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(Editor's Note: The following item was submitted by Machelle Bulman, Registered Nurse and Education Coordinator for Infection Control at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Along with her two sons, Justin and Michael, she enjoyed a journey to Africa that included a safari in Ngorongoro Crater and culminated in a climb to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest point in Africa. The information below details some of their experience.)

by Bob Beach

Eaton Coté of Waukon enjoys a challenge, and he’s like many other motorcycle enthusiasts when it comes to riding for a cause. Riding to benefit another person puts icing on the cake.
Coté will join two other Iowans this week in attempting to complete a 2,000-mile ride throughout the Midwest in a span of just 48 hours. His cause will be to raise money to benefit Dan Jones of Waterville, who was seriously injured in a logging accident earlier this year.

A large collection of area residents and families gathered at the Waukon City Park Saturday, July 28 to honor area veterans who served during the Korean War. The Korean War Veterans Armistice Day celebration was held at the Sweeney Shelter in the park.

The Allamakee County Conservation Board (ACCB) was notified Thursday, August 2 it had been awarded a National Scenic Byway Grant in the amount of $1,361,400 for the development of the Driftless Area Education and Visitor Center being planned at the Columbus property south of Lansing.

by Bob Beach

by Kelli Boylen
freelance writer

Some quick thinking and an all-too-necessary skepticism in today's world kept Waukon resident Pat Pettingill from what could have been a very costly mistake when her telephone rang several weeks ago.
Pettingill, age 81, received that phone call in mid-July from what she described as a "very foreign-speaking" individual who claimed to be with the Social Security Administration. The man said he needed Pettingill to verify her Social Security number and checking account number with him, or else she would be in danger of not being able to receive her monthly Social Security benefits.

by David M. Johnson

by Bob Beach