The area group known as the Wednesday Night Riders offered residents of Good Samaritan Society-Waukon rides on their three-wheeled motorcycles Wednesday, August 16. As pictured in the surrounding photos, residents were able to enjoy rides around the community and also had opportunities to sit in the driver’s seat of some of the vehicles. The Wednesday Night Riders consisting of nearly three dozen motorized vehicle enthusiasts often take organized rides throughout the tri-state area. In addition to their rides, the Wednesday Night Riders also try and support as many charitable events and organizations as possible. Submitted photos.
Rural Waukon barn on All-State Barn Tour next month ... The rural Waukon barn pictured above will be part of the Iowa Barn Foundation All-State Barn Tour scheduled for September 16-17 this year. The barn, referred to as Toad Hall in the Iowa Barn Foundation promotional material, is located at 919 East Main Street, just east of Waukon. Submitted photo.
Those who are looking for a great multi-generation family adventure this fall should mark September 16-17 on their calendar. That is the weekend that the Iowa Barn Foundation (IBF) will hold its annual All-State Barn Tour with 72 historic barns across the state open for touring inside and out.
Many of the owners and family members will be on hand to share the stories behind their barns, which served as the central hub of activity on the farm. The Iowa countryside will be one expansive museum with barns located across the state. The self-guided tour is free and open to the public.
New to the Tour this year is a barn called Toad Hall in Allamakee County, located at 919 East Main Street, Waukon, the property of James Garrett and Kathy Hannum. This gambrel roof bank barn was built in 1912. The owners have taken steps to preserve the barn including foundation repair in 2014, window/door replacement in 2012, and a fresh coat of paint in 2020.
Allamakee County and its jurisdictions have worked over the last year to complete an update to a countywide Hazard Mitigation Plan. The planning process was led by the Allamakee County Emergency Management Agency with assistance from Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission and a countywide Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee.
The plan identifies the characteristics and consequences of hazards and assesses vulnerabilities within communities to those hazards. The plan also looks at possible ways to avoid or minimize the undesired effects of hazard risks, culminating in a list of mitigation actions local stakeholders can work on.
Final presentation of hazard mitigation plan outcomes will continue to occur at public meetings in each jurisdiction and school district in Allamakee County over the course of the next few months, and the public is encouraged to attend. Meeting times and dates in September are listed below:
During the regular meeting of the Lansing City Council held Monday, August 21, Mayor Melissa Hammell read Ordinance No. 206 - amending Title VI, Chapter 5 of the Municipal Code of the City of Lansing regarding utility rates - for the second and final time. The council approved waiving the third reading of the ordinance. A copy of Ordinance No. 206 is on file at Lansing City Hall and a summary of the ordinance is printed on Page 28 in this week’s edition of The Standard.
PLATT STREET PROJECT
Ryan Wicks, a principal with Fehr Graham Engineering and Environmental and manager of its West Union office, presented the company’s proposal for the Platt Street project. The project involves the replacement/upgrade of existing water, sanitary sewer and storm sewer utilities along Platt Street, North Street and 4th Street.
Saturday, September 9, family and friends of lifelong resident and local “River Rat” Pat Sandry will be honoring his memory with the Sixth Annual Pat Sandry Memorial Fishing Derby and Friends of Pool 9 Fundraiser held on the Mississippi River. Sandry passed away in November of 2017 after a short, courageous battle with cancer. He thoroughly enjoyed the outdoors, had a great passion for fishing and hunting, and he truly treasured the beauty of Lansing and the surrounding area.
Entry fee is $50 per boat with 50% payback in prize money and 50% being donated to Friends of Pool 9. There is a limit of two adults and two children per boat.
The Ferryville Tourism Council has announced a bonus program for its annual Summer Chautauqua Series. Wednesday, September 13, a fourth program will be offered in the series.
Dr. Patrick Jung, a professor of history and cultural anthropology at the Milwaukee School of Engineering will conduct a presentation entitled: “The Massacre at Bad Axe: Understanding the Final Battle of the Black Hawk War in 1832”. This presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Ferryville Village Hall on the south end of the village along Hwy. 35.
Dr. Jung has recently completed a three-part series on Father Marquette for the 350th anniversary of the founding of Prairie du Chien, WI. These very interesting articles were published in the Crawford County Independent newspaper and included great details.
The Allamakee Community School District (ACSD) Board of Directors met Monday, August 21 for its regular monthly meeting. Board President Al Rissman noted that the representatives of the Keystone Area Education Agency (AEA) would not be present to give their update at the meeting that night.
Under the Consent Agenda, the board approved the following personnel: Kids Club staff; 2023-24 mentors; bus driver Daryl Roe; substitute bus drivers Justin Sommer and Jon Snitker; middle school paraprofessional Jennifer Davis; volunteer middle School volleyball coach Randy Nordheim; and elementary paraprofessional Taylor Day.
For families that will have a new college freshman next year, there is never a bad time to look for scholarships that will help offset the cost of furthering a family member’s education. Scholarships are considered “gift aid,” meaning that they do not need to be repaid at a later date. Some are one-time awards that can be used while a family’s college savings continues to grow; others are renewable as long as the student remains eligible within the qualification guidelines of the particular scholarship.
While a great deal is often heard about athletic scholarships or financial awards for students with high academic achievement, no student should overlook the possibility of earning some type of scholarship funding for their continued education. Many different types of organizations offer scholarships, so casting a wide net will help students locate the opportunities they are most eligible for when it comes to scholarship funding their education.
Dan Mohn of Lansing caught a five-bass limit weighing 16 pounds, 15 ounces Saturday, August 19 to win the Major League Fishing (MLF) Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) presented by T-H Marine on the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien, WI. The tournament was the fourth event of the season for the BFL Great Lakes Division. Mohn, who had also won a BFL tournament at Prairie du Chien, WI five years ago to the day, earned $4,514 for his most recent victory.
“I locked up to Pool 9 with a big group,” said Mohn. “I ran around to a bunch of different spots and caught two early and just chipped away and kept culling. I added three others that I weighed throughout the day.”
Coe Athletic Hall of Famer ... Frank Weymiller, a 2008 Waukon High School graduate, reacts after making a play for the Coe College football team. Playing for the Coe football team from 2009-2012, Weymiller will be one of five former Kohawk athletes to be inducted into the Coe Athletic Hall of Fame Saturday, September 23 during this year’s Homecoming festivities.
September 23 ceremony will honor one of the fiercest defenders to wear a Kohawk football uniform
The Coe College Athletic Hall of Fame committee has announced its 2023 Hall of Fame class and among those honored former Kohawk athletes is 2008 Waukon High School graduate Frank Weymiller. He will be one of five Coe stand-out athletes who will be inducted into the Coe College Athletic Hall of Fame during Homecoming weekend Saturday, September 23 in Cedar Rapids.
n addition to Weymiller, the 51st Hall of Fame class for Coe College Athletics includes Nick LeClere, a Kohawk wrestler who graduated in 2012; Ashlee Simon Rush, who played softball for Coe and is a 2012 graduate; Keelie Finnel Schroeder, a 2012 graduate and Kohawk track & field and cross country athlete; and baseball player Nick Stein, who graduated in 2013.
