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Our third stop in Indonesia was to have been Nais Island, Sumantra to visit the Tulo Tulo tribe who have, until just recently, been living a stone age existence. Unfortunately for the ship and fortunate for us, we were unable to take on enough fuel at Semarang (Java). Nais was not a refueling station. The alternative was Singapore.
Singapore is an island that lies one degree north of the Equator at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It is linked to Malaysia by a causeway. Singapore lies at the crossroads of Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.

The Allamakee County Sheriff's Department was called to the scene of a one-vehicle accident Sat., Aug. 12, at 2:18 a.m., at a site near Churchtown on Hwy. 9. The accident was reported by Gayle Bahlmann.
Though an accident report has not yet been filed, Sheriff Neil Becker did report that Tim Ryan, 25, and Sean Schulte, 24, both of Waukon, were injured in the mishap.

Officers of the Waukon Police Department responded to two accidents early last week, neither of which resulted in personal injury to those involved.
The first occurred Sunday, Aug. 6, at approximately 7:30 a.m., at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and Fourth Street NW.

He's not 150 like the church itself, but Norman Rema recalls rides as a child, complete with bobsled and horses, to Christmas services at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waterville.
His wife, Ione, adds, "There was a pail of water right up there next to the Christmas tree, which was lit with candles. Just as soon as the service was over, the candles were put out with the water."

Harold W. Schumacher, 63, of DeSoto, WI, died Sun., Aug. 13, 2000, at the Vernon Manor in Viroqua, WI.
Funeral services will be held Wed., Aug. 16, 1 p.m., at the Larson Funeral Home in Viroqua. Pastor Allen Skrede will officiate and burial will be in the Walnut Mound Cemetery, Retreat, WI. DeSoto VFW Post 8123 will provide military rites. Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 a.m. on Wednesday. Memorial may be given to Walnut Mound Veterans Memorial Fund or the family.

Gladys Kruse, 94, formerly of Eitzen, MN, died Thurs., Aug. 10, 2000, at Tweeten Health Services, Spring Grove, MN.
Services were held Aug. 14 at St. Luke's United Church of Christ, Eitzen, under the direction of Rev. Paul Burgess. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

Mary O'Malley, 80, of Waukon, died Aug. 3, 2000, in Waukon.
Services were held Aug. 7 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Waukon under the direction of Fr. Thomas Campbell and Fr. Allen Schmitt. Burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover.
Casketbearers were David Marsden, Larry Marsden, Danny Marsden, Joel Marsden, Pat Bresnahan and Irv Walsh.

Plans for the Taste of Home Cooking School in Waukon are taking shape as home economist Kari Staus made a special trip to the area recently to meet with the staff of The Waukon Standard and hold discussions with representatives of several local businesses involved in the event.
"It's going to be an exciting program and we are expecting a sizable, spirited crowd," says Tom Johnson of The Waukon Standard, co-sponsor of the event with Kitchen Krafts and Quillin's Food Ranch.

For the third straight year, Allamakee County's dairy princess has been selected to represent and support Iowa's dairy industry. Erin Schulte, crowned at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines this past week, succeeds the reign of former Allamakee County and State Dairy Princesses Tiffany Einck, 1999-2000 State Dairy Princess, and Megan Wonderlich, serving from 1998-99.

If you have been in to the Old County Courthouse Museum lately, a young woman, who after running up the stairs from her office in the basement, will greet and welcome you at the museum's front door. This new addition to the museum is Carisa Kath.
Kath, who has been employed for the summer by the Allamakee County Historical Society as curator of the museum, has been busy since early June, working to ensure that the county's history is preserved.