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Linda L. Gordon, age 73, of Carlton, MN passed away Sunday, June 27, 2021 at Augustana Health Care in Moose Lake, MN. Linda requests that no formal service take place, and her wishes are to be remembered as you knew her.

Linda was born October 11, 1947 in Waukon, the daughter of Carl and Anna (Munz) Peterson. Linda grew up on a farm just south of Lansing. She loved horses her entire life and never saw a reason to learn to ride a bike. Linda was an accomplished vocalist and sang on a Des Moines radio station at the tender age of five. She graduated Kee High School in 1965 and worked at Lansing Company.

In 1967, Linda married her high school sweetheart, William Gordon, and followed him to his naval assignment in Norfolk, VA. After Bill’s naval service, they returned home.

Eugene (Gene) Francis Burroughs, age 78, of Dorchester passed away June 30, 2021 at home surrounded by his family. Memorial service will be held Friday, July 9 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Dorchester. Visitation will be held one hour before services with the memorial service following at 11 a.m.

Gene was born September 16, 1942 to Garland and Elizabeth (Becker) Burroughs. He attended country school near Lansing and graduated from St. George High School in 1960. He served in the Navy for two years.

He married Kathy Karles of Caledonia, MN in 1966, and to this union three children were born. They later divorced. Gene worked at Caterpillar Tractor in Rockford, IL as a welder. He moved back to Lansing after a motorcycle accident in 1973, and he worked several different jobs in the area. Gene married Patty Blake in 2002 and retired from welding at DH Satellite in Prairie du Chien, WI in 2006.

Garland Gale “Bugsy” J. Burroughs Jr., 83, of Waukon died Friday, July 2, 2021 at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, WI. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 10 at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. John Moser officiating. Burial with military honors will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon.

Friends may call from 3-7 p.m. Friday, July 9 at the Waukon Banquet Center in Waukon, where there will be a 2:30 p.m. scripture service. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements.
 

Ann A. Gallagher, 70, of Waukon, formerly of Lansing, died Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, July 10 from 12-5 p.m. at 2460 Highway 76 SE, Waukon. Masks and social distancing are encouraged.

Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements. Condolences may be sent to Mike Gallagher at P.O. Box 359, Waukon, IA 52172.
 

Larry Dean Foster, age 76, died October 26, 2020. A Celebration of Life will be held Friday, July 16 at 11 a.m. at VFW Post 2440 & Auxiliary, located at 128 Third Avenue NE in Independence.

Larry was born July 2, 1944 in Independence to Virgil and Irene Foster. He grew up as a farm kid milking Guernsey cows and helping his dad haul milk to the creamery for the local dairy farmers. He was also involved in 4-H and FFA. In 1966 he joined the National Guard in Ft. Leonardwood.

Larry married Betty Meighan, and they welcomed their first son, Coley, into the world. Larry worked at John Deere and then attended Camp Dodge to acquire his Lieutenant bars. He worked for many years as an Army recruiter, moving around the Midwest with his growing family, which now included Chad and Casey.

by Lissa Blake

“We’re on two wheels to get you on your feet.”

That’s the motto of Goodfellas Riding Club (GRC), a non-profit group of like-minded individuals who get together to ride motorcycles or operate motorized vehicles in order to raise funds to help local charities or individuals in the surrounding community.

Since its formation in 2012, the group has donated almost $85,000 to local scholarships, businesses and individuals who may be in need. Among the local entities benefiting from those efforts are the local Kids Club after school program, the Allamakee County Food Shelf, Allamakee County Relief Center and the Allamakee Community School District Nurses Fund, to name just a few.

Carson Johanningmeier (pictured at right), son of Roxie Johanningmeier of Waukon and Travis Johanningmeier of Harpers Ferry, has ridden his way to qualification in two different racing classes for the largest and most prestigious amateur motocross race in the world, the Monster Energy American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Amateur National Motocross Championships at Loretta Lynn’s. Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, the national championship event has been hosted since 1982 at the ranch home of country music legend Loretta Lynn near Hurricane Mills, TN, and it is scheduled for August 2-7 this year.

Although rain was very much needed in the local area as drought conditions prevailed through most of the month of June, the early Saturday morning, June 27 storm that passed through the area brought too much of it at once for creek beds and many roadways to handle in southeast Allamakee County and the Yellow River State Forest specifically, as pictured above with rushing water crossing roadways and causing wash-outs in many locations. Amounts hovering on either side of the seven-inch mark have been reported for rainfall totals from the storm in the vicinity of Harpers Ferry and the State Forest area, with that storm dumping reports of as much as nine inches of rain just across the Mississippi River in Crawford County, WI, resulting in the National Weather Service issuing a Flash Flood Warning for southeast Allamakee County and in northeast Crawford County in Wisconsin from 6-9:30 a.m. that Saturday morning.

by Lissa Blake

The public is invited to stop in during Nightingale Drug’s grand opening Thursday, July 1 from 4-7 p.m. The newly opened pharmacy is located at 606 Rossville Road in Waukon.

Co-owners Linda, Eric and Sylwia Nightingale are eager to meet the community, where they recently opened their eighth small-town pharmacy.

Linda Nightingale is a graduate of the College of Pharmacy at the University of Iowa. In the late 1970s, she convinced her father, John Law, to remodel a building that would become her first pharmacy. Despite the odds, Linda was able to grow a successful practice and expand. She has always felt it was important to bring pharmacy services to small-town Iowa.

Robey Memorial Library in Waukon is connecting its community of readers together during the next Big Library Read, the world’s largest digital book club. From June 28-July 12, readers can solve a compelling mystery in S.F. Kosa’s debut thriller, “The Quiet Girl”, and ebook from their library. Robey Memorial Library card holders can borrow the ebook for free without waiting by visiting https://bridges.overdrive.com/ or downloading the Libby app.

Readers can then discuss online at https://biglibraryread.com/join-the-discussion/. Robey Memorial Library is also discussing “The Quiet Girl” in its Online Book Discussion group on Facebook. Access that book club information at https://www.waukon.lib.ia.us/services/programs/adult/book-clubs.