CITY OF MERRILL HOLDS STREET SIGN DEDICATION FRIDAY FOR LESLIE “CHES” KIENITZ
Friday morning at 10 a.m., family, friends and members of the community gathered in Merrill in response to an invitation from Mayor Steve Hass to honor the late Leslie “Ches” Kienitz. An honorary street sign was dedicated in Kienitz name near his family’s home on West 10th Street near Chippewa St, by the City of Merrill’s Historic Preservation Committee. Kienitz is remembered as serving in many different capacities for the city. He was Merrill City Band’s drum major in 1937, serving in the that role until 1985 except for his…
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