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Vol. 7 Red Cow Gazette, Amboy, Minnesota 56010 Winter, 2013 No. 4 AM B OY ’ S Check It OUT Amboy Halloween!! Page 2 Red Cow Gazette ©2013 Prairie Publishing, Inc. Funding and Content for the Amboy Red Cow Gazette is Provided by the Amboy Area Community Club. F R EE Progress on Depot continues, but what will it be used for? Plans being made for The Junction By Les curry Work continues on the land- scaping around the depot project. The interior has been repainted to the original colors and we have a list of other projects that we would like to do to the office and waiting room area. That list includes a new floor, restroom, window repairs, heating and air conditioning, and electrical updates. The goal would be to retain as much of the depot look and feel as possible. We would like to thank all the people that have donated money and bought bricks. Brick sales will continue for as long as it will take to complete and pay for the proj- ect. If you are looking for a gift for the hard to buy person maybe a personalized brick would be just the right gift. Stop into Sweet Cicely, Frame It or the Cottage Café and pick up a form. You could also print one from the Amboy MN web site. So far we have spent $20,000 for the project and we expect that the final cost will be $30,000. We also know that sometime down the road a new cedar shingle roof will need to be installed. The biggest question that we have heard is “Now that you have it --- What are you going to do with it?” A committee has been formed and is currently researching the possibility of using the depot to house a “locally produced” store. This store would allow local peo- ple to have retail store front to sell their goods. At the time of sale a consignment fee would be collect- ed and used to support the expens- es of the operation. When a plan is finalized, we will send out a gener- al mailing. The Amboy Area Community Club completed gathering preliminary feed- back for “The Junction” project, which aims to put the defunct Amboy Middle School to good use as a multi-purpose community building. With approxi- mately 10 acres of land and about 47,000 square feet of building, there were over 150 ideas and suggested uses for the vacated school property. Dozens of community members gathered at the school on October 2nd and again on October 16th to develop a consensus of the possible uses for the building. Of the many suggested ideas the group of interested citizens nar- rowed the field to a few choices. They include utilizing the old cafeteria and small gymnasium as an event center with full kitchen and banquet facilities. Another popular idea is to renovate an area of the school and turn it into a firearms education center and indoor shooting range. The large gymnasium could be converted into a health and fit- ness areas open to the public and also provide space for Maple River School sporting events and practices. Community adult education classes would continue to be offered in some of the classrooms with other classroom areas being converted in apartments and retail space, possibly a grocery store. Most all in attendance wanted the school to create jobs and revenue for the community. They thought that The Junction should be a non-profit entity with some for-profit activities. Community members stated they were willing to support the facility through rents and activity fees. Most are willing to support an annual membership of $200. The next step in developing The Junction is to gather data on the build- ing and begin to estimate the costs of renovation. Small groups are being formed to look at the various areas of interest and to examine the facility’s infrastructure to determine if any haz- ardous materials exist that will add to the cost or even prohibit renovation. The Maple River School Board voted to approve an option to purchase, which gives the Amboy group one year (with an option for an additional year) to con- duct a feasibility study. The more community involvement the better! If you are interested in par- ticipating in the planning and develop- ment of The Junction, contact Art Sidner at [email protected] or Marty Aldinger at scicely@hickory- tech.net or call Lisa Lindberg at 507- 380-0288. For more information please visit: http://www.amboymn.govoffice2.com. Much to our surprise, Alliant energy found a buried set of railroad ties and rails when they were installing the electrical power cables to The Depot. Dave Rennpferd, Les curry, Marty Aldinger and Gerry Voth put- ting the finishing touches onto the new curb next to The Depot. Santa is expected to visit the Amboy Fire Department on Dec. 14 from 10a.m. to Noon The juncTion continued on page 3
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Vol. 7 Red Cow Gazette, Amboy, Minnesota 56010 Winter, 2013 No. 4
AMBOY’SCheck ItOUT
Amboy Halloween!!
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Red Cow Gazette©2013 Prairie Publishing, Inc.
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Progress on Depot continues, but what will it be used for?
Plans being made for The Junction
By Les curry
Work continues on the land-scaping around the depot project.The interior has been repainted tothe original colors and we have alist of other projects that we wouldlike to do to the office and waiting
room area. That list includes a newfloor, restroom, window repairs,heating and air conditioning, andelectrical updates. The goal wouldbe to retain as much of the depotlook and feel as possible.
We would like to thank all thepeople that have donated money
and bought bricks. Brick sales willcontinue for as long as it will taketo complete and pay for the proj-ect. If you are looking for a gift forthe hard to buy person maybe apersonalized brick would be justthe right gift. Stop into SweetCicely, Frame It or the CottageCafé and pick up a form. Youcould also print one from theAmboy MN web site.
So far we have spent $20,000for the project and we expect thatthe final cost will be $30,000. Wealso know that sometime down theroad a new cedar shingle roof willneed to be installed.
The biggest question that wehave heard is “Now that you haveit --- What are you going to do withit?” A committee has been formedand is currently researching thepossibility of using the depot tohouse a “locally produced” store.This store would allow local peo-ple to have retail store front to selltheir goods. At the time of sale aconsignment fee would be collect-ed and used to support the expens-es of the operation. When a plan isfinalized, we will send out a gener-al mailing.
The Amboy Area Community Clubcompleted gathering preliminary feed-back for “The Junction” project, whichaims to put the defunct Amboy MiddleSchool to good use as a multi-purposecommunity building. With approxi-mately 10 acres of land and about47,000 square feet of building, therewere over 150 ideas and suggested usesfor the vacated school property.
Dozens of community membersgathered at the school on October 2ndand again on October 16th to develop aconsensus of the possible uses for thebuilding. Of the many suggested ideasthe group of interested citizens nar-rowed the field to a few choices. Theyinclude utilizing the old cafeteria andsmall gymnasium as an event centerwith full kitchen and banquet facilities.Another popular idea is to renovate an
area of the school and turn it into afirearms education center and indoorshooting range. The large gymnasiumcould be converted into a health and fit-ness areas open to the public and alsoprovide space for Maple River Schoolsporting events and practices.Community adult education classeswould continue to be offered in some ofthe classrooms with other classroomareas being converted in apartmentsand retail space, possibly a grocerystore.
Most all in attendance wanted theschool to create jobs and revenue for thecommunity. They thought that TheJunction should be a non-profit entitywith some for-profit activities.Community members stated they werewilling to support the facility throughrents and activity fees. Most are willing
to support an annual membership of$200.
The next step in developing TheJunction is to gather data on the build-ing and begin to estimate the costs ofrenovation. Small groups are beingformed to look at the various areas ofinterest and to examine the facility’sinfrastructure to determine if any haz-ardous materials exist that will add tothe cost or even prohibit renovation.The Maple River School Board votedto approve an option to purchase, whichgives the Amboy group one year (withan option for an additional year) to con-duct a feasibility study.
The more community involvementthe better! If you are interested in par-ticipating in the planning and develop-ment of The Junction, contact ArtSidner at [email protected] orMarty Aldinger at [email protected] or call Lisa Lindberg at 507-380-0288.
For more information please visit:http://www.amboymn.govoffice2.com.
Much to our surprise, Alliant energy found a buried set of railroad
ties and rails when they were installing the electrical power cables to
The Depot.Dave Rennpferd, Les curry, Marty Aldinger and Gerry Voth put-
ting the finishing touches onto the new curb next to The Depot.
Santa is expected to visit the Amboy Fire Department on
Dec. 14 from 10a.m. to NoonThe juncTion
continued on page 3
