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Snow is melting and summer is approaching. Adults are planning vacation time and kids are planning trips to the swimming pool and looking for the summer camp they would like to attend. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a camp right here in Northeast Iowa that could boast beautiful meadows, wooded areas, a rippling stream and modern facilities that would offer many opportunities for fun and adventure?

“A” Honor Roll

Sophomores - Callie Adam, Jennie Anderson, Jason Bartling, Joshua Brink, Jennifer Burckart, Corey Decker, Anthony Drew, Jacob Harvey, Jennifer Lacewell, Jessica Larkin, Molly Leppert, Sarah Riese, Dawanda Ryder, Jenna Schoeberlein, Karisa Sickels, Derek Snitker, Angie Stilwell, Sara Stortz, Luke Weber.

A benefit event for Gerry and Janette Blong and Betty Ryder, who lost their home and belongings in a January 21 house fire, is being planned for Saturday, Feb. 19 at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion in Waukon.

A meal will be served from 3 to 7 p.m., with a silent auction taking place from 3 to 9 p.m. A bake sale will also be held throughout the afternoon of the event. A dance DJ’d by Tom Frascht will take place from 7 to 11 p.m..

Anyone interested in making donations for the silent auction may contact Charlene Baxter at (563)568-4729.

FICTION:

Baldacci, David - Hour game

Bartolomeo, Christina - Snowed in

Beaton, M. C. - The deadly dance

Binchy, Maeve - Nights of rain and stars

Bradford, Barbara Taylor - Unexpected blessings

Brand, Max - Drifter’s vengeance [Large Print]

Braun, Lilian Jackson - The cat who went bananas

Brown, Sandra - Demon Rumm

Clark, Mary Higgins - The Christmas thief

Clark, Mary Jane - Hide yourself away

Cook, Will - The brass and the blue [Large Print]

The tradition of weekly ecumenical Lenten Breakfasts continues next week at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waukon. The breakfasts begin at 6:45 a.m., serving coffee, juice and rolls, with the program starting at 7 a.m. Everyone is welcome to attend each week.

The men gather each Monday during the Lenten season and the women meet each Thursday for the breakfast events. Locations will be rotated between area churches each week, according to the remaining following schedule:

February 21 and 24 = St. John’s Lutheran

The Waukon Lions Club will be hosting its annual Variety Show Saturday, April 2 in the Auditorium of Waukon Senior High School. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. for the event, with the show slated to start at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets cost $6 for adults and $3 for children age 12 and under. Those tickets are currently available at Waukon State Bank, Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank, Citizens State Bank, Hartig Drug, and Elliott Jewelers, or from any Waukon Lions Club member.

submitted by Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation

A voluntary land preservation agreement has permanently protected 150 acres of bluffland along a two-mile stretch of the Mississippi River.

All Iowa District Court offices will be closed this coming Monday, Feb. 21 as part of measures taken after the Iowa Supreme Court approved a $5 million budget reduction in July of last year.

State offices (including clerk of courts, juvenile court services, and court administration) will be closed and no regularly-scheduled court hearings will be held, with the exception of initial appearances or emergency hearings.

Additional closing dates will be March 25, April 22 and May 27.

The Waukon Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a question and answer session about the methamphetamine problem that has made itself all too well known in this area. The session will be held Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 12 Noon at the Main Feature Theater and Pizza Pub in Waukon.

The Waukon Police Department, the Allamakee County Sheriff Department, and Allamakee Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP) will be available to answer questions those in attendance may have in regard to methamphetamine. The general public is invited to attend this session.

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