FREE Hearing is about ISANTI-CHISAGOISANTI-CHISAGO connecting with people. (763) 444-4051 THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020 VOL. 114 NO. 31 COUNTYSTAR.COM PRIMARY CONCERN: Cambridge Council candidates featured ahead of Aug. 11 election. PAGE 10-11 Against the wind City attorney’s Tornado damage is last straw for Stanchfi eld woman resignation BY LORI ZABEL
[email protected] letters to be Jilly Arnoldy was relaxing in bed watching an episode of “Perry Mason” just after 1 a.m. on Saturday, July 18, made public when she heard the wind suddenly pick up outside. She switched to anoth- BY BILL STICKELS III er channel to fi nd a news report that
[email protected] her Stanchfi eld Township home on 389th Avenue just west of Highway 65 When it was announced during a was under a tornado warning. special North Branch City Council Within moments, the weatherman’s meeting on July 6 that Patrick Dor- voice cut out and the house went dark an had resigned from his position as at 1:03 a.m. as an EF-1 tornado bore city attorney, it was done so without down on the property. the inclusion of the letter of resigna- Arnoldy grabbed her three small tion in the meeting packet, leaving dogs and escaped her south-facing the reasons for this change to spec- bedroom to shelter in an inner hall- ulation. Following the July 28 City way. She waited for the “freight train” Council meeting, however, those sound and didn’t hear it, but her ears reasons - along with perhaps other popped with the change in air pres- “behind-the-scenes” information - sure.