Memorial Day Services May 31st, 2021 at Lakeview Cemetery in
Workman Township Included a group of approximately 60 citizens plus 20
veterans from Palisade VFW, McGregor VFW and McGregor American Legion.
Please go to our photos page to see photos of the event. We had a
beautiful spring day and our cemetery grounds had been groomed and many
flowers planted by the township and also friends and relatives of those
buried at the cemetery. All three veteran posts shared in making this
a special event. Special thanks to Palisade VFW members Bob Foix for
his reading of "Flanders Field," and Jim Hicks for reading "General
Orders", McGregor VFW member Pat Collins for reading the Invocation and
McGregor American Legion Commander Bob Johnson for reading the history
of Memorial Day. The ceremony at the grave of Marine Private Robert E.
Swanson was very impressive. The opposing buglers playing Taps was
appreciated by all attendees. We thank all attendees and participants.
Supervisor Marvin Ketola and his wife Judy were responsible for making
Lakeview Cemetery attractive for Memorial Day. Thank you for your hard
work and dedication. Special thanks to Bill Haapoja for singing and
playing of patriotic music. The cemetery is maintained from spring until
winter. Plans are already under way to make our 5th year, 2022, even
larger and better. We welcome comments and suggestions.
Contributions: Lakeview Township received two spontaneous contributions
to our cemetery fund on Monday. We thank Tom and Suzanne Andresen, and
William and Judy Haapoja for their generous contributions to our cemetery.
The final phase of County Road 3 has been completed by the
county. We thank John Welle, County Engineer, and his staff for the
fine addition to our county and township. The changeover from old State
232 to County Road 3 is a tremendous improvement.
COVID 19 INFO: For current updates and information on Covid 19 in Aitkin County go to the Aitkin County website.
New Homes: Over the last year at least four new homes have been built
in our township. These are very attractive and add much to our
community. We welcome these families to our township
Workman Township Annual Meeting: The Annual Meeting of the Township was held on Tuesday, March 9th convening at 9 am at the Palisade Community Center/Firehall with 8 Electors and 1 guest present. The Agenda included a vote on bonding for a new town hall and snowplow garage in the amount up to $120,000. After some discussion, The Elector vote was unanimous in favor. The annual levy starting in 2022 was also approved by the Electors in a unanimous vote. Other general subjects were discussed and the meeting was adjourned at 10:23 am.
Township Road Checks: Workman Township conducts two road inspections - spring and fall. At this time the roads appear to be in good condition after winter. Spring rains have not affected our roads to this point and no frost boils have appeared. The winter snow runoff has been steady with no problems with overflowing or clogged culverts.
Monthly Meeting Location Change: While our township has conducted our monthly and annual meetings at the Palisade Community Center/Firehall for approximately two years, a decision has been made by the board to relocate the meetings to the Minnesota National Golf Course Club House. This is in our township and is centrally located. We will be charged the same amount as we were charged by the City of Palisade.
Workman Township Culvert Inventory: Aitkin County Soil and Water Conservation District has prepared a book showing site, size, and culvert condition for Workman Township. Workman Township was the first one in the county to be selected for the survey. Our township has 270 culverts which includes culverts on county roads. Plans are to conduct the survey in all townships and from the information gathered develop a master plan for water flowage in the county. Thank you to Steve Hughes, head of the ACSWD and Sam Seybold, Buffer Specialist for this important work. This is something that the township would not have available funding to complete.
Workman Township Board accepted with regret the resignation of Supervisor Fred Kamrowski as of December 31, 2020. Fred and his wife will be relocating to southern Minnesota to be near relatives. Fred was in charge of the physical grounds for Lakeview Cemetery. We will miss Fred and his witty sayings and wish Fred and Lu the best in their relocation.
Our township was very fortunate in finding a replacement for Supervisor Kamrowski. The Workman Township Board is very honored to have Marvin Ketola accept the vacant supervisor position effective January 20,2021. Marv and his wife Judy are retired and live on Big Sandy Lake. Previously Marv was Carlton County Attorney until his retirement. Marv also spent several terms as a state legislator. He enjoys outdoor sports including fishing and golfing. We are very pleased to be able add a person with a very strong background to our board.
WELCOME PHOTOJOURNALIST: Workman Township welcomes Photojournalist Brenda Hadrich as a contributor to to our website. You will be impressed with the quality of these wildlife and scenic photos. Additional photos will be added on a regular basis. Not all of these beautiful photos were taken in our township, but are indicative of what can be seen in Workman Township. You can also see Brenda's photographic artistry in the McGregor Voyager Press.
We welcome photos from all readers who have taken photos of wildlife in the area including birds, wild game animals, fish, turtles frogs, etc. as well as scenery taken in our area such as pretty autumn foliage, scenes of lakes and rivers, attractive cloud formations, lightning strikes, etc. We will display your photo credit if you wish. Please forward photos to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
