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It seems the whole nation is caught up in the "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire" craze. Even our kids are into it. Family trips in the car don't even reach the edge of town that our kids aren't asking if we'd like to play "Millionaire."
However, you won't find us asking how far it is from the earth to the sun. An example of the Jones version might be - "Oscar the Grouch lives in an A. Tent, B. Box, C. Garbage Can, or D. House." Sometimes we need to phone an imaginary friend or do the "50/50," but we can normally generate a millionaire before we reach our destination.

Dear Editor:
Just how much land can we sell in Allamakee County to the State, DNR, etc.? In regards to an article in the Waukon Standard, Nussle and an Elkader conservationist are talking of taking another 1,000 acres out of the peoples hands forever.
These purchases by the state take land out of production, and tax money our county needs, as well as land off the market forever.

Duh!
The experts last week declared the drought in Iowa officially over.
Those of us in northeast Iowa sort of knew that, didn't we? In fact, we probably came to that conclusion about a month ago. Right after the first of a series of flood warnings was issued for the area. Since then, it has rained more days than it has not, and some of those rains were not gentle soakers, but wind-driven cloudbursts providing an inch or two or three or more water.

The Radiology department at Veterans Memorial Hospital now has a new bone densitometer that is used to measure the strength and mass of bones. The new machine was purchased with assistance by the Tri-State Rural Health Grant and with funds donated by the family and friends of the late Dr. R.W. Rominger, one of the founders of Veterans Memorial Hospital.
The machine is permanently located at the hospital and is available for testing on any day by making an appointment through the hospital's Radiology department.

Local couple announces engagement

Charles and Vicki Larson of Waukon wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessie, to Matthew Emerson, son of Keith and Jan Emerson of Dorchester.
Jessie is a 1998 graduate of Waukon Senior High School. She has been a student at the University of Iowa and will be continuing to pursue a degree in Science Education at Luther College this fall.
Matthew graduated from Waukon Senior High in January of 1999. He is currently working on his parents' dairy farm in Dorchester.

Gilber (Jr.) and Ednah (Moose) Wiethorn will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday, July 30 at the bank basement in Monona from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Junior and Ednah were married on August 3, 1950 at the Methodist Church in Monona.
Their daughter and son-in-law Sheryl and Robert Moses and family will host the open house. Your gift to them will be your presence.

Even the heat steaming off downtown sidewalks couldn't keep folks from turning out at Waukon's annual Crazy Days, held July 14 and 15.
Local business owners report that while the crowd numbers seemed a bit less than last year, their sales totals remained level with previous years. That translates to a smaller pool of buyers finding more good deals apiece.

Attending the July 17 Allamakee County Board of Supervisors meeting was Vicki Bloxham, representing a Postville request concerning a possible new facility housing day care, early childhood development, Headstart, and a cultural resource center for minority family assistance to be located within the city.

Our next destination was Indonesia, specifically, the islands of Bali and Java. These islands are both similar and dissimilar. Both are small, densely populated islands in which religion is the dominating element of the culture. Religion pervades the daily life of these people. Bali is the sole exception to Indonesian Islam. Bali is Hindu. Java is an amalgamation of Hindu which gave way to Buddhism and is now experiencing widespread Muslim influence.

While antiques are old, "antiquing," on the other hand, is something relatively new, and judging from the number of antique stores popping up in Allamakee County, across Iowa and around the world, it is becoming a very popular activity.