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October 28 a group of individuals from the Good Samaritan Society-Waukon were able to reach out to nine senior citizens living in the local community, as staff members raked yards for seniors citizens. Prior to this day, staff and volunteers also helped change light bulbs, put in hand rails and build a ramp for three other senior families.

Unofficial results from Allamakee County in the November 8 General Election show that incumbent Board of Supervisors candidate Dennis Koenig held off another challenge from this time unaffiliated challenger Mark Reiser by a final vote total of 3,511-2,778. Unofficial districtwide election results for the Iowa House of Representatives District 56 race shows Republican challenger Kristi Hager of Waukon ousting incumbent Democrat Patti Ruff by an unofficial total of 7,881-6,587, with that margin coming from Allamakee County, where Hager held a 4,127-2,710 advantage. Full coverage of the Allamakee County vote totals will appear in the November 16 issue of The Standard.

Voters are scheduled to go to the polls Tuesday, November 8 to cast their selections for the 2016 General Election. A sample ballot of the respective races within each level of government in this year's election was published on Page 4B in the October 26 issue of this newspaper.

A listing of polling sites for all 11 of the county's precincts was also printed on Page 4B in that October 26 issue. Election polls will be open from 7 a.m.-9 p.m.

INFORMED CHOICES
In an effort to help inform voters prior to their venture to the polls November 8, The Standard issued a questionnaire to each of the candidates in the area races being contested on this year’s General Election ballot. The series of questions asked and each candidate’s responses to those questions begins below and continues to additional pages, as noted, inside this week’s issue.

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds joined Principal Katie Fahey and many other St. Patrick School supporters at the Parents’ Group chili supper fundraiser held Wednesday, October 19 at St. Patrick Church Hall in Waukon. Branstad’s surprise attendance at the event was the result of an invitation from Bob and Kristi Hager of Waukon. When asked to share a few words with those in attendance, Branstad expressed his support for a Catholic education, sharing that both his children and grandchildren attended Catholic schools. In visiting with Principal Fahey, the Governor was very happy to hear that St. Patrick School has benefited from the special STEM Scale-Up Grants available to Iowa schools through the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council. Principal Fahey was able to share that the STEM Scale-Up Grant money received by St.

by Kelli Boylen

Cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead once said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.”
The thoughtful, committed citizens of Harpers Ferry have started planning improvements to their community thanks to a USDA grant intended to promote growth in low-income, rural communities. Harpers Ferry was one of five communities, four in Iowa and one in Illinois, chosen to share a total of $152,492 in funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Community Development Initiative Program (RCDI) Program. The grant was being administered by the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque (CFGD).

The Allamakee County Economic Development (ACED) Board of Directors announced Waukon Dental as the 2016 Cloy Kuhse Positive Impact Award winner at the ACED Annual Meeting hosted in Lansing Thursday, October 13. Waukon Dental joins the list of annual award recipients that also includes Mike Ferring Construction of Waukon, TASC of Waukon, Wuennecke’s Meat Market of New Albin, and Norplex-Micarta of Postville.

The Allamakee County Board of Supervisors signed a proclamation at its regular meeting Monday, October 24 at the Allamakee County Courthouse to recognize November 13-19 as Tobacco Awareness Week. Pictured above, left to right, at the proclamation signing are: Front row - Helping Services of Northeast Iowa Prevention Specialist Jennifer Kimber, Waukon High School sophomores and SWAT (Students Working Against Tobacco) youth group members Allison Goltz and Aubree Cota, and Helping Services of Northeast Iowa Tobacco Prevention Specialist Laura Albert. Back row - Allamakee County Board of Supervisors members Dennis Koenig, Dan Byrnes and Larry Schellhammer. Standard photo by Joe Moses.
 

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and several other government officials visited Waukon Wednesday, October 19 as part of their 99-county tour prior to the upcoming election. They are pictured above at the Allamakee County Farm Bureau office in Waukon, where they addressed the crowd in attendance, and they also later stopped at the St. Patrick School Soup Supper taking place that evening as well in Waukon. Pictured above, left to right, are Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, U.S. Representative from Iowa District 1 Rod Blum, Iowa Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds, Iowa District 28 Senator Mike Breitbach, Iowa House of Representatives District 56 candidate Kristi Hager, and Iowa Governor Terry Branstad. Submitted photo.
 

The Waukon boys cross country team and Kee girls cross country team will both be represented at the 2016 State Cross Country Meet Saturday, October 29 at Fort Dodge.
The Waukon cross country boys qualified for that season grand finale for the third straight season in championship style, winning their Class 2A State Qualifying Meet at Monticello behind the individual championship finish of senior Tyler O'Neill and top-five individual finish of senior Austin Day - both of whom also qualified as State Meet individuals.