Local residents should expect to receive letters in mid to late February
The 2020-2021 Allamakee Scholarship Fund, Inc. phone-a-thon typically held in February each year is the major fundraiser for the organization and is conducted by the student applicants in conjunction with the Allamakee Scholarship Fund, Inc. Board of Directors. In past years, students used phone banks at Waukon High School and at Waukon State Bank and FreedomBank in Waukon to secure donation pledges.
With COVID-19 restrictions in place this year, no phone calling will be done at all, and students will, instead, address and mail phone-a-thon donation letters. These phone-a-thon mailings will be prepared Thursday, February 11, Tuesday, February 16 and Monday, February 22.
The Waukon Police Department and Allamakee Community School District officials are asking for the public’s help in reducing a traffic congestion problem during the morning drop-off of students at West Elementary School in Waukon. Allamakee Community School District Transportation Director Andrew Eberling and local law enforcement have been working together to make changes in both student drop-offs by parents/guardians and school bus drop-off of students.
Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) Business and Community Solutions is offering “The Scone Workshop” Tuesday, February 23 from 6-8 p.m. at Kee High School, 569 Center Street in Lansing.
Attendees can learn how to make scones, discussing the finer points of scone making and then applying that knowledge by making a batch of scones to take home. There will be a variety of ingredients on hand, from chocolate to cranberries, so attendees should be prepared to experiment.
To register online for “The Scone Workshop” (#80342) or for more information, visit www.nicc.edu/solutions/80342 or call the NICC Waukon Center at 844-642-2338, ext. 6700. Registration deadline is February 16.
Do you have a great business idea? Is your current business planning to expand services or add a new product line? Do you have a piece of equipment you wish you could purchase for your business?
Main Street Lansing is looking for interested entrepreneurs who could use $28,000 to expand and grow their business idea within the Lansing Main Street district. The Open 4 Business contest, launched in 2015, is an opportunity for businesses located within a state-designated Main Street district to compete for a chance to win up to $28,000 in grant funds to assist with a business development or expansion project that will help them grow their business.
Kee High School Student Council is holding a second blood drive this school year to help offset the critical need for blood in the local area. The money earned from each blood drive is dedicated for scholarship funds for Kee High School students.
The next Kee High School Blood Drive is scheduled for Friday, February 26 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the Kee High School gym in Lansing. To make an appointment to give blood, visit redcrossblood.org or call Allison Fitzwater at 563-538-4201, ext. 111.
Sweeney to the University of Iowa ... Waukon football senior Brennan Sweeney is pictured above with his brother, Michael, and his parents, Shawna and Mike Sweeney, as he signs his commitment to play football at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. The Hawks are a NCAA Division I program and belong to the Big Ten Conference. Sweeney said he was recruited as a preferred walk-on to the Hawkeye program as a defensive end or defensive lineman and he intends to pursue a major in Business and minor in Exercise Science.
“It’s been my dream school growing up, watching Parker Hesse (2014 Waukon High School graduate) play there, and I’ve got a good friend, Asher Fahey (2020 Waukon High School graduate), who plays there now,” Sweeney said in relaying his choice to commit to Iowa. “Parker told me if it’s my dream school it might be a hard offer to pass up, and Asher said if an offer comes through I better jump on it and come join him down there. They both spoke highly of the program and their opportunities at Iowa.”
Krueger to Quincy University ... Waukon football senior Sawyer Krueger is pictured above with his parents, Kris and Sarah Krueger, as he signs his commitment to play football at Quincy University in Quincy, IL. The Hawks are a NCAA Division II program and belong to the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Krueger said he was recruited to play defensive line and he intends to pursue a major in Aviation. “They have a really great coaching staff and they really pursued me to come play for them,” Krueger said in relaying his choice to commit to the Quincy program.
Krambeer to Coe College ... Waukon football senior Konnor Krambeer is pictured above with his parents, Brad and Becky Krambeer, and his sister, Kaitlyn, as he signs his commitment to play football at Coe College in Cedar Rapids. The Kohawks are a NCAA Division III program and belong to the American Rivers Conference. Krambeer said he was recruited to play safety and he intends to pursue a major in Criminal Justice. “They have great coaches there, they are really supportive of their players. I liked the campus and facilities, it seemed like a really healthy environment and a great place to pursue my major,” Krambeer said in relaying his choice to commit to Coe.
Schwartz to Wisconsin Lutheran ... Waukon football senior Joe Schwartz is pictured above with his parents, Joan and Dave Schwartz, as he signs his commitment to play football at Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee, WI. The Warriors are a NCAA Division III program and belong to the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference. Schwartz said he was recruited to play offensive line, most likely the center position he played for the Indians this past fall, and he intends to pursue a major in Marine Biology. “I really like their program and studying Marine Biology on Lake Michigan is very appealing to me,” Schwartz said in relaying his choice to commit to the Wisconsin Lutheran program.
O’Neill to Wartburg College ... Waukon football senior Ethan O’Neill is pictured above with his parents, Jenny and Cory O’Neill, and his brother, Evan, as he signs his commitment to play football at Wartburg College in Waverly. The Knights are a NCAA Division III program in the American Rivers Conference. O’Neill said he was recruited to play running back and he intends to pursue a major in Math Education with a minor in Coaching. “They have a great winning program there and they were really great to me when I visited there; they are very supportive of their players,” O’Neill said in relaying his choice to commit to the Wartburg program.
Hermeier to Wartburg College ... Waukon football senior Walker Hemeier is pictured above with his parents, Lee and Danette Hermeier, and his sister, Ella, as he signs his commitment to play football at Wartburg College in Waverly. The Knights are a NCAA Division III program and belong to the American Rivers Conference. Hermeier said he was recruited to play defensive end and he intends to pursue a major in Sports Medicine. “They have a great football program and a strong major in what I wanted to pursue,” Hermeier said in relaying his choice to commit to the Wartburg program.
The Waukon football program continued to experience the positive results of the success of its 2020 Class 2A State Championship season as six senior members of this past 10-1 championship season signed commitments to continue their football careers at the collegiate level during the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Football National Signing Day Wednesday, February 3. Those six individuals (pictured in the surrounding photos) inked their commitments to play at five different schools in three different divisions, Division I University of Iowa, Division II Quincy University, and Division III schools Coe, Wartburg and Wisconsin Lutheran.
Defensive denial ... Kee girls basketball sophomore Alaina Bakewell heads off this Clayton Ridge ball handler in the Hawks’ 53-48 home win over the Eagles Tuesday, February 2. Bakewell swiped a pair of steals and also pulled down a pair of rebounds in the Hawk victory. Photo courtesy of the Kee High School Yearbook. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
The Kee girls basketball game played to an undefeated week this past week, completing a pair of regular season sweeps of Upper Iowa Conference opponents at home. The Lady Hawks opened the week pulling out a 53-48 home win over Clayton Ridge Tuesday, February 2 before rolling over South Winneshiek at home, 61-35, Friday, February 5.
Now holding a 10-9 overall record, 9-7 in Upper Iowa Conference play, the Kee girls were next scheduled to wrap up their regular season with a home non-conference date against East Buchanan Monday, February 8. The Lady Hawks will then begin Class 1A Regional Tournament play, which is slated to begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, February 11 at Riceville, with further details of Kee’s postseason possibilities printed elsewhere on these Sports pages in a shaded box.
At the beginning of this current Waukon High School bowling season, Waukon girls bowling senior Taylor Peterson signed her bowling abilities on with Coe College in Cedar Rapids. Pictured above at that ceremonial signing are (left to right) Waukon bowling coach Jerry Keenan, Taylor Peterson and her parents, Amanda (front) and Jesse Peterson (back). Peterson is the first Waukon girls bowler in the history of the young program to commit her bowling abilities to the collegiate level. She has rolled just over a 141-pin game average at this point in the season, helping the Lady Indians to a season record of 4-4 thus far in the 2020-2021 season. Submitted photo.
Advances as 120-pound runner-up ... Waukon wrestling 120-pound sophomore Jakob Regan controls Crestwood junior Cole Schmauss on the way to a pin in 3:05 in their Class 2A Sectional Tournament semifinals match at Decorah Saturday, February 6. Regan ended up as the 120-pound runner-up at the Sectional Tournament, advancing him to this Saturday’s District Tournament at New Hampton for the second consecutive season. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
The 2020-2021 Waukon wrestling season came to a close for all but one Indian matman Saturday, February 6 as the mat Tribe competed for extension of its season at its Class 2A Sectional Tournament at Decorah. That lone Indian continuing his season is sophomore Jakob Regan, who wrestled to a runner-up finish at 120 pounds to advance to the Class 2A District Tournament to be wrestled at New Hampton this Saturday, February 13.
Behind the lead of that runner-up finish, the Indians scored 76 team points to place sixth in the tournament’s six-team final standings. Eight different Indians competed in the tournament, with the Indian point total also benefiting from a pair of third-place finishes, one each of fourth- and fifth-place finishes and three sixth-place finishes out of this past weekend’s postseason competitors.
Dennis “Denny” Shepherd, 80, of Manchester passed away Saturday, February 6, 2021 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Private Mass is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 12 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Hiawatha.
Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, February 11 at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services in Cedar Rapids with a Rosary Service beginning at 7 p.m. Burial with Military Honors will be at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Friends and extended family are invited to watch the Mass via livestream. Please find the livestream link on Dennis’s tribute wall at https://www.stewartbaxter.com and share your support and memories with his family.
