Picket Fence Patriotic Piecers, headquartered in Prairie du Chien, WI, held a Quilts of Valor award ceremony at the Driftless Area Education and Visitors Center in Lansing Sunday, June 26. Quilters Sue Lynch, Judy Schild and Edie Hogan presented quilts to four local veterans, including Carl Clancy, Bill Ferring, Michael Boland and Paul Styve.
Carl Clancy served from 1962-1966 in the U.S. Navy. He said he and two friends signed up together on the buddy plan and they were together for a day and a half before they were split up. The Cuban Missile Crisis happened during his tour. He was trained as a communication technician and spent his final years in the service in Cyprus.
Bill Ferring served from 1968-1969 in the U.S. Army after being drafted. The last part of his tour was spent in Korea.
Wednesday, June 29, at approximately 8:40 p.m., the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a plane crash near the intersection of Old Stage Road and Glenville Road in eastern Winneshiek County, near the Glenwood Lutheran Church. When deputies arrived at the scene, they located a Kitfox ultralight single-passenger aircraft in the northwest ditch of the intersection. The pilot, Thomas Lee Wandling, age 43, of Decorah was uninjured.
Wandling stated that he attempted to take flight from his pasture located southwest of the intersection and clipped the barbed wire fence which sent him into a power line causing him to crash the aircraft. The power line was damaged and caused a power outage for surrounding residents. The sheriff’s office was assisted by mienergy, Winneshiek County Ambulance, first responders, and Decorah Rescue. The plane sustained approximately $6,500 damage in the crash. Submitted image.
Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) Waukon Center held its “Build Your Own Business” Summer Camp June 21-22 for students entering fourth through sixth grades this fall. This two-day camp was a “Shark Tank”-style experience (based on the “Shark Tank” television series) where students learned basic business concepts and vocabulary in formulating a business idea, created their own business plan, discussed customer service and created their own logo and business cards, printed by The Copy Shoppe. Students listened to presentations from local businesses and also visited Silver Laine Co., Cunningham Hardware, Town Theater, Aztec Parlor and Paws Up Pet Supplies in downtown Waukon to witness what they learned at the camp being utilized in a real business setting. The students concluded camp by presenting their business ideas to area business leaders who represented the “sharks” that provided feedback on those business ideas.
After high school graduation, students will face many new experiences beyond academics and social situations. Iowa Student Loan (ISL) Education Lending knows that preparation for the next step helps students increase their chances of graduation, finding a job and successfully repaying any student loans. ISL offers the following tips for parents on how to help prepare their students, and themselves, for life away at college:
1. Plan for medical emergencies. Parents may not have access to health information or be able to make medical decisions for incapacitated students who are 18 or older, no matter who carries the insurance and pays the bills. Parents may want to have their student properly complete, sign and have notarized official medical power of attorney and medical information release forms that can easily be accessed in case of emergency. In addition, students should understand when to self-treat, visit a clinic or specialist, or go to the emergency room.
A free online college planning tool that helps families estimate the total cost of a college education has been redesigned to make it simpler to use.
The College Funding Forecaster allows students to input estimated costs, expected financial aid, savings and earnings to project total out-of-pocket expenses and potential student loan amounts for four to six years, the time it typically takes to earn an undergraduate degree, at the college or university of their choice.
Iowa Student Loan (ISL) Liquidity Corporation, a nonprofit organization which offers college financing products as Iowa Student Loan Education Lending, provides the mobile friendly College Funding Forecaster free on its website at www.IowaStudentLoan.org/Forecaster.
The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is the all-volunteer uniformed civilian component of the United States Coast Guard. Established by Congress in 1939, the Auxiliary assists the Coast Guard in all activities except military and law enforcement duties.
In the Upper Mississippi River area these duties mainly include boater safety training, assisting boaters in distress, search and rescue operations and vessel safety exams, but many more opportunities exist.
There are some 22,000 volunteer auxiliarists nationwide. The operative word is “volunteer”. The Auxiliary cannot provide these lifesaving duties without ample volunteers. Volunteers require training and certification to perform their duties and meet U.S. Coast Guard standards.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Wednesday, July 13 Chautauqua Program at the Ferryville Village Hall in Ferryville, WI has been canceled. Organizers regret the cancellation and hope to rebook the speaker for the 2023 Summer Series. Assistance in spreading the word would be appreciated.
The third program of this year’s series is scheduled for August 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the Ferryville Village Hall. Madison, WI residents Tim and Linda Eisele will be speaking on Native Species Planting.
The City of Prairie du Chien, WI’s Park and Recreation Department, the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are partnering up for “Family Fishing Fun Nights”. This four-week event will be held each Tuesday in July, from 5-6:30 p.m., at the Washington Street Park in Prairie du Chien, WI. Poles, bait and fishing assistance will be provided, if needed.
Participants will have the opportunity to become an official Junior Ranger Angler by completing a few fun activities in the “Let’s Go Fishing” activity booklet and returning it to a participating park, wildlife refuge, or hatchery. Take the official pledge and receive a wooden Junior Angler badge.
Fishing is at each participant’s own risk. All Wisconsin fishing regulations apply. For more information call 563-873-3491 ext.123 or visit www.nps.gov/efmo.
From the tag to the bag ... After tagging this Clayton Ridge/Central baserunner, Waukon baseball junior second baseman Nathan O’Neill prepares to make a throw to first for a double play in the sixth inning of the Tribe’s 11-9 win over the WarEagles in the opening round of Class 2A District Tournament play at Monona Saturday, July 2. O’Neill vacuumed up a ground ball and alertly tagged this runner trying to advance to second on the play before firing a shot to junior first baseman Isaac Roe to turn the twin-denial. O’Neill also collected two singles in four at-bats to score two runs and drive in another in the Indian win. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
The Waukon baseball team both wrapped up its regular season and began its postseason with victories that came in narrow fashion, the Indians closing out their regular season with a 14-16 overall season record that includes a mark of 7-13 that placed the baseball Tribe fifth in the six-team final Northeast Iowa Conference standings. That final week of the regular season saw the Indians first play to a split at home against Charles City Monday, June 27, winning game one by a 5-4 count before falling in game two by a 6-5 final result in nine innings. The Waukon diamond dwellers then wrapped up their 2022 regular season with a 6-4 home win over MFL/MarMac Wednesday, June 29 before getting their postseason journey underway with an 11-9 win over Clayton Ridge/Central in their Class 2A District 4 Tournament opener Saturday, July 2 at Monona.
First varsity homerun ... Kee softball junior center fielder Alaina Bakewell takes a swing at an incoming pitch in the Hawks’ 8-3 victory at home over Central Elkader in the opening round of Class 1A Regional Tournament play Friday, July 1. Bakewell blasted a two-run homerun in the fourth inning for the first round-tripper of her varsity softball career. Photo by Anissa Stanley. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
Softball Hawks advance on to play at and against Central City Wednesday night
An undefeated past week saw the Kee softball team wrap up its regular season with championship flair and also begin its postseason in a triumphant manner. Having the fate of a second consecutive Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) championship season in their own hands, the Lady Hawks took full advantage of that opportunity with sweeps of a pair of home UIC doubleheaders, locking them in a second consecutive sharing of the Upper Iowa Conference season championship with Turkey Valley, as both squads compiled a 14-2 UIC record for this season’s honors.
