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UTV accident claims life of Harpers Ferry man, injures another

Friday, December 15 at 12:03 a.m., the Allamakee County Sheriff’s E-911 Dispatch Center received a report of a UTV accident at the intersection of Houlihan Drive and Mohawk Road in rural Allamakee County, northwest of Harpers Ferry.

According to a report from the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office, a UTV driven by Mackay David Mathis, age 32, of Harpers Ferry was traveling eastbound on Houlihan Drive and failed to negotiate a righthand curve in the road. The UTV entered the ditch and rolled over.

The report says that Mathis was pronounced deceased at the scene. A passenger in the vehicle, 35-year-old Mitch Andrew Iverson of rural Lansing, was transported by Gundersen Air Ambulance to a La Crosse, WI hospital for medical treatment. Assisting at the scene of the accident was the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office, Harpers Ferry Fire and Rescue, Waterville Ambulance and Veterans Memorial Hospital Ambulance.

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More EMTs greatly needed; Local class starting in January


VMH EMS Manager Jacob Dougherty ...

All area Emergency Medical Services in need of additional EMTs to meet growing demand

The number of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) in this area has dwindled over the years as licensed EMTs have retired. Allamakee and northern Clayton Counties are fortunate to have many emergency response services, but all of them are in need of more EMTs on their service to share the call time, ensuring local emergency services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) will be offering a face-to-face EMT Class in Waukon beginning in January. Enthusiastic, willing volunteers wanting to truly help people are needed to fill this class.   The class will meet two nights per week, Mondays and Wednesdays, from 6-10 p.m., and clinicals will be held in person.

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Attendees learn about cutting-edge inspection software, participate in hands-on demonstration during December “Let’s Talk Bridges!” session


Creating support for the new bridge ... The photo above shows the drill rig and auger used to dig the soil and sand out of a temporary casing by screwing the auger into the material and lifting it out of the hole near the existing Black Hawk Bridge. This process is used to create the shafts that will then be filled with concrete to create the supporting infrastructure of the new bridge at Lansing. Photo courtesy of the Iowa Department of Transportation.

Demonstrating the diameter ... The rope demonstration pictured above (photo by Julie Berg-Raymond) was presented at the Thursday, December 14 “Let’s Talk Bridges!” session, hosted at Meehan Memorial Lansing Public Library, to show how big the concrete-drilled shafts will be as supporting structures for the new bridge being built at Lansing. The markings on the stick represented the diameters (or sizes) of drilled shafts that will be constructed as part of the new bridge project. The shaft that is being constructed now is a nine-foot diameter shaft, and other shafts will get as large as 12 feet in diameter. The photo below (provided by the Iowa Department of Transportation) shows one of those shaft holes dug down about 30 feet into its temporary casing.

by Julie Berg-Raymond

At the second session of “Let’s Talk Bridges,” held at Meehan Memorial Lansing Public Library Thursday, December 14, Anden Lovig - a construction engineer on the bridge replacement project at Lansing, and a member of the monthly “bridge talks” team - ran the show by himself; his colleagues (Paul Lindsey, senior field inspector; Clayton Burke, project manager, Iowa Department of Transportation [DOT]; and Travis Konda, project manager, HNTB Corporation) were away at meetings.

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Strong crowd and donation support for Holiday Train visits in Lansing and New Albin ...


The Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CPKC) Holiday Train stop at New Albin included a check presentation for a $4,000 donation to the Way Station in New Albin.

The Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CPKC) Holiday Train stop at Lansing included a check presentation for a $4,000 donation to be shared by the Lansing Iowa Food Trust (LIFT) and the Allamakee County Food Shelf in Waukon.

The Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CPKC) Holiday Train was greeted by large, enthusiastic and generous crowds at both stops it made in Lansing and New Albin Friday evening, December 8, as depicted in the surrounding photos. Those attending were treated to musical entertainment by performers Tenille Townes and BRELAND, along with other holiday activities put on by community members, businesses and organizations.

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“Light Up Lansing” held at Main Street Plaza ...

Lansing Women in Business presented “Light Up Lansing” Saturday, December 9 in the Main Street Plaza. The event included a visit with Santa Claus, a sing-along with Kee High School carolers, cookies and hot chocolate, food collection for Lansing Iowa Food Trust (LIFT), and lighting of the Plaza Christmas Tree. The 25-foot tree (pictured at far left in the photo above) was donated by the Terisa Winters Steiber family and Harold Marks IV, in memory of Alan Steiber and Harold Marks III. Photo by Julie Berg-Raymond. View and find out how to purchase this photo and more from the “Light Up Lansing” event by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on The Standard’s website at www.waukonstandard.com.
 

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Waukon’s Lighted Holiday Parade gets the Holiday Season off to a shining start ...

The annual Holiday Parade held in Waukon Saturday evening, December 9 brightened up the beginning of the holiday season in more ways than one as nearly 40 entries made their way through the city streets via a bit of a different route than in years past. Despite temperatures falling below the freezing mark and a chilly breeze blowing, a large crowd still lined the parade route, as evident in the photo of Main Street above. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more from the Holiday Parade by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage. A video of the complete parade can also be found on The Standard’s Facebook page at The Standard Newspaper, Waukon.
 

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Allamakee Ecumenical Choir to present annual “Festival of Lessons and Carols” this Sunday


Mother, son to provide special music performances at Ecumenical Concert ... The mother and son tandem of Julie Knox (photo above) and Derrick Knox (photo below) will be providing special performances for the Ecumenical Concert being held this Sunday, December 10 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waukon. Julie Knox will be featured as a harp soloist and Derrick Knox, 10-year-old son of Julie and Brian Knox of Waukon, will be a featured child soprano soloist. Julie holds a DipABRSM degree in harp performance and a LRSM degree in harp pedagogy. Music has always been a central part of her life, and during this season of life, she spends most of her time sharing her love of music with her family at home. Occasionally collaborating with others outside the home to make beautiful music is a delightful experience for her, and she enjoys teaching harp and piano students in her home. She and her husband, Brian, have six children. Derrick loves singing and sharing music with others, and he is currently performing with the La Crosse Boys Choir under director Dan Johnson-Wilmot. He wants to compose music when he grows up and likes to find fun harmonies on the piano. Derrick leads his five siblings on many adventures. Submitted photos.

The Allamakee Ecumenical Choir will present its 47th Annual Candlelight Christmas Festival of Lessons and Carols Service this Sunday, December 10, beginning at 7 p.m. The service will be held at St. John’s Lutheran Church, located at 8 Fifth Street SW in Waukon.

Local clergy will be reading the Christmas Story and carols will be sung by the congregation with organ accompaniment. Choral numbers will also be presented by the Men’s Choir (also known as the Heartland Barbershop and Gospel Singers), Women’s Choir and the mass Ecumenical Choir. Music will also be provided by the St. John’s Handbell Choirs, Waukon High School Saxophone Quartet, along with a piano and organ duet by Kristie Roeder (piano) and James Bieber (organ).

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Dec

Not a speed camera, but a good reminder...

Two new speed feedback signs have now been installed at State Highway entrance routes into the town of Waukon. City of Waukon officials want to assure motorists that these are not speed cameras that result in mailed citations nor are they data collection units, but instead are reminders to slow down and obey speed limits posted above each sign. The signs will display the speed a vehicle is traveling (such as the “40” pictured in the left photo), and will also display a “SLOW DOWN” reminder message if that vehicle speed exceeds the posted speed limit (as in the right photo). Standard photos by Joe Moses.

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Dec

CPKC Holiday Train to make stops in Lansing and New Albin this Friday ...

The Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CPKC) Holiday Train is scheduled to make its return to the Lansing and New Albin areas again this year as part of its 2023 trek to help raise money, food and awareness for local food banks in communities along the CPKC network. The festive railway celebration is scheduled to make its way through northeast Iowa this Friday, December 8 with local stops in Marquette (from 1:45-2:30 p.m.), Lansing (from 3:50-4:30 p.m.) and New Albin (from 5:15-6 p.m.). The two Allamakee County visits in Lansing and New Albin will find the Holiday Train coming to a stop near the ballfield in Lansing along South Front Street between North 2nd and Dodge Streets. The New Albin stop will take place near the parking lot adjacent to the railroad tracks on Railroad Avenue between Ross Avenue and Oak Street. Those attending the event are asked to bring a cash or non-perishable food donation if they are able.

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Dec

Friday implosion brings down final large structure ...

Photo by Julie Berg-Raymond.
Photo by Julie Berg-Raymond.

The largest remaining structure at the decommissioned Alliant Energy generating station at Lansing was brought to the ground by a final implosion process that took place just before 8 a.m. Friday, December 1, as depicted in the photo at left. Additional photos and information regarding the implosion event can be found in the Wednesday, December 6, 2023 edition of The Standard.

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