Allamakee County has begun a road improvement project on the easterly six miles of County Road A26 (Iowa River Drive), a stretch from near its intersection with Lycurgus Road all the way to State Highway 26, just south of New Albin (as depicted by the red line in the map image above). Work will begin on the east end by Highway 26 and go southwesterly to a bit west of the graveled Wheatland Road, a bit north of where Lycurgus Road intersects with Iowa River Drive.
This project involves grading, culvert replacements, small bridge replacement, full pavement removal areas and the milling of the asphalt surface, and the full length of the project will then be covered with new hot mix asphalt pavement. Skyline Construction from Decorah is the prime contractor for the project.
Thursday, April 21 at 6:30 p.m. the Allamakee County Veterans Museum will recognize Korean War Veterans with a presentation at its new museum in the former Vet’s Club building on Allamakee Street in Waukon.
A video interview with U.S. Marine Corps veteran Rupert Caballero of Waukon will be presented. This long-time educator was recently interviewed for the program. Caballero will also be present at the event to share comments and answer questions.
The public is invited to attend. There is no admission or membership charge. The Allamakee County Veterans Museum is handicapped accessible. Due to COVID concerns, masks are encouraged but not required. Light refreshments will be available.
The museum will open to the public beginning Memorial Day weekend 2022 and tours will be offered at that time. Monthly educational programs have been offered at the Veterans Museum since November 2021.
The Waukon High School Music Department recently took 19 students on a trip to Memphis and Nashville, TN over the school district’s recent spring break from March 24-28. Students were able to learn about and experience American musical history from its roots in blue grass, country and soul music (with some of their activities pictured in the surrounding photos).
The students left by chartered bus Thursday, March 24. When they arrived in Memphis late Thursday evening, their first stop was to the Bass Pro Shop Pyramid, a pyramid-shaped store that was once an event center and sporting arena. The pyramid is so large that it is considered the sixth largest pyramid in the world.
Read Across Iowa launched March 1 and began a month-long celebration to bring the joys of reading to kids of all ages. Agriculturally-themed Read Across Iowa classroom visits happened at New Albin Elementary School and across the state and featured books and materials about agriculture that will appeal to all readers.
Becky Rea, K-12 Program Coordinator from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Allamakee County visited Pre-K through second grade classes at New Albin Elementary School. “Sylvia’s Spinach” or “Right This Very Minute” were read aloud to each class. Classes sampled either a yogurt parfait or salad kabob featuring spinach (far left photo). Pre-K and Kindergarten made plant part flowers (middle photo). First and second grade planted spinach seeds (far right photo). “When you read with children, you are making an investment,” said Rea. “Early reading and talking with children gives them a strong start and a life-long return.”
Kay L. Chapman, CPA PC of Muscatine recently released an audit report on the Eastern Allamakee Community School District in Lansing. A copy of the audit report is available for review in the District Secretary’s Office, in the Office of Auditor of State and on the Auditor of State’s web site at https://auditor.iowa.gov/audit-reports.
The District’s revenues totaled $6,001,009 for the year ended June 30, 2021, a seven-percent increase from the prior year. Expenses for District operations totaled $5,531,906, a six-percent increase from the prior year. Program revenues increased. The increase in expenses is primarily related to instruction expenses.
Pictured above, left to right, Caden Evanson and Riley Troendle ...
Judges for REC Youth Tour ... Judging this year’s applicants for the REC Youth Tour were, left to right, LeAnn Meyer of West Union, South Winneshiek High School Guidance Counselor Connie Euans, and Janice Koenig of Castalia. Submitted photo.
Allamakee-Clayton Electric Cooperative (ACEC) has selected two area high school students to go on an all-expense-paid Youth Tour trip to Washington, D.C. Caden Evanson and Riley Troendle, both of Lansing, will depart from Des Moines June 18 of this year for an all-expense-paid trip to Washington D.C. Both students are sophomores at Kee High School in Lansing.
The two students will join 1,800 other high school sophomores and juniors from across the nation for this once-in-a-lifetime trip. Youth Tour applicants meet personally with a panel of judges who quiz them on their knowledge of rural electrification and the cooperative form of business. The student’s parents or legal guardians must be members of the Cooperative.
The 2022 judges were Connie Euans, the guidance counselor at South Winneshiek School; Janice Koenig of Castalia and LeAnn Meyer of West Union.
The Lansing City Council is considering several lighting design options for the bridge that will replace the Black Hawk Bridge.
Ken Taillon, manager of municipal lighting services with Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc., of Stillwater, MN, spoke to the council at its regular meeting Monday, April 4 and outlined a variety of bridge lighting designs - differing in type, design, function and expense. The council will consider the options and come up with two or three ideas for Taillon - at which point, he will construct partial designs and provide the council with cost estimates.
“We’ll need to narrow our choices, get his designs, and get them to the public,” Lansing Mayor Melissa Hammell said. “I’ll get in touch with (Taillon) when we’re ready to talk with him again.”
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Lansing invites community members of all ages, faith backgrounds and walks of life to join them for a Justice and Peace Stations of the Cross Good Friday, this Friday, April 15. This ancient devotion originated with pilgrims in Jerusalem retracing the traditional steps Jesus is believed to have followed on his way to the cross on Good Friday.
For centuries, Christians have made a spiritual pilgrimage known as the “Way of the Cross” or as the “Way of Sorrows” in order to relate to the suffering of their Lord. It is a profoundly meaningful and cathartic experience for many.
The annual Spring Migration Day Hike to celebrate the migrating birds returning to the Upper Mississippi Flyway region will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday, May 7 at the trailhead for Sugar Creek Bluff Natural Area just off North Buck Creek Road in Ferryville, WI. The earlier starting time this year should enable the group to hear and spot more of the migrating warblers.
This is a relatively gradual hike of 1.5 miles round-trip. The halfway point provides an overlook of the Mississippi River. Expert birders will guide hikers in spotting the returning birds. Ferryville Tourism Council is hosting this hike, with Mississippi Valley Conservancy presenting this event as part of its Linked to the Land series.
The Waukon boys track team was finally able to compete outdoors for the first time this season, taking part in the Decorah Early Bird Invitational Monday, April 4 that would end up being the track Tribe’s only competition of the week after the Thursday, April 7 Postville Invitational was canceled due to weather.
In the meet’s six-team field of teams from all class sizes, the Indians tallied 118 team points to finish in third place, just one point behind the host Vikings and considerably further behind a strong Mason City squad.
The Waukon boys were slated to return to Decorah Monday, April 11 before competing at New Hampton Thursday, April 14. The Indians will then make their way back to Decorah for a third consecutive Monday, April 18, before hosting their own Indian Relays Friday, April 22, beginning at 4:30 p.m. with field events.
