Erik W. Nykkanen, 69, of Waukon died Friday, September 2, 2016 at the VA Hospital in Madison, WI. Memorial services and military honors will be held Friday, September 9 at 3 p.m. at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon with Pastor Steve Oden officiating. Burial will be held at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements.
A full obituary will appear in the September 14 edition of The Standard. You can subscribe to The Standard's print edition or e-edition by clicking here.
On July 14, 2016, FCC will be voting on whether to move forward with 5G. This proposal is called the Spectrum Frontiers Proceedings. If they do this, many more stronger antennas and transmitters will be put on power and light poles across the US. The cesspool of man-made radiation in our environment will greatly intensify. This must be stopped.
Scientists have proven that wireless radiation is a carcinogen and greatly damages biological life. They have proven that wireless damages mitochondrial DNA and is irreparable, which will be passed on and further damage to all future generations.
Despite an overcast day mixed with an occasional sprinkle of rain, Irish pride was still shining brightly during the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade held Sunday, March 13 in Waukon. As evident in the photo, the looming weather conditions didn’t keep parade-goers from lining the streets of downtown Waukon to view well over 100 entries that took part in this year’s parade. Additional photos from this year's event can be found on Page 12A 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 The Standard’s website at www.waukonstandard.com.
In spite of famed groundhog Punxsutawney Phil not seeing his shadow and indicating an early arrival for spring, his day in the limelight, Tuesday, February 2 - Groundhog Day, provided little evidence of that happening as a snowstorm gripped northeast Iowa and dumped anywhere from eight to 10 inches of snow in Allamakee County. Snow falling at the rate of nearly two inches per hour at times during that Tuesday morning (as evident in the above photo) forced cancellation of area schools, closing of area businesses and the Allamakee County Sheriff's Office and Iowa State Patrol to issue warnings of no travel advised as five to six inches fell during the daytime hours. Another three to four inches followed overnight that Tuesday night, again forcing cancellation of schools for Wednesday, February 3.
by Joyce Davidshofer, Allamakee County Executive Director
Reminders
November 11: Office closed for Veteran’s Day.
November 20, 2015: Deadline to sign up for the 2016 Dairy Program.
December 15: Deadline to certify hay/grass acres.
October 1, 2015 – December 15: Forage (alfalfa), pasture, grass, and fall seed crops certification are required to be certified by December 15, 2015 for spring 2016 crop year. Late file fee will apply and no waivers will be granted. The late file fee will be $46 per farm.
by Joyce Davidshofer, Allamakee County Executive Director
The Allamakee County Committee meeting will be held Thursday, March 26 in the Allamakee County FSA Office conference room at 9 a.m.
USDA Provides One-Time Extension of Deadline to Update Base Acres or Yield History for ARC/PLC
The final day to update yield history or reallocate base acres has been extended one additional month, from February 27 until March 31. The final day for farm owners and producers to choose ARC or PLC coverage also remains March 31.
If no changes are made to yield history or base acres by March 31, 2015, the farm’s current yield and base will be used. A program choice of ARC or PLC coverage also must be made by March 31 or there will be no 2014 payments for the farm and the farm will default to PLC coverage through the 2018 crop year.
