MELROSE Vol. Fire Dept Receives Grant for NEW TRUCK~~~
The Melrose Fire Department received an $80,000 grant from FEMA/FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANGAGEMENT AGENCY this year to purchase a new brush truck. The Fire Department’s share of the cost was $4000 and this portion of the money came from donations received [...]
MELROSE HALL IMPROVEMENTS~~~
The Melrose Hall is undergoing improvements. The floor had some water damage & this has now been repaired…thanks to Mayor Cliff Savage & the city council…especially Bernie Sherman. (sorry if I left names out). New large dehumidifiers are now in place [...]
More info conerning Leo’s monument to the 1937 Champs~~
Evelyn Tierney has written a great article published in the Albia paper this week-Oct 23-complete with a front page colored photo of Leo & his wonderful new tribute -monument on Melrose Mainstreet honoring the 1937 Melrose Basketball Champions. In her [...]
Leo Ward Creates Mainstreet Project Honoring 1937 Basketball Team~~
Melrose Mainstreet has a wonderful new project being completed–created & designed by Leo “Twinkle” Ward..who is also known as Melrose’s Chief Leprechaun. As the 75th anniversary of the 1937 state basketball championship approached–and when this year the Des Moines Register & its [...]
COMING SOON~~~~
A very special project is underway on Melrose Mainstreet…..headed up by Melrose Chief Leprachaun LEO WARD…………check back often to see the story & pictures of this wonderful project~!!! Meanwhile, check out the work in progress as you visit Mainstreet …and see [...]
Sunday-Sept. 30-2012-St. Patrick’s ANNUAL FALL DINNER-AUCTION
Mark your calendars for Sunday-Sept. 30—& plan to attend Melrose St. Patrick Church annual Fall Harvest Dinner & Auction~! Visit with all your friends in the comfort of our beautiful church on the hilltop of Trinity Avenue. It’s always a grand day [...]
2012 Melrose Open Golf Tourney-a GRAND SUCCESS~~!!
The ninth annual Melrose Open Golf tournament was a grand success. The weather was perfect for a day of golfing on the green rolling hills of the Countryside Golf Club in Norwalk –that some say remind them of Ireland. One [...]
RULES of the MELROSE OPEN Golf Tourney~~
MELROSE OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT RULES SPECIAL NOTE: These written rules take precedent over any & all verbal communication or instructions. Teams not following written rules are ineligible for awards. All men, regardless of age, will tee off from the black [...]
MELROSE Open Golf Tourney INFO~~~
Entry Fee & Proceeds & Info Eligiblilty: Each team must contain at least one person from Melrose or related to someone from Melrose—or must LOVE MELROSE~! $200 entry fee per team if paid by July 31. $250 if paid August [...]
PLEASE SUPPORT THESE WONDERFUL SPONSORS of the MELROSE OPEN
Please read our Golf Open update prior to this post..and PLEASE SUPPORT THESE SPONSORS BECAUSE THEY SUPPORT MELROSE~~!!! We have more wonderful Sponsors promised-but as of 8/15-these are the paid Sponsors of our Melrose Golf Open-please THANK THEM: *ATS COMMUNICATIONS [...]