Community News

Tammy Lessard of rural Waukon was diagnosed with Stage 3 uterine sarcoma cancer in August of this year and is undergoing treatment in La Crosse, WI. She is married to Richard “Squeak” Lessard and is the mother of four girls and grandmother of 18.
The Lessards lived in Prairie du Chien, WI for many years and have been living in the Waukon area for the past 13 years.

Plans are being made for the fifth annual Lighted Holiday Parade in downtown Waukon, scheduled for Monday, November 22, beginning at 6 p.m. The event coincides with extended Monday night business hours of Waukon retailers.
The theme for this year’s parade, “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” complements the traditional Christmas Fantasy hosted by Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation each year in Waukon, and will be featured throughout the parade. All entries must be lighted and cannot involve a live version of Santa Claus.

by Dwight Jones

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The American Cancer Society has scheduled the 35th annual Great American Smokeout for November 18 to encourage smokers to quit for a day in the hope they may quit for good.  The Great American Smokeout coincides with the eighth annual Tobacco Awareness Week being held November 14-20 throughout northeast Iowa.

Plans are being made for the fifth annual Lighted Holiday Parade in downtown Waukon, scheduled for Monday, November 22, beginning at 6 p.m. The event coincides with extended Monday night business hours of Waukon retailers.
The theme for this year’s parade, “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” complements the traditional Christmas Fantasy hosted by Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation each year in Waukon, and will be featured throughout the parade. All entries must be lighted and cannot involve a live version of Santa Claus.

by Dwight Jones

The Waukon Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations from community residents for Waukon’s “Person of the Year” honor.

by Maury Gallagher

by Dwight Jones