Community News

Healing Hearts Infant Loss Support Group will be hosting its Third Annual Walk to Remember Saturday, October 13 at Waukon City Park. The event will begin at 10:30 a.m. and is being held to honor the memory of babies who have passed from this life.
There is no registration cost to participate in the event, but it is asked that those participating RSVP in advance to assure necessary material amounts and acknowledgment for families walking. T-shirt orders will be taken the day of the walk, along with a number of other remembrance items available for sale that day.

The third annual “Northeast Iowa Get Your Rear in Gear” 5K Run and Walk has been scheduled for Saturday, October 6 to begin at St. Patrick Catholic School, which is located at 106 Second Street SW in Waukon. The event is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and is part of the nationwide series of "Get Your Rear in Gear" events which raise awareness and funds for colorectal cancer.

The City of Waukon is planning a ribbon cutting ceremony for Saturday morning, October 13 to dedicate the new hiking/biking trail in the south unit of Waukon City Park. The ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. that Saturday and will be followed by a narrated walk around the trails and park to highlight park improvements and discuss possible park projects for the future.
The event is being planned to coincide with other activities also going on in the City Park that morning. Further details will be provided in next week's issue of The Standard.

In recognition of October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Helping Services for Northeast Iowa Domestic and Sexual Abuse Resource Center is sponsoring a 5K Run/Walk to help raise awareness of domestic violence. The event is being held Wednesday, October 10 and will begin with registration at 4:30 p.m. at the Northeast Iowa YMCA in Postville, with the actual run/walk event beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Statistics show that one in every four women experience domestic violence. October is the month to recognize victims of domestic abuse and what can be done about it.

Waukon’s Boy Scout Troop 64 will hold an Omelet Breakfast Sunday, October 7 at St. Patrick Church Hall in Waukon. Scouts prepare and serve made-to-order omelets along with hash browns, cinnamon rolls, juice, milk and coffee from 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the door or are available from any Troop 64 Scout.

The Robey Memorial Library Capital Campaign is planning to publish a thank you in the October 3 issue of The Standard to all of the contributors to the library's Expansion Project Capital Campaign. The names of all contributors will be published, in alphabetical order, with the exception of those who request to remain anonymous.

The Waukon Police Department is investigating a burglary at Krambeer Barber and Styling on West Main Street in Waukon that took place between September 5 and September 8. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken. The Waukon Police Department is asking that all business owners be on the lookout for individuals who may be making large purchases. Anyone who notices out-of-the-ordinary spending is asked to contact the Waukon Police Department at 563-568-4338 or the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Department at 563-568-4521.

by Dwight Jones

Iowans interested in the results of a Department of Natural Resources (DNR) study to improve water quality in the Yellow River and its tributaries in Allamakee and Winneshiek counties can attend one of three meetings to be held September 26 and September 27. Citizens are encouraged to bring their questions to the meeting.

Northeast Iowa Business Network and ITC Midwest are hosting Ben Winchester from the University of Minnesota Extension September 20 from 3-5 p.m. at the Northeast Iowa Community College’s Dairy Center. Winchester will speak on his new study from U.S. Census data on how rural Iowa continued to attract new residents ages 30 to 49 between 2000 and 2010. All mayors, supervisors and city clerks are encouraged to attend.