The Waukon Lions Club hosted its annual Waukon High School Honors Banquet at the First Presbyterian Church in Waukon Wednesday, May 1. Students ranking in the top 15% academically of Waukon High School’s 2019 senior class were honored at the event. The evening included a meal served by the Presbyterian Women and an inspirational talk by guest speaker Jay Mathis, Superintendent of the Allamakee Community School District and a Waukon High School Class of 1982 graduate. The honored seniors shared with the audience their future plans and then were presented certificates by Waukon High School Principal Dr. Mike Hardy and Waukon High School Guidance Counselor Amy Wasson. Pictured above are the honored students with speaker Jay Mathis. Left to right - Front row: Megan O’Neill, Michaela Dehli, Leslie Halverson, Molly Brodahl, Madisen Ahlstrom, Aubree Cota; Back row: Brigid Berns, Micah Treptau, guest speaker Jay Mathis, Nathan Helgerson, Lauren Griffith, Lauryn Behrend.
Memorial Day, Monday May 27 from 3-5:30 p.m. at the Town Theater & Pizza Pub (formerly Main Feature Theater & Pizza Pub) in Waukon world renown historian and author Dr. Michael Luick-Thrams will give two presentations entitled “The Enemies Within: Midwest and German POWs in Each Other’s Homes, 1943-48.” Local Veterans and Prisoners of War (POWs) will be honored in between sessions in celebration of Memorial Day.
The event is free and open to everyone. Dr Luick-Thrams will also have copies of his books available for purchase and signing. The event is being co-sponsored by the Robey Memorial Library Foundation Board and the Allamakee County Historical Preservation Society.
The Allamakee County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Monday, May 13 to address a full agenda of items including discussion relating to the official County Seal, consideration of a temporary part-time Secondary Roads employee and setting the last meeting date of Fiscal-Year 2019 for paying claims.
There were no members of the public in attendance and no Public Comment. The Quarterly Report for Veterans Affairs was accepted and placed on file.
Allamakee County Sheriff Clark Mellick discussed the next agenda item involving the consideration of using the County credit card for an online purchase of floor mats for a Sheriff’s Department vehicle. Mellick discussed the request to purchase floor mats for a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado at $34.45 with the Supervisors approving the purchase using the County credit card.
Volunteers joined forces Saturday, May 4 for a day of tree planting in the Waukon City Park. A total of 51 trees were planted and mulched. This past winter, 52 trees were removed from the City Park that were either dead or that were ash trees in danger of infestation by the Emerald Ash Borer. Pictured above are this year’s tree planting volunteers: Left to right - Joe and Mary Cunningham, Troy Lubahn, Wade Oakland, Charlie Waters, Geralyn Smith, Rick Larson, Sharon Olson, Julie and Tom Bartling, Ken Olson, Bill Claire and Jeremy Strub. Submitted photo.
Nell Hogan, daughter of Mary Hogan of Lansing, has been selected as the 2019 Girls State Citizen by American Legion Auxiliary Unit #722 of Harpers Ferry. Hogan is currently a junior at Kee High School in Lansing. She will attend Girls State 2019 at Drake University in Des Moines June 16-21.
Iowa Girls State is one of the premier programs sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary and was all started by a dream of four women over 70 years ago in hopes of teaching young women about the political process. Girls State is a “learning by doing” program, which takes the girls through the entire political process.
“Rummage Along the River” is a 70-mile garage sale event that winds along Hwy. 35, Wisconsin’s Great River Road, and includes the communities of Stoddard, Genoa, the Bad Axe, Victory, De Soto, Ferryville and Lynxville, as well as Seneca and Mt. Sterling along Hwy. 27. The annual event is taking place this Friday and Saturday, May 17-18 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. each day. More information about the event can be found online at www.rummagealongtheriver.com or other social media venues. Submitted photo.
During worship services Sunday, May 5 there were two baptisms at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Lansing. Jack Ryun Schwarz, son of Lee Langager and Daniel Schwarz, had Jennifer Moen and Corey St. Mary as his baptismal sponsors, and Asher Lee St. Mary, son of Corey St. Mary and Lee Langager, had Jennifer Durfee and Abigail Heiller as his baptismal sponsors. Pictured above, left to right, at the baptism celebration are: Front row - Abigail Heiller, Jack Ryun Schwarz, Lee Langager, Asher Lee St. Mary, Corey St. Mary; Back row - Jennifer Moen, Jennifer Durfee, Pastor Laura Gentry. Submitted photo.
NEICAC Allamakee County Board members ... Serving as Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation (NEICAC) Board of Directors members for Allamakee County are, left to right, Marcia Hesse and Dan Byrnes. Not pictured is board member Jenny Cole. Submitted photo.
The month of May is “Community Action Month” and Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation (NEICAC) has been serving the residents of northeast Iowa for 54 years. NEICAC is a part of the National Community Action Network - over 1,000 community action agencies serving the entire United States.
In Iowa, there are 17 community action agencies, serving all 99 counties. NEICAC serves Allamakee, Bremer, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard and Winneshiek counties.
Dan Byrnes, Marcia Hesse and Jenny Cole represent Allamakee County on NEICAC’s Board of Directors. Additionally, Byrnes is the Board Secretary/Treasurer and the Chair of the Finance Committee. Hesse and Cole both serve on the Public Relations/Media Committee.
Two-time throwing events qualifier ... Waukon girls track sophomore Annika Headington unleashes a shot put toss at the Indians’ Class 2A State Qualifying Meet at Monticello Friday, May 10. Headington won the event with a personal best launch of 40’2” to earn automatic State Meet qualification and a return to the season grand finale in that event, and she also powered out a discuss toss of 112’7” that placed her fifth overall at Friday’s meet and was good enough to earn at-large qualification for this week’s State Meet in that event as well. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this website.
Headington is double qualifier in throwing events, Snitker qualifies in 400m dash and helps 4x400 and 4x800 earn State Meet berths, shuttle hurdle relay also qualifies for season finale
The Waukon girls track team crowned just one event champion at its Friday, May 10 Class 2A State Qualifying Meet hosted by Monticello, but ended up extending the 2019 season in six different events with qualification for this year’s State Track Meet being held later this week in Des Moines. In addition to a shot put championship won by sophomore Annika Headington for the track Tribe’s lone automatic qualification for this year’s season grand finale, the Indians also had a pair of third-place event finishes and a trio of fifth-place efforts earn advancement to this week’s Class 2A State Track Meet, helping pace the Indians to 60 team points and a sixth-place finish in the meet’s final 12-team field.
Double qualifier in throwing events ... Waukon boys track senior Brady Sullivan unleashes a shot put effort at the Indians’ Class 2A State Qualifying Meet at Monticello Friday, May 10. Sullivan won the shot put with a toss of 52’9” to earn a return trip to the Class 2A State Meet with a victory in that event, and he also launched a 150’9” discus toss that placed him second in that event for another automatic State Meet qualification. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this website.
Sullivan is double qualifier in throwing events, Behrend qualifies in high jump, Hatlan in 100m
The Waukon boys track team competed for the right to extend the 2019 season for as many events and competitors as possible, doing so for three such Indians in four individual events at the Tribe’s Class 2A State Qualifying Meet hosted by Monticello Friday, May 10. The event was delayed a day due to cold weather conditions the previous night, with the Indians ending up with one event championship and two event runner-up finishes to earn automatic qualification for this week’s State Track Meet, and also getting one other at-large qualification with a fourth-place finish to help lead the way to 55 team points and a seventh-place team finish in the final 12-team meet standings.
