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Applications must be postmarked by June 1 to be recognized at the 2019 Iowa State Fair

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today encouraged eligible farm owners to apply for the 2019 Century and Heritage Farm Program.  The program is sponsored by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. It recognizes families that have owned their farm for 100 years in the case of Century Farms and 150 years for Heritage Farms.

“The Century and Heritage Farm Program recognizes the hard work that is necessary to keep a farm in the same family for 100 or 150 years,” Naig said. “The awards ceremony at the Iowa State Fair is a great celebration of Iowa agriculture and the families that care for the land and produce our food. I look forward to recognizing Iowa’s Century and Heritage awardees at the upcoming state fair and encourage those families to apply before June 1, 2019.

Wendong Zhang, Extension Ag Economist, Brian Dougherty, Ag Engineering Field Specialist, and Natasha Hoover, Research Associate from the Iowa State University (ISU) water quality research lab, will speak at the annual meeting of the Northeast Iowa Agricultural Experimental Association (NEIAEA) to be held at the Borlaug Learning Center, ISU Northeast Research Farm, Nashua.

The program will be held Tuesday, March 5 at 9:30 a.m. Provided free at the meeting is the 2018 Research Farm Report. A Dutch treat lunch will be served by the Riverton Lucky Clovers 4-H Club. Following the Pecinovsky presentation, the NEIAEA board of directors will meet. The sessions given for the day will qualify for a total of three free CCA credits (2CM, 1SW).

Editor’s Note: The following letter was written to President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.

To the Editor:

This is probably the most important letter I have ever attempted to write and it may become too long but I consider all that is mentioned related to my reason for writing this letter. My name is Osmund (Ozzy) Quandahl, born in Quandahl, IA in 1926, and at this age I better not put off writing this letter.

To the Editor:

It slowly takes over a person’s life to the point where they forgot how it all began. It is insidious, creeping up and building up over time. Little, unnoticeable things change at first, leading to bigger changes. Then, as if out of the blue, that famous black cloud is overhead.

Depression is when everything feels too hard. When you feel so low that things you previously enjoyed no longer hold the same joy. You wonder how you ever enjoyed anything at all. You wonder what other people have that you can’t get hold of. You find it harder and harder to get out of bed in the morning.

You drag yourself through each day. You find it difficult to go to bed at night. The low is so low that it seems to take over, sometimes overwhelming you in a way that you could not have imagined beforehand.

To the Editor:

It is the duty of our federal, state and local governments to make safe, informed decisions. It is our responsibility in commercial, professional and private life to do likewise. For 23 years, this has not been the case.

February 8, 1996, the wireless industry bought our government and the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was passed. Politicians receive large amounts of money and the FCC receives revenue from this industry. Even though 100% fiber optics is safe and thousands of times faster, money was prioritized.

August 6, 1996, our government nullified the National Environmental Policy Act for the wireless industry.

When this nation surrendered to deceptive wireless technology, the people, next generations and the environment are of no concern. Denying truth does not erase truth. The cost increases by way of consequences until truth is accepted and decisions made accordingly.

To the Editor:

It is with profound sadness that the National Council of Catholic Women contemplates the passage of the late term abortion legislation in New York now being promoted in other states of our country. The act of killing a child at any stage of life is unconscionable, but killing a baby about to be born into the world that could even be in the birth canal or partially delivered can be considered as nothing more than a barbaric act unworthy of this great nation; a nation that noted the right to life in our Declaration of Independence. We pray that our legislators will understand the sacredness and extraordinary gift of life and that abortion is not a political issue but that there is a moral imperative to preserve and cherish life at all stages.

Linda L. Gerleman, 60, of Sumner died Thursday, February 14, 2019 at Community Memorial Hospital in Sumner, with her family by her side. A Celebration of Linda’s Life will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, February 24 at Becker-Milnes Funeral Chapel in Sumner with Rev. Tracy Hinkel officiating.

Visitation will precede the  service Sunday starting at 11 a.m. Following the service friends are invited to join the family at the American Legion Hall in Sumner for a luncheon and fellowship.

Linda Lou, daughter of Thomas and Alice (Steffenson) Stone, was born February 23, 1958 at the Waukon hospital. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in Waukon. Linda received her education in the Waukon schools and graduated from Waukon High School in 1976.

Gordon B. Gilbertson, 95, of Waukon died Friday, February 15, 2019 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 20 at 11 a.m. at the Waukon Banquet Center with Rev. Ronald Pederson officiating. Burial will be at a later date at West Paint Creek Synod Cemetery, rural Waukon.

Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, February 19 at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon. Memorials can be made to King of Grace Lutheran Church in Waukon or the West Paint Creek Synod Building & Cemetery Fund.

Gordon Bakkom Gilbertson was born October 21, 1923 in Waterville, the son of Carl and Hilda (Bakkom) Gilbertson. He was baptized and confirmed at West Paint Creek Synod Lutheran Church in rural Waukon and graduated from Waterville High School.

Daniel J. Hawes, age 83, of Prairie du Chien, WI passed away Saturday, February 16, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, February 22 at 11 a.m. at St. John’s Church of the Holy Family Parish in Prairie du Chien, WI with Rev. Eugene Wolf officiating. A private family interment will be held in the National Cemetery in Eastman, WI. Friends may call at the Holy Family Parish Hall Friday from 9 a.m. until the time of the Mass.

Daniel was born October 26, 1935 on the family farm in Harpers Ferry, the son of Urban and Ruth (Farley) Hawes. He married Kathleen Kramer November 16, 1968 at Immaculate Conception Church in Wexford.

The Waukon girls basketball team has played its way to the Class 3A State Tournament for the first time in nine seasons, earning that qualification with a 55-44 regional finals victory over 13th-rated Davenport Assumption Saturday, February 16 at Marion High School. The Indians will now play an all too familiar foe, fellow Northeast Iowa Conference squad Crestwood, to open their Class 3A State Tournament journey Monday, February 25 at 6:45 p.m. at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
The Standard newspaper will be printing a Waukon girls basketball Spirit Banner to be available in the community later this week. Call 563-568-3431 to be a part of that banner cheering the Indians ON TO STATE!