison is 19 years old and attending Minot State University and studying in the field of Radiology. She also works as a CNA.  Amber is 14 and a Freshman and Trey will be 13 very soon and is in the 7th grade at Drake/Anamoose High School.  Pat is the Principle at Anamoose/Drake Grade School and Tammy is a Medical Lab Technician at  St Aloisius Medical Center in Harvey.  The family love to hunt together.  Amber was very successful this year in getting a beautiful 6 point buck.  The family moved to Anamoose from Wimbleton, ND.  They have two dogs Jake (Cocker Spaniel) and Ebony (Black Hunting Lab).  They also have a “Rescue Bird” named Sisco who can really sing.  Besides hunting together as a family they are busy going to all the school activities.

New Business-ProCycle

The last new business in Anamoose, Helm Flying Service, was on the north end of town.  Billy Park’s new business, ProCycle, is located on the south-west corner of Anamoose next to Highway 52.

Billy was born in Fayetteville, Georgia, and lived in Jamestown, North Carolina before coming to Anamoose.  You know he is from the south when you hear his southern drawl.

His shop is located in his backyard where he has fixed up an area for a shop and office in a large utility building.  Billy fixes all small engines such as chain saws, generators, snow blowers, golf carts, and .  He also works on  ATVs, snowmobiles, and motorcycles.  Call 701-465-3377 for your next repair.

Pictured is Billy and his wife Tracy.

WELCOME ANOTHER FAMILY TO ANAMOOSE!

   Alyce and Mardi welcomed a family of 4 to Anamoose this evening.  Billy Page & Tracy Porter, along with daughters Savannah (almost 16), and Emily (almost 12) came to our city from Jamestown, North Carolina.  Tracy is a Registered Nurse working for Trinity in Minot and Billy is starting a new business in Anamoose called ProCycle Shop.  He will work on small engines of any type (see the writeup in the blog).  Their hobbies include hiking, camping, boating and Billy likes motorcycling.  Savannah goes to Drake/Anamoose High School and Emily goes to Anamoose/Drake Grade School.  Savannah misses competative gymnastics which is not available locally, but both girls voiced that they like their new schools.  Please greet them when you see them and we wish them success in their new business.

Pictured are: Emily, Billy, Tracy and Savannah in the front. 

Pioneer Journey

I received a book-Pioneer Journey-a Family History Brought to Life- from author Alice Mergel Alme.  The book is well written and is about Alice’s great grandparents (Henry and Georgeanna Mergel) who grew up, met and married in the mid-1800′s.

Excerpts from Alice’s letter are as follows:

“Henry and his family migrated to the United States from Germany in 1852 and the family settled in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota in 1854.  He served in the army during the Indian uprising and the Civil war from August 1862 to August 1865.  –The book tells of his war experiences and how they affected his life.  In later years he became a Methodist minister.

Georgeanna and her family moved to Minnesota in 1862, just as the Indian uprising began.  She became a rural school teacher at the age of 15.  Henry and Georgeanna married in 1871 and raised ten children in central Minnesota.  At the turn of the century, the older children decided to move west and five of them homesteaded in Pierce County north of Anamoose.  Some of them later moved to Oregon and Canada.  Henry and Georgeanna and the younger children later moved to Anamoose and homesteaded north of town.

My great uncle Ben Mergel stayed in Anamoose and raised his family there in the early part of the twentieth century.  In the 1940′s and 1950′s they all moved to Oregon.  His descendents still own land north of Anamoose.  My father, Defon Mergel, lived with Uncle Ben for awhile before he married mother in 1920.  My parents lived in Anamoose and Alymer until 1956 and raised twelve children in the area.  “

For information about the book see Alice’s website at www.pioneerjouneythebook.com.

Holiday Home Tour

We are getting excited about our Home Tour on Sunday, December 11th from 3-6pm.  We met Friday at Barb Martin’s garage to coordinate our plans.  Five homes will be toured.  Bonnie & Gary Dockter have a large Santa Claus collection.  Mardi & Calvin Helm have over 100 snowmen all over their home, while Barb Martin has a large village collection.  Barbie & TJ Martin do a lot of Christmas decorating.  At my house, Vernon has a huge John Deere toy & memorabilia collection as well as salt & pepper shakers, & owls & I have about 10 quilts that I have made for my family & myself.  Pictured left to right are:  Bonnie Dockter, Barb Martin, Alyce Heer, Barbie Martin & Mardi Helm

Tickets & maps can be picked up at Barb Martin’s garage, or at the homes the day of the tour, or may be purchased at businesses ahead of time to save $2.  A Bake Sale of Christmas cookies & candies will also be held from 2:30-7. Christmas decorations can also be purchased.   Free apple cider & coffee will be served & individual treats may be purchased to eat with your beverage.

It will be a fun day!  Come join us.

Pictured are some of the members of Save The Bank committee.  Joe Weninger, Rose Weninger, Bonnie Helm, Alyce Heer, & Phyllis Zimmerman.