Community News

Recently, there has been quite a bit of media buzz around the topic of how much salt (sodium) is good or bad for a person. Dr. Daniel Jones, a spokesperson for the American Heart Association, offers his philosophy about eating less salt: "As we get older, we become sensitive to salt. So, in general, people who are older benefit more from lowering their sodium."
Some people’s bodies are more sensitive to the effects of sodium than are others. Those who are sodium sensitive may retain sodium more easily, leading to fluid retention and increased blood pressure. If the fluid retention becomes problematic, it can lead to chronic problems such as heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and congestive heart failure.

The Allamakee County Democratic Convention will be held this Saturday, March 12 from 9-11:30 a.m. in the Community Room of Farmers and Merchants Saving Bank, located at 201 West Main Street in Waukon. Registration will begin at 8 a.m.
At the convention, County delegates will elect delegates and alternates to the District and State Conventions, as well as to District Convention Committees. In addition, a platform will be presented to the delegates for discussion and adoption. Also during the convention, Democratic candidates for federal, state and local offices (or their representatives) will address delegates and attendees.
All interested Democrats are welcome to attend. For more information call co-chairs Katie and Dan Hanson at 563-538-4314.
 

by Brianne Eilers

The Waukon City Council met in regular session Monday evening, March 7, hosting a full council room for yet another session consisting mainly of residents along Third Avenue SW, as four different scheduled agenda items dealt with that proposed street project. Those residents ultimately listened to the Council make a decision to not pursue the project for this year, citing a need to further research the project and all the factors it entails.
Prior to that decision on the Third Avenue SW project, a public hearing originally scheduled to take place at the meeting in regard to the Fiscal Year 2017 City Budget had to be rescheduled to Monday, March 14 due to corrections needing to be made in the original published budget and timeframe requirements with publication of such a document. The Council later officially set that public hearing date for next Monday.

Kids spending time at Robey Memorial Library in Waukon will have new resources available to help promote the connections between public media and early literacy and math skills, thanks to a new Library Corner placed at the library by Iowa Public Television. Families are invited to attend the event.
The new IPTV Ready for School Library Corner will open Saturday, March 12 at 10:30 a.m. with "Peg & Cat" characters in attendance for storytime and a special counting activity. The opening was originally scheduled for February 2 but had to be postponed due to winter weather.

The Allamakee County Republican Convention will be held Saturday, March 12 at 10 a.m. at the Farm Bureau Building located at 14 First Avenue NE in Waukon. The County Convention will conduct the following business:
A. Elect thirteen (13) Delegates and thirteen (13) Alternate Delegates to the District Convention and State Convention.
B. Adopt a County Platform.
C. Elect District Convention Committee Members for the 1st District Republican Convention, including:
a. One (1) person to Platform Committee
b. Two (2) persons to Rules Committee
c. Two (2) persons to Credentials Committee
d. Two (2) persons to Organization Committee.

The annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Waukon has been scheduled for Sunday, March 13 and will begin at 1 p.m. with many of the same festivities taking place as in years past throughout the community.
The parade route will be the same as in past years, beginning from the southeast edge of town and heading up Rossville Road and Spring Avenue to the stoplight intersection with Main Street. Turning left on to West Main Street, the parade will venture up to Second Street SW, where the entries will turn left at the Post Office intersection, travel one block south to First Avenue SW, and then east back to Spring Avenue, turning right at Kwik Star to head back south to its point of origin.

This year's theme is "Forging Solutions out of Challenges"

Southcrest Manor II in Waukon is managed by Allamakee Housing, and health services are provided by staff from Northgate Care Center, who recognized all the tenants 90 or more years young at a Valentine's Day celebration held at Southcrest Manor II. Pictured left to right are those Sweethearts for 90 Years: Front row - Esther Ward and Kay Mettille; Back row: Jean O'Hare and Norma Svendson. Submitted photo.
 

Effigy Mounds National Monument continues to celebrate the 53rd Annual Winter Film Festival with free movies through the month of March. Show times for the film are 10 and 11 a.m., 12 noon, and 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. There will also be a 1 p.m. showing Mondays.
 Admission to the festival is free. The film schedule for the month of March is as follows: