Donna Beneke and Jason Devine wish to announce their engagement and upcoming wedding to take place September 9, 2017 at St. Luke’s United Church of Christ in Eitzen, MN. A reception will follow at the New Albin Community Center.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Keith and Faye Beneke of rural New Albin. She is employed as a registered nurse at the Onalaska Care Center as well as operating her own therapeutic massage center, also located in Onalaska.
The groom-to-be is the son of John and Linda Devine of La Crosse, WI and is employed as a conductor with the BNSF Railroad.
Dustin and Anna Darling of Atkins announce the birth of their son, Ryker Alan Darling, born May 27, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. He weighed 8 lbs. 6 ozs. and measured 22 inches in length at the time of his birth. He joins brothers, Jay (12) and Mason (7).
Grandparents are Chris and the late Daryl Bolson of Lansing and Tony and Lori Darling of New Albin. Great-grandmothers are Ruth Feuerhelm of Lansing and Connie Bolson of Decorah.
Ryan and Alexie Grotegut of New Albin announce the birth of their daughter, Harper Elliot Grotegut, born June 10, 2017 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI. She weighed 7 lbs. 5 ozs. and measured 20 inches in length at the time of her birth.
Grandparents are Tom and Diane Feuerhelm of New Albin and the late Eugene and Lois Grotegut of Frankville. Great-grandparents are the late Velma Mack and the late Burt and Alice Feuerhelm of Lansing.
Dillion Stone and Emily Rud of Waukon announce the birth of their daughter, Olivia Erin Stone, born July 2, 2017 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI. She weighed 6 lbs. 15 ozs. and measured 20 inches in length at the time of her birth. She joins a brother, Jace (1-3/4).
Grandparents are Tom and Kathy Renk, Jeff and Kris Rud, Pat and Kristine Schwartzhoff, and Eric Stone and Casey Meyer. Great-grandparents are Don Schwartzhoff, Leroy and Pat DeWall, Sonny and Bev Rud, Kermit and Cathy Renk, Mary Johnson and the late Gary Johnson, and Jean and Darrel Stone. Great-great-grandparents are Delores Fetketter and Lillian Winters.
Michael and Brittany Horns of Waukon announce the birth of their son, Griffin Leo Horns, born July 17, 2017 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. He weighed 9 lbs. 4.4 ozs. and measured 22-1/2 inches in length at the time of his birth. He joins a sister, Harper (4).
Grandparents are Larre and Brenda Leiran of Waukon and the late Myron and Melon Horns. Great-grandparents are Marjean Fahey of Waukon and Jim and Cheryl Fahey of Decorah.
... that I was contacted about possibly being considered for a recognition of valor for my military service. I declined because the word “valor” does not describe that service. The dictionary definition of valor implies having met danger with firmness or personal bravery.
Neither describes anything that applied to what I call my 42-month vacation at the expense of the Navy!
Here are two more circle games with song and verse that were played and enjoyed by the children and teachers at many of the rural Wexford Schools. These games were often played by the younger children included “All around the mulberry bush” and “Pop goes the weasel.”
All around the mulberry bush. This game was designed to help teach children cleanliness and good manners.
The game begins with children holding hands and dancing around in a circle singing the chorus.
Here we go round the mulberry bush,
The mulberry bush,
The mulberry bush.
Here we go round the mulberry bush
So early in the morning. (Chorus)
When the children reach the action verse; each child stands and perform the appropriate action.
This is the way we wash our face,
Wash our face,
Wash our face.
This is the way we wash our face
So early in the morning.
I don’t think you hear this often enough, so I want to say “Thank You.” Thank you for donating your time to make the Allamakee County Fair as great as it is each year. Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend meetings and conferences, for spending weeknights and weekends completing fairground maintenance and beautification projects, and for taking your own vacation time from work to make fair week run so smoothly.
I think the Allamakee County Fair is amazing, but the hardworking people behind the scenes are what amaze me the most.
Each member of the board brings so much to the table, and the community is so thankful for your skills. From the board member who is mechanically inclined to the board member who takes care of the phone calls and paperwork, without you our fair would not be the amazing community event that it is.
Are you disgusted with the way our country is going? Our Congressmen have put us trillions of dollars in debt. Our country has been mismanaged for a long time. The post office and Amtrak railroad run by the government have lost money for years, and the government wants to run our healthcare.
We have been going downhill financially and morally ever since the 1960s when President Johnson produced the so-called Great Society. He also passed a law that forbid priests and ministers to be active in politics or they would lose their tax exemption. His Great Society program put more people on the government dole, thinking they would vote Democrat.
I call that criminal and it’s starting to backfire on the Democrats as people wise up - they want work, not hand-outs. Do you ever think our Congressmen would ask, “What mistakes are we making right now that could make things increasingly intolerable for our children?”?
The Allamakee Community School District (ACSD) is participating in the Free Summer Food Service Program again this year. Menus for the final two-week session of the program in August accompany this article (at right). Breakfast and lunch will be provided to all children ages one through graduating seniors for free and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service.
Meals will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis at the sites and times as follows:
• Waukon Middle School Cafeteria: Mondays-Fridays, August 1-14. Breakfast will be served from 8-9 a.m. and lunch will be served from 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
• Waterville Elementary School: Mondays-Fridays, August 1-14. Breakfast will be served from 8-9:30 a.m. and lunch will be served from 11 a.m-12:30 p.m.
