Saturday, many Amery area residents paused their weekend routines. They temporarily turned off their lawnmowers and turned up the volume of sports stations, they marched around their campsites looking for just enough phone signal, they rushed from parades to the nearest television and they held their breath; finally letting out a roaring cheer. You could hear the screams of, “She did it!” from the entire tri-county area when Amery runner Alicia Monson chased down her dreams in 31:18.55. The 2016 Amery High School graduate is headed to the Tokyo Olympics, which run July 23 to August 8.
