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Brian A. Palmer, 59, of Holmen, WI, formerly of Waukon, passed away peacefully March 15, 2018 at Mayo Clinic in La Crosse, WI surrounded by his family. He was laid to rest at Bethel Cemetery in Osterdock next to his mother and father March 18 in a ceremony officiated by his longtime friend, Fr. Jim Weighner.

A celebration of his life will be held at the Waukon Golf & Country Club in Waukon Saturday, March 24 from 1-5 p.m. His friends and family are welcome to attend as a wonderful man is remembered. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements.

Dorothea D. Horsfall, 65, of Waukon died Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 26 at 11 a.m. at Faith Evangelical Free Church in Prairie du Chien, WI with Pastor Kevin Dick officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may greet the family Sunday, March 25 from 2-5 p.m. at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.

Dorothea Dolores Horsfall was born August 11, 1952 in Maquoketa, the daughter of Donald Ray and Dolores Sophie (Christiansen) Harms. Her parents later divorced and she was raised by her mother and stepfather, Leroy Wood. Dorothea grew up in Olin and in 1971, she graduated from high school. She attended art school in Florida and then returned home to Olin, where she worked various secretarial and administrative jobs.

Rose Peterson, 94, of Waukon, formerly of Caledonia, MN, died Sunday, March 4, 2018 at Northgate Care Center, Waukon. Private family services were held. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery, Caledonia, MN.

Born October 31, 1923, Rose was a mom to four children, a grandma to 12, a great-grandma to 17 and a great-great-grandma to six. At 94 she was matriarch of five generations. Our memories include large family dinners, festive and much decorated holidays.  She taught us all how to cook her breads, Lithuanian dishes, and allowed her children the privilege of being free labor in her restaurant in Spring Grove, MN.

She always gardened but was especially proud of her roses. She could bowl and shoot pool with the best and won many tournaments, teaching us to be competitive and the best at what we did. She gave back to the community through her church and taught us all to help and share what we have with others.

Leroy E. Nolting, 88, of Waukon died Saturday, March 17, 2018 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 21 at 11 a.m. at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon with Rev. Keith Selberg officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date in Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services Wednesday at the funeral home.

Leroy Elwin Nolting was born August 19, 1929 in Waukon, the son of Albert Paul and Rosa Mary (Dee) Nolting. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon and attended Elk country school and Waukon High School. After being drafted into the U.S. Army, Leroy served from 1953-1955, some of which was spent in Germany.

by Brianne Eilers

MARCH 5 SPECIAL SESSIONS
The Allamakee Community School District (ACSD) Board of Directors met in closed sessions for special meetings Monday, March 5 regarding the selection of a new superintendent to lead the district. During the 6 p.m. meeting, the motion to offer a two-year contract for the position of superintendent to Robert Jay Mathis at an annual salary of $149,500 was approved. See sidebar story in shaded box at right for additional information on Mathis and his hiring.

The Allamakee Community School District (ACSD) Board of Directors officially hired area native Jay Mathis for the district's Superintendent position at the board's regular monthly session Monday, March 19. Mathis and retiring ACSD Superintendent Dave Herold will be transitioning the rest of the school year before Mathis officially begins his duties July 1 of this year.

Iowa State University Allamakee County Extension and Outreach is hosting a financial workshop, "Making Ends Meet." For those who would like to get more for their money, save money for their financial goals, have money ready for emergencies, develop a plan for spending and saving and be more confident about their money, this program, taught by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Human Sciences Family Finance Specialist Jeannette Mukayisire, is designed to help.

During this two-part workshop, attendees will learn how to make their money work for them. The workshop is free to the public and will meet at the Allamakee County Extension and Outreach Office in Waukon, located at 218 Seventh Avenue SE, Suite #102, Tuesday, May 22 and Tuesday, May 29 from 2-3:30 p.m.

by Macie Hill

The Lansing City Council met in regular session Monday, March 19 at Lansing City Hall. Discussion centered around renewing the electric franchise contract, Allamakee Housing Survey review of results, summertime city mowing positions being available, hiring a part-time police officer, an open position for a full-time patrol officer and the City Clerk's office being closed Friday, March 30.

Craig Clefesch and Keith Sherman with Alliant Energy were present at the meeting to answer any questions about renewing the 25-year electric franchise with the City of Lansing. Clefesch, Sherman and the council had discussion about adding a franchise fee to the electric bills, although no final decision was made on that proposal. The topic will come up again during a future meeting.

Four Compatibility Determinations (CDs) which evaluate various economic and/or commercial uses of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (Refuge), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are available for public comment through April 9 of this year. The draft CDs re-evaluate the following uses of the Refuge:

• Commercial Fishing Floats
• Commercially Guided Wildlife/Wildlands Observation
• Guided Sport Fishing
• Guided Waterfowl Hunting.

As one can tell by the photo above, the streets of Waukon were lined with Irish spirit for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade Sunday, March 18 in Waukon. Under nearly ideal conditions with bright sunshine and temperatures hovering around the 50-degree mark, the event took approximately an hour to display the wide variety of nearly 150 entries. Additional photos from this year's event can be found on Page 14A of this week's print edition of The Standard. All of the parade photos found in this issue, along with many more from Sunday's St. Patrick’s Day Parade, are available for viewing/purchase by clicking on the Photo Gallery link on this website.