I thought about writing this letter - I wasn’t going to. But I’m tired of coming to my home after working all night to find one red reflector, or maybe two, or even the wood sign which is way up the bank on my rock and cement wall in front of my property, laying down, broken off or completely mashed.
It’s really disgusting that a neighbor doesn’t have any respect for somebody else’s property. That rock and cement bank cost this owner a lot of money. No one has destroyed any part of it - until a new neighbor moved into the neighborhood. The people who completed the rock and cement wall worked very hard on it and did a very good job.
The police came once and told the neighbor to stay off it. Then, not once but twice, he ran across the red reflectors where I usually park my vehicle. The first time he went through there, he hit both red reflectors and I didn’t say anything; I just put new reflectors in and let it be.
A recent response to my letter to the editor was a jumble of confusion. The writer said, “I am not a religious person,” yet seems to know what religion is when defined for him by what he believes.
God and religion are not synonymous. God is God. You may believe whatever you want to, but it does not change the fact God in the Holy Bible states, “You shall have no other gods before me” in Exodus 20:3. The words shall and may are not synonymous.
The Declaration of Independence was a petition to God in a number of the characteristic attributes as He reveals Himself in the Holy Bible. How, what and why you believe becomes religion in many different forms. Because it was not religion they called on, the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides the liberty for you to believe whatever you want.
by Jeremy Leitz, Allamakee County Executive Director (563) 568-2148
Upcoming Deadlines and Important Dates
• September 1 - December 15: 2018 Margin Protection Program Sign-Up
• September 4: Office closed in recognition of Labor Day
Highly Erodible Land (HEL) and Wetland Conservation Compliance
Landowners and operators are reminded that in order to receive payments from USDA, compliance with Highly Erodible Land (HEL) and Wetland Conservation (WC) provisions are required. Farmers with HEL determined soils are reminded of tillage, crop residue, and rotation requirements as specified per their conservation plan. Producers are to notify the USDA Farm Service Agency prior to conducting land clearing or drainage projects to insure compliance. Failure to obtain advance approval for any of these situations can result in the loss of eligibility and all Federal payments.
Top dairies competed for honors in the Holstein Dairy Cattle show judged Friday, August 11 at the 2017 Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Several Holstein exhibitors from Allamakee County and the surrounding local area participated in the show, bringing home some high honors.
Z-Breeze Holsteins of Posvtille brought home the highest honors for Allamakee County producers, placing second in the Spring Yearling Heifer: March 1-May 31, 2016 class with Nu-wave Applejack Allie, 3/2/2016. Z-Breeze Holsteins also placed 10th in the Senior Two Year Old Cow: September 1, 2014-February 28, 2015 class with Z-Breeze Sanchez Cecilia, 10/1/2014, and placed 20th in the Fall Heifer Calf: September 1-November 30, 2016 class with Z-Breeze Leverage Bardo, 9/5/2016.
Top dairies competed for honors in the Guernsey Dairy Cattle show judged Friday, August 11 at the 2017 Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Prairie Moon Guernseys, owned and operated by the Sivesind family of Waukon, claimed Reserve Champion Premier Breeder and Reserve Champion Premier Exhibitor honors.
South Lane Farm of Epworth was awarded the Grand Champion Female banner. Knapp Guernseys of Epworth exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion Female and was awarded the Champion Premier Exhibitor title and Champion Premier Breeder title.
The Premier Breeder Award is given to the competitor who earns the most points for animals bred and exhibited by the entrant or others during the day's show. The Premier Exhibitor Award is given to the exhibitor who accumulates the most points based upon the day's placings.
Prairie Moon Guernseys placed in the following classes during the show:
This Friday, August 25 not only marks the start of the Waukon High School football season, but will also mark the generous contributions of a Waukon High School alumnus to his alma mater and its athletic programs. Dr. Richard Hermeier, a 1955 graduate of Waukon High School, will have the sports complex behind Waukon High School that he and his family made possible through generous donations throughout the past decade or so dedicated in his name. At halftime of the season-opening Waukon varsity football game against MFL/MarMac this Friday, a dedication ceremony will take place to honor Dr. Hermeier and name the sports complex that now is graced by a new ticket booth entrance (pictured at right) that is nearing completion and that will bear Dr. Hermeier's name in a metal arch above the pictured entrance, along with relocation of the school's victory bell (seen in the photo background near the center of the photo). "Because of Dr.
The five young ladies pictured were vying for three separate Miss Corn Days crowns in their respective age categories during the annual Waukon Corn Days event held Friday through Sunday, August 18-20 in Waukon. Pictured above, left to right, are Little Miss Corn Days 2017 Bella Moudy, Natalie Byrnes, Junior Miss Corn Days 2017 Kiana Krueger, Diana Davison and Miss Corn Days 2017 Gabrielle Marti. Although rain drizzled down on and off throughout the day Friday, the weather cleared up by late afternoon for a nearly ideal weekend for events held Friday evening through Sunday morning. See more photos from this year's event on Page 14A of this issue, as well as in the Photo Gallery at www.waukonstandard.com. Standard photo by Joe Moses.
Jeff Hawes of Waukon (far right in photo) was presented with a Meritorious Service Award during the Governor's Lifesaving Awards and Outstanding Service Awards Ceremony held at the Susan Knapp Amphitheater on the Iowa State Fairgrounds during the opening day of the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines Thursday, August 10. The Meritorious Award is presented to those individuals who have rendered expeditious service in a time of emergency, and Hawes received the award for the role he played in rescuing a West Union man, Les Keune, after he fell through the ice while ice fishing on the Mississippi River near New Albin in February of 2016. It was Keune, himself, who nominated Hawes for the honor.
The Allamakee County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Monday, August 21 to address a full agenda of items, including the consideration of a letter of support for the Driftless Area Education and Visitor Center's nomination to be included on the Great River Road website and marketing materials, the Temporary Road Closure for Four Mile Drive, and the Contract and Bond for a Bridge Replacement on North Fork Hollow Road.
Allamakee County Fair Queen Danielle Stock of Waukon participated in the 2017 Iowa State Fair Queen Coronation Ceremony held Saturday, August 12 in Des Moines. She is the daughter of Mark and Stacy Stock of Waukon. Photo courtesy of the Iowa State Fair/Steve Pope Photography.
