The local Grief Support Group will again be holding their monthly meeting at Veterans Memorial Hospital Thursday, August 6, from 5-6 p.m. in the Meditation Healing Center, located just inside the main entrance of the hospital. Nancy Haberichter will be facilitating the meeting.
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 will continue meeting the first Thursday of each month at Veterans Memorial Hospital.
You can become a “Dementia Friend” by attending a one-hour information session to learn about living with dementia and the simple things you can do to support someone living with dementia. This session scheduled for Friday, August 14 from 2-3 p.m. is free and open to the public at the Delores Tillinghast Memorial Library.
This one-hour session will be led by Dementia Friends Champion and Dementia Friendly State Coordinator, Bethany Schulte and Madison Montorsi Dementia Service Specialist with NEI3A. At the session, you’ll learn some basics of dementia such as what dementia is, how it can affect a person, some tips for communicating with people who have dementia, and other ways to support people with dementia. No registration required - feel free to bring a friend.
- Friday, August 14: 2-3 p.m. at Delores Tillinghast Memorial Library, 234 4th St, Harpers Ferry, IA 52146
Ron and Susan (Decker) Troendle of Waukon will be celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary. The couple married August 2, 1986.
Their children and family include Nick Troendle (Chelsea Winter) and Ted and Kori Troendle. Grandchildren include Ryan, Lindy, Tierney, Juniper and Ava Troendle.
The couple’s 40th wedding anniversary celebration will take place Saturday, August 8 from 2-11 p.m. at The Shed, which is located at 303 Burgess Street in Luana.
For those not able to attend, cards and well wishes may be sent to 790 NorthFork Hollow Road, Waukon, IA 52172.
Remains community centerpiece ... The former Waterville School has remained a centerpiece for the Waterville community, even after the school was closed following the 2017-2018 school year. Following that school closure, members of the community stepped up in support of the City of Waterville buying the facility, and it continues to be members of the community supporting the efforts of the city that have helped the property grow into a vital location of community activity and cohesiveness that reaches far beyond just the residents of Waterville. Submitted photo.
by Jennifer Bissell
When the Waterville School closed following the 2017-2018 academic year, the people of Waterville stepped up to make sure their small community didn’t lose a much-needed space. Now in the eighth summer of operating as the Waterville Community Center, members of the community have continued to band together to make much-needed improvements to the former school to further enhance the property as a centerpiece for community activity and coming together that reaches far beyond just Waterville itself.
A BRIEF HISTORY
According to history compiled by Margaret Monserud, the Waterville community has had four schools in its history. The first was likely built shortly after the community was settled in the 1850s. The second was erected about 1886. With increasing enrollment, a larger building was planned in 1913.
New Forester at Yellow River State Forest ... New Area Forester Sarah Bell stands next to a huge, mature, perfect quality black walnut tree in Yellow River State Forest near Harpers Ferry. The tree is numbered and marked because it will be included in this year’s clearcut harvest. After candid discussion, the tree was included in this year’s cutting because it is at its ecologic and economic maturity, and leaving the tree would result in a clearcut full of baby walnut trees - an undesirable result when the goal for that location is oak regeneration. Photo by Kelli Boylen.
by Kelli Boylen
Sarah Bell is the new Area Forester at Yellow River State Forest near Harpers Ferry, and she’s excited to be here. “I’ve always been drawn to the Driftless. I feel lucky every morning driving down State Forest Road,” Bell shared.
Bell, a native of central Iowa, spent the past five years as a District Forester in northwest Iowa with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR). In that role she worked with private land owners on forestry management. In this new role she leads the management of the nearly 9,000 acres of publicly owned land at Yellow River State Forest (YRSF).
“My job includes doing what is right for the forest as well as for those who own it - which is all of us,” she says.
Senator Chuck Grassley met with participants of the American Legion Auxiliary Girls and Boys Nation in his Washington, D.C. office this past week. The group discussed nominations to America’s military academies and the Senator’s #cornwatch series on the X social media platform.
The group included students from Cedar Rapids, Johnston, Iowa City and Waukon, including Katie Regan, who will be a senior at Waukon High School this fall and is the daughter of Maury and Stacey Regan of Waukon. Pictured in the submitted photo above, left to right, are Alex Adair of Johnston High School, Aahana Gupta of Iowa City West High School, Senator Chuck Grassley, Katie Regan of Waukon High School, and Anthony O’Connell of Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School.
More than 300 parishioners, family members and friends gathered Sunday, June 28, to celebrate the 175th anniversary of Immaculate Conception Church at Wexford in rural Allamakee County, commemorating nearly two centuries of faith, fellowship and Irish heritage.
The celebration began with a noon Mass concelebrated by Father Joseph Sevcik, Father Philip Agyei and Father Donald Hawes. The special liturgy honored the generations of parishioners whose dedication has sustained the church since its founding in 1850.
Following Mass, guests enjoyed a roast beef dinner while reconnecting with friends and neighbors. Children were entertained at the Galway Games arcade where they competed in carnival games for prizes.
The Allamakee County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Monday, July 27 to address a full agenda of matters including discussion of hiring a part-time courtroom security officer, the opening of bids relating to the solid waste contract, and the discussion and consideration of a masonry and concrete dehydration system for the County Courthouse. The meeting was called to order by Board of Supervisors Chairperson Tom Clark with Supervisors Dan Byrnes and Dennis Keatley present. There was no comment during the Public Comment portion of the meeting.
In an effort to gather as much public input as possible to incorporate into the City of Waukon’s Comprehensive Plan update that is currently underway, a Waukon Community Survey is available to area residents and visitors. Input through the community is being gathered until this Friday, July 31, so those who would like to have their voices heard are urged to complete the survey prior to the deadline at the end of this month.
Paper surveys and drop-off locations for completed surveys are available at the Waukon Wellness Center, Robey Memorial Library in Waukon, and City of Waukon offices temporarily located in the former Allamakee County Relief Office at 12 1st Avenue NW in Waukon. The survey can also be completed online by scanning the QR code accompanying this article or by visiting the following website: surveymonkey.com/r/QF8BTJT.
The Eastern Allamakee Community School District (EACSD) Board of Directors met in regular session Monday evening, July 13, at Kee High School. Board President Arla Wagner called the meeting to order with board members Heather Lutz, Joe Manning and Tommy Martin present and Glen Delaney absent. District administrators attending included Superintendent Jay Mathis, Board Secretary/Financial Clerk Michele Martin, and Associate Principal/Special Education Director Liz Hill.
The board approved the meeting agenda. No visitors offered public comment. Consent items which included the past month’s minutes, financial reports, activity and food service reports, and monthly bills were reviewed and approved.
