Community News

The 2012 Allamakee County Fair will take place July 18-22 in Waukon. In addition to the grandstand, the midway, the 4-H and FFA livestock and project exhibitions, and other activities involved with this year's fair, there will also be special events occurring in the Open Class Building throughout the weeklong event.

This year’s theme for the Summer Reading Program (SRP) at Robey Memorial Library in Waukon is "Dream Big…Read". The Summer Reading Program will kick off with Family Night at the library Monday, July 9 from 5:45-7:30 p.m.
Scheduled events for Family Night include: Reading Challenge Registration, Snakes Alive! Program, and Storytelling by Sue Kiesau and puppet friends. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

The 4-H County Council would like to invite the public to attend the annual Allamakee County Fair 4-H and FFA Livestock Auction Sunday, July 22 at 5 p.m. at the Show Barn. The sale at the end of the fair offers an opportunity to buy locally grown livestock and make an investment in the education of the next generation of farmers.

The Allamakee County 4-H County Council is sponsoring the annual Ag Olympics Thursday, July 19 of the 2012 Allamakee County Fair at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Show Barn at 5 p.m. The Ag Olympics is a timed obstacle relay race involving obstacles one would see at the fair - for example, the round bale climb and wheelbarrow race.

Family owned and operated, the Empty Nest Winery opened for business west of Waukon in November, 2011. Owners Dave and Pam Kruger say that while they have no formal training in wine making, their wines are the result of a lot of trial and error making and tasting wines.
Located on Dave’s family's home farm at 1352 Apple Road, the Empty Nest Winery offers hand-crafted wines made in small batches from a variety of berries and grapes hand-picked on their farm or from other areas, primarily in northeast Iowa.

by Dwight Jones

Some of the volunteers who helped get the Playful Little Hearts Playground installed and ready for use by area youth are pictured above standing on the new play area they helped create Friday-Wednesday, June 8-13 in Waukon City Park.

by B.J. Tomlinson

The Waukon Chamber of Commerce, along with Cunningham Hardware and Rental of Waukon, will kick off the "Music on Main" concert series Monday, June 18 at 5 p.m. Highway 52 Bluegrass Band of Preston, MN will perform in the Visitor Center and Area Development office courtyard at 101 West Main Street.

A pair of upcoming events are planned in accordance with progress being made in the Project Playground improvements at Waukon City Park organized by the Healing Hearts Infant Loss Support Group and the Veterans Memorial Hospital Nursing Council.