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Polling site at NICC opens at 7 a.m. for December 3 race

by Lissa Blake

Connecting kids back to the land and the food they eat.

That’s one of many benefits to be gleaned from a $97,600 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant recently received by the Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness (FFI).

by Kelli Boylen, 
freelance writer

There are many canoe trails in the 261 miles of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, but local folks are excited about a new trail that will be available starting next spring from Lansing to Harpers Ferry.

The Allamakee County Cattlemen's Association crowned the 2013-2014 Allamakee County Beef Queen and Princesses Saturday, November 2 at its annual Purple Ribbon Prospect Sale held at Northeast Iowa Sales Commission north of Waukon. Being crowned as the 2013-2014 Allamakee County Beef Queen was Michelle Winkie of Waukon, with Lexie Bieber and Shelby Troendle being named Allamakee County Beef Princesses. Biographies of all three young ladies appear below:

Michelle Winkie -

While most of the results from the Tuesday, November 5 city elections made for clear-cut winners of available city government and administration seats, a pair of races in the Waukon City Council election lingered on for an extra week, with one of those races still being unsettled and requiring a run-off election to determine a winner.

Members of the general public are strongly encouraged to provide their input at the public meeting being hosted Wednesday, November 13 by the Waukon Works Committee for the next phase of the Iowa State University Communities to Community (C2C) project. Results of the recent community survey will be shared, and further public input will be needed. All interested community members are encouraged to attend, and they are welcome to come and go as they please during the meeting timeframe, which will be from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Waukon NICC Center Wednesday, November 13.

by Kelli Boylen
freelance writer

The Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation’s Christmas Fantasy 2013 will be held Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, November 15, 16, 17 and 18 at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion in Waukon. This year's theme of “Walking In a Winter Wonderland”  will be portrayed in the nearly 70 decorated Christmas trees on display.

Area voters in the Tuesday, November 5 city elections chose to avoid much change for a majority of the elected positions on this year's ballots. A couple incumbent candidates did see their tenures voted to an end, with a late write-in challenge and some equipment difficulties in the City of Waukon election still leaving some races unsettled.

by Bob Beach