Thanks to the help of parents and teachers, the recent P.S.S.T. Ball Fundraiser was a success. With funds from the equipment sales event and P.S.S.T. funds, 29 new, high quality balls were able to be purchased and then donated to East (pictured below) and West (pictured above) Elementary schools in Waukon for use by students during recess and in the schools’ Physical Education classes.
P.S.S.T., Parents Supporting Students and Teachers, is the parent organization that helps support the elementary schools in the Allamakee Community School District. The P.S.S.T. volunteers put on several family events each year and work to support the excellence of the schools’ students and staff. Submitted photos.
Over the past nine weeks, Waukon Middle School students in Ms. Milewsky’s eighth grade Language Arts class have been participating in a global blogging challenge organized by Edublogs. Each week students are given a challenge to complete and share with challenge participants and commentators to receive feedback. The challenges (some of which are pictured in the photos above) have included discussing digital citizenship with proper commenting guidelines, writing stories using emojis, A-Z science poems, surveying others’ interests and creating “all about me” pages, all while being engaged in writing for an authentic audience.
Eastern Iowa artist Fred Easker’s landscape paintings offer an extraordinary view into what is too often considered ordinary. Most often drawing on familiar sites in the backroads of his native Eastern Iowa, he celebrates both the aesthetics and the character of place and offers a keen meditation on the power, vulnerability and eloquence of land and relationships to it.
His landscape paintings are on full display in a new book “Connected to Place Landscape Paintings.” The book is in landscape page format of 11 inches wide by 8-1/2 inches tall to give the reader/viewer the largest view. Some images spread across both pages giving a full view of Easker’s work. The book includes commentary by Joni Kinsey, Professor of Art History at the University of Iowa, and other art professionals.
Kerndt Brothers Insurance Agency in Lansing recently made a donation of a new ice rescue saw to the Lansing Fire Department. The new rescue saw replaces an older model that had become unreliable. Ice rescue saws are specially-designed to quickly cut through ice in cold water and ice rescue situations.
Gary DeVilbiss, President of Kerndt Brothers Insurance said, “When we learned that the previous ice rescue tool might not work when it was needed most, we contacted Chief Tony Becker to see how we could be of assistance. Our discussion led us to Dave Moritz at CARQUEST, who also represents Stihl Power Equipment. We were pleased to learn that the community’s new ice saw could be both purchased and serviced locally. The ice rescue saw is ready for service to our Lansing EMS and the surrounding area. We are indeed thankful that our EMS professionals serve us so well.”
At the urging of some interested citizens, the Lansing Park and Recreation Board and the Lansing City Council are planning to add a multi-activity, interactive splash pad to further enhance the 2017 Lions Club Playground Enhancement Project in the Lansing City Park area. Splash pads have become the most popular park and recreation attraction. The chosen site for the proposed splash pad has the necessary infrastructure available, an adequate water supply and the discharge piping for the removal of the waste water from the site. There are also restroom and change facilities adjacent to the site, making the location ideal for a splash pad.
Leads all scorers ... Waukon girls basketball senior Sydney Ross soars toward the hoop in the Indians’ 57-19 home win over Oelwein Friday, December 7. Ross paced all offensive efforts in the win with 15 points and also led the Indians with seven rebounds and posted three steals and one assist. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this website.
It was its only scheduled game for this past week, and it ended up being a lopsided victory over an overmatched opponent, but no other game this season will likely hold a deeper meaning than the Waukon girls basketball team’s Friday, December 7 home game vs. Oelwein, as the Lady Indians christened the newly dedicated Dave Schoeberlein Gymnasium with a 57-19 rout of the visiting Huskies.
The Waukon boys basketball team played to another split of two ballgames this past week to even its overall season record at 2-2. The Indians opened the week with a 63-47 road win at Sumner-Fredericksburg Monday, December 3 before closing out the week by starting their Northeast Iowa Conference schedule with a loss on the road, 63-54, at Oelwein Friday, December 7.
The Indians were next scheduled to play a pair of Northeast Iowa Conference games at home, hosting Crestwood Tuesday, December 11 before doing likewise with Waverly-Shell Rock Friday, December 14 in a girl/boy doubleheader. The hardcourt Tribe will then finish off the 2018 portion of its schedule with a road game at Decorah Friday, December 21 prior to the holiday break.
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The Kee girls basketball team put together another pair of wins this past week, winning both at home and away and both in and outside Upper Iowa Conference play. The Lady Hawks played to a 35-18 victory at home over Clayton Ridge Tuesday, December 4 before battling to a much closer final result, a 49-44 triumph over Houston, MN at the annual Iowa-Minnesota Border Battle hosted by Luther College in Decorah Saturday, December 8.
The Kee girls will remain at home for all this week, hosting Turkey Valley Tuesday, December 11 and then Central Elkader Friday, December 14. The Lady Hawks will then finish off the 2018 portion of their schedule with a very busy final week on the road before the holiday break, playing at North Fayette Valley Tuesday, December 18, at De Soto, WI Thursday, December 20 and at MFL/MarMac Friday, December 21.
The Kee boys basketball team remained in search of its first win of the season but came very close to achieving that feat in each of its two games this past week. The Hawks opened their home season coming up just shy of a win, 53-51, in an Upper Iowa Conference match-up with Clayton Ridge Tuesday, December 4 before closing out the week with a 60-54 loss to Lanesboro, MN at the Iowa-Minnesota Border Battle hosted by Luther College in Decorah Saturday, December 8.
The Hawks were next scheduled to host both Turkey Valley, Tuesday, December 11, and Central Elkader, Friday, December 14. The Kee boys will then wrap up the 2018 portion of their schedule with a pair of road games, playing at North Fayette Valley Tuesday, December 18 and then at MFL/MarMac Friday, December 21 prior to the holiday break.
Paul J. Moore, 56, of Lincoln, NE passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 15 at St. Joseph Catholic Church with burial in the church cemetery, both in New Albin.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church Saturday. Memorials may be directed to the family of Paul.
Paul was born to James and Virginia (Ferring) Moore November 23, 1962 in Waukon. He married Susan Kelly June 26, 1993 in La Crosse, WI. Paul was a member of Knights of Columbus councils in both Omaha and Lincoln, NE.
