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...that as we measured yet another inch of drought relief one day recently, making it something close to ten inches of rain this June, we remembered the old saw in agriculture that "rain makes grain." If that is the case, we should have abundant crops of grain this year in northeast Iowa.
In fact the crops...oats, corn and soybeans...do look great, except for those low spots where there is standing water. And I noticed on a recent drive in the county that there were a lot of low, wet spots.
It was raining again this morning, still in late June, as I sat at the computer.

Nate Gebel, of the Allamakee Community School District, attended the Iowa Agricultural Education Conference in Ames, June19-22. Agricultural educators from high school and post-secondary schools converged on Ames for four days of professional development. The conference theme was "Preparing For the New Millennium."
To assist in meeting mission and goals, the conference was designed to enhance teacher in-service opportunities by involving Iowa State University and agribusinesses in Ames and Story County.

Couple to celebrate anniversary

A 50th anniversary open house will be held Saturday, July 15 from 2-6p.m. for Paul and Carol Quandahl at their home at 1402 Oneota Drive, Decorah, Iowa. Cards and greetings are welcome, but no gifts requested. The open house will be hosted by their children; Quentin and Mary Quandahl, Kevin and Kris Quandahl, Tracy Quandahl, Sharon, Mark, Camron, Clark and Joy Quandahl and Tony and Jan Quandahl.

September 2 wedding is announced

David and Jeannine Zimmerman of Waukon wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristina, to Benjamin Gralund, son of Chris and Jenette Gralund of Ely, IA.
Kristina is a 1995 graduate of Waukon Senior High and a 1999 graduate of Coe College in Cedar Rapids with majors in Sociology and Speech Communication. She is currently employed in Extraordinary Markets at AEGON in Cedar Rapids.

As I prepare to write yet another very entertaining column (or so I like to think), I see on the television quite a bit of coverage of a special event.
Today is the birthday of the future King of England; Prince William is turning 18. Today is also my son's birthday - he's 19 and just thinks he's a Prince.
Since my son is a year older than William, I like to think my family set the standard for the Royal Family to follow. We're not so different you know, not really.

Members of the Waukon Nursery School Class of 2014 include (from left to right): Front row - Brett Yohe, Brody Regan. Second row - Haylee Rathbone, Dekote Curtin, Kourtney Stone, Lexie Bieber. Third row - Hannah Fahey, Parker Hesse, Hunter Hammel, Brooke Grotegut, Heather Van Ruler. Back row - Teachers Diane Piittmann and Deb Phipps.

Members of the Waukon Nursery School Class of 2013 include (from left to right): Front row - Dakota Fish, Paul Sires. Second row - Caitlin Troendle, Leah Bossom, Kelsey Schulte, Marissa Shelton, Emily Adam. Third row - Amber Rissman, Rachel Habiger, Brady Link, Cole Ewing, Nicole Prestemon, Chelsey Stamper, Corey Yearous. Back row - Teachers Diane Piittmann and Deb Phipps.

Members of the Waukon Nursery School Class of 2013 include (from left to right): Front row - Jordan Hogan, Corey Mooney, Cameron Jones, Justin Iseli. Second row - Karlie Fahey, Alexa Herman, Shelby Sommer, Paige Evans. Third row - Kennedy Larson, Melissa Brodahl, Kenny Hammel, Corbin Snitker, Kody Blake, Dominick Mellick, Samantha Miller. Back row - Teachers Deb Phipps and Teresa Brown.

Members of the Waukon Nursery School Class of 2013 include (from left to right): Front row - Austin Hansen, Logen Winters, Mason Dougherty, David Mark. Second row - Sarah Howe, Daneshia Snitker, Jordan Manning, Susan Maslo. Third row - Michael Kelly, Ben Ewing, Blake Winter, Dalton Prestwood. Back row - Teachers Deb Phipps and Teresa Brown.

Allamakee farmers, owners of area canoe and resort areas, county roadways and private homeowners all have suffered damage to their livelihood during this year's excessively wet spring and early summer months.