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Gipp, Zieman to host legislative forum in Harpers Ferry Saturday
State Representative Chuck Gipp and State Senator Mark Zieman will hold a legislative forum this Saturday, March 19 at 9 a.m. in Harpers Ferry at the Harpers Cafe. Area residents are invited to meet with Gipp and Zieman to discuss local or broader issues.


Froelich Tractor to be featured in Effigy Mounds film this weekend

The Allamakee County Board of Supervisors quickly navigated through several items on its Monday, March 14 agenda.

Iowa Department of Revenue Director Michael Ralston recently announced the scheduling of statewide examinations for the positions of deputy assessor and city or county assessor. The examination for deputy assessor will be held April 9 at 8:30 a.m. in the fourth floor conference room of the Hoover State Office Building in Des Moines. Examination for city or county assessor will be held April 16 at 8:30 a.m., also in the Hoover Building, fourth floor conference room.

Thursday, March 17, a job fair will be held at the Northeast Iowa Community-Based Dairy Center, from 1 to 4 p.m. The Dairy Center is located south of Calmar on highway 150 just south of the NICC Campus.

The job fair will provide businesses the opportunity to showcase their businesses, take applications, and talk with prospective employees about employment and potential internships. Several hundred job seekers are expected to attend the fair.

The 15th annual Have a Heart Day provided by area health providers proved to be another busy day again this year. Family Chiropractic Associates, Veterans Memorial Hospital, and Waukon Dental participated. All three locations were pleased to see that their donated services were appreciated with such high turn out from the public. It was a rewarding day for all.

ADMISSIONS:

March 9 - Donna Plaht, Luana

March 10 - Robert Broveak, Lansing

March 11 - Ruby Foels, Postville

March 13 - Raymond Hoffman, Waukon

DISCHARGES:

March 9 - Ivanell Carr, Postville; Timothy Egan, Waukon

March 11 - Michelle Dunlavey and Baby Girl, Waukon; Shirley Rose, Waukon

March 13 - Robert Broveak, Lansing; Crystal White and Baby Girl, Decorah

BIRTHS:

March 10 - Baby Girl to Michelle Dunlavey and Justin Quanrude, Waukon

FICTION:

Anthony, Piers - Currant events

Beaton, M. C. - Death of a bore

Boyer, G. G. - Morgette and the shadow bomber [Large Print]

Braun, Lilian Jackson - The cat who went bananas [Cassette]

Brown, Rita Mae - Cat’s eyewitness [Hard copy and Cassette]

Buffett, Jimmy - A salty piece of land

Coolidge, Dane - Maverick makers [Large Print]

Cornwell, Bernard - The last kingdom

Fairstein, Linda - Entombed [Cassette]

Gordon, Mary - Pearl

Iles, Greg - Blood memory

Mediacom Communications of Des Moines is offering $50,000 in scholarships to senior high school students in five states where it conducts business - Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin - through its World Class Scholarship Program.

According to a recent study, a well-designed and maintained landscape can add as much as twenty percent to the value of a property. It is one of the few “remodeling” projects where a homeowner can recoup their investment when the property is sold.

Waukon Nursery School has announced plans to offer an all-day preschool program for children preparing to enter kindergarten in 2006. The all-day program will supplement, not replace, the school's half-day programs for 3-4 year old students and 4-5 year old students.