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Allamakee County Treasurer Lori Hesse would like to make residents and property owners of Allamakee County aware that Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds’ Proclamation of Disaster Emergency signed July 24 impacts many of the services provided at the Treasurer’s Office. Among the helpful things to know are the following:

Waukon softball senior second baseman Maddie Ellingson was among 55 Iowa high school senior softball players to be named to the Academic All-State team by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association following completion of the 2020 Iowa high school softball season. In order to receive the Academic All-State honor, a senior softball player must have recorded an ACT score of 27 or higher and compiled a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.75. Ellingson was the lone senior on this season’s Waukon softball squad that fell shy of the win column in its 13 games this summer.
 

The 2020 Iowa high school baseball season was anything but normal with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic abbreviating this season’s competition schedule and all but eliminating any pre-season preparation. Like most high school teams, however, the Waukon baseball squad made the most of its opportunity to play the game, and even though the end result was a 2-12 season record, second-year head coach Shane Schellsmidt said he saw so much to be proud of in how his team handled all the challenges that this season provided.

“The overall impact of COVID-19 was perhaps more about life lessons than on-field impact,” Coach Schellsmidt explained. “The shortened schedule, social distancing and hygiene efforts were temporary changes. Dealing with adversity and accepting changes that were not always desirable are the skills that this group will take forward with them into their adult lives.”

Despite a 7-6 regular season record and 9-7 overall record, the 2020 Kee softball season was anything but close to being an average season. Like all other Iowa high schools, the Hawks’ recently completed summer diamond campaign was much different than all its others by being delayed and shortened by COVID-19 to just over a month in length from its first practice allowed June 1 to the beginning of postseason play in mid-July, but there were also some unique twists and turns along the way that ultimately resulted in that 9-7 overall record that included a mark of 7-5 in Upper Iowa Conference play that placed the Lady Hawks fifth in the final Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) standings.

The following information is to be considered recommendation from the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) for member schools to participate in the 2020 Iowa high school volleyball season. These recommendations may be updated before and during the fall 2020 season as situations warrant.

GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
Schools are asked to read a Public Address Announcement at the start of each match to encourage social distancing (arm test) and to remind spectators to do their part in keeping their student-athletes on the court. People (players, coaches, officials, spectators, etc.) feeling sick or that have been exposed to someone sick, should not attend or participate in competitions or practices.

The IGHSAU strongly encourages all participants and spectators to practice social distancing and to wear face coverings whenever possible.

Cynthia L. (May) Burrett, 63, of Waukon died Friday, July 31, 2020 at home in Olympia, WA. A private family service was held Friday, August 7 at Funeral Alternatives in Tumwater, WA. She was cremated Monday, August 10.

Cynthia L. (May) Burrett was born March 24, 1957 in Hempstead County in Hope, AR, the daughter of Carlis and Maureice (Hodnett) May. She attended school at Hopewell High School in Hopewell, PA and graduated high school in June 1976. In May 2003, Cynthia graduated with an associates degree in Health Information Technology from Northeast Iowa Community College, Calmar.

Cynthia is survived by her five children, Dawn Burrett, Kelly Burrett, Jennie Armstrong, Joshua Burrett and Jessie Burrett-Becker; five grandchildren, Alea Armstrong, Chloe Armstrong, Makenzie Becker, Tristynn Armstrong and Olivia Becker; one brother, Don May; and two sisters, Brenda Rhodes and Sharon Brewer.
 

Gene L. Scott, 74, of Waukon, formerly of Lansing, died Monday, August 3, 2020 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Gene was cremated and burial will be held at a later date. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is assisting the family.

Gene Leroy Scott was born April 9, 1946 in Bloomington, WI, the son of Lynn E. and Pearl Agatha (Hoban) Scott. He was baptized and confirmed through the Catholic Church in Prairie du Chien, WI and graduated from Prairie du Chien High School. From 1965-1968, he served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany. Gene worked as a truck driver for a cheese factory and was also a social worker.

September 24, 2011, Gene married Lois Adell Knickerbocker at the community center in Lansing. A creative guy, Gene loved to draw, build things and do woodworking. He loved both his family and pets dearly.

Mary Lou Eloise Gavin Meade, 90, of Iowa City passed away peacefully May 10, 2020, surrounded by her family on Mother’s Day. Due to restrictions implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic, the family held a private Mass and burial at St. Mary’s Catholic Church and St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Iowa City May 18. Online condolences may be left for the family at http://www.lensingfuneral.com.

Mary Lou was born June 21,1929 at home in Harpers Ferry, the daughter of Philip and Adeline (Boardman) Gavin. She received the sacraments of baptism, first communion and confirmation at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Harpers Ferry. Mary Lou enjoyed growing up in Harpers Ferry and had many happy childhood memories of picking wildflowers in the bluffs, searching for four-leaf clovers, playing with her sisters, cousins and friends, and of her aunts and uncles that lived there. Her family later moved to Cedar Rapids when she was a teen.

A Celebration of Life is being held this Saturday, August 15 for Paula Hitchcock-Klein, who passed away February 8, 2020. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. at Oakland Cemetery in Waukon. A get-together will immediately follow the service at 637 Blazing Star Drive about six miles south of Waukon off of North Fork Hollow Road.
 

Marjean F. Fahey, 77, of Waukon died Sunday, August 9, 2020 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 12 at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. John Moser officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until the time of services Wednesday at the church.

In consideration of concerns regarding COVID-19, social distancing and wearing of masks is encouraged. Condolences may be sent to Teri Kruger at 290 Picnic Woods Drive, Waukon, IA 52172. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Veterans Memorial Hospital or St. Patrick School, both in Waukon. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements.

Marjean Frances Fahey was born December 24, 1942 in Pocahontas, the daughter of Francis Charles and Marjorie Ann (Stoulil) Schott. In 1959, as a teenager, Marjean and her family moved to Waukon, where she attended St. Patrick’s High School.