07-12-2012 Park Commission Meeting

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Dear Carla, I will be forwarding this request to the Park Commission. This commission has taken the lead in planting memorials. Unfortunately the Commission only meets once per month. The next meeting will be on July 12th. We will discuss your request and then get back to you. Sandy Peine, City Clerk 4638 County Road 11, Pequot Lakes, MN 56472 218-568-5222 (office) 218-568-5860 (fax) speine @pequotlakes-mn.gov www.pequotlakes-mn.gov Original Message From: nelso081@umn.edu [mailto:nelso081 @umn.edul Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 8:20 PM To: Sandy Peine Cc: nelso081 @umn.edu Subject: Request for Information Re: Memorial Possibilities in Pequot Lakes to Honor Mom Hello Sandy, My mother, Margaret (Skog) Nelson, was born and raised in Pequot Lakes. She passed away in November at the age of 87. Of the 8 children in her family, her only remaining sibling, Fred Skog, resides in Pequot Lakes with his wife, Bev. Their father, Carl ("Charlie") Skog, is responsible for much of the beautiful stone masonry in the Pequot Lakes area, including Breezy Point Resort and Shawano, a private residence on Sibley Lake that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In her later years Mom often spoke of wanting to return to Pequot Lakes; unfortunately, her failing health made that impossible. My brother (Jeff Nelson) and sister (Linda Axell) and I plan to bury some of Mom's ashes alongside Mom's family members in the Our Saviors Cemetery in Pequot Lakes this summer or fall. We would also like to find a way to memorialize Mom in Pequot Lakes with a tree or flower garden sometime in the next year or so. In my communications with Mayor Adams earlier this year, it appears the tree might be our best option. If at all possible, we would like the memorial to be a part of the All Veterans Memorial Park in Pequot Lakes where my uncles' (Mom's brothers) are recognized. It would be wonderful if a tree or garden planted in Mom's memory could help decorate the place where her brothers' service is honored (John, James, Arvid and Frederick Skog. She loved them with all her heart, and it would mean so much to her, and to her family. We understand that there are rules and regulations involved in such a prospect and we will be fully respectful of these rules and regulations. If you would please provide us with information (and paperwork) we would need to proceed With our wish to memorialize Mom in Pequot Lakes, we would very much appreciate it. If this request should go to someone else, please feel `.. free to forward this communication to that person.