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This past school year, the Construction classes at Waukon High School have been busy with a large variety of projects, allowing the students to get hands-on experience in a “real world” setting. Projects completed this year around the Waukon High School campus included putting a new roof on the concession stand at the high school football field, adding a cold storage area underneath the football field press box, developing a new shot put area for the track and field teams, remodeling and adding an office to the high school wrestling room and constructing a new desk in the Waukon High School office. In addition to projects within the school setting, the students also offered their services to help the Waukon community, including fixing up various buildings for the Waukon Park and Recreation Department and putting a roof on the new concession stand/bathrooms building at the Waukon City Park.

Twenty-four students in fifth through seventh grades from all throughout northeast Iowa participated in STEAM Creations: Makerspace Camp from June 5-7 at Northeast Iowa Community College’s (NICC) Waukon Center. Many of those students are pictured in the top photo with NICC Waukon Center Director Erica Nosbisch (far right) explaining to parents and other community members what students participated in at STEAM Camp during a final public presentation at the end of the Camp. At the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) Camp students learned about 3D printing, video creation using green screen and stop-motion technology, interactive virtual reality, Oculus Rift, coding, robots and engineering. The camp is designed to allow participants to create and share ideas, equipment and knowledge while applying their discoveries to help make their community a better place.

The Kee softball team continued its undefeated season with five more victories to its credit this past week, allowing just one run to score in the process. Improving to 13-0 overall, 6-0 in the Upper Iowa Conference (UIC), the Lady Hawks played Class 3A Crestwood to just a 2-1 victory Tuesday, June 6 in between a pair of UIC doubleheader sweeps. Those sweeps both came in mercy-rule fashion, Kee blasting Starmont at home Monday, June 5, 12-0 in four innings and 10-0 in six frames, and doing likewise at West Central Thursday, June 8 by scores of 10-0 in five innings and 12-0 in four periods.

The Hawks were scheduled to next play doubleheaders at North Fayette Valley Monday, June 12 and at Edgewood-Colesburg Wednesday, June 14 before playing in the West Delaware Tournament both Friday and Saturday, June 16-17. Kee’s diamond dwellers will then play at Central Elkader Monday, June 19 before competing in the Decorah Tournament Saturday, June 24.

The Waukon softball team began and ended its past week with a bit of success, picking up its first Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) win of the season in the process. That first NEIC victory came right away in the Tribe’s first game of the week, a 10-1 home triumph over Decorah Monday, June 5, before the Indians suffered three consecutive weekday losses, 8-4 to South Winneshiek at home Tuesday, June 6, 12-5 at Oelwein Wednesday, June 7 and 15-1 in four innings at home against New Hampton Thursday, June 8. The softball Tribe then won one of three games at the Anamosa Tournament Saturday, June 10, defeating Midland, 9-6, in the opening round before falling to Anamosa, 9-6, and then West Liberty, 13-1 in four innings.

The Waukon baseball team came up shy of a win in four games this past week, having its best opportunity slip away in extra innings. That opportunity came early in the week, as the baseball Tribe had a Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) doubleheader at Charles City swept away Tuesday, June 6 by scores of 9-2 and 7-6 in nine innings. The remainder of the week resulted in much less of an opportunity, as Waukon fell to Turkey Valley, 15-3 in six innings, at home Wednesday, June 7 before suffering a similar fate, 11-0 in five frames, at Decorah Friday, June 9.

The Kee baseball team pieced together an undefeated week of baseball with a string of six victories this past week to improve its season record to 10-4 overall, including a yet unbeaten mark of 6-0 in Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) play. The Hawks picked up four of those UIC wins this past week, sweeping Starmont at home Monday, June 5 by scores of 10-0 in five innings and 11-1 in six frames before picking up two road wins at South Winneshiek Thursday, June 8 by scores of 7-2 and 9-4. Kee then traveled to St. Ansgar Saturday, June 10 to continue its recent streak with a pair of non-conference victories, 6-2 over Charles City and 9-7 over the host squad.

The New Albin 13 & under baseball team competed in the Dr. Robert McMahon Memorial Baseball Tournament sponsored by the Boys & Girls Club of Greater La Crosse Saturday and Sunday, June 3-4. After falling to the La Crosse A’s 8-0 Saturday morning, the team came back with four victories in a row, including 11-1 over Holmen (Seiler), 10-0 over Stoddard-Genoa, 11-1 over Holmen (Palmer) and an 8-1 victory over Shelby in the championship game, to claim first place in the 13 & under upper level division. Pictured above, left to right, are: Front row - Tyson Cota, Hunter Peterson, Jordan Cota, Kaleb Drape, Dalton Dibert, Landon Reams. Back row - Coach Jared Donahue, Jaylen Drape, Damon Weber, Jonah Reinke, Buddy Hill, Chance Colsch, Coach Jeff Cota, Coach Hunter Fink. Submitted photo.
 

The Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation’s 24th annual Three-Person Best-Shot Golf Tournament will be held Monday, June 19. The tournament will be held at Waukon Golf and Country Club, beginning with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m.

Thanks to Wade Bucknell and Andy Moore, agents of Farm Bureau Financial Services, Waukon, the first person hitting a hole-in-one during the first round at the tournament will be awarded a new Harley Davidson motorcycle.

Also, thanks to Waukon Implement, anyone hitting a hole-in-one during the second round at the tournament will be awarded a new John Deere riding lawn mower.  As always, many other gifts and prizes will be awarded to all the golfers participating.

Teams of three will play 18 holes of golf. Breakfast rolls, lunch and dinner and prizes for everyone are all provided for the donation of just $75.  All those interested are asked to pre-register their team by calling the Waukon Golf and Country Club at 563-568-9939.

The local Grief Support Group will hold its monthly meeting at Veterans Memorial Hospital Wednesday, June 14 at 2 p.m. This informal meeting is open to anyone suffering from any type of loss, whether it be death, divorce, illness or some other grief.
Feel free to attend and bring a friend. This grief support group meets the second Wednesday of each month at Veterans Memorial Hospital.
 

The Veterans Memorial Hospital Diabetes Support Group will hold its next meeting Thursday, June 15 at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at Veterans Memorial Hospital in the Large Conference Room, located on the lower level of the hospital.

This diabetes class is open to everyone who has diabetes or has a friend or loved one with diabetes. For more information on the Diabetes Support Group, call Teresa Myers, RN, C.D.E., Diabetes Educator, or Angie Mettille, RN at Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.