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Outside of the clinic, Dr. Melzer enjoys spending time with her husband, Bryan, her family and friends, camping, outdoor activities, and reading. Her and Bryan have 2 dogs, a Weimaraner, Scout, a French Bulldog, Maple and 1 cat, Cricket.

her German Shepherd, Sirius. They reside in Gaylord, MN with her two cats, Crookshanks and Norbert, and her boyfriend, Evan. In her free time, Dr. Caroline enjoys reading sci-fi novels, doing crossfit in New Ulm, and dancing with the Bavarian trachtler club S. G. Edelweiss in St. Paul.
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Joleen attended South Central Technical College & earned her diploma for Secretarial in 1998. She lives on a farm with her husband Craig, son Tyler, & daughter Sierra. They have a Morkie named Hershey & farm cats. Joleen likes going to her kids’ sports events, camping, scrapbooking, & reading.
