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Memorials were recently received by the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation in memory of Dakota “Toad” Ness by Jim and Jill Kiesau, Arlyn and Lois Fossum, Fred and Geralyn Smith, John and Lorna Kerndt and family and friends of Dakota “Toad” Ness.

Memorials were also received in memory of Harriet Snitker by Patsy Kerndt, Mary Ann Hager, George Pickett, Tom and Karen Regan, Lillian Larson and Dave and Laurie Martin.

In addition, memorials were also received in memory of Matt Howe by Rick and Cathy Larson, Jerry and Linda Siegrist, George Pickett, Arlyn and Lois Fossum, Mae Jean Bakke, Chris and M’liss Bulman, Angeline Schulte, Meg Schaller, Patsy Kerndt, Dan and Sue Schlitter, Fred and Geralyn Smith, Ernie and Donnalee Osland, Terry and Diane Oesterle, Ardys Kuhse, Dave and Laurie Martin, Orrin and Nan Grangaard and Rachel and Anthony Langenohl.

Memorials and donations are appreciated by the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation.

Paul and Mary (Palmer) Farley will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. In honor of the occasion, a dance is planned for Saturday, June 2 from 7:30-11:30 p.m. at the Vets Club in Waukon.

The couple requests no gifts.
 

Wesley Winters of Waukon will be celebrating his 90th birthday Saturday, May 26 with an open house from 3-7 p.m. at the Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank Community Room, located at 201 West Main Street in Waukon. All friends and family are welcome.

If unable to attend, cards and well wishes may be sent to him at 602 West Main Street, Waukon, IA 52172.

by Dick Schilling, "Editor Emeritus"

... that I have become sort of addicted to watching the presidential press briefings, and have come to the conclusion that Sarah Huckabee Sanders not only earns her government check as spokesperson, but should also get hazardous duty pay.

She faces a press corps that is almost unanimously hostile toward the president and his administration, but lately toward Sarah herself. And she is frequently confronted with things on which the president has ricocheted two or three times while forming a position.

Today’s conference was a short one, because Sarah wanted to clear time for the First Lady, who was going to talk about cyber bullying. I watched a few minutes of her talk, and then went to set out the two trash carts for next morning’s pickup.

by Jeremy Leitz, Allamakee County Executive Director (563) 568-2148

Upcoming Deadlines and Important Dates
• May 15 - August 2: Primary Nesting Season. No MCM Activities on CRP Acres
• May 31: Marketing Assistance Loans for Prior Year Harvested Corn and Soybeans
• June 1: Margin Protection Program (MPP) Signup
• July 15: 2018 Crop Reports
• August 1: ARC/PLC Sign-up

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig encourages eligible farmers and apiarists to register or re-save their data in the Iowa Sensitive Crop Directory for the 2018 growing season. Two new mobile apps have been released to make it easier for members to access and input data.

“Iowa partnered with FieldWatch just last year to update and improve our state’s Sensitive Crop Directory and have been pleased by the positive response from applicators as well as specialty crop farmers and beekeepers. Hopefully these new apps will make the directory even more user friendly for everyone,” Naig said.

The FieldCheck app is designed to give applicators more functionality from their mobile device and while in the field.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today reminded eligible farm owners that the deadline to apply for the 2018 Century and Heritage Farm Program is June 1, 2018. The program recognizes families that have owned their farm for 100 years in the case of Century Farms and 150 years for Heritage Farms.

“I want to encourage families that have a farm that would qualify for a Century or Heritage Farm award to submit their application by June 1,” Naig said. “We are already looking forward to the State Fair in August and the opportunity to celebrate with these families and highlight the deep history and strong heritage of agriculture in our state.”

Farm families with a century or heritage farm must submit an application to the Department no later than June 1, 2018 to qualify for recognition at the Iowa State Fair this year.

Waterville High School player returns to the court for Granny Basketball event this Saturday

by Brianne Eilers

Organized team basketball will be played one final time in the gymnasium at the Waterville Elementary School before the school is closed for good at the end of this current academic year, marking the end of an era but perhaps sparking some pondering reflections as well.

The defending two-time national Granny Basketball League champion Harpers Ferry Fireflies will be hosting the Eastern Division Granny Basketball games this Saturday, May 19 at the Waterville Elementary School gymnasium. Games start at 10 a.m., with several teams participating in these games.

Last week’s article focused on Step One in being “Voter Ready” in 2018: Register to Vote. This week’s article is about Step Two: Bring a valid form of ID to the polls.

Valid forms of ID include:

1. Iowa Driver’s License (not expired more than 90 days)
2. Iowa Non-Operator’s ID (not expired more than 90 days)
3. U.S. Passport (not expired)
4. U.S. Military ID or Veteran ID (not expired)
5. Iowa Voter ID PIN card (must be signed).

In December 2017, Iowa Voter ID PIN cards were sent, by the Secretary of State election office, to all registered voters without an Iowa Driver’s License or Iowa Non-Operator’s ID. If you feel you should have received a PIN card, and did not, or you have lost it or misplaced it, contact the Allamakee County Auditor’s office at 563-568-3522.

by Joe Moses

The Second Degree Murder case against 32-year-old John Michael Quanrude of Waukon involved a bit more court and document activity this past week, including review of a requested change and some necessary changes made upon further document review. Although separate matters not impacting one another, the end result was Quanrude remaining in the Allamakee County Jail but his trial date being moved up by more than two months.