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Jim and Mary Wachter of Harpers Ferry celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary June 9 with a family gathering held at the couple’s home.

They were married June 13, 1953 at Cherry Mound, Harpers Ferry.
 

Mike and Cindy Gibbs of Waterville will be celebrating their 45th wedding anniversary June 30. Mike Gibbs and Cindy Bushman exchanged vows June 30, 1973 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Clermont.

Their children include Shawn (Danette) Gibbs of Waterville, Chris (Kerri) Gibbs of Waterville, Angie (Bob) Mettille of Waterville and David (Angela) Gibbs of Waukon. The couple also has fifteen grandchildren.

The couple will celebrate later this summer with a trip with their children and grandchildren.
 

The Shefelebine/Schiefelebine family reunion is scheduled for September 23, 2018 with a noon meal at the Eitzen Community Center in Eitzen, MN.

Those attending are encouraged to be there early and stay late to meet the families of John Henry (Schiefelebine) Shefelebine and his wife, Pauline Freuner. Their eight children included: Augusta married Fred Schroeder, William married Frances Wenig, John Henry, Jr. married Eliza Bulman, Minnie (Wilhelminia) married George Wenig, Jr., Albert (Tex) married Clara Goodno, Emil married Clara Horgen, Henry Garland married Lizzie Luehr and Emma married Ephiriam Burroughs.

Coffee, lemonade, tea, water and tableware will be furnished. Those attending are asked to bring a dish to pass and family stories to share.

For more information, contact Duane and Lela Wenig at 563-497-3282 or hwenig@acegroup.cc.

The descendants of Johann Meiners (ca 1665) will be meeting for the first time at the Eitzen Community Center in Eitzen, MN Sunday, July 8 from 2-5 p.m. Those whose last name is Meiners or who have an ancestor by that name are invited.

For reservations, contact Etta Walters Miller at 319-551-0067 or Mary Deters Frank at 507-724-3893. Those attending are asked to bring a plate of cookies or bars to share.

Abigail Byrnes and Kacey Nuehring of Lansing announce the birth of their son, Creed Alan Nuehring, born June 15, 2018 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. He weighed 6 lbs. 12.2 ozs. and measured 19-1/2 inches in length at the time of his birth.

Grandparents are Grant and Heather Nuehring of Lansing, Barbara Byrnes of Harpers Ferry and Wayne Byrnes of Waukon.

Jeremy and Heather Hills of Postville announce the birth of their son, Brysen Dale Hills, born June 13, 2018 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. He weighed 6 lbs. 11 ozs. and measured 20-1/4 inches in length at the time of his birth. He joins a brother, Jaxon (1).

Grandparents are Todd and Marlene Hills of Waukon, Brian and Krista Thomas of Elgin, and Dean Butikofer and Jean Thomas of Elgin. Great-grandparents are Ron and Evelyn Hills of Elgin, Lorraine and Judy Taake of Elkader, Mary Moyle of Wadena and Woody and Kay Thomas of Wadena.

by Dick Schilling, "Editor Emeritus"

... that radio commentator Paul Harvey had a successful program he called “the rest of the story.” There are many times when I hear or read a story that I am left to wonder what has not been said.

An example was a weekend story about how someone earning minimum wage could not afford to rent a two-bedroom apartment in a large Iowa city.

My first question was, was this a single person? If so, why does she or he need two bedrooms? A one bedroom would be considerably cheaper.

I also wondered about the age and educational background of this person.

Because a minimum wage was never intended to be a “living” wage. It started as a way to introduce someone with no higher qualifications to a position in which he or she could grow to earn a living wage. Or to introduce young people to the world of work.

To the Editor:

The library in Waukon has a book by Nicholas Stargardt titled The German War - A Nation Under Arms 1939-1945. It explores what was going on inside of Germany in the years prior to the onset of and during World War II from the viewpoint of the German citizens.

I have often wondered what the average German citizen could have been thinking during the “Hitler” years. How could the German citizens have been ignorant of the circumstances and events around them? This book was a good beginning in trying to answer that question.

What is going on in the USA? What is happening today is beyond disturbing. Our country should be - is supposed to be - better than this.

The frustration, anger and disillusionment at home and abroad will have a long lasting effect. It will have an impact on relationships both personal and global.

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

Upcoming Deadlines and Important Dates
• July 4: Office Closed for Holiday
• July 15: 2018 Crop Reports

Transition Incentive Program
The Transition Incentives Program (TIP) offers assistance for land owners and operators, as well as opportunities for beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. It provides the land owners or operators with two additional annual rental payments on land enrolled in expiring Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts, on the condition they sell or rent this land to a beginning farmer or rancher or to a socially disadvantaged group. Up to two additional annual CRP payments can be obtained through TIP. New land owners or renters must return the land to production using sustainable grazing or farming methods.

A new sign (left) warning of around the clock camera surveillance at the City of Waukon yard waste disposal site on the northeast edge of Waukon near the Allamakee County Fairgrounds will help to further enforce the advisement of the older larger sign also pictured above as to what can and can’t be disposed of at the site. Although item disposal do’s and don’ts have been clearly spelled out on the larger signs for years, continued findings of unacceptable and even hazardous items at the disposal site have prompted City officials to place surveillance cameras at the site in an effort to help enforce infractions and other misuse of the site.