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Friday, April 15, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Lansing led a Good Friday Justice and Peace Stations of the Cross event. Community members of all ages, faith backgrounds and walks of life participated in the one-mile walk to contemplate the suffering of Jesus on his way to the cross. Carrying a large wooden cross, the group (pictured above) meandered through town making 12 stops at places symbolic of suffering today. At each, they pondered the deeper roots of pain, lamented, sang, and prayed for the healing of the world. Some carried signs calling for justice or declaring God’s wide embrace.

The Standard newspaper office in Waukon hosted some special visitors Wednesday, April 20. First grade students from the classrooms of Ms. Deb Hauber and Ms. Thea Meyer at St. Patrick School in Waukon toured The Standard office for a field trip to learn more about the newspaper and its importance to the community, along with the jobs and processes involved in publishing a newspaper. Students in the two classrooms (pictured at right in a combined photo) had a chance to ask questions and also helped contribute to and edit their own newspaper front page to print and take with them. Standard photo by Joe Moses.

The annual P.E.O. reception for girls from the graduating class at Waukon High School was held Monday, April 18 at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon, marking the 59th anniversary of the event. The evening began with refreshments served. After a welcome by past president Nina Van Gorp, introductions by guests and members were made. President Loretta Schafer presented the program on “Life Can Be Golden,” based on the Little Golden books. The girls then shared memories from their high school years. Submitted photo.
 

Midwest Veterans of America is hosting an essay contest for high school students, freshmen through seniors, with cash prizes awarded to top entries. The theme of the essay is “My American Veteran Hero” and entries are due by May 1.

According to Midwest Veterans of America leadership, all essays must be typed in English with no color or graphics, and contestants can not identify themselves within the essay content. Essays must be the contest entrants’ own work; copied or plagiarized essay content will not be entered into the contest. All essays become the property of the Midwest Veterans of America.

Essays will be judged on how well the entrant understands, develops and presents the theme, which should be a positive representation of the veteran hero being written about. Entries should demonstrate research has been conducted about the hero and the author’s experience with them.

A Waukon woman faces five felony charges after admitting to Winneshiek County authorities that she had fraudulently taken more than $10,000 from the Winneshiek County business where she was employed. According to court documents, the business owners contacted the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Department in March 2022 in regard to suspected theft and fraud, and a review of business recordkeeping revealed that a large amount of money had been taken from the business through a series of actions that spanned an approximate timeline of January 2015 through January 2022.

The Waukon boys golf team was limited to just one meet this past week, having a Monday, April 18 non-conference meet at North Fayette Valley postponed to a date yet to be determined. In the one meet they were able to compete in this past week, the Indian golf boys fell to a strong Waverly-Shell Rock team by a 209-155 final result at home Tuesday, April 19.

The Indians were next scheduled for another consecutive nights of competition, the golf Tribe playing at Caledonia Monday, April 25 and then at Charles City Tuesday, April 26. The golf Tribe will then play at New Hampton Thursday, May 5 and has its Northeast Iowa Conference Tournament scheduled for Friday, May 13 at Charles City.

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The Kee boys track team completed a rarity of getting both its scheduled meets in this past week, one of those being the Hawks’ lone home competition of the season. The Kee boys started the week finishing 10th in the mostly large school field of 12 teams at the Oelwein Invitational Tuesday, April 19 in a meet delayed a day by weather before placing fourth at their own Kee Invitational Thursday, April 21.

The track and field Hawks are next slated to compete at Clayton Ridge Thursday, April 28 and the MFL/MarMac Invitational Monday, May 2 before taking part in the Upper Iowa Conference Meet at Postville Thursday, May 5. The Kee boys will then prepare for their Class 1A State Qualifying Meet scheduled for Thursday, May 12.

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Senior Haley Meyer sets two new school records in 400 meter dash, 800 meter run

For the first time this season, the Kee girls track and field team was able to get its full schedule of outdoor competition completed, making great strides and even some history in getting both of its scheduled meets in the books. Those meets included a seventh-place finish at the Crestwood Invitational Tuesday, April 19 followed by a second-place finish at the Lady Hawks’ own Kee Invitational Thursday, April 21 in a meet where Kee’s lone senior, Haley Meyer, gave the hometown crowd plenty to cheer about in the final home meet of her high school career with two new school records and some dramatic finishes in recording four event victories.

Junior Maggie Criswell sets new school record in 33-inch 100 meter hurdles

The Waukon girls track team ended up completing an incredibly busy week of competition this past week, participating in three different meets in a matter of four nights. Those three nights on the track and in the field proved fairly successful, as the track Tribe recorded top-five team finishes in all three meets, starting with a fifth-place finish at the Crestwood Invitational in Cresco Tuesday, April 19. The Lady Indians then wrapped up the week with back-to-back nights of competition, winning the Kee Invitational in Lansing they abruptly added to their schedule Thursday, April 21 and then coming in fourth at the North Fayette Valley Invitational in West Union the next night, Friday, April 22.

Sherri A. Onsager, 54, of Waterville died Saturday, April 23, 2022 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Memorial services were held Thursday, April 28 at 1 p.m. at Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial of ashes will be held at a later date.

Sherri Ann Onsager was born May 2, 1967 in Elkader, the daughter of Ronald and Sanda (Berg) Torson. She graduated from Kee High School in Lansing in 1985 and attended NICC in Calmar, receiving her certification as a certified medical aide. October 26, 1985, she married Arnie Onsager at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waukon.

Sherri enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She also enjoyed raising horses and horseback riding, reading, working in the garden, canning, playing cards and board games, and camping.