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Ron Herman donates pay from final year of high school football officiating to U of I Stead Family Children’s Hospital, reflects on 35-year officiating career

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As an Iowa high school football official for the past 35 years, Ron Herman of Waukon has made a number of calls impacting a number of youth on playing fields across northeast Iowa. With one final call he made this past fall he wanted to make an even bigger impact off the field in honor of his final year of officiating high school football. December 28 of this past year, Herman, his wife, Susanne, and his three children, Jonathan, Sydney and Samantha, all made the trip to the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital in Iowa City, where he presented a check in the amount of $930 to the hospital. That dollar amount represented the total pay he collected officiating high school football games this past fall, which marked his 35th and final year of working as an Iowa high school football official. “I saved up all of my pay stubs from the games I officiated this past fall, totaled them up and wrote a check to the children’s hospital,” Herman explained. The call he made to arrange for the donation was something he had obviously pondered long before his final high school grid season as an official. Being a lifelong Iowa Hawkeye fan, holding a soft spot in his heart for all kids, having his oldest daughter, Sydney, recently graduate from Iowa, and attending many football games at Kinnick Stadium with the Stead Family Children’s Hospital towering majestically above the stadium, Herman knew he wanted to give back to a cause factoring in all of those elements, with that giving back coming from an activity that had given so much to him over the past 35 years. “We’ve been to a lot of football games in Kinnick

the Stead Family Children’s Hospital treats about 100,000 boys and girls each year. About the only disappointment he experienced from his donation presentation is the fact that he and his family couldn’t tour the hospital the day they were in Iowa City due to recent increases in COVID and flu. Taylor Reyhons, Assistant Director of Corporate and Community Development for The University of Iowa Center for Advancement, who coordinated the Herman family’s visit to the hospital for the donation presentation, issued the following statement in regard to Herman’s donation: “On behalf of the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, we are thankful for the generosity of Ron Herman and the support from his wife and children. Donations like Ron’s benefit the hospital’s greatest needs, and in this case, specifically the educational needs of our patients during their stay in Iowa City.”

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Surrounded by his family, Ron Herman of Waukon holds the symbolic check that represents the donation he made December 28 of this past year to the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital in Iowa City, which towers behind the Herman family in the photo background. The $930 donation represents the pay Herman received from his 35th and final season officiating Iowa high school football games this past fall. Even though the donated funds came solely from the money earned by Herman in his final year of high school officiating, he wanted to make sure his family was involved in the donation presentation because of the sacrifices he feels they made over the years in supporting him and allowing him to officiate the game that he loves. Pictured above, left to right, are Samantha, Susanne, Ron, Sydney and Jonathan Herman. Submitted photo. Stadium, and from where we would sit, when you look over your right shoulder, there was the children’s hospital, and you could see the kids and their parents watch from the big glass windows,” Herman explained. “In recent years they started waving to those kids after the first quarter of each home game and - even before that, really - when I’d look up there, my bottom lip would start to quiver and tears would well up in my eyes, just knowing what those kids, those families, have been going through being born with something, or suffering through something, that puts them in that hospital, sometimes not knowing what their future is going to entail. I just knew I wanted to try and do something to help those kids.” A CAUSE CLOSE TO THE HEART Herman designated his

donation to education supplies for the educational program available at the children’s hospital for those in need of long-term stays. “We learned that they have a teacher there for the kids to help them keep up with their schooling while they’re in the hospital,” he explained. “With me working as a school custodian and being around kids my entire career, and my wife being a teacher so I know how much they spend out of their own pockets, it seemed very appropriate to have the money go to that program. I had one of the greatest jobs in the world, getting to interact with kids at school like I did. You could always tell the kids that were facing some challenges in one way or another, and I always tried to give them a little extra attention just to try and make their day a little brighter. That’s what I hoped to do with this dona-

tion, too.” Herman said he thought he was trying to do that same thing for a youngster they were sharing an elevator ride with from the parking area at the hospital on the day of the donation presentation, but he was pleasantly surprised by the strength and courage of the little boy. “I thought I’d kid around with him a little bit, and I told him that I was scared too riding in that elevator,” Herman explained. “But he looked at me, and he said, ‘No, I’m not scared, I’ve done this a lot.’ That really made me sit back and realize just how amazing these kids are at that hospital, knowing the kinds of things they’re facing and taking it head on. I told my family we should all be so thankful for not having had to go through something like that in our lives.” Herman said he was also amazed to learn that

THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY Having his wife and children be part of the presentation was something Herman said he wanted more than anything, even though it made scheduling the presentation a bit more difficult. He noted that the time and effort represented by the donation of his officiating funds went far beyond just him working the games but also was a product of the time he spent away from his family and the sacrifices they endured each Friday night in the fall with his absence. “When it came time

to take a picture with the check, they asked me if I wanted a picture of just me with the check,” Herman shared. “I told them, ‘no, I want my entire family in it because of what they had to put up with, with me being gone, and they sacrificed a lot in order for me to be able to do this’.” The December 28 date coordinated well with his wife being on holiday break from her teaching job at Lansing Middle School, their youngest daughter, Samantha, being likewise on break as a student at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, and their oldest daughter, Sydney, being on break from her job as well. Herman’s son, Jonathan, the oldest of all his children, took the day off from his job to be part of the presentation. “That meant so much to me to have them all there,” Herman noted. DIFFICULT DECISION With the donation to the Stead Family Children’s Hospital stemming from the pay he received during his final year of officiating high school football, Herman said he had originally thought he would bring an end to his officiating career two years ago. “I had 33 years in, and I was thinking it was time for me to hang up the stripes,” he said. “Then I got to thinking about how the (Iowa High School) Athletic Association recognizes milestone years of service and I thought, ‘that would be 35 years - what’s two more years?’. And now-

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The Tuesday, January 10 home game for the Waukon boys basketball team against La Crescent, MN allowed the crowd to witness more than just basketball at the Waukon High School gymnasium, as youth ranging from three years old on up through eighth grade performed as a continuation of the Lil’ Indian Cheerleading Camp that took place Monday, January 2, a scheduled day off in the Allamakee Community School District. Under the guidance of Waukon High School cheerleading coaches Amy Bieber and Lexi Brink, along with past and present members of the Waukon High School Cheerleading Squad, a combination of nearly 140 young providers of the pep took what they learned from that camp and put it into action, with threeyear-olds through second grade participants performing during halftime of the January 10 junior varsity game and third through eighth graders performing at halftime of the varsity game. As pictured in the surrounding photos, a variety of cheers, jumps and stunts were performed to entertain the large crowd in attendance, with the young cheerleaders also getting a chance to share their spirit with players and coaches as they returned to the court from the halftime locker room. View and find out how to purchase these photos and many more from the event by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on The Standard website, www.waukonstandard.com.

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Diane Mse Diane M. Moose, 77, of Waukon died Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Saturday, January 14 at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon with Rev. Cathy Jurgens officiating. Burial was at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon handled arrangements. Diane Marie Moose was born July 16, 1945 in Waukon, the daughter of Gerald E. and Inez E. (Bechtel) Kurth. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon, where she was a lifelong member and later joined the ladies circles. Diane attended Maple Dale country school in Franklin Township and graduated from Waukon High School. July 20, 1963, Diane married Lyle Moose at Zion UCC. They farmed together in Makee Township, Allamakee County, and she helped with milking cows and did most of the hay baling. In 1988, Diane started her cleaning business and for the next 25 years, she cleaned for Welch’s LP,

John Deere and IAS, as well as at individual homes. When she wasn’t tending to her flower gardens and lilacs, Diane enjoyed playing with the pups and cats they had at the farm. She loved being outside and going for walks around the woods to look at the various wildflowers and bluebells. A wonderful baker, she made homemade donuts, cream puffs, and Christmas candy and cookies. Diane read many non-fiction books and liked playing with her card clubs. Music and dancing made her happy, especially country western songs. Diane attended concerts with her family and also liked taking her grandchildren on mini vacations to visit area attractions. Diane liked to collect various things as well throughout the years, ranging from Mary’s Moo Moos to pottery to bells and other figurines. Diane is survived by her husband, Lyle, of Waukon; her three children: Ron (Lisa) Moose, Darrell (Lisa) Moose and Lori (Dan) Shogren, all of Waukon; her grandchildren: Mitchell (Skye) Moose of North Liberty, Riley (Sarah) Moose of Marion, Devon Moose of Dallas, TX, and Steven and Jenna Shogren, both of Waukon; her two brothers, Curtis (Judith) Kurth of Reedsburg, WI and Dale (Virginia) Kurth of Waukon; her brother-in-law, Gary (Delores) Moose of Marion; her sister-in-law, Julie (Carl) Johnson of Waukon; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and her in-laws. Casketbearers were her grandchildren and Adam and Garrett Kurth. Online condolences may be left at www.martinfunerals.com.

AREA NEWS Discharge of firearms during this past weekend results in welfare check, arrest on pair of charges The Allamakee County Sheriff’s Department is reporting that Saturday, January 14, an Allamakee County Sheriff’s Deputy was contacted by a person reporting an individual discharging firearms at a residence in the 800 block of North Woods Lane, approximately five miles south of Waukon. The reporting party advised that they were concerned for the safety of the individual. A report from the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office says that the Deputy Sheriff attempted a welfare check of the individual at that North Woods Lane location. The individual was identified as Mitchell Freeman Fink, age 38, of Waukon. The report indicates

Domestic Abuse Survivor Chat Line is available locally Helping Services for Youth & Families’ Domestic Abuse Resource Center has implemented a Domestic Abuse survivor chat line, which can be reached at HelpingServices.org/chat. There is also the option to call a 24/7 resource phone line at 800-383-2988. All services provided are at no cost to the survivor and are confidential. For more info about Helping Services’ Domestic Abuse Resource Center call 800-383-2988.

NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group, Family Support Group available as resources Millions of people are impacted with mental health issues. For each of those individuals there are also family members who are dealing with the challenges of support and care for these loved ones. It can be hard to know how to best cope when individuals themselves or a loved one is living with a mental health condition. But NAMI can help. One function of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is support. NAMI provides two different support groups: one for those experiencing a mental health condition and one for their loved ones. A NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group is a peer-led support group for any adult living in recovery from a mental health condition. A NAMI Family Support Group is a peer-led support group for any adult with a loved one who has experienced symptoms of a mental health condition. In both groups, participants gain insight from the challenges and successes of others facing similar experiences. These NAMI support groups are unique because they follow a structured model, ensuring everyone has an opportunity to be

heard and get what they need. Both groups are free of cost. Specific medical therapy or treatment is not endorsed. Participants agree to confidentiality. By sharing experiences in a safe setting, participants can gain hope and develop supportive relationships. These groups encourage empathy, productive discussion and a sense of community. Participants benefit from other’s experiences, discover inner strength, and are empowered by sharing experiences in a confidential, non-judgmental space. A newly organized NAMI Connection Recovery Support group will meet Tuesdays each week, starting January 10 from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Spectrum “Kitchen” in downtown Decorah at 200 Railroad Street. Facilitators are Anna Linnell and Farrah Fritz. They can be reached at 563-4228852 or by email at connection.namineiowa@gmail. com. This support group is only for adult individuals living in recovery (not currently in crisis) from symptoms of a mental health condition. A NAMI Family Support Group of NAMI Northeast Iowa also meets monthly the fourth Monday from 7-8:30 p.m. at the North

Fayette Valley Community Coalition Youth Center on the North Fayette Valley East campus in rural Elgin. The address is 23689 Canoe Road, Elgin. Facilitators are Susan Friedrich, who can be reached at 563-422-7882, and Shannon Brown, who can be reached at 319-5057802. Those who have further questions are encouraged to contact either one of them. This support group is only for adult family members or loved ones of those experiencing mental illness. National Alliance on Mental Illness Northeast Iowa serves Howard, Winneshiek, Clayton, Allamakee, and Fayette counties in northeast Iowa. For support group updates and information about classes, go to www.namineiowa.org.

that, due to the nature of the situation, negotiators from the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office and Iowa State Patrol were called upon to make contact with Fink. Court documents filed in Allamakee County District Court further note that Fink had also sent text messages indicating his intentions to harm another individual. The following day, Sunday, January 15, at 3:21 p.m., Fink did turn himself over to law enforcement officers. There were no injuries from the weekend incident noted in the Sheriff’s Office report. Fink was charged with one count of Going Armed with Intent (Class D Felony) and one count of Domestic Abuse 1st Offense (serious misdemeanor). He was booked into the Allamakee County Jail. The incident remains under investigation by the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office. Assisting at the scene was the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office, Waukon Police Department, Iowa State Patrol, Lansing Police Department, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and Veterans Memorial Hospital Ambulance.

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Brent Parker, pictured above, was sworn in by Waukon Mayor Pat Stone as an officer for the Waukon Police Department at the Monday, January 9 meeting of the Waukon City Council. Parker is a certified officer and comes to the Waukon Police Department from the Decorah Police Department, where he has been an officer since 2015 and has served as assistant police chief since October 2019. Parker was scheduled to start his duties in Waukon Monday, January 16. Parker spent 12 years in the military and began his law enforcement career with the West Union Police Department, where he served for eight years, including a year-and-a-half as chief of police. He was a member of the Decorah Police Department’s tactical team and also serves as a firearms instructor. Parker completed his bachelor’s degree in Criminology through Upper Iowa University/Montgomery University and has a master’s degree in Public Administration from Purdue University. Photo courtesy of the Waukon Police Department.

Allamakee County Community Foundation accepting grant applications until Feb. 24 The Allamakee County Community Foundation has begun accepting grant applications as of Monday, January 16. The application is available online at dbqfoundation.org/accf. Applications are due by February 24. Nonprofits can apply for grants from the Community Foundation for projects or programs that address significant community issues and benefit a broad spectrum of the community or a chronically underserved segment of the population. Projects must be in Allamakee County. The Community Foundation awards grants in the areas of health and human services; education; neighborhoods and community development; environment; children, youth and families; and arts and culture, including historic preservation. Preference is given to projects that: • Address significant community issues. • Present innovative, creative and practical proposals that build on community

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strengths. • Present clear work plans that show ability to achieve the project’s goal. • Focus on strategic innovations that encourage cooperation, create efficiencies and reduce duplication of services. • Develop the leadership potential of the community. • Involve the people served in the planning and implementation of the program. • Demonstrate quality, vision, effectiveness, collaboration and good management. • Provide a plan for sustainability beyond the funding period. Eligible applicants must be 501(c)(3) nonprofits or governmental bodies. Other nonprofits with charitable projects may also qualify but must partner with a qualified nonprofit or governmental body that will serve as a sponsor. The Community Foundation receives funds from the Iowa County Endowment Fund Program. The Community Foundation grants

out 75% of these funds and invests the remaining 25% in a permanent endowment that generates interest to be distributed in future years. For more information, call Foundation Coordinator Betty Steege at 563-5862046 or visit dbqfoundation. org/accf. The Allamakee County Community Foundation was formed in 2005 as an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque. The founding members of the organization had a vision to ensure that the local community’s charitable programs were supported - now, and in the future. The Foundation works with many individuals, families, business and organizations to establish endowment funds that will provide grant awards for years to come. To learn more, visit dbqfoundation. org/accf. The Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque strengthens communities and inspires giving. For more information, visit dbqfoundation.org or call 563588-2700.

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The Allamakee County Veterans Museum will continue its program series for 2023 with a program about Allamakee County on the Home Front during World War II. The program is scheduled for Thursday, January 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the meeting room of the new Veterans Museum in the former Vet’s Club building at 105 Allamakee Street in Waukon.

There is no admission charge, and the facility is wheelchair accessible. The program will be repeated Saturday, January 28 at 10 a.m. Scrap drives were held in Allamakee County to support the production of war materials and equipment during the war. In 1942, Cote’s Town Theatre put on a free movie for those who donated scrap items. The

accompanying photo shows the pile of scrap in front of the theatre. Rationing of food, fuel, rubber, metal, clothing and other vital materials was required. The popular movie shot in downtown Waukon in the 1940s by the Cote family for the Town Theatre will be presented again during both upcoming presentations at the Veterans Museum. Those attending may

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Allamakee County young farmer is finalist for Iowa Farm Bureau Federation’s Grow Your Future Award Iowa Farm Bureau Federation has announced its three finalists for its Grow Your Future Award, a competition for farmer entrepreneurs under the age of 35 who have an innovative agricultural-related business. Among those finalists is Tanner Sanness of Reconnected Farms near Dorchester in Allamakee County, who grows between 5,000 to 8,000 pounds of organic gourmet mushrooms each year that he sells at grocery stores, farmers markets and to local restaurants. Sanness emerged from the semifinal round of the competition near the end of this past year, where the general public could vote between December 5 and

December 11, with the top three vote recipients in that round advancing on to the competition finals. That final round of competition will involve a pitch-off by all three finalists at the Iowa Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer Conference scheduled for January 28 in Des Moines, with the selected winner being awarded the $7,500 grand prize. Second- and third-place winners receive $5,000 and $2,500, respectively. The other entrepreneurs competing in the pitch-off at the Iowa Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer Conference include: • Annie Palmer of H8R Acres LLC in Warren County, who raises pure-

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possibly spot and identify relatives shown in the film and enjoy a nostalgic look back at period vehicles and dress with local scenes and businesses. Museum winter hours included open hours for tours Saturdays from 9 a.m. until noon, and by appointment for family, community, school, youth, veterans and church groups. Monthly programs are also presented.

bred Berkshire feeder pigs and Navajo Churro Sheep, which she plans to market to local restaurants. • Matt Vermeersch of Mud Ridge Ranch in Pottawattamie County, who raises and sells Scottish Highland cattle with future plans to direct-market beef and also raises goats that target-graze problem vegetation for public and private projects. “Young agriculturalists are incredibly savvy in putting their unique thumbprint on Iowa agriculture,” says Amanda Van Steenwyk, Iowa Farm Bureau’s farm business development manager. “I’m always impressed by not only the diversity of their businesses but the vision they have that will keep Iowa agriculture moving forward.” Eligibility for the Grow Your Future Award includes the following: • The applicant must have an existing ag-related for-profit business. • The business must be new to this generation of farmers/created by the young entrepreneur applicant - not inherited from, or started in partnership with, a previous generation. • The ideal candidate(s) is an individual(s) already involved in agriculture. • Eligible agricultural fields include, but are not limited to, the sale of food and agricultural products, niche ag production, agritourism, or ag services. Ag

technology businesses (e.g. software or app development) are excluded from this competition but are welcome to apply for the separate Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge. • The applicant must be a member, in good standing, of his or her county Farm Bureau (in Iowa). Or applicants can join their local county Farm Bureau to become eligible to participate in the Grow Your Future Award. • The applicant must be between the ages of 18 and 35 and shall not have reached his or her 36th birthday by January 28, 2023. If any business partner is 36 years or older, only those under 36 years old can participate in the application. • Previous applicants are eligible to apply again unless they, or their business, was a prize winner in a previous year. • Not eligible to compete are: current members of the IFBF Young Farmer Advisory Committee; current members of the AFBF Young Farmer & Rancher Committee; previous Grow Your Future winners or AFBF Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge/Ag Innovation Challenge competitors; IFBF directors, officers, employees or immediate family members of such individuals. To learn more about the award or each entrepreneur finalist, visit www.iowafarmbureau.com/growyourfuture.

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LifeServe Blood Drive set for February 6 in Waukon January is Blood Donor Month. Blood donations are needed everywhere, even right here in Iowa. The following are interesting blood facts on blood from LifeServe Blood Center which supplies Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) with its blood products: • Every three seconds someone needs blood. • Blood makes up about eight percent of a person’s body weight. • Blood is needed every minute of every day; summer, winter, spring and fall. • Scheduled surgeries are often canceled around the county due to a lack of blood. • Donating blood includes a health check for the donor (checking blood pressure, pulse, temperature and hemoglobin) prior to donating. • There is absolutely no way to contract any disease from giving blood. • Blood can be split into different components (red cells, platelets, plasma, and cryoprecipitate) and used to help different types of patients. Becoming a blood donor is easy. Blood drives are held each month in Allamakee County. The next LifeServe Blood Center blood drive will be held Monday, February 6 from 12-5 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in south Waukon. First-time donors will find that donating blood is

a safe and easy way to save lives and make a difference in the community. One single blood donation can save the lives of up to three sick or injured hospital patients. The donation process is simple: 1. Eat a healthy meal and drink plenty of fluids at least four hours prior to donating. 2. Bring proper identification, such as a donor card or a driver’s license. 3. Complete a health history questionnaire and screening interview. 4. Receive a brief health check by trained staff. This includes a check of blood pressure, pulse, temperature and blood iron levels. 5. Sit back while a unit of blood, approximately one pint, is collected. This process takes around 10 minutes. 6. Enjoy refreshments while relaxing for 10-15 minutes before leaving the facility. The blood that is collected is tested carefully. In fact, all blood that is collected by any blood collection center is tested the same, according to the federal regulations. To help maintain Iowa’s blood supply, donate at the Waukon Community Blood Drive, Monday, February 6, at the First Baptist Church located off of Rossville Road in south Waukon. To schedule an appointment, call the LifeServe Blood Center at 800-287-4903.

FAMILY/HEALTH Diabetes Support Group Meeting set for January 19 at Veterans Memorial Hospital The Veterans Memorial Hospital Diabetes Support Group will hold its next meeting Thursday, January 19 at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at Veterans Memorial Hospital in the Large Conference Room on the lower level of the hospital. Jill Fleming, one of the Veterans Memorial Hospital dietitians, will kick off 2023 with some helpful weight loss tips at this January 19 meeting. This diabetes class is open to everyone who has diabetes or who has a friend or loved one with diabetes. For more information on the Diabetes Support Group, call Angie Mettille, RN, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon at 563-568-3411.

Keeping it safe when exercising outdoors in cold weather this winter

Exercising is important to do all year-round. One should not feel that they need to stay indoors to exercise during cold weather. A good workout outdoors in the winter can be very exhilarating. Just follow the steps below for keeping it a safe outdoor winter workout: • Warm up longer than usual before heading outdoors in cold weather. • Keep skin dry. This in turn will keep the exerciser warmer. • Dress accordingly using many layers. Be sure that the outer layer will break the wind. Add a fluffy layer, like fleece or wool, to trap heat in. And long underwear

is good to keep the skin dry. • Always wear a hat to prevent heat loss through the top of the head. • Wear mittens instead of gloves to allow air to circulate better between the fingers, keeping the hands warmer. Always be sure to exercise in a safe, well-lit area. Stay clear of any icy spots and proceed with care in snow. One never knows what may lie under those snow-covered spots. For more information on exercising in cold weather, call the Veterans Memorial Hospital Healthy Lifestyles Rehabilitation Center at 563-568-3411.

Alzheimer’s Association offers free Winter Education Series that kicks off January 18 The Alzheimer’s Association Iowa Chapter is offering a free, seven-week virtual education series to kick-off the new year. The programs are available to help families facing Alzheimer’s or dementia understand what to expect so they can be prepared to meet the changes ahead. The topics covered will range from the warning signs to behavior changes to expect, to financial and legal considerations and planning, to advances in Alzheimer’s research. The series will begin Wednesday, January 18 at 12

p.m. via Zoom and continue each Wednesday through March 1. The schedule of programs includes: • January 18 - Understanding Alzheimer’s & Dementia (30 minutes) and Dementia Friends with Megan Zimmerman (30 minutes); January 25 - 10 Warning Signs (30 minutes) and Unlocking Brain Fitness: Keys to Dementia Prevention Program (30 minutes); February 1 - Advancing the Science at Any Given Moment: The Latest in Dementia Research (Lisa Groon);

February 8 - Managing Money - A Caregivers Guide to Finances; February 15 - Effective Communication Strategies*; February 22 - Dementia Conversations*; March 1 - Understanding & Responding to Dementia-Related Behaviors*. The series is in partnership with AARP Iowa, LeadingAge Iowa, Dementia Friends and the Unlocking Brain Fitness: Keys to Dementia Prevention program. Programs with an * are hosted by LeadingAge

Iowa and will offer one contact hour for a fee for healthcare professionals. Otherwise, all programs are free for anyone to attend without receiving contact hours. To learn more and register, visit the registration page or the Alzheimer’s Association Iowa Chapter’s website. Today, there are more than six million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease, including 66,000 in Iowa. Additionally, more than 11 million family members and friends are serving as caregivers, including 73,000 in Iowa.

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Memorials received by Health Care Foundation Memorials were recently received by the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation in memory of Gerald “Jerry” Schroedel by the Allamakee Community Players, Lori Bahr Stevenson, Bill and Sue Blagsvedt, Randy and Julie Bloxham, Jon and Cathy Buhl, Lenny and Kelly Bulman, Carl and Betty Christianson, Earl and Bev Haas, Russ and Barb Hagen, Mary Ann Hager, Dale Hart, Betty Howard, Michele and Cory Huinker, Jens and Jane Kallevang, Mary and Tim Kelly, John and Lorna Kerndt, Jim and Jill Kiesau, Ron and Sue Kiesau, Dale Kurth, Susan Larkin, Marilyn Larson, Nancy Leiran, Mary Kay Martin, Mr. and Mrs. David Monserud, Mr. and Mrs. Barry Mueller, Pat Pettingill, George Pickett, Sharon Pratt, Dave and Gail Pre-

Domestic Abuse Survivor Chat Line available Helping Services for Youth & Families’ Domestic Abuse Resource Center has implemented a Domestic Abuse survivor chat line, which can be reached at HelpingServices.org/chat. There is also the option to call a resource phone line 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 800-383-2988. Whether chatting or calling, a trained Advocate will respond 24 hours a day.

stemon, Gary Rumph, Dr. Dave and Joan Schwartz, Erick Sorum and LaVonne Martie, Coreen Troendle, Erin Troendle, George and Susan Troendle, John Troendle, Chuck and Lois Votsmier, Arlen and Karlene Wonderlich, Kate Wooden and Rose Zoll. Memorials were also received in memory of Eric Hinkel by Chuck and Lois Votsmier; in memory of Connie Gallagher by JoAnn Peake, Mary Ann Hager and Chuck and Lois Votsmier; in memory of James “Jim” Leete by Chuck and Lois Votsmier; in memory of Aileen Palmer by Richard and Joan Leiran; in memory of John Ashbacher by Leslie and Ada Marie Kerndt; in memory of Jane Hawes by Chuck and Lois Votsmier; and in memory of William “Bill” Downing by Leslie and Ada Marie Kerndt. Additionally, memorials were also received in memory of Jerry Ewing by Chuck and Maxine Bloxham, Anna Marie Ewing, Chuck and Lois Votsmier, Robert and Karen Fossum, Pat Pettingill, Larry and Nancy Straate and Mary Ann Hager. Memorials and donations are greatly appreciated by the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation. The Foundation is a 501C3 organization. All donations to the Foundation are tax deductible. Memorials and donations can be sent to 40 First Street SE, Waukon, IA 52172.

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Lansing VFW Auxiliary announces Illustrating America Art Contest

Lansing VFW Auxiliary announces its National Anthem Singing Contest Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Auxiliary Gustave F. Kerndt #5981 has announced the kick-off of the VFW Auxiliary’s National Anthem Singing Contest, “Get Excited for the Red, White and Blue!” Local youth in grades K-12 can showcase their talent, display their patriotism and express their creativity while competing for their share of $2,000 in national awards. Contestants must submit a video of their solo vocal performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Video must be uploaded to YouTube and submitted to VFW Auxiliary #5981 along with a completed entry form for judging. The video must be recorded between July 1, 2022 and March 31, 2023. Entry will be judged on vocal ability, mastery of lyrics, originality or interpretation and entertainment value. Contestants may sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” in the arrangement and genre of their choice: rock, pop, reggae, R&B, hiphop, country, classical and other genres are accepted. All genres, instruments and backing tracks are welcome for this solo vocal performance contest of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” However, the words of the song can not be changed. Contestants begin by competing at the local VFW Auxiliary level. The firstplace winner from each Auxiliary advances to the Department of Iowa competition. The contest consists of two grade divisions: K-8 and 9-12. The Department of Iowa first-place winner in each grade division will be forwarded to Auxiliary National Headquarters. There is one National winner in each grade division, with awards for first, second and third place in each grade division. Winners will be notified in July 2023 via the

email address provided on the winner’s entry form. The contest is designed to promote patriotism and encourage youth to learn the words to “The Star-Spangled Banner” while displaying their creativity and vocal talent. Contestant entries must be submitted to Lansing VFW Auxiliary Gustave F. Kerndt #5981 by March 31, 2023. Interested youth, parents/guardians and teachers should email vfwauxiliarylansing@ gmail.com for more information. Visit http://www. vfwauxiliary.org/what-wedo/youth-activities for eligibility requirements, contest rules and an entry form. The VFW Auxiliary is one of the nation’s oldest veterans’ service organizations and its members are the relatives of those who served in a location of foreign conflict. VFW Auxiliary has nearly 470,000 members representing all 50 states who volunteer millions of hours and give millions of dollars to support veterans, military service personnel and their families. VFW Auxiliary is a voice for veterans on Capitol Hill and is instrumental in assisting the VFW in passing or blocking legislation that impacts veterans and their families. The organization is one of the top 10 providers of volunteer hours in the VA medical system. Every year, members fund raise millions of dollars for charitable projects that benefit veterans and their families. VFW Auxiliary also provides hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships for the nation’s youth. With more than 3,600 Auxiliaries, there is likely one in the local area working to improve the lives of America’s uncommon heroes. Learn more about the VFW Auxiliary at www.vfwauxiliary.org.

Local Weather Recap Week of Jan. 9-15, 2023 Weekly Temp............ High ..... Low .... River Stg.*

Mon., Jan. 9 ...................... 39...........19 .................8.24 Tues., Jan. 10 .................... 25...........22 .................8.24 Wed., Jan. 11 .................... 41...........28 .................8.22 Thur., Jan. 12 .................... 32...........22 .................8.18 Fri., Jan. 13 ....................... 25...........18 .................8.15 Sat., Jan. 14 ...................... 31...........26 .................8.15 Sun., Jan. 15 ..................... 40...........34 .................8.14 Mississippi River Temperature ~ 34° * Information Obtained from Mississippi River at Lansing

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Free support program being offered in Lansing January 26 Our Savior’s Lutheran Church of Lansing invites the public to its next When Relationships Change event, which will be held Thursday, January 26 from 4:306:30 p.m. at the church, located at 480 Diagonal Street in Lansing. This free program includes dinner and a presentation by Aja Troendle of Lansing, who will speak about how she built resiliency through her own struggles and relational changes. This program began last fall and draws people from around the region. The social hour begins at 4:30 p.m. Dinner is served at 5 p.m. This month’s menu will include ham and cheese soup,

roasted vegetables, beverages, coffee and a dessert. The program follows dinner, after which there is time for socializing. “We are excited that When Relationships Change is uplifting our community,” says Rev. Laura Gentry, pastor of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. “People are discovering they are not alone in their struggles. We are here for one another and that makes relational changes much more bearable.” No reservations are needed and all are welcome to attend. The building is accessible to the disabled from the side door. For more information, visit LansingLutherans.org.

VFW Auxiliary Gustave F. Kerndt #5981 is announcing the VFW Auxiliary’s annual Illustrating America Art Contest. Local students in grades K-8 can share how they view the world through their drawings and paintings while competing for national awards. Students must submit an original two-dimensional piece of artwork. Coloring sheets, digital art and photography are not accepted. The entry must have been completed during the current school year and the application must include a signature of a parent or guardian. Students begin by competing at the local VFW Auxiliary level. The firstplace winner from each Auxiliary advances to the Department of Iowa competition. The contest consists of three grade divisions: K-2, 3-5 and 6-8. The Department of Iowa first-place winner in each grade division will be forwarded to

the VFW Auxiliary National Headquarters. There are awards for first, second and third place in each grade division. All state winning entries are judged at National Headquarters in Kansas City, MO in July and will be displayed at the VFW Auxiliary National Convention scheduled to take place August 2023. Winners will be notified via the email address provided on the winners’ entry form. The contest rewards the artistic abilities of elementary and middle/junior high school students. Local student entries must be submitted to VFW Auxiliary Gustave F. Kerndt #5981 by March 31, 2023. Interested youth, parents/guardians and teachers should email vfwauxiliarylansing@ gmail.com for more information. Visit http://www. vfwauxiliary.org/what-wedo/youth-activities for eligibility requirements, contest rules and an entry form.

NEICAC Family Service offices now taking all applications for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation (NEICAC) Family Service offices are now taking applications for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) through April 30 of next year. All eligible homeowners and renters are encouraged to apply. LIHEAP customers will need to furnish the following when applying for LIHEAP: • form of identification for all household members • a copy of their most recent heating and electric bill • proof of all household members’ gross income for the past 30 calendar days, the most recent 12 months or for the past calendar year.

burning wood or where heating is included as part of the rent may also be eligible for assistance. Eligibility for participation is established according to the federal income guidelines listed in the following chart:

Iowa homeowners and renters pay a portion of their primary heating costs. This program is not designed to pay a household’s total energy costs. The program will provide supplemental assistance based on several factors. Those factors include total household income, household size, dwelling type, and type of heating fuel, among others. The local Northeast Iowa Community Action Family Service Office is open by appointment only. Contact the nearest office or visit www.neicac.org to schedule an appointment. One of the Family Service Offices

All low-income northeast Iowans are encouraged to apply, including senior citizens and individuals with disabilities. Households

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the outdoors, camping and meeting new people, to consider becoming volunteer campground hosts for the upcoming recreation season. Volunteer campground hosts live in state parks from one to five months assisting DNR staff with light maintenance duties, checking in campers, and being a resource for visitors enjoying state parks and forests. Campground hosts are provided a free campsite while they are actively hosting during the camping season. Hosts volunteer 20-40 hours per week, including weekends and holidays, while living on site in their own camper. Host positions may be available at Pikes Peak State Park and Yellow River State Forest. Information about campgrounds and state parks in the state of Iowa is available online at www.iowadnr.gov/ stateparks. To discuss the host position, contact the state park directly, or call 515-443-2533.

WAUKON NEWS St. Patrick's Day Parade scheduled for March 19 Plans have been announced to hold the 2023 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Waukon Sunday, March 19 at 1 p.m. All are invited to participate in this year’s parade with an Irish-themed entry at no cost. The parade route will be the same as it has been in the past. Further details of the annual event will be printed as they become finalized.

Beginning Sewing: Pillowcase is next Live & Learn series program slated at Robey Memorial Library As part of its Live & Learn: enriching lives through monthly learning series, Robey Memorial Library in Waukon is offering Beginning Sewing: Pillowcase. The program is scheduled for Thursday, January 26 at 5:30 p.m. in the lower level Community Room of the library. Make a fun pillowcase with a sewing machine. All supplies are provided. If de-

sired, attendees may bring their own fabric, meeting the following requirements for the project: 3/4 of a yard of main fabric (27” x 42”); 11” of cuff fabric (11” x 42”); and 2” of trim fabric (2” x 42”). This is a free program limited to 15 students, and registration is required. Register at www.waukon. lib.ia.us or call 563-5684424.

Thursday Night Book Club at Robey Memorial Library begins full slate January 19 Those who are interested in discussing the books they read with other readers, or who are interested in meeting new people, or who are looking for a new author or genre to read but not quite ready to jump all in, or who are at a loss for what to read next should join the Thursday Night Book Club held the third Thursday monthly at 6 p.m. at Robey Memorial Library. All are welcome to attend. Book Club meets in person. Those who would like to join virtually should contact Robey Memorial Library for participation information. Book Club discussions upcoming in 2023 include the following: • January 19 - Banned Book • February 16 - Book with a Number in the Title

• March 16 - 2023 All Iowa Reads title • April 20 - Features an animal • May 18 - Features a Creative or Artistic Activity • June 15 - Mystery • July 20 - Features a Business or Industry • August 17 - Book by Marie Benedict • September 21 - Recipe Box by Viola Shipman (share a recipe) • October 19 - Historical Fiction • November 16 - Features a Social Change • December 21 - Holiday Theme. For more information on the Thursday Night Book Club contact Robey Memorial Library at 563-5684424, robeymemorial@ waukon.lib.ia.us or www. waukon.lib.ia.us.

Robey Memorial Library to celebrate World Read Aloud Day February 1 Robey Memorial Library in Waukon will celebrate World Read Aloud Day Wednesday, February 1 with events from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. During World Read Aloud Day, people from all around the world read aloud together to celebrate and advocate literacy. Reading aloud is beneficial to all - from children to adults. “Reading aloud to children every day puts them almost a year ahead of children who do not receive daily read alouds, regardless of parental income, education level or cultural background.” (Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research) Celebrate World Read Aloud Day Wednesday, February 1 with Robey Me-

morial Library in the following ways: • Sign up to read aloud during a 15-minute session - participants can choose their own book or select a title from the library’s special display; • Listen to read alouds throughout the day.

Robey Memorial Library offers the following literacy and reading programs throughout the year: • Tuesday, Story Times, 10:30-11 a.m., including Story Time with Ross the second Tuesday of the month; • After School with Ross

every fourth Tuesday, 3:30 p.m. • Special Story Times: Pajama Party & Teddy Bear Sleepover; • Thursday Night Book Club, third Thursday at 6 p.m.; • Teen Summer Book Clubs; • Summer Reading Challenge for Infants through High Schoolers; • Reading programs for all ages: 1,000 books before Kindergarten; 100 books before High School; Read for a Lifetime; 52-week Read (for seventh through 12th grades); and the Adult Reading Challenge. Contact Robey Memorial Library at 563-568-4424 or www.waukon.lib.ia.us with questions.

Help available with paying heating bills for Alliant Energy customers during colder season of winter

For the second consecutive year, Alliant Energy has donated $4 million to its Hometown Care Energy Fund to help customers who are struggling financially to pay their energy bills. Customers in need of financial assistance are urged to apply

for the funds to assist with paying and managing their energy bill. Alliant Energy partners with nonprofit organizations to distribute the funds. Customers in Iowa can review income eligibility requirements and apply for fund-

NE Iowa Regional Housing Trust Fund now accepting applications The Northeast Iowa Regional Housing Trust Fund (NEIRHTF) is accepting applications for first-time home buyer down payment assistance and housing rehabilitation\improvement projects. Applicants must be low- to moderate-income first-time homebuyers, homeowners, landlord/ for-profit organizations, or non-profit organizations to promote and create affordable housing activities. All applicants must be in one of the following counties of Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette, Howard or Winneshiek. Eligible projects include rehabilitation and repair of existing housing,

including, but not limited to, roofs, windows, siding, plumbing, electrical, energy efficiency, lead paint issues, and handicap accessibility. For more information on the NEIRHTF, or to see if there is funding available in the local area, contact Lori Quam with Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission at 563-864-7551 or by email at [email protected]. An application can also be obtained online at www.uerpc. org under the Housing link and then clicking on the Northeast Iowa Housing Trust Fund tab. This institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider.

ing by contacting their local Community Action Agency. Another option for customers looking for assistance is the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). LIHEAP is a federally funded financial assistance program that helps pay energy bills. Eligible households can apply through April 30. To check income eligibility and learn how to apply, visit humanrights.iowa.gov/dcaa/ liheap. In addition to energy assistance, Alliant Energy has other options to help customers manage their bills. My Account allows cus-

tomers to set up a flexible payment plan based on their ability to pay, track their energy usage and make feefree credit and debit card payments. Customers can also request a payment extension or set up a recurring payment for a fixed amount to be automatically withdrawn each week or month. Customers in need of assistance with their energy bills should call 211, a hotline to connect individuals and families in need with community and government agencies that can provide assistance, or visit alliantenergy.com/energyassistance for additional information.

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Public encouraged to complete survey regarding City of Waukon Parks and Recreation facilities The City of Waukon is updating its Parks and Recreation Master Plan. This plan serves to guide the continual improvement of the community’s parks, open space, facilities, and bicycle and pedestrian areas. As part of that update, the Waukon Park, Recreation and Wellness Department is offering a Parks Master Plan Survey so members of the general public can provide their input into the future of the City of Waukon Parks and Recreation facilities and amenities. The survey takes just a few minutes to complete and asks questions regarding park usage, thoughts on current facilities and programs available, and suggestions for improvements or additions to current facilities or programs, among other items. The survey is available online and can be accessed at https://arcg.is/0bnq0C. When entering that address, the two circles “0” in its latter portion are the number zero “0” and not the letter “0”. The survey can also be accessed by scanning this QR code at right. A link can also be found on the WaukonParkRec and WaukonWellnessCenter Facebook pages. Waukon Parks and Recreation Wellness Director Jeremy Strub says the survey is being conducted through MSA Professional Services, the company contracted by the City of Waukon to provide services relating to planning, engineering and market research relating to park and recreation comprehensive planning. Strub said MSA will gather the survey responses over the next several weeks, analyze those responses and compile an initial presentation for the public describing proposed future plans for the City of Waukon Parks and Recreation facilities, including the Waukon City Park and adjacent trail system and campground, softball complex and youth soccer/football fields, among other items. That public presentation will take into account further input provided by members of the general public in attendance, with MSA then making any necessary revisions before presenting another proposed plan to the public, with that scenario playing out until a consensus is reached regarding future plans. Those public presentation dates will be announced as they become scheduled, with Strub advising that the first presentation will likely take place sometime in February in an effort to wrap up that process by April of this year. Strub urges everyone in the Waukon community to take the survey and provide as much information as possible. For additional information about the survey, contact Strub at 563-568-0074.

Monthly book event Thursday benefits Robey Memorial Library Foundation The Robey Memorial Library Foundation sponsors a monthly used book sale at Robey Memorial Library in Waukon. The book sale is held in the lower level conference room of the library every third Thursday from 2-6 p.m., which would be this Thursday, January 19.

Selection changes monthly. All proceeds benefit the Robey Memorial Library Foundation. For more information, contact Robey Memorial Library, at 401 1st Ave NW in Waukon, 563-568-4424 or at [email protected].

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Iowa 4-H Foundation announces scholarships The Iowa 4-H Foundation has announced applications are now available for its 4-H scholarship program. Over 130 scholarship opportunities valued at over $120,000 will be awarded. Former and current Iowa 4-H members are eligible to apply for 4-H scholarships if they meet individual scholarship requirements, as determined by the scholarship donors. Applicants must enroll as a full-time student to receive scholarship awards. The various scholarship awards range in amounts from $500 to $5,000. Some scholarships are open to students pursuing any field of study, while others are open to students pursuing degrees in agriculture, food and nutrition, ag business, animal science, and journalism, as well as veterinary medicine and more. While many of the 4-H scholarship opportunities are available for students attending Iowa State University, scholarships are also available to students planning to attend any Iowa university, Iowa private college, Iowa community college, or any land-grant university. “Iowa 4-H scholarships acknowledge the hard work and dedication of young

people who have used their 4-H skills and experiences to ‘make the best better’ for themselves and others,” said Emily Saveraid, Executive Director of the Iowa 4-H Foundation. “We also are thankful for the many scholarship donors who fund these important opportunities for Iowa 4-H’ers.” Information and applications for the 4-H scholarships are now available through the Iowa 4-H Foundation atiowa4hfoundation. org.scholarships. Applications must be submitted online no later than 11:59 p.m. March 1, 2023 for consideration. Only one application form is needed for all Iowa 4-H scholarships. Eligible students may apply for more than one scholarship, however, only one scholarship per individual will be awarded for each academic year. The Iowa 4-H Foundation provides the private financial resources to develop and deliver quality 4-H youth programs throughout the state of Iowa. These opportunities help young people enhance their ability to use critical thinking, leadership, communication and social skills - tools that will give them a competitive edge in future endeavors.

Allamakee County Farm Bureau seeking applications for 2023 scholarship funds The Allamakee County Farm Bureau scholarship program is accepting applications for the 2023-2024 school year. Graduating high school students will be chosen to receive the awards with one selected for consideration of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation’s (IFBF) $2,500 state scholarship, renewable for four years (up to $10,000). Eligibility is reserved for current Iowa Farm Bureau members or their children in good standing with the organization. To be considered, the graduating high school student must have a minimum 2.5 grade point average, be involved in extra-curricular activities, and accepted into an accredited higher education institution, which can include commu-

nity colleges and technical schools. To apply, students must demonstrate their leadership and community involvement and submit a typewritten essay detailing how they would use a scholarship award to support Iowa Farm Bureau’s mission of creating a vibrant future for agriculture, farm families and their communities. The application deadline is Friday, February 3. Applications will only be accepted online through the Iowa Farm Bureau portal - https:// www.grantrequest.com/application.aspx?SA=SNA&FID=35009&sid=6173. To learn more about county scholarship programs, contact a local Farm Bureau office - https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/contact.

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Application now open for Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa’s scholarship The Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa’s (CFNEIA) 2023 scholarship application process is now open, and students may apply for scholarships available through CFNEIA at www.cfneia.org/scholarships. The deadline to apply for 2023 scholarships is 8 p.m. March 8. CFNEIA will host a Scholarships 101 webinar January 31 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Students seeking scholarships as well as parents, school personnel or others interested in learning more about the 2023 scholarships process are encouraged to attend. Learn more and RSVP at www. cfneia.org/scholarships101 to obtain the virtual meeting link. CFNEIA awarded $635,781 in scholarships to high school, college and adult students in 2022. A total of 277 scholarships were awarded to students pursuing higher education opportunities and the average amount awarded was $2,295. Students interested in applying for 2023 scholarships should visit the CFNEIA website to view the scholarship eligibility checklist. Once scholarship eligibility is determined, a common application, also available through the CFNEIA website, must be completed. The common application requires basic student information, transcript of academic record, summary of extra-curricular experiences, an essay portion, and a letter of recommendation. Some scholarships will re-

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Clarke University in Dubuque is proud to announce that 191 students earned a spot on the Dean’s List for the Fall 2022 semester. The list recognizes full-time Clarke students who have earned a 3.65 grade-point average (GPA) or above, on a 4.0 scale, with a minimum of 12 graded hours. Among those honored students is Vicente Quiroz of Waukon.

............................................. Named to Fall 2022 Dean’s List at Wartburg College

Wartburg College in Waverly has recognized 474 students who were named to the 2022 Fall Term Dean’s List. The list honors students who earned a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or above in at least four course credits during the term. Among those honored students were the following area individuals: Madalyn Ellingson and Madelyn Moser of Waukon, and Alex Goetzinger and Haley Meyer of New Albin.

............................................. Winter 2022 graduates of Iowa State University

Iowa State University in Ames has announced its December graduates following completion of the Fall 2022 semester. Among those graduates are: Haylee Rathbone of Waukon, who graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies; Grace Howe of Waukon, who graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural and Rural Policy Studies and Journalism and Mass Communication; Dawston Regan of Waukon, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Systems Technology and a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology.

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Named to Dean’s List at South Dakota State

More than 3,200 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance during the Fall 2022 semester at South Dakota State University (SDSU) by being named to the Dean’s List. To earn Dean’s List distinctions in SDSU’s colleges, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credits and must have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale. Among those honored students are Abby Wiemerslage of Dorchester, who is studying in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Marcus Gibbs of Waterville, who is studying in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences; and Drew Stock of Waukon, who is studying in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences.

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Confinement Site Manure Applicator Training offered Confinement site manure applicators should plan to attend a two-hour workshop offered by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to maintain or renew their confinement site manure applicator certification. Workshop dates and locations in the local area include the following: • Howard County - Public Library, Riceville (563-5473001) January 24 at 1:30 p.m. • Allamakee/Winneshiek Counties - ISU Extension

Office in Decorah (563382-2949) January 25 at 1:30 p.m. • Clayton County - ISU Extension Office in Elkader (563-245-1451) January 26 at 9:30 a.m. • Fayette County - ISU Extension Office in Fayette (563-425-3331) January 26 at 1:30 p.m. Contact the local ISU Extension county office for more information about the Manure Applicator Certification Program or visit https://www.extension. iastate.edu/immag/confinement-site-applicators.

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Report from Allamakee County Emergency Dispatch Blotter

The following reports were compiled from the call log maintained and submitted by the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Dispatch Center. The items published below are a matter of public record. Criminal charges listed are merely an accusation and the defendant listed is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law. Tuesday, January 3: 1:13 a.m. - Disturbance reported. 100 block of William Boulevard, Waukon. 8:38 a.m. - Motor vehicle incident (single-vehicle).

Village Creek Drive, Lansing. 11:28 a.m. - Fraud reported (scam call). 900 block of 3rd Avenue NW, Waukon. 6:19 p.m. - Smell of gas reported. Resolved. 200 block of North West Street, Postville.

Wednesday, January 4: 7:44 a.m. - Motor vehicle incident (single-vehicle). State Highway 76, Waterville. 10:37 a.m. - Harassment reported (threatening text messages from son). 100 block of Dorchester Drive, Dorchester. 10:46 a.m. - Controlled

burn reported. 100 block of Highland Drive, Postville. 10:54 p.m. - Commercial fire alarm sounding. No fire. 100 block of 1st Street SE, Waukon.

Thursday, January 5: 9:31 a.m. - Motor vehicle incident (two-vehicle collision), with injuries. State Highway 51, Postville. 10:26 a.m. - Motor vehicle incident (single-vehicle). Mt. Olivet Road NW, Waukon. 12:08 p.m. - Disturbance reported (domestic disturbance). 100 block of Lilac Drive, Dorchester. 5:20 p.m. - Carbon mon-

oxide detector sounding. Resolved. 200 block of West Post Street, Postville. 7:19 p.m. - Fire alarm sounding. No fire. 12300 block of 100th Street, Postville. 8:56 p.m. - Disturbance reported (neighbor dispute). 500 block of West Tilden Street, Postville. 9:59 p.m. - Motor vehicle incident (erratic driver). State Highway 51, Postville. Friday, January 6: 3:47 a.m. - House on fire (total loss). 800 block of Woodchuck Drive, Postville. 8:54 a.m. - Motor vehi-

Mosaic in Northern Iowa promotes Crystal Kurth to the position of Program Manager With its headquarters in Waukon, Mosaic in Northern Iowa has promoted Crystal Kurth as its new Program Manager. Kurth has worked for Mosaic for a total of 15 years, starting back in 2002 when the entity was called Martin Luther Homes and was a part of the merger with Mosaic. She left Mosaic in 2008 and came back in 2014, remaining there ever since. Prior to her promotion to Program Manager, she has held many positions in her time with Mosaic, including Direct Support Associate, Associate Direct Support Manager, and Program Coordinator/Support Service Specialist. She has certification in Autism from the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards. She also holds a strong interest in learning more about Dementia, especially Dementia in those with Intellectual Disabilities. She has attended many classes, training and conferences regarding her qualifications for this role. As the Program Manager, her main responsibilities will be overseeing the operations of group homes and day services to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, including program development and providing training to staff. Kurth also oversees three Direct Support Supervisors and assists them in making sure everyone’s homes are running as smoothly as they can. Kurth was born in Rochester, NY but has lived in Waukon since the age of five. “I was 19 years old when I started working with individuals in our community,” Kurth shared. “Working in this field at such a young age, I have been able to show my husband and two girls that just because someone may have a disability, it does not make them any less of a person. I am a strong and firm believer in Mosaic’s mission of Embracing God’s call and advocating for the individuals we support when they can not advocate for themselves.” “I remember looking at a poster of a person in a wheelchair,” Kurth continued. “On that poster, it says, ‘Do you see me or my disabilities?’. Then around this person who is in a wheelchair, it has words

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describing who that person is. Words like, ‘brother’, ‘uncle’, ‘friend’, ‘son’, ‘employee’, etc. I think people are often early to judge and don’t take the time to really get to know people and who they are. Working with the individuals we support has really taught me to take the time to get to know someone and to not ‘judge that book by its cover’. I love that I can be the voice for them, if/when they can not, so they can have and live a full life, just like everyone else.” “We are excited to promote Crystal to her new position as the Program Manager,” said Sonya Mid-

dleton, Executive Director for Mosaic in Northern Iowa. “Crystal has the passion for the people we provide services to, and that is ideal to ensure they are getting the best advocacy and individualized care that they deserve. Crystal is an example of what it means to follow Mosaic’s mission of ‘Embracing God’s call, Mosaic relentlessly pursues opportunities that empower people’.” “We are excited that Crystal has accepted the role of our new Program Manager; her past experience and knowledge is a huge asset to Mosaic,” remarked Kim Waters, Associate Direc-

tor for Mosaic in Northern Iowa. “Her passion for providing quality services and advocating for others daily demonstrates Mosaic’s Core Values of Faithfulness, Grit, Connection, and Belonging.” Mosaic in Northern Iowa is part of Mosaic, which is a whole-person healthcare organization reaching across 13 states in 700 communities and providing supports to more than 4,900 people. Locally, Mosaic in Northern Iowa serves 124 individuals between its host home program and group home. Its services empower people with disabilities, mental and behavioral health needs, and autism, as well as aging adults, to live their best life. Mosaic is an affiliated social ministry organization of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, a member of Lutheran Services in America, and a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. To learn more about Mosaic in Northern Iowa, visit www. mosaicinfo.org or www.mosaicinfo.org/locations/iowa/ northern-ia.

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cle incident (single-vehicle, towed). 500 block of Big Foot Road, Monona. 1:03 p.m. - Fraud reported (scam call). 700 block of 2nd Street SW, Waukon. 3:25 p.m. - Trespassing reported. 800 block of Chestnut Road, Waterville. 5:46 p.m. - Fire re-ignited. 800 block of Woodchuck Drive, Postville.

Saturday, January 7: 3:37 a.m. - Vandalism reported (damage to property). 100 block of Jean Road, Waukon. 5:27 a.m. - Motor vehicle incident (vehicle in ditch). State Highway 51, Postville. 10:06 a.m. - Motor vehicle incident (male on the ground). 29500 block of Harding Road, Postville. 10:37 a.m. - Motor vehicle incident (deer strike). 500 block of Volney Road, Waukon. 12:43 p.m. - Motor vehicle incident (possible hit and

David Steven Faldet will speak on “Decorahs, Winneshieks, and other Northeast Iowa residents of the 1840s” at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 28 at the Decorah Senior Center, located at 806 River Street in Decorah. The presentation is part of the Decorah Genealogy Association’s monthly program-

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Friday, January 6: James Gregory Rosendahl, age 46, of Waukon: Operating While Under the Influence-OWI (first offense).

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Another page of nearly three dozen in scrapbook honoring local veterans ...

The image at right is another page copied from a scrapbook of nearly three dozen pages that commemorate Allamakee County area veterans who were either drafted or volunteered their service into the U.S. Armed Services, or were recognized for accomplishments, during the Korean War era of the early 1950s. The scrapbook was submitted to The Standard earlier this past year by Marlene Habhab of Waukon, who, along with her mother, the late Mabel Miller, started creating the book in the early 1950s when the Waukon newspaper would publish photos and corresponding information regarding the commitment made by local individuals to serving their country in the U.S. Armed Services, with one of those servicemen being their son/brother, Norman Miller, in 1953. The image is the latest installment of what The Standard intends to be a weekly publishing of pages from the scrapbook that began the week of Veterans Day 2022 and will continue on through Memorial Day 2023.

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023 Issue 5 Volume 23 KEE HIGH SCHOOL 569 Center Street, Lansing, IA 52151

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Driving Notices Administration has requested the Lansing Police Department monitor Center Street in front of campus before school begins as many student drivers are not stopping at the stop sign at Center and 6th Street. Verbal warnings were initially administered to offenders, but citations for failure to stop will be issued from this point forward. Each citation is a $210 fine. In addition, parents are reminded that only school vehicles are allowed on the ramp between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m. Students are not to be dropped off at the top of the ramp.

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Students Immerse in Van Gogh Art Exhibit

by Ava Mahr

Kee High and Lansing Middle School art students had the opportunity to visit an immersive Van Gogh art exhibit in Madison, Wisconsin. Students experienced different aspects of Van Gogh’s

art throughout his shortlived life. The immersive exhibit was enough to fill viewers with lots of different sensory feelings. The entrance to the exhibit is like any other, with his display of different

Kee High School Art teacher Stephanie Vest was able to get a great number of students to join her on this exciting experience.

Lit Teas Offered at Kee High by Mallory Mohn

The Kee High Middle School Family and Consumer Science (FACS) class has introduced a new beverage that is only available to middle and high school students. Kee Teas are caffeinated drinks that are similar to the drinks locals may buy at The Blend, located in Wau-

kon. To place an order, students use the printed QR codes on flyers on display throughout the school. Students scan the code which takes them to a Google form where they fill out their name, grade, and lunch period they are in so FACS students know where to find

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paintings and a timeline of the artist's story, but once visitors were through a line, they were able to enter a large open room with 48 different projectors that showed on all four different walls like a large movie theater, leaving viewers as if they were inside the painting. Art students watched the slide show of Van Gogh’s art which expanded at each age he completed his work, along with music that complemented the imagery to help viewers picture the time and how Van Gogh was influenced to make paintings and illustrations such as Starry Night and making Sunflowers uniquely his.

Students in FACS are handing out the teas to students that ordered them earlier during the week. The flavor that was offered this week to the building was Hawaiian Sunrise.

each customer. The drinks are pre-made on Thursday, and are mixed together on Friday before the students distribute them to those who placed orders. Students can buy them for $3 for a 24-ounce cup. “The flavor offered usually determines how many orders we get,” Eighth Grader Rylee Mudderman stated. “We have really enjoyed making them for the student body, especially since most kids will drive to Waukon to get lit teas after school. Now we can provide them to students at lunch, and for a cheaper price.” The student body has enjoyed having the option to purchase the drinks at lunch. “It gives us a little change throughout our week, and something to look forward to,” stated Sophomore Dalton Mudderman.

This piece of art was one of the many large structures at the exhibit.

Even not being interested in art or knowing much about the history, it was easy to watch the slide shows and interactive art pieces to have a better understanding of Van Gogh as an artist. Students were able to speak with the workers there about Van Gogh works and browse through some of the

books in the gift shop that the exhibit had to offer. The art students said they appreciated the opportunity to visit the exhibit in Madison which is a temporary location to present what Van Gogh was capable of and how his mental illness was shown through his most famous paintings.

Snow Day Solution? by Anissa Stanley

The district had already accumulated four snow days before winter break and added two more after. This is the typical time of year for questions to arise about making up snow days. Typically snow days are added to the end of the school year. The district does have built in hours; however, they are used first on two-hour delays and early dismissals throughout the year before being applied to missed days. EACSD has to meet a state requirement of 1,080 hours of instructional time, which is 180 6-hour days. Although the district exceeds the hour requirement because the school days are longer than the minimum 6

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Creative Science Yields Works of Art by Anissa Stanley

Kaleb Drape's snowman made from pencil lead and clay.

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metals, they annealed (heating and letting cool slowly to make easier to work with), tempered, and hardened steel bobby pins. They also turned pennies to a gold color by heating them so they would almost melt creating an alloy, brass. Performing these processes taught students how elements can change due to heat applied. The students then measured how much water was in clay before drying and measured the amount of water in the clay after drying so they would know how much

a clay figure would shrink. Students also tested chemical reactions to make pigments. With the pigments the students made, they were able to dye their art projects the colors of their desire. The students proceeded to dye fabric fibers using natural dyes and mordant (which makes the dye adhere to fabric) to get the colors they wanted on their projects. The last part was to make glass beads by placing 40

Mule Team Borax on a metal wire. The students heated the wire with a Bunsen burner, then dipped the wire into borax. They repeated the process until the size of each bead was roughly half an inch wide and an inch long. The purpose of the students’ practicing all of these individual procedures was to make sure they knew the chemical process before using them to create an original art piece.

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The Kee High MultiOccupations Endorsement (MOC) program is supervised by Mrs. Hannah Steiber. The program’s goal is to create opportunity for students to work outside of school during part of the day and still earn credit toward graduation. The program during the 2022-2023 school year only has one active student. Senior Owen Schobert, the program’s lone participant, has been enrolled in the program since the beginning of the second trimester. Owen works from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. throughout the school week. He currently is working for Mike Ferring Construction of Waukon, Iowa. Owen regularly helps out, whether it is sweeping and cleaning or constructing various projects. He believes that the program is great for students and stated, “This is a great way for me and other students to learn

and get experience.” Owen also enjoys the freedoms that come with the program and the flexible work hours. Mrs. Steiber hopes to continue the program throughout the whole school year and is always looking for more students to join. If any area business owner is looking to provide a work learning opportunity, they can contact Mrs. Steiber at: [email protected]. ia.us.

cally drive to school rather than ride the bus. Other high school students have questioned why they would still let high school students drive on the same roads that they will not let the buses drive on. “For alternative routes, we did contact families we knew. Many have the additional issue of how to get children to the drop-off point if they must leave for work before that time and must try to build some other options which are not in the published alternative routes. That is one of the great things about living and working in a small district where we know each of our families well. Kenny Johnson has been a huge help with this as he has been a part of the district for many years and knows our roads

well,” stated Dr. Murray. Administration has been working to stay in contact with parents about the alternative routes. They want all the routes to accommodate the community and are working to run everything by parents before they put any plans in place on a more permanent basis. The alternative routes are for the safety of the students and drivers of the school district. School officials think they have found a solution to a main problem when it comes to the winter months. They hope the plan will assist in lowering the number of school cancellations thereby keeping the number of snow days which have to be made up in the spring to a minimum so that students can get out of school earlier.

Senior Owen Schobert spends part of his day in the work force, but earns credit through MOC.

Alternative Bus Routes For Wintery Weather by Jackson Schulte

The EACS administration has developed and implemented alternative bus routes for days when roads are impacted by inclement weather. All gravel road bus routes will change when driving on them is unsafe. All of the highway routes will remain the same for drivers and riders. These new bus routes could cause frustration with the parents of the children that live on the old routes. Parents will now have to drive their kids to the nearest pick up spot closest to their old route. Out of the eight bus routes, four of them will stay the same for the alternative weather routes. If families are not comfortable with the roads, they are encouraged to contact the New Albin or Kee High Schools and student absences will be

Elementary school students get off the bus at the high school.

excused. A School Reach® call will be made when these new routes are in use, both morning and afternoon as needed. “These new routes have been devised by district administrative and transportation staff in order to keep students and drivers as safe as possible,” stated the

EACS Administration. Years ago a similar plan with he bus routes was developed, but the district was never at a point where they had to implement the different routes. “In my time here we have not done alternative routes before, and in talking with Kenny Johnson last week with the conditions of the

roads and the weather forecasts, we thought we might try, as hard as it may be, to run alternative routes if we had another day where the roads were too icy to drive on,” stated Kee High Principal Sarah Murray. There are mixed feeling about the changes being made. Most question why the school did not do this sooner, and others are questioning if the alternative routes will really work or if parents will just call their kids in to get an excused absences. The new bus routes mainly affect elementary and middle school students. Many high school students have not expressed their opinions about the alternative bus routes mainly because it will not affect them. High school students typi-

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Kee NHS Welcomes New Members by Mallory Mohn

Sixth grade basketball player Evelynn Dibert boxes out Laira Davis on Coach Dibert's free throw attempt.

Kee Youth Basketball by Kaleb Drape

This year the youth basketball program has a very large roster with over 20 girls and 25 boys from grades 3-6. Mr. Tracy Dibert and Mrs. Beth Moline coach the girls teams. While Mr. Ben Verdon, Mr. Ben Mettille, and Mr. Chad Winters coach the boys teams. The kids play every Saturday from January 7 to February 11 all around the surrounding area. The teams will host games at the Kee High School Gymnasium and the Kee Connect Gym on January 21, and February 4 and 11. The youth basketball program is a chance for young kids to learn the fundamentals of the game and also other skills such as teamwork and leadership. The games are set up through the South Winn Rec League. Teams from all around Northeast Iowa play each other at many different

locations. On game days, the players are split up based on grade level, and they head in different directions. The players are always excited to come to practice and get better and play with their friends, according to Coach Winters. The coaches are very happy that there are so many kids participating and excited to see how they learn and grow their skills in the game. On January 28, the girls teams go to Decorah and the boys go to North Fayette Valley. The following week the fourth grade girls are in Waukon and the fourth grade boys are at Central while the rest of the teams play at home. On February 11, the fourth grade girls are in West Central, the sixth grade girls and fifth grade boys play at Kee High, while the sixth grade boys play at Clayton Ridge.

Sixth grader Brody Meyer looks for a shot against his defender sixth grader Robert Henkel.

National Honor Society (NHS) is a nationwide o rg a n i z a tion that is offered naJordan Cota tionwide to recognize outstanding high school students. NHS strives to recognize students that show excellence in the areas of scholarship, Cadan Evanson service, leadership, and character. Being involved in National Honor Society is also a plus for college applications. Colleges see it as a great asset which d e m o n - Sawyer Gramlich

strates students earned sufficient grades and were in involved with their community. To be able to qualify for The National Honor Society, students are required to have a 3.30 grade point avAshlyn Henkes erage, and demonstrate involvement in service and volunteering for non-cred it school and outof-school activities. Character Parker Leppert and leadership are also a key component. Positive behavior, following the school’s conduct code and as well as the law are required. After students applies, a faculty committee

determines whether the individuals meet all criteria. A simple majority of the faculty Mallory Mohn committee is needed for approval, then the final decision will be made by the building’s principle. After being selected to join, students are r e v i e w e d Violet Nehman by the faculty and must continue to follow the high standards that were required for admission. “I wanted to be in Zoey Timmerman NHS because it is one of the clubs

that allows me to be involved with our community, like the sock drive or the giv- Riley Troendle ing tree. NHS also deals with a majority of the dress-up days, and I think those could be improved,” Junior Riley Troendle stated. An induction ceremony will be held to Tom Troendle o ff i c i a l l y welcome the new members into the Kee Chapter of NHS as soon as a date can be agreed Summer Walleser upon.

Kee High Students Plan Trip to Europe by Rhianna Jones

During the summer of 2023, the Kee High Spanish Club members are going on a trip to Spain and France. This long-awaited event was planned last year by former Spanish teacher, Mrs. Martha Haugerud. The trip will go from June 8-17. New Albin Elementary School Principal Donna Thomas will be taking control of the trip. Mrs. Thomas said, “I decided to help out with this trip because of my love of travel and new experiences.” She is looking forward to the trip this summer, and believes that it is important for young people to have opportunities such as this. The trip is being planned through EF Educational Tours and will last for ten days. The students’ recent focus has been on getting passports, as many of

Back: Cadan Evanson, Cash Baskerville, Izzy Hammell; Front: Ashlyn Henkes, Haley Gonzales, Riley Troendle, Kaylee Hawes

the students have never left the country. They are also busy fundraising for the trip. Last year the students raised funds for their trip by selling food. They hope to do another event before the trip this summer. They plan to stay in Paris for four nights where they hope to visit Notre Dame, the Eiffel tower and

the Louvre. A tour guide will be present for the entire trip and will take them to many historical places in France. On the fifth day, they will take a scenic train trip to Barcelona. They will stay in Barcelona until the morning of the eighth day, when they will travel to Madrid. They will return to the Unit-

ed States on day ten. Seven students, one chaperon and Mrs. Thomas will make this trip. The total cost of the trip for students is $4,729. The fundraisers the students have participated in will help to make the trip more affordable for them. Adults who attend will pay $5,299 for the whole trip. Kee High student, Riley Troendle said, “I’m so excited to have the opportunity to go to France and Spain this summer. I have never left the country before. There are so many places I want to go see, like the Eiffel tower!” For students attending Kee High, a chance to leave the country is an exciting opportunity. Many students look forward to the trip, and all of the experiences they will have.

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At the start of the new year, many people make resolutions. We asked a few of our Kee High students what there's are.

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Giving through the Year by Neva Peterson

Jacquelyn Walleser Sophomore Violet Nehman

Freshman Brayden Waters

My resolutions for 2023 are to spend more time with my family because I struggle with that right now, and sometimes I also don’t get along with some of my family. Another resolution I would like to accomplish is learning more about sports and becoming better at them, as well. I already know most of the common sports things but there is always room for improvement.

My 2023 New Years Resolutions are continuing my college journey and getting as many college classes done as I can in high school. Getting my braces off and having straight teeth, and exploring more colleges around the area are also on my list. I’ve already looked into UNI, NICC and Upper Iowa, which are my top choices, but I am still opening up my options for next year.

My 2023 resolutions are to become less shy as I am a very quiet person and do not put myself out there very often. I also want try and find myself a good job so I can start earning some money as there are some items I would like to earn some cash to purchase. The last resolution I would like to achieve is finding a few more friends to hang out with as my friend group is pretty small.

My New Year’s resolutions for 2023 are to work on my mental health by becoming a more confident individual, to venture out and meet new people because I want to experience different people than the ones I have been surrounded with since birth, and to learn more about studying abroad as I am planning to do that in college next year. My plans are to go to Wartburg and run track as well as pre-major on a pharmacy track.

High. She played Rachmaninoff’s Prelude Number One in C# Minor on piano. Her performance received thunderous applause from the audience. Science teacher, Mrs. Alison Fitzwater, said, “It was absolutely stunning. She is technically proficient, and just amazing. It showed her obvious dedication to things that she loves. We have a fantastic music program here, but I never expected to hear that from a student.” With her success during last year’s concert she has started to look for a new piece for this year’s concert. She is considering Chopin’s Ballade Number One. Her piano teacher Mr. Ian Zahren said, “Danielle is an exceptional student, and she has a tremendous amount of talent. Her passion for her craft is evident in her

masterful performance at the chamber concert. I’ve had very few students with that caliber of talent and dedication pass through my doors.” Danielle says she practices for about an hour a day on average. She spends a lot of time studying and is an excellent student, as well as an outstanding music student. She has about ten cats and two pet dogs. When Danielle isn’t studying or practicing piano, she enjoys listening to music, reading, hiking, and playing flute. Some books she enjoys are Emily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery and Villette by Charlotte Bronte. Danielle is an incredibly musically involved student, and many of her teachers, peers, and community members are excited to hear her play again.

Student Spotlight Danielle Hammell

by Rhianna Jones

Danielle Hammell is a freshman this year at Kee High. She is the fourteenyear-old daughter of Philip and Olga Hammell. She is active in choir, band, and was on the honor roll this last trimester. She attended Upper Iowa

Conference choir this year, and in middle school she attended Marion Honor Band. She recently participated in Dorian Festival Band as well. Danielle was an active participant in last year’s chamber concert at Kee

Alaina Bakewell

With the holiday season coming to an end, so does the desire to give to others. For most people this statement would be true. During the holidays people are always giving to each other, whether it is donations, acts of kindness or presents. A big part of Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and birthdays is gift giving for many people. The gift is a way to show appreciation for that person on a special day. Christmas is not only the time of the year where everyone is receiving gifts but is also the time of year when people remind others to be kind to each other. Why can people not show kindness throughout the whole year instead of just during the holidays? Birthdays are also a time when gifts are given to celebrate the recipient's turning another year older. It has become very traditional that people give gifts. Why do gifts seem to be the only way to show that one cares for another? Acts of kindness are also a form of showing appreciation for others but are less common than gift giving. But why are acts of appreciation only shown during certain times of the year? A form of showing appreciation toward each other is showing kindness to each other every day instead of only on special occasions. Being kind does not have to be a big gesture but can be something as simple as giving someone a compliment. Kindness can also be shown by supporting someone through a difficult time or lending a helping hand when one needs it. Acts of kindness can completely change someone’s day or life.

Bigger gestures for someone is another way to give throughout the year. This can be accomplished by donating to a charitable fund or helping people in need. Of course, a gesture does not have to include using money to help someone out. Doing a task for someone that they may or may not need help with can be the gesture. Sometimes offering help without being asked is more appreciated than when asked. Many people are familiar with the saying “pay it forward.” This saying means that if someone does something kind, the recipient is supposed to “pay it forward” by doing something kind for someone else. This form of giving throughout the year can include spending money, but that is not a requirement. “Paying it forward” can be paying for someone else’s groceries or someone’s meal at a restaurant. Other ways are volunteering at the food bank or at a local event. Even volunteering time to help someone out around the house is a way of “paying it forward.” Many people also enjoy donating blood for those in need. Others donate their clothes to a consignment or thrift shop. Even gift giving can be a form of giving through the year but not just for holidays or birthdays, just as random acts of kindness. No matter which form of giving one chooses, continuing to give through the year should be important. Doing something kind can make a difference in others’ lives and show how much they are appreciated throughout the year instead of just during special times.

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adays we’re contracted for two seasons. So, I decide to hang in there another couple years because I was still feeling pretty good about what I was doing and still loved the game.” “But, it’s time. There was once a day when I could pretty much keep up with a player who breaks away for a long touchdown run. I’d sprint to the goal line and signal the touchdown. Lately, though, I’m probably 20 or 25 yards behind the play, and I’ll run to about the 20yard line or so and throw up my hands signaling the touchdown, and then walk the rest of the way to grab the ball,” he said, as he leaned forward in his chair and panted in short breaths, as if providing evidence of his reasoning to bring his high school officiating career to a close. SURPRISING START Herman’s high school football officiating career has some surprising roots, at least to him anyway. He said while working one day in the late 1980s at the Waukon High School he was approached by then assistant high school principal and athletic director, the late Dick Gearhart. “I was working as a custodian at school, and I always had to go up to the high school as part of my job, and Gearhart came up to me one day and asked if I wanted to be a football official,” Herman recalled, mimicking the same look of surprise he likely had when he was first asked the question. “I didn’t know how to say ‘no’ to people, so I said, ‘Yeah, sure!’. I always wondered what Dick saw in me that made him ask me about becoming an official. I never played high school football, so I often wondered what he saw in me. And Gearhart wasn’t a guy you just asked a question like that, because you never knew if you’d get a straight answer. So, I didn’t know what I was getting into, but I had some good guys that I got in with their officiating crews and they helped me out to make me end up doing this for 35 years.” Those “good guys” that Herman got his start with included former Allamakee Community School District teachers Dennis Runge and Larry Siddell, along with a former principal from the MFL School District, Larry Cox. Herman said he also worked with former classmate Mark Weighner, and Dave and Kerry Darling, along with Jesse Delaney, who Herman continued to work with throughout the remainder of his career. Fellow Waukon High School graduates Dennis Lyons and Dave Blocker joined Herman and Delaney to form a more recent nucleus of a long-standing officiating crew that Herman described as “being pretty strong together for about 20 years”. “The camaraderie you form with these guys is the best thing about it; we just love the game of football,” Herman said of the crew members he has worked with. “You know, we may not have done much else together outside of the twoand-a-half months of football, but when it came to the

Strong local nucleus for 20 years ...

One of the best things Ron Herman of Waukon noted about his 35-year career officiating Iowa high school football is the camaraderie between his fellow officials on his Friday night crew, such as the nucleus of fellow Waukon-based officials he worked with for two decades and is pictured above with in more recent years and below with in their earlier years together. Pictured above, left to right, are Dave Blocker, Dennis Lyons, Jesse Delaney and Ron Herman. In addition to the obvious change in uniform pants, one thing Herman noted in the two photos is the fact that he, Blocker and Lyons all conformed to the old adage of officials needing glasses out of necessity - and not by suggestion, further noting with a chuckle and grin that Delaney “probably needs some too”. Submitted photos.

fall we really looked forward to getting together and being a part of the game. There were a lot of sacrifices you made - especially your family time, and it certainly wasn’t for the money. You just did it for the love of the game.” Herman said that camaraderie doesn’t always just lie within the crew that he was working with. Along with fellow officials from other crews, Herman says he has always enjoyed the conversations he’s had - and continues to have in some cases - with former officials who made up some of the local crews before him. “You had guys like Bud Strike, Gib Felton and Jerry Siegrist - Jerry did basketball and I used to work the game clock at home games, and they’d always come up to you and ask, ‘where do you get to go this year, or what game do you have coming up this week,” Herman explained. “It just makes you feel good when people recognize what you’re doing and you’ve got that common bond to talk about. Just this past fall, I talked with Bud about some game situations. And we admit, we’ve made some mistakes, we’re not perfect, but I don’t believe we’ve ever factored into the final outcome of a game, and we always try and learn from those mistakes and get better, no matter how long you’ve been doing this.” RULES AND RIDICULES The criticism officials

take from fans, coaches, players, etc. when those mistakes are made - or even when others think a mistake may have been made - is something that Herman said he’s learned to try and tune out and obviously not let influence the calls he makes. He does admit, however, that he hasn’t been shy about offering up his striped shirt and whistle to those who push things a little too far. “The tail-end of my years as an official, I’d say the crowd hasn’t been quite so bad because they realize there’s a shortage of game officials,” Herman said. “And more and more, we’ve had players come up to us after the games, at all levels, and thank us for doing this because they realize that officials are in short supply, and I think they appreciate the fact that what we’re doing allows them to play the game they love. That makes an official feel good, when a kid takes the time to say thank you and shake their hand.” Herman said the criticism or plea he has heard the most in his years of officiating is “holding” from players on the field, personnel on the sidelines and fans in the stands. He acknowledges there could be some type of holding call whistled on pretty much every play of the game, but says there are plenty of factors to consider in throwing a flag on it. “People have to understand that call,” he explained. “The area where

the ball’s at; did it make a difference in the play; are they going after the person who has the ball; what is that other player trying to do to get out of that hold - that’s what people have to understand about calling a holding penalty. If you’re just standing there not trying to fight to go after the ball, I’m probably not going to call that. I’ll talk to players who complain that they’re being held, and I’ll say, ‘yeah, I saw it, but the ball is way over there and you were not trying to go after the ball’. And kids are usually pretty good about that when you talk to them - that’s what you have to do, talk to the kids and explain things to them sometimes. They appreciate that.” Herman admitted that when it came to the rules of the game, he wasn’t much of a bookworm. Instead, he relied on experience and watching games and other officials to hone his skills beyond what he would take from the book. “Those rule books and case books, for me, they weren’t always easy to understand just reading about them; I’m not nearly as good at that as a Dennis Lyons or a Dave Blocker, a Larry Siddell or Dennis Runge - they could read that stuff and pick it up fairly quickly,” Herman revealed. “For me, I’m more of a hands-on kind of guy; I learned from seeing a situation and never forgetting it. But it’s so nice to have guys like that on your crew, who are knowledge-

THE STANDARD Page 15 Wednesday, January 18, 2023 able and can figure out those situations, especially when you get multiple penalties or unique situations. Honestly, you’re only as good as your other officials, and I’ve been blessed to work with some pretty great guys.” CHANGES OVER 35 YEARS Herman says the biggest changes he’s seen in his 35 years as a high school football official are the speed and strength of kids nowadays. He said that also goes hand-in-hand with the greater emphasis being placed on keeping the game safe. “The biggest changes are speed and strength of the kids,” he acknowledged. “You remember back in our day the small weight room we had at our high school, and now you go to these facilities that some schools have and the kids that are coming out of those weight rooms. That’s the biggest change. Everything else is pretty much the same overall. There have been some tweaks to rules and some rule changes, but everything else hasn’t changed much.” “One of the rule changes that I like the best is the hitting of a defenseless player,” Herman further offered. “Some big guy just running down the train tracks and looking to light up the littlest kid he can find. We’ve had that situation, and we flag it right away. It’s made it much easier, because in the past, before that rule, you’d hear, ‘Hey, it’s football!’. By changing that rule, it’s really helped out in making the game safer, as far as concussions and other injuries that result from a play like that. They’ve really tried to err on the side of safety in sports, and that’s a great thing.” NOTABLE MOMENTS When asked if there were any certain plays that stood out in his mind from threeand-a-half decades on the gridiron, Herman admitted “there were so many.” He acknowledged, though, that there is one play that he will never forget, and not necessarily because of any spectacular athletic feat or effort. “We were doing an MFL game with South Winn a few years ago, and it was pretty lopsided - South Winn had that one stud runningback,” Herman began. “That kid broke away for another long run that was going to be a touchdown, but instead, he slid down at the one-yard line so that he didn’t add anything else to the score. South Winn just knelt it out and turned the ball back over to MFL. That sportsmanship stood out and has stuck with me ever since because, to me, sportsmanship is a huge part of the game that we try and promote as officials.” The 1981 Waukon High School graduate also recalls officiating the game where his own son, Jonathan, caught a touchdown pass in a sophomore game. “He tossed me the ball and I told him ‘nice catch, Son’. He said, ‘Thanks, Dad.’ To me, that was very special.” A couple of the funnier situations (at least now, and maybe not so much at the time) took place in similar fashion, one time at Edgewood-Colesburg and another in Denver. “We were down at Edgewood - and

they’ve got a new field now, but back then it was right next to a corn field,” Herman told the story. “I put the ball down for an extra point try, and we all took our positions. The defense is standing there ready for the offense to break huddle, and all of a sudden this kid comes running off the sideline, picks up the ball and goes running into the corn field. We all looked at each other, like, ‘what just happened?’. So, new ball, and we continued on, I don’t know what ever happened to that ball. One other time we were in Denver, and the same situation played out, but it was Halloween. A kid ran out onto the field in a Superman uniform, picked up the ball, and took off running with it. OK, new ball! Those were a couple of the funnier things I remember.” NOTABLE ATHLETES Herman also said he’s had the opportunity to officiate games with some outstanding athletes who eventually went on to college and even NFL careers. He noted most locally that knowing that he officiated the seventh and eighth grade and other lower level games of fellow Waukon native Parker Hesse, who went on to play at the University of Iowa and just wrapped up his first season on an active NFL roster as a tight end with the Atlanta Falcons, gives him a great sense of pride. “I officiated high school games with guys like Josey Jewell (a Decorah native who also played for Herman’s beloved Hawkeyes and is currently a linebacker for the Denver Broncos in the NFL) and some other guys who I knew were going to play at Iowa; I’d tell them ‘whatever you do, just beat Iowa State and Wisconsin’,” he said with a chuckle. “I officiated games with guys like Justin Heins at North Fayette, who went on to play at UNI. I’d wish them luck and tell them how proud I am of having graduated with (UNI head football coach) Mark Farley.” Getting to talk to the players and coaches was one of the things Herman said he looked forward to the most on Friday nights. “I’d joke around with them, or compliment them if they made a nice play or showed good sportsmanship,” he said. “And I always tried to talk to them if things were getting out of control, just to calm them down or defuse a situation. I just wanted them to know that I respected what they were doing, so that maybe they would respect what I was doing too.” GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT, GREATEST REGRET Herman noted that his greatest accomplishment during his officiating career also held his greatest regret. Those ends of the spectrum both centered around the State Play-Off aspect of the high school football season. “I was proud that we got to do three play-off games one season; being assigned a play-off game was usually a pretty good indicator that you were doing a good job as officials,” he explained. “But probably my biggest

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Waukon boys wrestling team falls in pair of home duals with NH/TV and Caledonia/Houston, claims third place at Cascade Tournament

Only undefeated Indian in home double-dual ... Late pin stops the streak ...

Waukon boys wrestling 285-pound junior Isaac Ericson squeezes the hold he has on his New Hampton/Turkey Valley opponent in the Indians’ home double-dual with the Chickasaws and Caledonia/Houston, MN Thursday, January 12. Ericson secured the pin in 4:24 to end a nine-match win streak New Hampton/Turkey Valley had opened the dual with, scoring the Tribe’s first team points in the dual. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on The Standard website, www.waukonstandard.com. The Waukon wrestling team had a busy latter half of this past week, competing in a home double-dual followed by a weekend tournament two days later. Both ends of that double-dual escaped the win column for the mat Tribe Thursday, January 12 as the Indians fell to New Hampton/Turkey Valley, 61-15, and to Caledonia/Houston, MN, 56-16. The Indians followed up that double-dual with a third-place finish at the Cascade Tournament Saturday, January 14, getting a pair of runner-up finishes from senior Jakob Regan at 126 pounds and junior Isaac Ericson at 285 pounds. Holding a 6-6 overall dual meet record that includes a 1-3 Northeast Iowa Conference dual meet mark so far this season, the Indian matmen are next scheduled to host Crestwood Thursday, January 19 before competing in the Denver Tournament Saturday, January 21. The wrestling Tribe will then wrap up its dual meet schedule at MFL/MarMac Tuesday, January 24 before hosting the Northeast Iowa Conference Tournament Saturday, January 28. vs. New Hampton/Turkey Valley and Caledonia, MN ... The Waukon mat Tribe hosted another double-dual Thursday, January 12, giving both of its opponents an early headstart on the way to falling in both duals. The wrestling Indians won just three matches in each dual, first falling to New Hampton/Turkey Valley by a 6115 result before suffering a similar fate to Caledonia/ Houston out of Minnesota, 56-16. Caledonia/Houston, MN also easily disposed of New Hampton/Turkey Valley by a 49-9 final count. WAUKON 15, NEW HAMPTON/TURKEY VALLEY 61 The wrestling Indians were pinned into a sizable early hole in their home dual with New Hampton/Turkey Valley, as they surrendered six consecutive falls in an early string of nine straight match losses to fall into a 52-0 early deficit. That headstart was part of 11 match losses the mat Tribe suffered in the dual, with nine of those coming by fall on the way to a 61-15 Indian

defeat. The three Indian match victories in the dual all came within the final five matches, as junior 285-pounder Isaac Ericson finally stopped the early New Hampton/Turkey Valley win streak with a pin in the third period of his heavyweight bout to finally get the Indians on the scoreboard. After two final Chickasaw match wins, the Indians added a final pair themselves, as sophomore Max Jones pulled out a 7-6 nailbiter at 120 pounds and senior Jakob Regan wrapped up the dual with a quick pin in just 25 seconds to end the 61-15 Indian defeat. Indian results follow: 132 - Sophomore Ethan Gibbs lost by fall in 1:28 to Jayden Bucknell. (0-6) 138 - Sophomore Ryland Egan lost by fall to Peyton Anderson in 1:57. (0-12) 145 - Sophomore Ethan Baker lost by fall in 5:28 to Jacob Frahm. (0-18) 152 - Sophomore Holten Palmer lost by fall to Leander Reicks in 5:34. (0-24) 160 - Senior Evan O’Neill lost by fall in 50 seconds to Karson Kolbet. (0-30) 170 - Senior Kael Crawford lost by fall to Quinten Reicks in 3:26. (0-36) 182 - Senior Cullen Dickson lost by 16-5 major decision to Isaac Howe. (0-40) 195 - Senior Corbyn Palmer lost by fall in 46 seconds to Braden McShane. (0-46) 220 - Senior Mason Kelly lost by fall to Ethan Swehla in 1:12. (0-52) 285 - Junior Isaac Ericson pinned Kam Josephson in 4:24. (6-52) 106 - Junior Skyler Dugan lost by 8-2 decision to Landon Bruess. (6-55) 113 - Sophomore Jayden Mara

lost by fall to Braiden Schaufenbuel in 2:50. (6-61) 120 - Sophomore Max Jones won by 7-6 decision over Alex Philo. (9-61) 126 - Senior Jakob Regan pinned Hunter Humpal in 25 seconds. (15-61) JV MATCHES 106 - Freshman Drake Hankes lost by fall in 21 seconds to Ty Moudry. 106 - Freshman Trevor Block pinned Quin Mahoney in 2:47. 120 - Freshman Owen Regan won by 8-0 major decision over Caleb Utley. 126 - Sophomore Cayden Kruger won by 9-0 major decision over Weston Praska. 132 - Junior Justin Murphy pinned Cam McMorris in 2:35. 132 - Freshman Mason McKee lost by 13-0 major decision to Emmett Kuehner. 132 - Sophomore Garrison Byrnes pinned Chase Humpal in 2:41. 145 - Sophomore Memphis Miller lost by fall to Adam Waddell in 4:59. 152 - Freshman Owen Grimstad lost by fall in 40 seconds to Burke Busta. 160 - Sophomore Talon Hutchens lost by fall to Parker Reicks in 2:15. 170 - Junior Ryley Burington pinned Trae Keel in 1:02. 113 - Freshman Jacob Grangaard lost by fall in 2:23 to Ty Moudry. 132 - Freshman Rylan Mulholland pinned Weston Praska in 44 seconds. 145 - Freshman Draemon Berger lost by 9-3 decision to Adam Waddell.

WAUKON 16, CALEDONIA/HOUSTON, MN 56 The wrestling Tribe took nearly half of its second dual of the night before finding the scoreboard, allowing Caledonia/Houston, MN a 32-0 headstart after

Pin at 220 gets ‘em on the board ...

Waukon boys wrestling 120-pound sophomore Max Jones has a tight grip on his Caledonia/Houston, MN opponent on the way to a pin in 1:47 in the Indians’ home double-dual with the Warriors and New Hampton/Turkey Valley Thursday, January 12. Jones also pulled out a 7-6 win over his New Hampton/Turkey Valley opponent as well to end up as the lone varsity Indian to go unbeaten in the double-dual. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on The Standard website, www.waukonstandard.com.

six straight match losses, including three straight losses by fall to start the dual and another at the end of that early Warrior streak. The Indians also fell in five of the dual’s final eight matches and also gave up two points for wrestler misconduct to end up on the short end of the dual’s 56-16 final result. It was senior Corbyn Palmer who put a halt to the Caledonia/Houston early barrage with a pin at 220 pounds for the first Indian points of the dual. Three more Warrior wins were then followed by a pin at 120 pounds by sophomore Max Jones, who was the only Indian to finish the night undefeated in his two bouts. Sophomore Ethan Gibbs wrapped up the Indian victories on the mat with a major decision at 132 pounds, completing the Indian scoring at their eventual 56-16 loss. Indian results follow:

145 - Sophomore Ethan Baker lost by fall in 2:20 to Tucker Ginther. (0-6) 152 - Sophomore Holten Palmer lost by fall to Cory Scanlan in 5:26. (0-12) 160 - Senior Evan O’Neill lost by fall in 41 seconds to Simon Seymour. (0-18) 170 - Senior Kael Crawford lost by 8-0 major decision to Bronson Knutson. (0-22) 182 - Senior Cullen Dickson lost by 12-4 major decision to Eric Mauss. (0-26) 195 - Senior Mason Kelly lost by fall in 1:07 to Ayden Goetzinger. (0-32) 220 - Senior Corbyn Palmer pinned Tyler Jennings in 3:30. (632) 285 - Junior Isaac Ericson lost by fall in 3:34 to Brody Thesing. (6-38) 106 - Junior Skyler Dugan lost a 5-2 decision to Aiden Burns. (641) 113 - Sophomore Jayden Mara

lost by 15-3 major decision to Hunter Frank. (6-45) 120 - Sophomore Max Jones pinned Tanner Ginther in 1:47. (12-45) 126 - Senior Jakob Regan lost by 8-2 decision to Braxton Lange. (12-48) 132 - Sophomore Ethan Gibbs won by 9-0 major decision over Cooper Allen. (16-48) Two team points awarded for wrestler misconduct. (16-50) 138 - Sophomore Ryland Egan lost by fall to Owen Denstad in 55 seconds. (16-56) JV MATCHES 106 - Freshman Trevor Block lost by fall in 4:00 to Mason Van Gundy. 120 - Freshman Owen Regan pinned Owen Von Arx in 1:56. 126 - Sophomore Cayden Kruger pinned Max Schmitz in 35 seconds. 132 - Junior Justin Murphy pinned Hunter Goetzinger in 1:16. 145 - Sophomore Memphis Miller lost by fall in 4:40 to Charlie Mauss. 170 - Junior Ryley Burington lost by fall to Aden Kulas in 3:05. 220 - Freshman John Marti pinned Mason Banse in 5:14. 106 - Freshman Drake Hankes lost by fall in 1:02 to Alex Colsch. 113 - Jacob Grangaard pinned Owen Von Arx in 2:19. 152 - Draemon Berger lost by fall in 4:37 to Charlie Mauss. 132 - Sophomore Garrison Byrnes pinned Max Schmitz in 1:54. 152 - Freshman Owen Grimstad lost by fall to Hunter Goetzinger in 1:21. 220 - Freshman John Marti lost by 14-4 major decision to Ezequiel Heins.

Cascade Tournament ... The Indian matmen made the trip to Cascade with much more than a full slate of wrestlers Saturday, January 14, taking 20 young men to the Cascade Tournament to wrestle in 14 weight classes, the most wrestlers of any school competing in the 14-team tournament. The wrestling Tribe had 11

Waukon boys wrestling senior Corbyn Palmer works over his Caledonia/Houston, MN opponent on the way to a pin at 220 pounds in the Indians’ home double-dual with the Warriors and New Hampton/Turkey Valley Thursday, January 12. Palmer worked the pin in 3:30 to bring a halt to a six-match win streak the Warriors used to start the dual, scoring the Tribe’s first points in the battle. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on The Standard website, www.waukonstandard.com.

of those wrestlers finish in sixth place or higher in their respective weight class, led by a pair of runner-up finishes from senior Jakob Regan at 126 pounds and junior Isaac Ericson at 285 pounds, totaling 146.5 points to finish in third place. That third-place finish came behind the narrow team championship battle decided by just a half-point between champion Western Dubuque and the runner-up Burlington-Notre Dame squad which is coached by 1976 Waukon High School graduate Bill Plein. The former Indian stand-out guided seven of his wrestlers to the championship matches at their respective weights at the tournament, with four of them claiming titles. After coaching Burlington-Notre Dame to its first-ever Class 2A State Tournament Championship last season, Plein was named the 2022 All-Iowa Boys Wrestling Coach of the Year by the Des Moines Register. He currently has his Burlington-Notre Dame squad ranked second among Class 2A teams behind Osage, with five wrestlers being ranked in the top five of their respective Class 2A weight classes, including three who are top-ranked. TEAM SCORES Western Dubuque (WD) 187; Burlington-Notre Dame (BND) 186.5; WAUKON (W) 146.5; Union (U) 134.5; Dubuque Senior (DS) 128.5; Cedar Rapids Washington (CRW) 110.5; Iowa City Regina (ICR) 83.5; Dyersville Beckman (DB) 81; Midland (M) 78; Cascade (C) 71; Dubuque Wahlert (DW) 71; Central DeWitt (CD) 70.5; Northeast (N) 64; Central City (CC) 24

The Indians’ top finishes at the tournament came near each end of the weight class spectrum, as senior 126-pounder Jakob Regan and junior 285-pounder Isaac Ericson each wrestled their way to the championship match in their bracket, where each had their title hopes dashed. Both received first-round byes before Ericson pinned his way to the heavyweight title bout and then suffered that same fate himself to claim the silver medal at 285 pounds. Regan followed his opening-round bye with a fall and then a narrow, 1-0 win

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THE STANDARD Page 17 SPORTS Wednesday, January 18, 2023 Waukon girls wrestling team finishes third at Dubuque Senior Tournament, sweeps double-dual at home with NH/TV and NFV

The Waukon girls wrestling team continued its climb up the ladder of success this past week with a nearly perfect week of team results in both tournament and dual meet action. Despite quickly adding a rather large tournament to its schedule to start this past week, the Lady Indians still finished just a couple spots from an undefeated week as they placed third among 15 teams at the Dubuque Senior Invitational Monday, January 9 before emerging as the top team in a home double-dual Thursday, January 12 with a sweep of both New Hampton/Turkey Valley, 36-18, and North Fayette Valley, 39-18. The Waukon wrestling girls are next scheduled to host Crestwood Thursday, January 19 before competing in the Decorah Tournament Saturday, January 21. The Lady mat Tribe will then wrap up its dual meet and regular season competing at MFL/MarMac Tuesday, January 24 before wrestling for the right to compete in the State Tournament at the Region 8 Tournament Friday, January 27 at Luther College in Decorah, details of which appear in a shaded box elsewhere on this week’s Sports pages. Dubuque Senior Tournament... Not initially on their season schedule, the Waukon wrestling girls recently added the Dubuque Senior Invitational to their campaign, making that trip to Dubuque Monday, January 9. That journey proved to be fruitful for the wrestling ladies, as they finished third in the 15-team tournament field, crowning one champion and having two other wrestlers finish as weight class runners-up to lead a charge where all Lady Indians finished in eighth place or higher to each contribute to the Tribe’s 127 team points, just one point ahead of the host school. TEAM SCORES Cedar Rapids Kennedy (CRK) 176; Independence (I) 166.5; WAUKON (W) 127; Dubuque Senior (DS) 126; Western Dubuque (WD) 123; Pleasant Valley (PV) 117; Central DeWitt (CD) 112; Davenport (D) 71; Waterloo West (WW) 63; Alburnett (A) 59; Cascade (C) 51; Davenport Assumption (DA) 49; Bellevue (B) 48; Dubuque Wahlert (DW) 44; Center Point-Urbana (CPU) 28

That lone champion was junior 100-pounder Mia Kurth, who pinned her way through all four of her opponents. Three of Kurth’s four falls in the tournament came in the first period. Another pair of Indians also wrestled their way to the championship matches in their respective weight classes before finishing as the runner-up at those weights. Sophomore Faith Cooper pinned her first two opponents at 105 pounds before suffering her own fall in the championship match. Junior Kloe Hemmersbach traveled a similar path, showing all of her first three opponents the lights in the first period before suffering that same fate in her 170-pound title bout to finish in second place.

5-2 decision to Kyna Moffit (PV); pinned Kiya Steger (WD) in 1:29; pinned Allison Kallemeyn (CD) in 3:44; and pinned Ella Madsen (C) in 1:07 to finish in fifth place. 155 - Junior Olivia Bossom received a first-round bye; pinned Meghan McDonald (DW) in 3:12; lost by fall in 5:14 to eventual champion Josie Jecklin (WD); and pinned Karise Benson (DS) in 3:13 to finish in third place. 170 - Junior Kloe Hemmersbach pinned Rachel Rhomberg (WD) in 1:49; pinned Leah Schwenker (C) in 1:25; pinned Joscelyn Stricker (CRK) in 1:47; and lost by fall in the championship match to Izzy Strickert (I) in 1:49 to finish as the 170-pound runner-up. 190 - The Indians had no entry. 235 - The Indians had no entry.

JV BRACKETS

Tipped well in her favor ...

Waukon girls wrestling 100-pound junior Mia Kurth tips her North Fayette Valley opponent upside down for near fall points in the Indians’ 39-18 win over the TigerHawks that was part of their home double-dual sweep Thursday, January 12. Kurth pinned the TigerHawk in 3:51 and also received a forfeit victory in the Tribe’s 36-18 win over New Hampton/Turkey Valley. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on The Standard website, www.waukonstandard.com. Three other Indians also each suffered just one loss on the day, with the twin Bossom sisters of Ava at 135 pounds and Olivia at 155 pounds each suffering their lone losses on the day to their eventual weight class champions in the semifinal round of their journeys to third-place finishes. Senior Jayden Rankin suffered her only loss at the tournament a bit earlier in her quest at 145 pounds, following that loss with three consecutive falls to finish in fifth place. Rounding out the team scoring contributions by all Indians at the tournament were junior Jada Bushaw at 125 pounds and sophomore Evan Whalen at 140 pounds. Both picked up a win by fall and Bushaw was able to secure another win by decision to finish fourth, with Whalen claiming an eighth-place finish. Lady Indian results follow: 100 - Junior Mia Kurth received a first-round bye; pinned Terranae Wyatt (CRK) in 2:30; pinned Grace Murphy (WD) in 51 seconds; pinned Carly McGraw (A) in 48 seconds; and pinned Carly Hefel (DS) in 1:05 to finish as the 100-pound champion. 105 - Sophomore Faith Cooper pinned Ava Lawler (C) in 56 seconds; pinned Lina Nguyen (DA) in 2:29; and lost by fall in the championship match to Jacey Mason (DA) in 1:37 to finish as the 105-pound runner-up. 110 - The Indians had no entry. 115 - The Indians had no entry. 120 - The Indians had no entry. 125 - Junior Jada Bushaw won by 7-2 decision over Jordin Derr (I); pinned Greta Herbst (PV) in 1:48; lost by fall to eventual champion Evelyn McDowell (CRK) in 3:48; and lost by fall in 1:48 to Caitlin Procter (CD) to finish in fourth place. 130 - The Indians had no entry. 135 - Junior Ava Bossom pinned Mia Braddock (CD) in 1:20;

pinned Marley Krakilo (CRK) in just 37 seconds; lost by fall in 14 seconds to eventual champion Dakota Whitman (I); and won a 7-2 decision over Lydia Virtue (DW) to finish in third place. 140 - Sophomore Eva Whalen lost by 9-6 decision to Christy Kula (CRK); received a bye; pinned Ashle Oronzio (CD) in 55 seconds; lost by fall in 3:36 to Maddie Figanbaum (PV); and lost by fall to Hailey Bowman (DS) in 2:31 to finish in eighth place. 145 - Senior Jayden Rankin received a first-round bye; lost by

JV-2 - Sophomore Reagan Lubahn lost by fall in 4:49 to Sydnie Miller (CRK); pinned eventual runner-up Anaya Ross (DS) in 1:11; pinned Nayela Saldivar-Recio (DA) in 1:20; received a bye; and pinned Anna Hurning (CD) in 3:05 to finish as the JV-2 champion. JV-1 - Junior Taylor Crawford lost by fall in 50 seconds to eventual champion Onyx VanderHorn (CRK); won by medical forfeit

over Bo Lichtenstein (CD); pinned Devynne Kruse (W) in 36 seconds; and lost by fall in 1:50 to eventual runner-up Soulie Weeks (DA) to finish in third place. JV-1 - Freshman Devynne Kruse lost by fall in 51 seconds to eventual runner-up Soulie Weeks (DA); received a bye; lost by fall in 36 seconds to Taylor Crawford (W); won by medical forfeit over Bo Lichtenstein (CD); and lost by fall to eventual champion Onyx VanderHorn (CRK) in 3:29 to finish in fourth place.

vs. New Hampton/ Turkey Valley and North Fayette Valley ... A busy night turned out to be a successful night for the Waukon wrestling girls as they hosted a double-dual with New Hampton/Turkey Valley and North Fayette Valley Thursday, January 12. The Lady Indians swept both duals from their opponents, defeating New Hampton/Turkey Valley by a 36-18 result and doing likewise with North Fayette Valley by a 39-18 final score. North Fayette Valley defeated the New Hampton/ Turkey Valley girls by a 30-

18 final result in their dual.

WAUKON 36, NEW HAMPTON/TURKEY VALLEY 18 Even without posting a win on the mat, the Waukon wrestling girls still recorded a 36-18 victory over New Hampton/Turkey Valley. All of the Indian points came from six forfeit victories, while they surrendered just one gifted weight but also gave up two falls in the only two weight classes contested on the mat to account for the New Hampton/Turkey Valley team total. Lady Indian results follow: 120 - Both teams forfeited. (0-0) 125 - Junior Jada Bushaw won by forfeit. (6-0) 130 - Both teams forfeited. (6-0) 135 - Junior Ava Bossom won by forfeit. (12-0) 140 - Sophomore Eva Whalen lost by fall in 53 seconds to Keira Myers. (12-6) 145 - Senior Jayden Rankin lost by fall to Ali Russler in 1:41. (12-12)

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Wrapped up for the win by pin ...

Waukon girls wrestling sophomore 140-pounder Eva Whalen has her North Fayette Valley opponent all wrapped up in the Indians’ 39-18 win over the TigerHawks that was half of the Tribe’s home sweep of two duals Thursday, January 12. Whalen went on to secure the win by fall in this match in a time of 5:41. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on The Standard website, www.waukonstandard.com.

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Girls wrestling ...

Continued from Page 17 155 - Junior Olivia Bossom won by forfeit. (18-12) 170 - Junior Kloe Hemmersbach won by forfeit. (24-12) 190 - Both teams forfeited. (2412) 235 - Both teams forfeited. (2412) 100 - Junior Mia Kurth won by forfeit. (30-12) 105 - Sophomore Faith Cooper won by forfeit. (36-12) 110 - Both teams forfeited. (3612) 115 - The Indians forfeited. (3618)

WAUKON 39, NORTH FAYETTE VALLEY 18 Despite giving up more forfeits than they gained in their dual with North Fayette Valley, the wrestling Tribe still pulled out a 3918 victory over the visiting TigerHawks. Surrendering a pair of weight classes while

only getting one forfeit in return, the Indians won six of the seven matches contested on the mat, including five of those coming by fall. After surrendering an opening forfeit, the mat Tribe rattled off five consecutive victories, starting with a 6-4 decision by junior Ava Bossom at 135 pounds that was followed by three consecutive falls by sophomore 140-pounder Eva Whalen, 145-pound senior Jayden Rankin and junior 155-pounder Olivia Bossom, with junior 170-pounder Kloe Hemmersbach then securing her second forfeit of the night but the only forfeit gained by the Indians in this dual. Junior Mia Kurth and sophomore Faith Cooper then finished off the Indian scoring in the dual with another pair of consecutive falls. Kurth worked her opponent over into the

Records a pin in just 21 seconds ...

Waukon girls wrestling 105-pound sophomore Faith Cooper works her North Fayette Valley opponent to her back for a fall in 21 seconds in the Indians’ 39-18 win over the TigerHawks that was half of a home sweep of two duals Thursday, January 12. Cooper also received a forfeit in the Tribe’s 36-18 win over New Hampton/Turkey Valley. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on The Standard website, www.waukonstandard.com. 135 - Junior Ava Bossom won second period before re- wrap up the Indian team cording a fall in 3:51 at 100 scoring in their 39-18 dual by 6-4 decision over Leslie Graves. (3-6) pounds, but Cooper made victory. 140 - Sophomore Eva Whalen much shorter work of her Lady Indian results folpinned Alexis Oakland in 5:41. (9-6) 105-pound opponent with low: 145 - Senior Jayden Rankin a fall in just 21 seconds to 130 - The Indians forfeited. (0-6)

pinned Gracie Kuhn in 1:30. (15-6) 155 - Junior Olivia Bossom pinned Drew Chensvold in 2:28. (21-6) 170 - Junior Kloe Hemmersbach won by forfeit. (27-6) 190 - The Indians forfeited. (2712) 235 - Both teams forfeited. (2712) 100 - Junior Mia Kurth pinned Macy Rose in 3:51. (33-12) 105 - Sophomore Faith Cooper pinned Ava Bilden in 21 seconds. (39-12) 110 - Both teams forfeited. (3912) 115 - Both teams forfeited. (3912) 120 - Both teams forfeited. (3912) 125 - Junior Jada Bushaw lost by fall in 3:08 to Claire Koester. (39-18) JV MATCHES 155 - Freshman Devynne Kruse lost by fall in 3:29 to Drew Chensvold. 155 - Junior Taylor Crawford lost by fall in 1:09 to Gracie Kuhn.

Busy week of four games at home in six days all fall short of finding the win column for Waukon boys basketball team

The busiest week of its season thus far saw the Waukon boys basketball team remain in the grips of a now six-game non-winning streak, adding four games to that stretch that dates back to nearly a month ago. Those four defeats all came at home on a pair of back-toback nights of competition, beginning with an 88-41 loss to undefeated Northeast Iowa Conference leader Waverly-Shell Rock Monday, January 9 in a game rescheduled from December 16 and a 71-39 loss to La Crescent, MN Tuesday, January 10 to start the week. Another pair of home losses ended the week, as Crestwood dealt the bucket Tribe a 67-53 loss Friday, January 13 and Monticello did likewise Saturday, January 14 by a 58-36 final result. Holding a 1-11 season record that includes a mark of 0-6 in Northeast Iowa Conference play, the Indians were next scheduled to play at Prairie du Chien, WI Tuesday, January 17 before traveling to New Hampton Friday, January 20. The bucket Tribe will then host Independence Monday, January 23 before playing at Waverly-Shell Rock Friday, January 27. vs. Waverly-Shell Rock ... In a game rescheduled from December 16 due to winter weather, the Indian basketball boys played host to a Waverly-Shell Rock squad that currently leads the Northeast Iowa Conference without a loss in league play Monday, January 9. The high-powered Go-Hawks poured in quarter totals nearing 30 points each in the game’s first two frames to set the stage for what would turn out to be an 88-41 Indian defeat. Waverly torched the nets from afar with 15 threepoint baskets in the ballgame for more than half the Go-Hawk point total in outscoring the Indians from that arc by a 45-18 result. The visitors’ interior production of a 32-16 doubling-up of the Tribe came at a 76% efficiency from two-point range, while they were also perfect from the free throw line for an 11-7 outpacing of Waukon’s 50% effective-

side of the three-point arc while Pearson did likewise from two-point range and the free throw line to leave the Indians at a 74-35 Waukon deficit heading into the game’s final frame. The two teams held each other scoreless for the first two minutes of that fourth period before the Go-Hawks took off for a final 14-6 outpacing of the Tribe. Junior Gabe Weighner fired in a final three-point blast, while Colton O’Neill converted a pair of free throws and Pearson added one freebie to finalize the Indian scoring in their 88-41 loss. Hatlan fired in a teamhigh 15 points, with Wasson adding eight points and Pearson finishing with six. Wasson also led the Tribe rebounding effort with four boards, with Hatlan and sophomore Jaxon Brinkman each grabbing three boards. Junior Jack O’Neill dished out four assists and Pearson added three helps, with McCormick recording a lone blocked shot and joining Pearson, Jack O’Neill, Colton O’Neill and junior Cashton Lloyd in each swiping one of the Indians’ steals.

Determined drive ...

Waukon boys basketball senior Nash Pearson takes the ball strong to the basket in the Indians’ 71-39 home loss to La Crescent, MN Tuesday, January 10. Pearson scored seven points, dished out a team-high three assists and grabbed one rebound in the non-conference loss. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on The Standard website, www.waukonstandard.com. ness at that stripe. Waverly also wrapped up a 37-16 advantage in rebounding, allowing the Indians just one offensive board. The bucket Tribe struck first in the contest, as senior Noah Hatlan buried an early three-point blast, with the Go-Hawks striking much more often on the way to a 27-15 Indian deficit after one period of play. Hatlan added a pair of strikes from each of the other scoring ranges in the contest as well for well over half the Tribe total early on, with junior Kole McCormick also striking twice down low and freshman Colton O’Neill also converting a drive to the hoop in that first frame. Both teams played to a

repeat pace in the second period, with the Indians suffering a nearly four-minute offensive silence to be outscored by a 28-12 result in the frame. Hatlan again lit up the distance arc for a pair of trifectas, with junior Mason Wasson also firing in a distance dandy while senior Nash Pearson provided the only Tribe interior strike and Colton O’Neill converting a lone Indian free throw to make for their 55-27 halftime hole. The bucket Tribe was limited to single-digit scoring in the third while Waverly tickled the twine with three more distance dials on the way to a 19-8 outscoring of the Indians. Wasson tossed in a strike from each

vs. La Crescent, MN ... On a second consecutive night of basketball Tuesday, January 10, the bucket Tribe played host to a La Crescent, MN squad that featured a 6’7” post player and 6’4” guard the Indians may have not been able to match up with in physical stature with their tallest two players being listed at just 6’3”, but certainly tried to match up with in effort. That effort led to a 15-12 Tribe advantage after one quarter of play, but the visiting Lancers began to control the game much more with double-digit outscorings in the game’s final three stanzas, ultimately leading to a 71-39 Waukon defeat. Although the 6’7” Lancer post player didn’t do much damage on the offensive end of the floor, ending with just eight points, he certainly impacted the Indian offensive effort, as the Tribe was limited to just five twopoint field goals on a 25% shooting efficiency from that range. The Indians were

No look ... no problem ...

Waukon boys basketball junior Jack O’Neill dishes a no-look pass to a waiting teammate in the Indians’ 71-39 home loss to La Crescent, MN Tuesday, January 10. O’Neill scored seven points, grabbed a team-high five rebounds, swiped one steal and dished out two assists. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on The Standard website, www.waukonstandard.com. also forced into 26 turnovers in the contest while swiping only five steals, with the Tribe’s 18 total rebounds including just three offensive boards. Respecting the interior size advantage La Crescent held, the Indians, instead, went to work around the perimeter to start the game, knocking down four threepoint blasts in the opening quarter, the first three of which came consecutively on the way to an 11-2 Tribe lead midway through that opening frame. The visiting Lancers eventually settled in to deal the Indians a 10-4 outscoring over the final four minutes of that period, making for just a 15-12 Indian edge at quarter’s end. Junior Mason Wasson dialed in a pair of those long distance calls, with senior Noah Hatlan and junior Jack

O’Neill each connecting for one as well and senior Nash Pearson converting both a bucket down low and one free throw to help the Tribe maintain its first frame advantage. La Crescent took a much more aggressive approach on each of the floor to flip the scoreboard results considerably in the second period, holding the Indians offensively silent through the first two minutes of the frame on the way to a 17-7 outscoring of the bucket Tribe. Sophomore Jaxon Brinkman launched in the only Indian field goal of that period, firing it in from afar, with Pearson and Jack O’Neill tallying the only other Waukon points on a pair of free throws each to

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THE STANDARD Page 19 SPORTS Wednesday, January 18, 2023 Kee boys basketball team’s single win in four games comes in final seconds at home over Central Elkader, Hawks just miss another in OT at New Hampton

The busiest week of the season for the Kee boys basketball team saw the Hawks play four games in a span of six days, with just one of them ending up in the win column - in thrilling fashion, with one of the three Kee losses from the week just missing out on the win column in overtime. The Hawks opened the week with that overtime loss, 6258, at New Hampton Monday, January 9 in a game rescheduled from December 22 before falling at Class 2A top-10 rated MFL/MarMac, 69-50, Tuesday, January 10. The lone Kee win of the week came in the final seconds of a Friday, January 13 home game with Central Elkader, 36-35, before the Hawks faced their second Northeast Iowa Conference team of the week, falling to Crestwood, 62-50, in a game played in the Winter Classic at Upper Iowa University in Fayette Saturday, January 14. The Hawks were next scheduled to play at North Fayette Valley Tuesday, January 17 before hosting Clayton Ridge Friday, January 20. They will then play at South Winneshiek Tuesday, January 24 before hosting Postville Friday, January 27. at New Hampton ... The Kee basketball boys ventured outside of the Upper Iowa Conference to start their busiest week of the season, traveling to New Hampton of the Northeast Iowa Conference Monday, January 9 in a game rescheduled from December 22 by winter weather. The Hawks battled back from a first quarter doubling-up by the host Chickasaws with outscorings in both the third and fourth periods to force an overtime period, where New Hampton managed a couple more buckets than Kee’s boys to deal them a 62-58 defeat despite a career-high scoring effort of 23 points from sophomore guard Dalton Mudderman. The free throw line proved to be a difference maker in the ballgame, as New Hampton converted at an 80% efficiency in a 16for-20 effort at that stripe, including all five of their attempts in overtime, while the Hawks shot at just under a 50% efficiency in making good on just nine of 19 charity tries, including three misses in five overtime attempts. Otherwise, the two teams were pretty much even in every other game statistic, with the exception of the 16 assists the Hawks dished out in comparison to just seven for New Hampton. Both teams shot nearly 40% from the floor, with the Hawks holding a slight scoring upperhand, 15-12, from three-point blasts despite shooting just 24% from beyond the arc. Both teams tossed in 34 points from two-point range, where Kee converted at a 50% efficiency to improve its overall floor effectiveness. That floor effectiveness wasn’t too evident as the game got underway, as the Hawk offense fell silent for both the first three minutes and final three minutes of the first quarter to fall behind by an 18-9 doubling-up

by quarter’s end. In the two middle minutes of the frame, Mudderman began his career-high climb with a strike from each side of the three-point arc, with junior Andrew Kolsrud and sophomore Karsen Strong each adding an interior bucket for that single-digit Kee total. Both teams struggled in the offensive aspect in dueling to an 8-8 standstill in quarter number two, with the Hawk defense shutting the Chickasaws down for nearly four scoreless minutes late in the frame. Strong shouldered much of that Kee scoring with two buckets down low and one free throw, with fellow sophomore Jordan Cota launching in a three-point blast to leave the Hawks in a 26-17 halftime hole. Kee continued to play strong defense as the third quarter got underway, holding New Hampton to its second consecutive single-digit scoring while pouring in a 15-9 outpacing of the Chickasaws. Cota emerged with a team-best three interior field goals, with Mudderman and Strong each adding a pair and one of Strong’s involving a hoop-and-harm threepoint play to pull the Hawks a bit closer, 35-32, heading into the game’s final frame. The Hawks continued to climb their way back, doubling up New Hampton by a 12-6 result through the first half of that fourth period to grab a 42-39 lead midway through the frame. The two teams fell into an intense exchange over the final four minutes of that fourth quarter, that exchange playing into the final seconds when the Chickasaws converted a drive-and-damage three-point play for a 5151 scoreboard knot and the Hawks could not counter as regulation play came to a close, forcing the game into overtime. Kolsrud and Cota each dialed one long distance call in that fourth period, with Mudderman adding two converted drives and three free throws, Strong converting two more free throws and sophomore Brayden Darling and junior Kaleb Drape each finding the scorebook with one interior strike each to help the Hawks end up even on the way to the extra frame. That overtime period saw Mudderman strike from all ranges to help boost Kee to a 58-57 advantage as the extra frame entered its final minute. However, New Hampton converted a drive-anddamage three-point play of its own and also converted another pair of free throws in that final minute to pull away to the 62-58 Hawk defeat. All but five of Mudderman’s career-high 23 points came after the halftime break, with Strong and Cota also each hitting double digits with 14 and 12 points, respectively, and countering a trio of double-digit Chickasaw scorers led by 28 points from senior Gannon Shekleton. Mudderman recorded a double-double effort with another career-high 10 assists, with Drape dishing out three assists and Cota helping out with two more. Mudderman and Strong each pulled down seven

rebounds, with Cota and Darling each collecting five boards. Mudderman swiped a team-best three steals and Cota pilfered a pair as well, with Cota swatting four shots and Darling denying a pair as well.

at MFL/MarMac ... Playing a second consecutive night of basketball to start this past week, and facing the Class 2A top-10 rated MFL/MarMac Bulldogs Tuesday, January 10 for the second time this season, the basketball Hawks played to a much closer result than the 85-43 defeat they suffered in their season opener against the current Upper Iowa Conference-leading MFL squad. Kee battled back from a 14-point halftime deficit with a 19-15 third quarter outscoring to close that gap to single digits, but the Bulldogs erupted for their largest outscoring of the night in the fourth frame to hand the Hawks a 69-50 defeat. Both teams hovered around a 50% shooting efficiency from the floor and near 56% from two-point range, with the Bulldogs getting the better of that in nearly 20 more tries around the rim for a 50-30 scoring edge from that range. A 10-for-13 free throw shooting effort by MFL also doubled-up Kee’s five-foreight charity result, with the Hawks getting the better end of the other stripe on the floor with a 15-9 scoring edge from distance. That Bulldog interior advantage emerged right away in the game’s opening frame, as they pulled away to a 19-11 margin through one quarter of play. The start of Kee’s three-pointer edge was provided by one from junior Andrew Kolsrud, with fellow junior Kaleb Drape being joined by the sophomore trio of Jordan Cota, Dalton Mudderman and Karsen Strong in each striking one time from inside that arc. MFL/MarMac continued on its double-digit pace in the second period while limiting the Hawks to single digits, outpacing Kee by a 15-9 result to further its early lead. A pair of interior buckets by Cota paced that effort, with Strong converting a drive-and-damage three-point play and Mudderman converting another pair of free throws to leave the Hawks in a 34-20 halftime hole. A more aggressive Kee effort unfolded in the third period, taking its game beyond the arc a bit more for a trio of three-pointers that

helped fuel a 19-14 outscoring of the host Bulldogs. Mudderman, Strong and senior Jacob Rolfs each fired in one of those distance dandies, with Mudderman also adding a strike from inside that arc and Drape and Cota each converting a pair of interior moves to help close the scoreboard gap a bit to just 48-39 heading into the game’s final frame. That renewed Hawk effort helped keep Kee within that single-digit margin, 52-44, midway through that fourth quarter, but MFL ramped up its effort from all ranges over the game’s final four minutes for a 17-6 final outscoring that fueled an overall 21-11 Bulldog edge in the frame to put the game away. Mudderman tossed in an arc offering, Kolsrud added one free throw, and Cota worked inside for a trio of inside tallies and another free throw to finalize the 6950 Kee defeat. Cota and Mudderman each struck for double digits with 17 and 12 points, respectively, with Strong adding eight points and Drape finishing with six. Cota ripped down seven rebounds, with Mudderman grabbing four boards. Kolsrud dished out a team-best eight assists, with Mudderman adding three helps. Rolfs, Cota and Strong each swiped two steals, and Cota and Strong each blocked a shot to further the Hawk defensive effort. vs. Central Elkader ... Playing Central Elkader for the first time this season after their first scheduled meeting early in the season at Elkader was postponed to February 2, the bucket Hawks seemed to be on the way to their first Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) win of the new year when they hosted the Warriors Friday, January 13. Bolting to a double-digit lead early in the game’s second quarter, the Kee boys ended up having to recover from a Central lead grab late in the game’s fourth quarter, doing so in dramatic fashion in the game’s final seconds to come away with a 36-35 triumph. The free throw line proved to be the deciding factor on the game’s final scoreboard, as the Hawks were outscored from the floor by a 33-31 final result, with both teams striking for five three-point blasts, 1515, but Central managing one more two-point bucket to provide that final floor edge. Despite shooting just 41% from the free throw line, Kee’s five-for-12 free throw effort provided

enough of a cushion to edge the Warriors’ two-for-five charity result to just surpass the scoreboard difference from the floor. That early Kee edge was fueled by a strong defensive effort that held Central to just two points through the first six minutes of play on the way to a 13-4 Hawk headstart. The three-point arc helped further fuel that early Kee advantage, as junior Kaleb Drape and the sophomore pair of Jordan Cota and Dalton Mudderman each launched in a distance dandy, with Mudderman also adding a converted drive and two free throws to provide over half that early Hawk production. Another stretch of threeplus scoreless minutes dealt out by Kee’s defense allowed the Hawks to produce a 6-0 uprising on the way to a double-digit Kee edge, 19-4, with Central finally solving the Hawk defense to play Kee more even to a 12-11 result for the period. Drape and Cota each tallied twice around the rim, with Mudderman and Strong each adding one of their own interior strikes to help the Hawks maintain a 25-15 lead at the halftime break. The Warriors continued to chip away at the Kee edge, dealing the Hawks a scoring drought of threeplus minutes to start the third period on the way to 12-7 outscoring of Kee in the frame. Rolfs dialed long distance one more time in the period, with Cota adding the only other Hawk field goal - this time from inside the arc, and Cota and Strong each tossing in one free throw as well to leave the Hawk lead at just 32-27 heading into the game’s final frame. Central’s defensive effort in the fourth completely took away any Kee offensive production until the game’s final minute, with the Warriors furthering their

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Kee girls basketball team falls in trio of games, including consecutive nights at New Hampton and MFL/MarMac, at home against #8 Central The Kee girls basketball team remained in search of its first win of the 2023 portion of this season’s schedule, having a busy schedule of three games this past week end up shy of that goal. The Lady Hawks opened the week with losses in back-to-back nights of road competition, falling at New Hampton Monday, January 9 by a 77-42 final result before suffering a similar fate, 63-41, Tuesday, January 10 at MFL/MarMac. They then returned home to host Class 1A eighth-rated Central Elkader, falling to the undefeated Lady Warriors by a 62-22 final result. The Hawks were next scheduled to play at North Fayette Valley Tuesday, January 17 before hosting Clayton Ridge Friday, January 20. They will then play at South Winneshiek Tuesday, January 24 before hosting Postville Friday, January 27. at New Hampton ... The Kee basketball girls traveled outside of the Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) when they made the trip to New Hampton Monday, January 9 to make up a game rescheduled from December 22. In matching up with the host Chickasaws

from the larger New Hampton school, the Lady Hawks also faced Class 3A’s leading scorer in senior Carlee Rochford, who nearly outscored the Kee girls on her own with a 39-point barrage that fueled a 77-42 Hawk defeat. A majority of the game’s final 35-point scoring deficit came from the three-point arc, from where Rochford fired away for an eight-fornine shooting effort to fuel a 36-9 distance outscoring of the Hawks. Slighter New Hampton edges came from a 13-for-23 free throw shooting effort that was nearly equaled by Kee despite the Hawks only converting at a 35% clip there with their 11-for-31 charity result. Kee was also closer inside that distance arc with just a 2822 scoring deficit from twopoint range. Despite Rochford launching in half of her distance arsenal in the game’s first quarter, the Lady Hawks kept fairly good pace with New Hampton in that frame to just a 20-14 deficit by quarter’s end. Freshman Addison Winters shouldered much of that Kee counterpunch with a trio of interior buckets and a distance dandy of her own, with senior

Alaina Bakewell providing the rest of that Hawk tally with a strike from each side of that three-point arc. Both teams continued much of their same pace in the second period, Kee first falling into a nearly three-minute scoring silence that led to a 7-0 New Hampton surge before playing the Chickasaws nearly even the rest of the way to a 2012 overall outpacing. New Hampton focused on stopping Winters’ early efforts in limiting her to just a single free throw in the frame, but five other Hawks contributed to their scoring total, as Bakewell, junior Mallory Mohn and the freshman pair of Lilly Kolsrud and Elena Schulte each chipped in a bucket, with Mohn’s strike coming from beyond the arc and Bakewell also being joined by senior Alison Wagner in each adding a free throw as well that left the Kee girls at a 40-26 deficit at the halftime break. New Hampton continued its outpacing of the Hawks in the third, as Rochford continued to find the scoreboard from each side of the arc to fuel a 17-11 outscoring of Kee in that frame. Winters returned to her load-bearing role with

eight of those Hawk points, including six from the free throw line and one final field goal inside. Mohn also added one interior strike and Bakewell chipped in another free throw to round out the Kee scoring and make for a 57-37 Hawk deficit heading into the game’s final frame. Kee was limited to just five points in that fourth period, while New Hampton returned to its early scoring pace to notch a final 20-5 outscoring of the Hawks. Mohn tallied both of Kee’s field goals in that frame, with Bakewell once again chipping in a single free throw in finalizing the production in the 77-42 Hawk defeat. Behind her first and third quarter uprisings, Winters paced the Kee scoring effort with 18 points, with Bakewell also hitting for double digits with 10 and Mohn finishing just shy of that plateau with nine points. Winters completed yet another double-double effort with her game-high 13 rebounds, with Bakewell and Wagner each gathering three boards. Winters furthered her lead role for the Hawks with five assists and two steals, with Mohn also swiping a pair of thefts and

Kolsrud dishing out four helps as well. at MFL/MarMac ... A second consecutive night of competition yielded a similar result for the hardcourt Lady Hawks, as they returned to Upper Iowa Conference action and fell by a 63-41 final result at MFL/ MarMac Tuesday, January 10. The Kee girls played to an early lead against the host Bulldogs in the ballgame, but could not counter a pair of 21-point outbursts by MFL in the middle two frames in suffering the loss. Most of the game’s final margin was decided in the game’s interior, as the Hawks were outscored by a 38-22 final result from twopoint range, with much of that difference likely coming from the 21 offensive rebounds the Bulldogs gathered in, although Kee finished with just a 39-37 overall deficit on the boards. The Lady Hawks also committed 26 turnovers in the ballgame, but they played MFL nearly even from the game’s stripes. Kee’s 13-for-22 free throw effort edged the Bulldogs’ 12-for-25 result at that line, with MFL dropping in just one more three-point blast than the Hawks for a

9-6 scoring edge from that distance arc. The game’s early moments provided no indication of what its final result would be, as the Hawks used a stifling defensive effort to help fuel an 8-0 headstart through the game’s first five minutes on the way to an eventual 11-7 Kee edge at the end of the game’s first quarter. A pair of early three-point plays by the senior pair of Alison Wagner - from beyond the arc - and Alaina Bakewell - in the more traditional driveand-damage fashion - were further complemented by a driving bucket by freshman Addison Winters and final drive and later free throw by Bakewell to help give the Hawks their early edge. The host Bulldogs returned that early scoreless favor in keeping Kee silent for the first three minutes of the second period while striking for some early three-point blasts on the way to turning the tables with a 21-10 outscoring of the Hawks. Junior Mallory Mohn found the scorebook with a converted drive and three free throws

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Waukon girls basketball team falls to Class 4A ninth-rated Waverly-SR, posts pair of wins at La Crescent, MN and at home against Crestwood The Waukon girls basketball team was one game away from an undefeated week in three games played this past week, that one blemish coming right away at home to start the week against Class 4A ninth-rated Waverly-Shell Rock, a 6347 loss Monday, January 9 in a game rescheduled from December 16. The Lady Tribe bounced back with a 60-51 win at La Crescent, MN Tuesday, January 10 before returning home to record a 59-44 triumph over Crestwood Friday, January 13. Holding an 8-5 season record that now includes a mark of 4-2 in Northeast Iowa Conference play, the Lady Indians are next scheduled to play at New

Hampton Friday, January 20 and then at Waterloo West Saturday, January 21. They will then host Class 1A eighth-rated Central Elkader Thursday, January 26 before playing at Waverly-Shell Rock Friday, January 27. vs. Waverly-Shell Rock ... Hoping to start another winning streak in Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) play, the basketball Lady Indians played host to the other of two NEIC teams currently in front of them in the league standings, Class 4A ninth-rated Waverly-Shell Rock, Monday, January 9 in a game rescheduled from December 16 due to winter weather. The Lady Indians played within a bucket or two of the Go-Hawks for

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the final three of the game’s four quarters, but a 16-3 headstart allowed by the bucket Tribe in the game’s opening frame proved to dig a hole too big to climb out of in suffering a 63-47 Waukon loss. A nearly 74% shooting efficiency from two-point range fueled a majority of the game’s scoreboard margin, as the visiting GoHawks used a 34-18 outscoring from within the arc, much of which came within that Waverly-Shell Rock 16-3 headstart. An eightfor-11 free throw shooting effort by the Indians was a bit shy of the Go-Hawks’ 11-for-18 charity result, but the bucket Tribe made up that deficit with a 21-18 outscoring from beyond the three-point arc. The Indians forced the Go-Hawks into 14 turnovers, while committing just five of their own, with Waverly-Shell Rock holding a 33-22 advantage in rebounding. Falling into a 5-0 hole after more than two full scoreless minutes to start the game, the Lady Indians got just one basket in response, a three-point splash by junior Breckan Stewart. Following that lone Tribe basket of the quarter, the Go-Hawks then went on an 11-0 final surge to finish off their 16-3 headstart by the end of the opening quarter. The Indians put their slow start behind them as the second quarter unfolded, playing the Go-Hawks nearly dead even to just an 1817 Tribe deficit throughout the second frame. Stewart continued her arc onslaught with another pair of distance dandies while also converting another strike inside for

nearly half of that Indian total. Senior Jayden Knox scored from all ranges, including one time from each side of the arc and two times at the free throw line, with senior Emma Palmer providing the only other Tribe tally with a converted move inside to leave the Indians at a 34-20 deficit at the halftime break. The Tribe fell into another three-minute scoreless stretch to start the third period, allowing another 8-0 Go-Hawk surge that pushed the Indians into a 42-20 hole near the midpoint of quarter number three. Once the Tribe found its offensive groove, the Indians played their guests to a slight upperhand, 13-11, to remain within a 53-33 margin heading into the game’s final frame. Knox and fellow senior guard Maggie Criswell each tossed in a distance dagger, with Palmer and Stewart each converting a pair of free throws and sophomore Keira McCormick adding one strike each from the free throw line and two-point range in that third frame. The Indians continued to battle in the fourth period, playing to a 14-10 final upperhand in that frame. Criswell dialed in one final long distance call, with Palmer adding two more interior strikes, one of which turned into her own threepoint play of hoop-andharm fashion. Knox tossed in one final converted drive and Stewart struck two more times inside to round out the Tribe’s scoring in the 63-47 Waukon loss. Stewart poured in a game-high 19 points, with Knox also hitting for dou-

ble digits with 10 points and Palmer just missing that mark with nine points. Palmer also pulled down a team-high seven rebounds, with Stewart and McCormick each grabbing four boards. Criswell dished out seven assists to further add to her season total that currently leads all players in the state of Iowa, with McCormick and junior Kaitlyn Krambeer each helping out with two more. Knox and Criswell paced the Waukon defense with three and two steals, respectively. at La Crescent, MN ... In a second consecutive night of basketball, the Waukon basketball girls made a trip north of the border Tuesday, January 10 to take on La Crescent, MN in a non-conference matchup that proved to be beneficial in getting the Indians back on the winning track. Playing by Minnesota high school rules, the game was divided into two halves instead of four quarters, and the bucket Tribe used a stronger first half to build what would be the game’s final margin as the two teams played to a scoring knot in the second half of the 60-51 Indian victory. The host Lancers fired away for a 21-6 scoring advantage from beyond the three-point arc, but despite shooting just 50% from the free throw line in a 14-for28 effort, the bucket Tribe outscored La Crescent’s 10-for-16 charity result. It was inside both those stripes where the Indians had their greatest success, doubling up the Lancers by a 40-20 final result. The first half Indian ad-

vantage was mainly formulated inside, as they poured in a 20-12 interior edge on the way to a 29-20 halftime advantage. Sophomore Keira McCormick converted five of those interior buckets and added one free throw, with fellow six-footer, senior Emma Palmer, adding another pair of buckets down low in addition to a free throw. Senior Maggie Criswell struck from all ranges, including once from each stripe on the floor and two times much closer to the rim, with fellow seniors Jayden Knox and Grace Stegen each also adding a bucket, Knox’s offering coming from afar and Stegen muscling in an inside strike for that nearly double-digit Indian lead at the halftime break. Indian defense clamped down even more in the second half, limiting the host Lancers to just four interior baskets, but La Crescent struck four times from beyond the arc and each team hovered around double digits at the free throw line as they played to a 31-31 scoring knot for the half. The Tribe twin towers continued their interior dominance, with Palmer dropping in four inside tallies that included one hoop-and-harm threepoint play and McCormick converting three buckets down low along with four free throws. Senior Paige Hansmeier struck two times each from the free throw line and from two-point range, with Stegen adding another strike around the rim, Knox converting one free throw and junior Breck-

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Continued from Page 16 by decision in the semifinals to earn his title tilt. In that championship match, the Indian senior became a major decision victim of one of former Indian Plein’s topfive ranked wrestlers, sophomore Kaiden Dietzenbach, to claim second place. Three other Indians made their way to the semifinals of their respective weight classes before having their title hopes derailed, including sophomore 113-pounder Jayden Mara, who received consecutive byes before falling to one of Coach Plein’s Burlington-Notre Dame runners-up in the semifinals. Mara bounced back to record a fall in the consolation championship match to claim Waukon’s only third-place finish at the tournament. Senior 182-pounder Cullen Dickson and 132-pound junior Justin Murphy each wrestled to fourth-place finishes. Murphy pinned his first two opponents, including one of Coach Plein’s Nike wrestlers, before suffering back-to-back falls himself, including to the eventual 132-pound champion. Dickson used a bye and a fall to reach the 182-pound semifinals, where he surrendered a fall to one of Coach Plein’s topranked wrestlers, undefeated senior and University of Northern Iowa commit CJ Walrath, before also losing by major decision in the consolation finals for his fourth-place finish. Indian results follow: 106 - Junior Skyler Dugan received a first-round bye; lost by 14-4 major decision to senior Brennan Geers (CRW); and received three more byes to finish in fifth place. 113 - Sophomore Jayden Mara received a bye in both the first round and second round; lost by fall in 52 seconds to freshman and eventual runner-up Kael Cook (BND); and pinned junior Alex Jensen (ICR) in 1:44 to finish in third place. 120 - Freshman Owen Regan won by 7-4 decision over junior Holden Berg (ICR); lost by fall to freshman Kalvin Manternach (C) in 5:49; received a bye; and lost by 9-2 decision to freshman Brandon Buford (M) to finish out of the placewinnings. 120 - Sophomore Max Jones lost by fall in 56 seconds to junior Jordan Quinn (DS); received a bye; and lost by fall in 1:29 to freshman Brandon Buford (M) to finish out of the placewinnings. 126 - Senior Jakob Regan received a first-round bye; pinned sophomore Mason Besler (DS) in 2:47; won a 1-0 decision over junior Jerren Gille (DW); and lost by 14-0 major decision in the championship match to sophomore Kaiden Dietzenbach (BND) to finish as the 126-pound runner-up. 126 - Sophomore Cayden Kruger pinned freshman Mays Weber (U) in 1:55; lost by fall in 1:43 to sophomore and eventual champion Kaiden Dietzenbach (DNB); won by 11-1 major decision over freshman River Sigwarth (WD); pinned freshman Andrew Roling (DB) in 1:29; and lost by 11-0 major decision to sophomore Mason Besler (DS) to finish in sixth place. 132 - Junior Justin Murphy pinned senior Tyler Smith (DS) in 51 seconds; pinned sophomore Cole Mincer (BND) in 1:16; lost by fall in 5:56 to senior and eventual champion CJ Kammiller (WD); and lost by fall to senior Shayden Hansen (M) in 5:57 to finish in fourth place. 132 - Sophomore Ethan Gibbs

won by 4-1 decision over freshman Lincoln Oberfoell (DW); lost by fall in 1:58 to senior Shayden Hansen (M); and lost by fall to senior Tyler Smith (DS) in 56 seconds to finish out of the placewinnings. 138 - Junior Bralin Regan pinned freshman Eli Fritz (C) in 1:15; lost by fall in 3:40 to sophomore Brody Grell (CD); won by 17-2 technical fall in 5:30 over freshman Abe Vickers (CD); pinned senior Alex Everson (N) in 5:03; and won a 9-6 decision over sophomore Loren Cain (DS) to finish in fifth place. 138 - Sophomore Ryland Egan lost by fall in 4:50 to freshman and eventual runner-up Joe Hirsch (WD); and lost by fall to senior Alex Everson (N) in 3:16 to finish out of the placewinnings. 145 - Freshman Jared Snitker received a first-round bye; lost by 11-0 major decision to senior Jagger McCool (WD); pinned freshman Cason Rausch (C) in 5:09; won by 12-1 major decision over sophomore Connor Kluesner (DW); and won by 9-0 major decision over junior Riley White (DB) to finish in fifth place. 145 - Sophomore Ethan Baker received a first-round bye; lost by 16-1 technical fall in 3:26 to sophomore and eventual runner-up Blake Wilson (BND); won by 9-0 major decision over sophomore Keegan Peterson (CD); and lost by just a 5-4 decision to junior Riley White (DB) to finish out of the placewinnings. 152 - Sophomore Holten Palmer pinned freshman Wyatt Christiansen (M) in 1:19; lost by fall in 54 seconds to undefeated senior and eventual champion Isaiah Fenton (BND); pinned freshman Brock Bergmeier (U) in 1:20; won by 9-0 major decision over sophomore Brody Schmidt (DW); and won by 3-2 decision over senior Nathan Casey (WD) to finish in fifth place. 160 - Senior Evan O’Neill lost by fall in 1:02 to junior Elston Lindner (CD); and lost by fall to junior Calvin Shafer (BND) in 1:11 to finish out of the placewinnings. 170 - Senior Kael Crawford received a first-round bye; lost by fall in 1:37 to sophomore and eventual champion Drew Burds (WD); pinned junior Jay Peterson (U) in just 28 seconds; and lost by fall to senior Matthew Wachtman (DW) in 3:56 to finish out of the placewinnings. 182 - Senior Cullen Dickson received a first-round bye; pinned senior Carson Burger (WD) in 5:19; lost by fall to undefeated senior and eventual champion CJ Walrath (BND) in 1:42; and lost by 9-1 major decision to junior Ian Udell (ICR) to finish in fourth place. 195 - Senior Corbyn Palmer received a first-round bye; lost by 3-0 decision to senior and eventual champion Caden Ballou (M); pinned junior Hunter Barrow (CRW) in 1:35; pinned junior Layton Slaymaker (CD) in 51 seconds; and won by 19-5 major decision over junior Andrew Slaght (DW) to finish in fifth place. 220 - Senior Mason Kelly pinned sophomore Youseff Rezbekallah (BND) in 2:44; lost by just a 3-2 decision to senior and eventual runner-up William Schemers (N); received a bye; and lost by fall in 1:27 to junior Keegan Rushford (M) to finish out of the placewinnings. 220 - Freshman John Marti won by 8-6 decision in overtime over senior Devin Schroy (CRW); lost by fall in 51 seconds to sophomore Michael Bormann (DW); received a bye; and lost by fall to senior Richard Cribbs (DS) in 2:57 to finish out of the placewinnings. 285 - Junior Isaac Ericson received a first-round bye; pinned sophomore Dylan Seay (DW) in 4:17; pinned senior Isaac Barrick (DB) in just 52 seconds; and lost by fall in 1:13 in the championship match to senior Cohen Pfohl (DS) to finish as the 285-pound runner-up.

Waukon wrestling team to begin new postseason road February 11 at Decorah The Waukon wrestling team will begin its postseason tournament trail in Class 2A’s new format this year of just a District Tournament for State Tournament qualification, eliminating the Sectional Tournaments that had been the original first postseason step. The mat Tribe will compete in the District Tournament at Decorah scheduled for Saturday, February 11 at 10 a.m., with that site being one of 12 Class 2A District Tournaments being held across the state of Iowa. The Indians will be competing against teams from Aplington-Parkersburg/Grundy Center, Charles City, Crestwood, Decorah, New Hampton/Turkey Valley, North Fayette Valley and Oelwein at that District Tournament. The top two finishers in each weight class will advance to the Class 2A State Tournament in Des Moines being held Wednesday-Saturday, February 15-18 at Wells Fargo Arena. The State Tournament field has been expanded to 24 wrestlers in each weight class this year as well.

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Continued from Page 20 to pace that Kee effort, with Bakewell striking one time from each stripe and senior Jaylyn Walleser tossing in a pair of free throws as well to leave the Hawks in a 28-21 halftime hole. The Bulldog defensive effort came out even more intense in the third period, as the Hawks were held scoreless for the first five minutes of that frame during a 14-0 MFL surge that played out to a 21-9 outscoring of Kee. Winters drove in a trio of baskets and converted one free throw to pace that Hawk effort, with Mohn adding two other free throws to leave the Hawks at a 49-30 deficit heading into the game’s final frame. That fourth period saw Kee play MFL nearly even, suffering just a 14-11 outscoring in the frame. Winters added three more each of free throws and converted hoops around the rim, with Walleser also adding an interior bucket to finalize the Hawk scoring in their 63-41 defeat. Winters was the only Hawk to reach double digits in the scoring column, recording a repeat double-double effort with a second consecutive night of 18 points and 13 rebounds, with Bakewell adding nine points and Mohn finishing with seven. Wagner and freshman Lilly Kolsrud each grabbed five boards, with Bakewell and Walleser each adding four caroms as well. Mohn swiped a teambest two steals for half that Hawk total, with Bakewell, Mohn and Winters each dishing out one assist. vs. Central Elkader ... The Kee girls wrapped up their week facing the top team in the Upper Iowa Conference, and one of the top teams in Class 1A as undefeated and eighth-rated Central Elkader visited Lansing Friday, January 13. The Warrior defense limited the Lady Hawks to single-digit scoring in each of the game’s four periods while using a pair of 20-plus point totals in half the game’s frames to really pull away to a 62-22 defeat of Kee. Central out-gunned the Hawks from every range on the floor, most decisively so with its eight three-point blasts that fueled a 24-6 distance outscoring. The Warriors also doubled up Kee from inside that stripe with a 30-14 outscoring there, with

Central not missing a free throw in eight tries while the Lady Hawks converted just two of six attempts at the charity stripes. The Hawks once again gave a strong first quarter effort, playing the highly-regarded Warriors to just a 10-7 deficit through that opening frame. Senior Alaina Bakewell fired in a three-point blast in that initial period, with junior Mallory Mohn and freshman Addison Winters each tallying one time closer to the hoop to account for that early Kee production. Central turned up its intensity in the second period, using a pressing full-court defense and even more tenacious half-court man-to-man effort, while firing away from all ranges for a 23-7 outscoring of the Hawks. Freshman Lilly Kolsrud broke into the scoring column with one strike from each side of the three-point arc, with Winters adding the other Kee bucket down low to leave the Hawks in a 3314 halftime hole. The third quarter proved to be a near repeat of the second, as Central rolled to a 21-5 outpacing of the Hawks, using another full arsenal from all ranges on the floor. Winters provided all of Kee’s production in that third period with a pair of converted buckets inside and one free throw that made for a 54-19 Warrior advantage heading into the game’s final frame. That fourth period saw the Hawks silenced for more than a four-minute stretch through the middle of the frame, as Central finished off the contest with an 18-3 outpacing of Kee. Winters once again fully shouldered the Hawk production with one each of interior field goals and free throws to finalize the 62-22 Kee defeat. Winters’ four-quarter scoring effort left her with a team-high 12 points, with Kolsrud finishing with five points, Bakewell adding three and Mohn chipping in two points. Winters’ 15 rebounds resulted in yet another double-double for the freshman, with senior Jaylyn Walleser adding six boards to that mix. Freshman Elena Schulte dished out a team-high two assists, with Bakewell, Jaylyn Walleser, Kolsrud and sophomore Summer Walleser each swiping a steal for that Kee defensive total.

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an Stewart making good on three of four free throws to complete the Indian production in their 60-51 victory. McCormick scored a team-high 21 points, with Palmer also hitting for double digits with 14 points. Criswell added eight points, Hansmeier finished with six points, Knox and Stegen added four and Stewart chipped in three points. No other Indian statistics were made available for this game prior to the print deadline for this week’s edition of The Standard. vs. Crestwood ... After getting back on the winning track earlier in the week following their week-opening loss, the basketball Lady Indians were looking to do the same in Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) competition when they hosted Crestwood Friday, January 13 in starting the second half of their NEIC season. A strong third quarter that saw the bucket Tribe rattle off a 17-7 outscoring of the visiting Cadets provided a majority of the game’s final margin of victory, helping the Indians to a 59-44 triumph. The Tribe gained a vast majority of its scoreboard advantage around the rim, outscoring Crestwood by a 42-24 result from two-point range, with the Cadets countering some of that with a 12-6 doubling up of the Indians from the three-point arc. An 11-for-18 free three result for the Tribe provided a bit further of an edge over Crestwood’s less than 50% efficiency of eight-for-17 at those same charity stripes. Even though the Indians struck first in the contest, it was the visiting Cadets who struck more often on the way to holding a 14-11 headstart over the bucket Tribe. Senior Emma Palmer provided more than half of that early Indian effort with three interior conversions and a free throw, with junior Breckan Stewart and sophomore Keira McCormick each striking once inside as well to round out that initial Tribe scoring total. Each team took a turn at holding the other scoreless for a period of more than three minutes late in the second quarter, but the Indians proved to do more damage in the other five minutes of

the frame than their guests, tossing in a 15-9 scoreboard edge for the frame to snatch the game lead away. McCormick took over the scoring reins with four converted moves to the hoop, with Palmer and fellow senior Maggie Criswell each adding one as well and senior Jayden Knox firing in a three-point blast to account for a 26-23 Waukon lead at the halftime break. The Tribe’s defense turned in another scoreless stretch for the Cadets through the middle of the third quarter, helping limit Crestwood to single-digit production in the frame on the way to a 17-7 outscoring of the Cadets. It was Stewart’s turn to lead the Indian scoring, as she tallied three times around the rim, including a drive-and-damage three-point play, to equal Crestwood’s scoring total for the frame all on her own. Senior Grace Stegen found the scoring column with two strikes each from the free throw line and from twopoint range, with Criswell and junior Kaitlyn Krambeer each tallying one time inside as well to improve the Tribe advantage to 4330 heading into the game’s final frame. The two teams traded blows to a much more even exchange in that fourth period for just a 16-14 Tribe advantage, the Indians never allowing the visiting Cadets to threaten their double-digit lead. Palmer finished the game with two tallies each from the free throw line and underneath the hoop as well, with Criswell adding a final three-point strike and two free throws as well. Stegen added one final bucket down low and Knox converted three of her four free throw attempts to finalize the Indian production in their 59-44 victory. An overall balanced Indian scoring effort was paced by Palmer’s 15 points, with McCormick also hitting double digits with 10 points and Criswell and Stewart just missing that mark with nine points each. Stegen added eight points, Knox struck for six and Krambeer finished with two points. No other Indian statistics were made available for this game prior to the print deadline for this week’s edition of The Standard.

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Continued from Page 19 Kee victory. A trio of double-digit scorers paced the Hawk scoring effort, with Mudderman’s 12 points leading the way and Drape and Cota each adding 10 points. Strong pulled down a team-best 10 rebounds, with Drape and Mudderman each grabbing seven boards. Mudderman dished out a team-high five assists and Kolsrud added two helps, with Rolfs swiping a pair of steals. Cota blocked three shot attempts and Mudderman denied a pair as well. vs. Crestwood at UIU ... Playing their fourth game in six days, the Kee bucket boys ended this past week like they started it, by playing a team from a larger Northeast Iowa Conference school, this time matching up against Crestwood in a game played in the multiteam Winter Classic hosted by Upper Iowa University in Fayette Saturday, January 14. After bolting to a nearly double-digit headstart in the game’s opening quarter, the Hawks may have run out of gas in suffering a 36-13 near tripling-up in the game’s middle two frames that a final Kee flurry could not overcome in suffering a 6250 defeat. A 10-for-19 Crestwood free throw shooting effort out-tallied Kee’s more efficient effort of just threefor-four at that stripe, with the Cadets furthering their scoreboard edge with a 40-26 outpacing from twopoint range. The lone scoring upperhand the Hawks held in the contest was at the floor’s other stripe, where they fired away for a 21-12 advantage that wasn’t quite enough to fully recover from the difference at the other two scoring ranges. Crestwood out-rebounded Kee by a 36-26 result, with 15 of those Cadet boards being offensive gatherings. A complete Kee effort to start the game saw the Hawks deal out a 14-5 headstart in keeping Crestwood scoreless for a nearly four -minute span in the middle of the game’s first quarter. Cota took the scoring reins in that initial Kee outburst, striking twice from beyond the three-point arc and three more times from inside for all but two of the Hawks’ first quarter points, with a pair of free throws from junior Andrew Kolsrud ac-

counting for the other two. A more concentrated effort on Cota, as part of an overall more focused Crestwood effort in the second quarter, saw those tables turned considerably as Kee was held scoreless for just over six minutes and limited to just two points for the entire second quarter on the way to a 16-2 outscoring by the Cadets. Sophomore Karsen Strong provided that lone Hawk tally with an interior strike that saw Kee’s 14-5 first quarter lead erode away to a 21-16 Hawk deficit at the halftime break. A pair of two-minute scoring silences allowed that Kee deficit to grow in the third period, as the Hawks returned to double-digit scoring but were still outdone by a 20-11 result by the Cadets. Strong continued to be the top Kee producer with a trio of interior tallies, with Kolsrud adding one other bucket inside and Cota striking from beyond the arc as well in leaving Kee at a 41-27 deficit heading into the game’s final frame. The Hawks’ three-point arc edge in the game came to life in that fourth period as they launched in four such blasts to erupt for a gamebest 23 points in the quarter. However, Crestwood also poured in 20 points in the frame, striking from all ranges to do so. Senior Jacob Rolfs, Kolsrud, Cota and Mudderman each dialed in one of those long distance calls, with Cota adding one free throw, Kolsrud striking one time closer to the hoop and Mudderman doing so on two occasions, while Strong added two more interior tallies as well in finalizing Kee’s scoring at the 62-50 Hawk defeat. Cota and Strong paced Kee’s scoring effort with double-digit totals of 19 and 12 points, respectively, with Kolsrud finishing just below double digits with his nine points and Mudderman adding seven points. Strong pulled down nine rebounds, with Mudderman grabbing seven boards and Cota corralling five caroms. Drape dished out seven assists for honors there, with Mudderman adding three helps and also swiping a trio of steals. Strong also committed a pair of thefts, and Drape, Kolsrud and sophomore Brayden Darling each swatted a shot attempt.

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Waukon boys basketball freshman Colton O’Neill drives by a pair of La Crescent, MN defenders on his way to the basket in the Indians’ 71-39 home loss to La Crescent, MN Tuesday, January 10. O’Neill scored five points, swiped one steal and blocked one shot attempt. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on The Standard website, www.waukonstandard.com.

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leave the Tribe in a 29-22 halftime hole. After shaking off another two-minute-plus scoring silence to start the third quarter, the Indians returned to double-digit scoring with strikes from all ranges in the frame. However, the visiting Lancers took their turn at lighting up the scoreboard from afar with five threepoint blasts in the period that helped fuel a 22-12 outscoring of the Tribe. Waukon’s lone three-point response came from freshman Colton O’Neill, who also added a pair of free throws in the frame, while Wasson added one free throw and Pearson, Jack O’Neill and Brinkman each tallied one time on converted drives to the basket to make for a 51-34 Indian deficit heading into the game’s final frame. That fourth quarter saw the Indians limited to just five points, as La Crescent put the finishing touches on its win with a 20-5 final outpacing of the Tribe. Hatlan delivered one last distance dandy and Wasson converted one final drive to the hoop prior to the Indians being held scoreless over the game’s final three minutes of the 71-39 Waukon defeat. Wasson ended up leading the Indian scoring effort with his nine points, with Pearson and Jack O’Neill each adding seven points and Hatlan finishing with six points. Brinkman and Colton O’Neill each chipped in five points to round out the Tribe production in the contest. Jack O’Neill also gathered in a team-best five rebounds, with Hatlan and Brinkman each grabbing four boards. Pearson dished out a team-best three assists, with Jack O’Neill helping out with two more. Hatlan’s two steals paced the Indian

defense, with Wasson, Jack O’Neill and Colton O’Neill each swiping one as well and Hatlan, Colton O’Neill and junior Kole McCormick each blocking one shot. vs. Crestwood ... Still in search of its first Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) win of this season, the Waukon basketball boys were hosting a Crestwood team Friday, January 13 that likely presented the most promising opportunity to break that NEIC slide, as the Cadets have just one NEIC win this season - that coming over the Indians just over a month earlier by a single-digit final margin. However, recent injuries have depleted the Waukon roster a bit, and Crestwood came into the game with guns blazing at nearly a 50% efficiency in dropping in 12 three-point blasts that factored heavily into a 6753 Tribe defeat. That 12-for-25 threepoint shooting effort by the Cadets accounted for a 3615 scoreboard edge the Indians tried to make up for from the other two ranges on the floor, doing so just a bit with a 30-26 outscoring from inside that arc and using an eight-for-18 free throw effort to edge Crestwood’s five-for-10 charity result. The Cadets used 19 assists to help fuel their distance effectiveness, with the Indians swiping 10 steals from their guests while only allowing four in return. Crestwood didn’t really site in its distance arsenal until the game’s second quarter, matching a first period trifecta pair by the Indians but not being able to do likewise from anywhere else as the bucket Tribe held a 13-10 advantage at the end of quarter number one. Senior Noah Hatlan and junior Jack O’Neill each delivered one of those Tribe distance

dandies, with senior Nash Pearson providing another three-point play in driveand-damage fashion. Hatlan and freshman Colton O’Neill each provided an interior strike as well to round out that early Tribe advantage. Crestwood fired away for five arc offerings in the second period to fuel what would turn out to be a 27-18 outscoring of the Indians in that frame. Pearson had the Tribe’s lone counterpunch from distance range, as the Indians did more from the interior range as Hatlan and Wasson each struck twice from around the rim, Colton O’Neill added one interior tally, Pearson converted four free throws and sophomore Jaxon Brinkman added one freebie as well to keep Waukon within a 37-31 deficit at the halftime break. Four more Cadet blasts from beyond doubled up what the Indians were able to produce from that distance and fueled a near doubling-up overall on the way to a 16-9 Crestwood outscoring of the Tribe. Pearson and Jack O’Neill each dialed in one long distance call, with Pearson also adding a free throw and Brinkman providing the only interior tally for the Orange and Black on the way to a 53-40 Indian deficit heading into the game’s final frame. The Indians fell silent on offense for the first four minutes of that fourth quarter, but also limited the Cadets to just a single bucket in that timeframe as well, with each team then finding its offensive groove on the way to a final 14-13 outscoring by Crestwood in the game’s final period. Hatlan provided one final three-point play on a hoop-and-harm effort, with Pearson converting a pair of drives and Wasson, Brinkman and Colton O’Neill each also striking one time from around the rim to complete the Indian scoring effort in their 67-53 defeat. Pearson’s multiple strikes from all ranges on the floor resulted in a team-high 18 points for him, with Hatlan also reaching double digits with 12 points. Wasson, Jack O’Neill and Colton O’Neill each recorded six points and Brinkman wrapped up the Indian scoring effort with five points. Pearson also grabbed a team-best seven rebounds, with Jack O’Neill and Hatlan gathering six and five boards, respectively. Wasson dished out three assists for team honors there, with Hatlan, Jack O’Neill and Colton O’Neill each helping out with two more. Hatlan swiped a trio of steals and had Pearson, Wasson and Jack O’Neill each finish with a pair of pilfers as well. vs. Monticello ... Facing the team that ended their season last winter, the Waukon basketball boys hosted a Monticello squad that returned three scorers to the floor from that contest, including their leading scorer, while the Indians had just one participant from that district tournament finale take to the floor Saturday afternoon, January 14 in a game rescheduled from a December 5 match-up that was to be played at Upper Iowa University in Fayette. That leading Panther scorer combined with one other

double-digit scoring leader to equal as many points together as the Indians tallied as a team in dealing the Tribe a 58-36 loss in Waukon’s fourth game played in the past six days. The three-point arc continued to be a major factor in the game’s final result, as Monticello fired in nine such distance dandies to outscore the Indians’ two arc offerings by a 27-6 final result. A 30-26 Panther edge from two-point range was made up for in the Tribe’s four-for-seven free throw effort that outpaced Monticello’s one-for-two charity result, as the Indians were whistled for just six fouls throughout the entire game. The effects of a second consecutive day of basketball for the second time in the same week perhaps began to show themselves as the Indians remained scoreless for the first four minutes of the contest while Monticello jumped to a 6-0 lead. Once the Tribe awoke, it produced a 9-5 outscoring of the Panthers on the way to an 11-9 Waukon deficit at the end of that opening frame. Sophomore Jaxon Brinkman provided the Indians’ only multiple strikes in the period with a pair of interior conversions, with the senior pair of Nash Pearson and Noah Hatlan striking one time from inside and outside the three-point arc, respectively. Another nearly four minutes of offensive silence to start the second quarter played out to a 17-8 Panther advantage for the frame. Junior Jack O’Neill provided a pair of converted drives and Hatlan added another while junior Mason Wasson converted two free throws to leave the Indians in a 2817 halftime hole. Following an initial single free throw from Hatlan, the Indian offense once again fell silent for more than four minutes in the third period, allowing Monticello to double up the Tribe, 14-7, in the frame. Pearson, Jack O’Neill and Brinkman each added a single strike around the rim to make for a 42-24 Waukon deficit heading into the game’s final frame. That fourth quarter saw the Indians hit for their first double-digit quarter production of the ballgame, but the visiting Panthers continued their two-digit scoring pace as well for a final 16-12 outscoring of the Tribe. Hatlan struck for just the Indians’ second three-point blast of the ballgame, with sophomore McKinley Rostvold adding a more traditional three-point play inside, while Wasson tallied twice more around the rim and Pearson did likewise one time to end the Indian scoring in their 58-36 defeat. Hatlan’s nine points led the Indian offense, with Pearson, Jack O’Neill, Wasson and Brinkman each adding six points and Rostvold chipping in three points for the first tallies of his young varsity career. Hatlan also paced Waukon’s rebounding effort with nine boards, while Jack O’Neill and Colton O’Neill each grabbed seven caroms. Jack O’Neill dished out four assists and swiped two steals for team honors in both categories, with Pearson adding two helps and joining Hatlan in each blocking a shot attempt.

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Waukon girls and boys bowling teams pull double duty; Girls keep 2023 unbeaten streak alive, boys have theirs ended with 25-pin loss

Indian boys roll another Baker series school record in win over Waverly-SR

The Waukon bowling teams pulled double duty this past week, bowling in a pair of matches on each end of the week. Bowling to a great deal of success as the new year 2023 got underway, the Waukon bowling girls continued that string of new year success and the Indian boys came up 25 pins shy of also remaining undefeated in 2023. In a Monday, January 9 home match with Waverly-Shell Rock rescheduled from December 16, both teams defeated the visiting Go-Hawks, the Waukon girls posting a 2099-1652 victory and the Indian boys winning by a 2889-2560 final result. Returning to their regular schedule, the Indians traveled to Waterloo to compete with Columbus Friday, January 13, with the Indian ladies returning home with a still unblemished record for 2023 with a 2049-1723 win but the Waukon boys being tripped up for the first time in this new year, falling to the host Sailors by a 26652690 final result. The bowling Indians are next scheduled to host Oelwein Friday, January 20 before competing in their Conference Meet Wednesday, January 25 in Waterloo. The Tribe will then host Sumner-Fredericksburg Friday, January 27 before competing at North Iowa Monday, January 30 in a match rescheduled from December 9 due to winter weather. vs. Waverly-Shell Rock ... The bowling Indians continued to make the year 2023 one to remember, and one for the record books, as they recorded their second consecutive sweep of an opponent since the start of the new year when they hosted Waverly-Shell Rock Monday, January 9 in a match

rescheduled from December 16. The Waukon girls rolled their way to a 2099-1652 triumph over the Go-Hawks, while the Indian boys recorded a 2889-2560 victory by tallying a new school record Baker series total, 996 pins, for the second consecutive match, after bowling a 992 Baker series just three days earlier.

The Waukon girls used the only series total over 300 pins and had all five of their scored bowlers in the early head-to-head round tally series totals at 267 pins or better on the way to an early headstart in their eventual 2099-1652 win over Waverly-Shell Rock. The Go-Hawks could not manage a single series total greater than 242 pins as the bowling Tribe jumped to a 1437-1029 advantage after that head-to-head round. Junior Maya Dahlstrom paced that early Indian effort with her series total of 330 pins that included games of 146 and an eventbest 184 pins. Senior Haley Rochin was just a pin shy of another 300 Indian series, bowling games of 158 and 141 pins for a 299 series. Sophomore Lauryn Howard was next in line with her games of 143 and 134 for a 277 series, with junior Hayden Holzwarth bowling games of 128 and 139 pins for a 267 series. Sophomore Mercedes Wilkins completed that early Indian team scoring with her 264 series comprised of games of 94 and 170 pins, and sophomore Molly Peake also competed for the varsity Indians in the Friday competition, turning in game totals of 128 and 104 pins for a 232 series total. Holding a 1437-1029 scoring advantage following that initial round of bowl-

Registration open for Friends of Yellow River State Forest Trail Run scheduled for mid-May Friends of Yellow River State Forest will be holding their fourth annual 5K and 10K trail run/walk and half-marathon Saturday, May 13 in the State Forest starting at 8 a.m. Again this year there will be an additional 5K on family-friendly, fast and flat Friday night, May 12. Participants can register until the day of the event but must sign up before April 1 to receive the early bird discount. Online registration is now available on the Friends website at www. friendsofyellowriverstateforest.org/trail-run-2021. html. Prices will increase after April 1. There is also a special offer this year for the “Dirty Double” participation in both a Friday night and Saturday morning event.

All ages are welcome, children must be accompanied by a registered adult. The Friday night 5K will be family-friendly. Well-behaved dogs on a leash are allowed. Registration will take place at 737 State Forest Road in Harpers Ferry. Friends of Yellow River State Forest is a 501c3, notfor-profit organization. The mission of the group is to enhance Yellow River State Forest for public use while protecting the integrity of the flora, fauna, soil and water. All funds raised by the Friends group are invested back into the Yellow River State Forest. To learn more about Friends of Yellow River State Forest, go to their webpage at www.friendsofyellowriverstateforest. org or follow on Facebook.

ing, the Waukon girls won three of five games in the Baker round of competition, winning the first game, 138102, and both of the final two games, 152-126 and 134-116. Games two and three both ended up in favor of the visiting Go-Hawks, 107-143 and 131-137, but the Indian win margins paced them to a 662-624 Baker round victory that furthered the bowling Lady Tribe’s 2099-1652 overall win.

The Waukon bowling boys bowled to an early head-to-head lead nearing 100 pins and then rolled a second consecutive Baker series school record to claim a 2889-2560 match win over Waverly-Shell Rock. That school record included a 996 Baker series that bettered the previous record of 992 pins bowled by the Tribe just three days earlier in their home win over North Fayette Valley Friday, January 6. The head-to-head early margin for the bowling Tribe included a pair of series totals well over 400 pins, with all Indian scorers bowling series totals of 324 pins or better. No Waverly-Shell Rock bowlers finished with series totals over 396 pins. The senior tandem of Cody Huinker and Tyler Jones each surpassed that 400-pin mark, with Huinker’s event-best series total of 425 pins made up of games of another event-best 234 pins and a 191 leading the way. Jones ended up close behind with game totals of 225 pins and a 191 for a 416 series. Another senior pair of Cael Rethwisch and Josh Keenan were next in line for the Indians, Rethwisch bowling games of 221 and 151 for a 372 series and

Keenan rolling a 356 series that consisted of games of 160 and 196 pins. Junior Brady Peterson completed the team scoring in that initial round of competition with his 324 series comprised of games of 145 and 178 pins, with freshman Keigan Leiran also competing for the varsity Tribe and turning in games of 130 and 169 for a 299 series. Holding an 1893-1795 scoring margin after that initial round of competition, the bowling Indians furthered their lead with a 996-765 Baker round domination, those 996 pins improving even further on a school record series set just three days earlier. The Indians swept all five of the Baker round games, opening with a 179-169 triumph and continuing with additional wins of 184-155, 180-129, 232-133 and 221179 to compile a 996-765 Baker round advantage that furthered the Tribe’s overall match win to a 2889-2560 final margin.

at Waterloo Columbus ... The bowling Indians made a trip to Waterloo Friday, January 13 to compete against a host Sailor squad, returning home with a split of their two matches. The Waukon girls earned the better end of that split, posting a 2049-1723 victory over Columbus for a third consecutive win since year 2023 started, but the Indian boys came up just 25 pins shy of being able to do the same, falling by a final result of 2665-2690 to the host Sailors. The victory by the Waukon girls came in relatively easy fashion, as the Lady Indians had one bowler roll a single game total that was higher than two of the host Sailors’ series totals in the

opening round of head-tohead competition. A pair of series totals above 300 pins by the bowling Tribe led the way to a 1387-1107 head-tohead headstart as the highest Sailor series was 271 pins. Sophomore Lauryn Howard led the way for the Indians in that opening round of competition with her series total of 363 pins made up of games of 154 pins and an event-best 209 pins that exceeded the aforementioned two Sailor series totals. Junior Hayden Holzwarth also finished with a series total over 300 pins with games of 136 and 166 for a 302 series. Sophomore Molly Peake was next in line with a 257 series consisting of games of 130 and 127 pins, with fellow sophomore Mercedes Wilkins rolling games of 122 and 111 pins for a 233 series total. Junior Maya Dahlstrom completed the early Indian team scoring with her series of 232 pins made up of game totals of 111 and 121 pins that finalized the Tribe’s 1387-1107 head-to-head advantage. Holding a 280-pin scoring advantage following that initial round of bowling, the Waukon girls swept all five games rolled in the Baker round of competition to add to their victory total. Game victories of 153-141, 118-115, 115-111, 130-119 and 146-130 vaulted the Lady Indians to a 662-616 Baker round edge that further fueled their 2049-1723 victory. The Waukon bowling boys had their 2023 undefeated streak brought to a halt by their Columbus hosts, but only by a margin of 25 pins, 2665-2690. The Indians found themselves at a nearly 100-pin deficit after the initial round of headto-head competition, and a more than 50-pin Indian ad-

vantage in the Baker round of competition wasn’t quite enough to completely overcome that early head-tohead deficit of 1780-1858. Even though the bowling Tribe rolled a pair of series totals over 400 pins, they also had two of their scored series totals fall under 300 pins, while Columbus managed all five of their scored totals coming in at 330 pins or above, including an event-best 438 series that included a best game of 237 pins. Senior Cody Huinker finished just one pin behind that event-best series total with his 437 series made up of games of 203 and a teambest 234 pins, with fellow senior Tyler Jones also finishing above 400 pins with his games of 192 and a 218 that made up his 410-pin series total. Freshman Keigan Leiran was next in line with his 354 series consisting of games of 188 and 166, with junior Brady Peterson rolling a 295 series comprised of games of 146 and 149 pins. Senior Josh Keenan completed the early head-to-head team scoring for the bowling Tribe with his games of 156 and 128 for a 284 series, and freshman Trent Jones also competed for the Indian varsity, rolling games of 96 and 109 pins for a 205 series total. Facing that 1780-1858 head-to-head deficit heading into the Baker round of competition, the bowling Tribe made up some of that margin by winning three of those Baker games. Wins of 220-180 and 167-146 began that lead trimming but were followed by Baker losses of 177-178 and 160-182 before a final Indian win of 161146 made up the 885-832 final Tribe margin in Baker competition, not quite enough to avoid the 26652690 overall defeat.

TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL Former area high school athletes now competing in college

T h e Minnesota State U n i versity, Mankato men’s t r a c k and field t e a m took part in its first indoor c o m p e - Stewart ... tition of the year 2023 with a dual meet at home Saturday, January 14 against the University of Minnesota, Duluth. The Mavericks won the meet, outscoring U of M Duluth by a 282-117.5 final result in the first-ever Bearson/Gathje Classic held in Myers Field House on the campus of Minnesota State University in Mankato. Freshman jumper Braxton Stewart competed in three events at the meet, scoring top-10 finishes in each of those three events. He claimed his

meet-best second-place finish out of 10 competitors in the high jump, clearing 1.96 meters, which equates to a height of 6’5”. Stewart also finished seventh in the 60 meter hurdles with a clocking of 9.21 seconds in the finals after running to a sixth-place qualifying finish in the preliminary heats of the event with a clocking of 9.23 seconds. Stewart wrapped up his meet competition with a 10th-place finish in the 200 meter dash, clocking in with a time of 23.50 seconds. The Wartburg College women’s track and field team hosted its own Chelsey M. Henkenius Open Saturday, January 14, topping the seven-team field of competition with 210 team points, more than double the amount of points of second-place Mount Mercy. The Lady Knights won 12 events at the meet, including a victory recorded by freshman middle distance specialist Haley

Meyer in the 1,000 meter run. Meyer’s victory in the 1,000 m e ter run came in a time of 3:13.12, Meyer ... Meyer topping the 10-runner field by about four seconds over the second-place finisher in the event. She was also the second runner in the Lady Knights’ D 4x400 relay squad that finished sixth in the event with a clocking of 4:26.71, finishing just over two seconds out of fifth place and edging out the seventh-place team by just over one second. The Mt. Mercy University women’s basketball team out of Cedar Rapids played a pair of games this past week, splitting those two contests

played in Heart of America Athletic Confere n c e (HAAC) competition. Those results l e a v e Headington ... the Lady Mustangs with a season record of 8-9, including a mark of 4-7 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play. Mt. Mercy played to a 76-55 victory at home over Graceland University out of Lamoni Wednesday, January 11 to snap a three-game losing streak carried over from last year. The Lady Mustangs were dealt a 79-47 loss at Culver-Stockton University located in Canton, MO Saturday, January 14. Sophomore guard Annika Headington was not listed as playing in either of those contests.

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Page 24 THE STANDARD Wednesday, January 18, 2023 The Iowa District Court Allamakee County Case No. ESPR014858 Notice of Probate of Will, of Appointment of Executor, and Notice to Creditors In the Matter of the Estate of Brian Michael Garin, Deceased. To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Brian Michael Garin, Deceased, who died on or about December 29, 2022: You are hereby notified that on January 4, 2023, the Last Will and Testament of Brian Michael Garin, deceased, bearing date of June 23, 2022, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Jennifer M. Garin was appointed Executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred. Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred. Dated January 4, 2023. Jennifer M. Garin Executor of Estate 702 5th Ave SW Waukon, IA 52172 William J. Shafer ICIS#: AT007218 Attorney for Executor Shafer & Shafer Law Office, PLLC 23 Allamakee Street Waukon, IA 52172 Date of second publication: January 18, 2022 wk 2,3 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR ALLAMAKEE COUNTY CASE NO. SCSC017570 ORIGINAL NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION WAUKON MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY, Plaintiff, v. THERESA NEUZIL and PARTIES IN POSSESSION, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: You are notified that on December 8, 2022 an Original Notice and Petition for Disposal of Abandoned Property (Iowa Code Chapter 555B) (Mobile Home and Personal Property in the Vicinity) was filed in the Office of the Clerk of the abovenamed Court naming you as a Defendant in the action, which demands from you the actual costs of that action, reasonable attorney fees, and the costs of storage, removal and/or disposal of your mobile home, VIN 01HP10417, Title #03-AA47401, parked at your formerly leased space of 84 JoAnn Road, Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa. The attorney for the Plaintiff is Elizabeth N. Thomson, whose address is 111 E. Grand Avenue, Suite 301, Des Moines, IA 50309. The attorney’s phone number is (515) 242-8900; facsimile number: (515) 242-8950. You must appear before the Court to contest this matter at the Allamakee County Courthouse at 110 Allamakee St. NW, Waukon, IA 52172 at 9:15 o’clock a.m. on the 1st day of February, 2023. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition. You are further notified that the above case has been filed in a county that utilizes electronic filing. Please see Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16 for information on electronic filing and Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16, division VI regarding the protection of personal information in court filings. If you require the assistance of auxiliary aids or services to participate in

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supplies .................... 751.44 Mediacom phone ........................ 890.14 Mid-America Publishing services .................... 598.46 Midway Plumbing services .................... 180.00 Mike Handke, Jr services ...................... 30.00 NEIT supplies ...................... 99.95 News Publishing services ................. 1,071.26 Nightingale supplies ...................... 37.53 Jarrod Olson training ........................ 14.00 Palmer Repair services .................... 443.04 Quadient Finance postage .................. 2,000.00 Quadient Leasing postage ..................... 669.81 Quillin’s Lansing IGA supplies ...................... 19.73 Quillins supplies ...................... 47.00 Reinhart supplies .................... 700.49 RELX Inc. dba LexisNexis services .................... 190.96 Riley’s supplies ...................... 50.28 R W Pladsen services ................. 1,313.98 Sioux Sales Co supplies .................... 109.80 Sirchie Acquisition Co supplies .................... 115.75 Storey Kenworthy supplies .................... 390.36 The Bug Co of MN services ...................... 26.00 Tri-State Business services .................... 307.59 VMH services .................... 208.00 Village Farm & Home supplies ...................... 16.72 Visa services .................... 144.08 Waukon Tire Center services ................. 3,483.46 White Solar services .................... 757.05 Winn Co Auditor supplies .................... 983.32 Winona Controls services .................... 170.25 WS Investments rent ........................... 300.00 General Supplemental Fund Alla Co Sheriff services .................... 236.25 Storey Kenworthy supplies .................... 140.97 American Rescue Plan Fund Ceiling Pro Plus services ................. 2,800.00 Rural Services Basic Fund Culligan services ...................... 18.75 Kwik Trip fuel ............................ 186.44 Secondary Road Fund AcenTek service ........................ 82.36 Alliant Energy elec ........................... 640.84 Ashbacher’s Bld Supplies supplies .................... 109.38 Bard Materials rock ........................... 179.82 Black Hills Energy Corp service ................... 1,000.88 Bodensteiner Impl parts ..................... 12,743.30 Carlson Software services .................... 790.00 Clark Tire Pros tires ........................ 2,703.04 Culligan service ........................ 25.00 Decorah Mobile Glass parts .......................... 438.00 Dee Implement parts ............................ 86.80 DLT Solutions LLC services ................. 2,429.45 Fastenal supplies .................... 640.25 Hausladens Auto Supply parts ............................ 13.29 Hovden Oil fuel ....................... 24,938.07 Kurth Plmb & Heating service ........................ 87.30 La Crosse Truck Center parts .......................... 118.22 Lansing Auto Parts parts .............................. 6.45 Lawson Products supplies .................... 171.78 LnM Truck & Trailer services .................... 152.12 McMillan Muffler services ................. 4,781.43 Mediacom Corp service ...................... 272.33 Miss Welders Supply Co. supplies .................... 182.56 Origin Design services ................. 5,117.00 Sadler Power Train parts .......................... 967.60 Truck Country parts ....................... 6,786.28 Turf N Timber parts .......................... 583.99 Universal Truck Equip services ................. 1,057.75 Verizon Wireless phone ........................ 225.37 Village Farm & Home supplies .................... 513.66 Waukon Tire Center tires ........................... 613.36 Ziegler parts .......................... 175.99

Emergency Manag/Disaster CDW Government supplies ................. 4,201.55 Cunningham Hrdw supplies ...................... 45.99 Kwik Trip fuel ............................ 103.60 Village Farm & Home supplies .................... 203.95 Assessor Fund Graphics Inc supplies .................... 590.94 Kwik Trip fuel ............................ 177.93 Mediacom phone ........................ 101.05 Northeast Dist ISAA memberships ............ 325.00 Waukon Standard services ...................... 46.00 E-911 Surcharge Fund AcenTek phone ..................... 1,762.82 Bieber Insurance ins ............................. 697.00 Centurytel of Postville phone ........................ 160.27 E-911 Operating Fund CDW Government supplies .................... 152.14 Tyler Manning tower lease ............ 1,200.00 Grand Total............ 112,074.69 wk 3 Form of Section 303.44 Notice NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO ESTABLISH A BRANCH Notice is hereby given that an application will be made by Peoples State Bank, 301 E. Blackhawk Ave., Prairie du Chien, WI 53821 to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for authority to establish a branch to be located at 802 W. Main St., Waukon, Iowa 52172. Any person wishing to comment on this application may file his or her comments in writing with the Regional Director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at its Regional Office, 300 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60606 not later than February 2, 2023. The non-confidential portions of the application are on file at the regional office and are available for public inspection during regular business hours. Photocopies of the non-confidential portions of the application file will be made available upon request. Dated: January 18, 2023 Peoples State Bank 301 E. Blackhawk Ave. Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin 53821 wk 3 Waukon Area Fire Protection District January 2023 Meeting Minutes The Regular Meeting of the Waukon Area Fire Protection District was called to order at 6:00 pm on January 3, 2023 by Chairman Adam Bieber. In attendance were Tony Baxter, Glen Mathis, Randy Kruger, Pat Stone, Greg Kerndt, Paul Mathis, Bill Hennessy, and Chief Dave Martin. Absent were John Lydon and Kevin Johnson. The minutes of the previous meeting will be approved in February. The Financial Report was moved for approval by Glen Mathis, Seconded by Pat Stone. All ayes. The motion to pay the monthly bills was made by Pat Stone, seconded by Greg Kerndt. All ayes. There were no public comments. Dave Martin gave his report. The trucks service is complete. Engine 1 is being repaired. Hacker Nelson has completed the Audit for Year ended June 30, 2022. The reports will be available at the next meeting. The next meeting will be held Tues Feb 7, 2023 at 6:00. A motion to adjourn was made by Tony Baxter at 6:25 pm, seconded by Glen Mathis. All ayes. Respectfully submitted, Bobbi Baxter, Bookkeeper wk 3 Waukon Area Fire Protection District Bills for December 2022 AAC Skyways Phone ....................... $67.40 Alliant Energy Utilities .................... $505.22 Black Hills Energy Utilities ................. $1,591.14 Bodensteiner Implement New Equip Replace $467.56 Century Link Phone ..................... $213.94 Dave Martin Phone ....................... $50.00 Fire Safety USA New Equip Repl ... $4,085.82

Fire Safety USA Supplies .................. $310.88 Jims Full Service Fuel ......................... $325.15 LnMTruck & Trailer Repair LLC Repair,Maint Veh . $5,807.33 Sandry Fire Supply Protective Wear ... $2,221.00 The Copy Shop Training Expense .... $103.50 Veterans Memorial Hospital Supplies .................. $249.74 Waukon State Bank Misc.(Deposit Box) ..... $8.00 Total: ....................... $16,006.68 wk 3 Public Notice Allamakee County Board of Adjustment The following applications have been filed with the Zoning Administrator and Allamakee County Board of Adjustment. • A petition for a Variance has been filed by Haaken Mahr at 634 Waterloo Creek Drive Dorchester, Iowa. The petition request is in consideration of a Variance in order to have a 4’ side yard setback to build a garage, where a 10’ would be required. The property is zoned R-1, Residential. Under the provision of the Zoning Ordinance the Board of Adjustment, under certain conditions and safeguards, have the authority to grant these requests if they feel the applicant meets the standards established in the ordinance. The Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on January 24, 2023 at 4:30 P.M., in the Allamakee County Courthouse, Board of Supervisors Room, Waukon, IA at which time you may submit your views on these matters in person, in writing or by representative. Agendas and zoom links for these meetings are posted on the website at https://allamakeecounty.iowa.gov/ If you have questions regarding these requests please contact Stephanie Runkle, Allamakee County Zoning Administrator, 110 Allamakee Street, Waukon, IA 52172. Phone: 563-568-3014 or Email [email protected]. ia.us. wk 3 ORDINANCE NO. 825 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WAUKON, IOWA, 1998, BY CHANGING THE BEGINNING TIME OF REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Waukon, Iowa: Section 1. Subsection 1 of Section 17.04 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waukon, Iowa, 1998, is hereby repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof: 1. Regular Meetings. The regular meetings of the Council are on the first and third Mondays of each month at six o’clock (6:00) PM in the Council Chambers at City Hall. If such day falls on a legal holiday, the meeting is held on the following day at the same time unless a different day or time is determined by the council. Section 2. If any section, provision or part of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. Section 3. This ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law. Passed and adopted by the Council on the 9th day of January, 2023, and approved by the Mayor on this 9th day of January, 2023. First Reading: December 19, 2022 Second Reading: January 9, 2023 Third Reading: January 9, 2023 Mayor Pat Stone Attest: City Clerk Sarah Snitker wk 3 ORDINANCE NO. 824 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WAUKON, IOWA, 1998, BY CHANGING COMMERCIAL METER INFORMATION AND ADDING SHUTOFF PROCEDURE FOR RESIDENTIAL METER REPLACEMENT Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Waukon, Iowa: Section 1. Subsection 1 of Section 91.02 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waukon, Iowa, 1998, is hereby repealed

and the following new section adopted in lieu thereof: 1. For purposes of this chapter, a “residential meter” is any water meter having a line diameter of one (1) inch or less. All larger meters shall be deemed “commercial meters.” Section 2. Section 91.10 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waukon, Iowa, 1998, is hereby repealed. Section 3. Section 91.11 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waukon, Iowa, 1998, is hereby amended by adding a new subsection 6, which is hereby adopted to read as follows: 6. If the customer of the premises or occupant of the building refuses to allow the replacement of a City-owned residential meter, a notice will be sent by ordinary mail informing the customer that utility shut off will occur after 12 days, excluding Sundays and legal holidays and will remain shut off until the City-owned residential meter is replaced by the Superintendent. Section 4. Subsection 1, 2 and 3 of Section 91.12 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waukon, Iowa, 1998, is hereby repealed and the following new section adopted in lieu thereof: 1. The cost of any necessary repair of a commercial meter shall be paid by the City. If the meter cannot be repaired, it shall be replaced at the expense of the customer. Section 5. Section 91.13 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waukon, Iowa, 1998, is hereby repealed. Section 6. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 7. If any section, provision or part of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. Section 8. This ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law. Passed and adopted by the Council and approved by the Mayor on the 9th day of January, 2023. First Reading: December 19, 2022 Second Reading: January 9, 2023 Third Reading: January 9, 2023 Mayor Pat Stone Attest: City Clerk Sarah Snitker wk 3 City of Harpers Ferry Regular City Council Meeting Monday, January 9, 2023

The Harpers Ferry City Council met on Monday, January 9th at 1:00 p.m. The meeting was held at City Hall. Mayor Jerry Valley presided over the meeting. Council members in attendance were Tom Diggins, Alan Garin, Kenny Barta and Sandi Riha. Daren Kaeppel was absent. Minutes were recorded by Shelby Schwartz, Assistant City Clerk. Public Comments: None Motion was made by Garin, second by Riha, to approve the Consent Agenda, the removal of items 5, 6, 7, 8 at the request of Pat and Mary Kate Cota, the December 12, 2022, minutes, the Treasurers Report ending December 31, 2022, and approval of the payment of claims. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Riha, Diggins, Barta, Garin. Noes: None. Motion was carried. FUNDS: Claims Paid - Revenues Received - Fund Totals General Fund: $34,759.19 $12,478.51 - $513,526.55 Garbage: $5,436.30 - 2 $12,167.00 - $92,966.58 P Library: $1,610.73 - $5,476.73 - T $51,579.53 Road Use: $4,344.01 -A $2,602.38 - $9,955.60 Local Options: $24,886.91 - $0S - $1,807.36 Debt Service: $0 - $0 - $0 Jo ARPA Funds: $0 - $0 $24,228.58 D Sewer Operations: $10,792.16 $37,146.85 - $137,782.92 D Sewer Rev Bond Sink: $0 $6,333.00 - $82,597.00 Ja Sewer Revenue Surplus: $0 $456.46 - $32,873.40 S Capital Project – Sewer Upgrade: $0 - $0 - $45,504.56 G Claims Paid: Christine Cota M Paycheck .................. 180.72 Jody Delaney D Paycheck .................. 637.44 Dianne L Nation A Paycheck .................. 102.40 D

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Baker & Taylor Books - November .... 230.06 Acentek-Library Phone - Library - Nov . 97.23 Chris Cota-Vendor - November Library Cleaning ......... 40.00 Valerie Bodensteiner - Refund Comm. Ctr.-cancelled . 75.00 US Post Office-Postage Stamps Utility Billing . 147.00 Allamakee County Recorder Filing Fees-deCoteau . 52.00 Mulgrew Oil Co Deposit 2023 contract . 80.00 Alan J Garin Paycheck .................. 184.70 Daren C Kaeppel Paycheck .................. 184.70 Jason S Sullivan Paycheck .................. 370.62 Jerry C Valley Paycheck ............... 1,194.72 Kelli L Melcher Paycheck ............... 1,368.61 Kenneth A Barta Paycheck .................. 184.70 Paul J Deason Paycheck ............... 1,287.56 Sandi A Riha Paycheck .................. 184.70 Shelby Schwartz Paycheck .................. 325.47 Thomas E Diggins Paycheck .................. 147.62 City of Harpers Ferry Transfer Sewer Ck . 6,333.00 City of Harpers Ferry Transfer Sewer Check 375.00 `IPERS........................ 1,633.57 Iowa Dept Revenue ....... 314.00 U.S. Treasury.............. 2,527.04 Harpers Ferry Library - Transfer General to Library .. 2,350.00 Peoples State Bank Service Charge ............. 6.00 Microbac Laboratories, Inc Lab Analysis/Sewer .. 417.75 Cunningham Hardware 20lb Blue Ice Melt ....... 73.43 Allamakee County Sheriff Dec. Contract law .. 2,500.00 Bodensteiner Implement Invoice ...................... 179.44 Consolidated Energy Company 400gal Lagoon Tank 1,138.66 Iowa One Call - November Monthly locate fee ...... 18.90 Mississippi Welders Supply Co. Cylinder Renewal ..... 330.00 Acentek-City-Telephone-City Hall January 2023 .............. 54.99 Swartz Law Firm, PLLC Invoice ...................... 462.00 Decorah Tech, LLC Troubleshooting ........ 655.73 Jim’s Appliance-GE 15.6 CU FT Top freezer refrigerator 677.97 Cardmember Services December payment .. 297.59 Waste Management January Garbage ... 4,868.05 Barry’s Mini Mart Fuel for city truck ........ 95.82 Waukon Standard Newspaper Meeting Minutes ......... 38.13 Speedee - Shipping Sewer samples ........... 95.80 Allamakee-Clayton - December Electrical bill ........... 2,446.88 Total: ........................ 34,965.00 Motion was made by Barta, second by Diggins to approve the date of February 13, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. during a regular scheduled council meeting to hold the Maximum Tax Levy Budget Public Hearing. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Garin, Barta, Riha, Diggins. Noes: None. Motion was carried. Miscellaneous: Council member, Barta, addressed law enforcement concerns. Motion by Garin, second by Barta, to adjourn the meeting. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Riha, Garin, Diggins, Barta. Noes: None. Motion was carried. Meeting was adjourned at 1:09 p.m. Jerry Valley, Mayor Shelby Schwartz, Assistant City Clerk wk 3 City of New Albin 2022 Wages for Full-Time & Part-Time Employees, Mayor, Treasurer, Council Members Alberto Whitlatch Council Mem./Mayor $600.00 Spencer Colsch Librarian ............. $10,042.83 Jon Johnson Fire Chief ............. $1,200.00 Dale Mauss Council Member ..... $260.00 Debra Stantic City Clerk ........... $25,144.63 Jake Reburn Maintenance ...... $38,869.60 Steve Meiners Supv Maint ......... $44,237.24 George Blair Council Member ..... $260.00 Maria Stahl Council Member ..... $240.00 Debra Crane Council Member ..... $280.00 Alexie Grotegut Council Member ..... $220.00 Diane Erbe Treasurer ................ $400.00 Patricia Olson

Library Assistant .. $1,809.72 Brittany Wallace Librarian ............... $1,562.28 Total Payroll: ......... $125,126.30

Debra Stantic, City Clerk wk 3 Invitation for Bids No. 200-ACBS-03-73 ENGLISH BENCH SITE 9 WATERSHED ALLAMAKEE COUNTY Brian T. Ridenour, Contracting Officer Allamakee County Engineer P.O. Box 493 870 Fourth St NW Waukon, IA 52172 January 17, 2023 NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS – CONSTRUCTION Sealed bids, in single copy, will be received in the Allamakee County Auditor’s Office, 110 Allamakee St., Waukon, Iowa, until 10:00 a.m., local time at the place of bid opening, February 6, 2023, and then publicly opened and read for the construction of one (1) watershed structure, Site 9 in the English Bench Watershed, Allamakee County, Iowa. The estimated quantities of the major items of work are: 1 JOB CLEARING AND GRUBBING 1 JOB STRUCTURE REMOVAL 3.5 ACRES SEEDING & MULCHING 7,855 CU. YD. EXCAVATION, COMMON 11,236 CU. YD. EARTHFILL 163 CU. YD. DRAINFILL, COARSE TYPE 236 CU. YD. DRAINFILL, FINE TYPE 3,800 SQ. YD. TOPSOILING 9.5 CU. YD. CONCRETE, CLASS 400M 814 POUNDS STEEL REINFORCEMENT 162 LIN. FT. CORRUGATED METAL PIPE, 36” DIAM., ALUMINIZED 31 CU. YD. LOOSE ROCK RIPRAP, 50 POUNDS 164 CU.YD. LOOSE ROCK RIPRAP, 250 POUNDS 1 JOB TRASHRACK 930 LIN. FT. FARM FIELD FENCE 1 JOB MOBILIZATION The estimated price range for the work is $200,000 to $400,000. All bids in excess of $25,000 must be accompanied by bid bond, certified check, cashier’s check or money order in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount bid. The successful bidder will be required to execute a formal contract and if the bid is in excess of $25,000 furnish performance and payment bonds in amounts of 100% each of the total amount of the contract. All bids must be filed on the forms furnished by the County, sealed and plainly marked with the project and the name of the bidder. The Allamakee County Board of Supervisors and the Contracting Officer reserve the right to waive technicalities and to accept or reject any or all bids. Corporations executing the bonds as sureties must be among those appearing on the U.S. Treasury Department’s list of approved sureties. A contract will not be awarded to a firm in which any official of the sponsoring local organization(s), the contracting local organization, or any member of such official’s immediate family has direct or indirect interest in the pecuniary profits or contracts. All work shall be completed within sixty-five (65) working days after the date of receipt of notice to proceed. Prospective bidders may assemble at the Allamakee County Engineer’s Office, 870 Fourth St. NW, Waukon, Iowa, January 30, 2023, at 1:00 P.M. for a PreBid meeting. The arrangements to inspect the site may be made with: Mr. Brian Ridenour, Contracting Officer Allamakee County Engineer 870 Fourth ST. NW Waukon, Iowa 52172 (563)568-4574 A $25.00 non-refundable deposit for plans and specifications will be required for paper hard copies. Complete assembly of the invitation for bids may be obtained from the contracting officer. wk 3 City of New Albin Regular City Council Meeting Monday, January 9, 2023 The New Albin City Council met in a regular session on

Monday, January 9, 2023 at 7:00PM in the New Albin Town House. Mayor Alberto Whitlatch presiding. Roll Call performed by Debra Stantic, City Clerk. Present: Blair (via Zoom), Crane, Grotegut, Mauss, Stahl. Visitors: Steve Meiners, Superintendent of Public Works and Troy Riehm, Police Motion by Stahl, Seconded by Crane to approve the Clerk/ Treasurer’s Report for December 2022. Motion Carried: Yes 5, No 0 Motion by Stahl, Seconded by Grotegut to approve the Public Hearing minutes for Monday, December 12, 2022. Motion Carried: Yes 5, No 0. Motion by Grotegut, Seconded by Stahl to approve Regular City Council minutes from December 12, 2022. Motion Carried: Yes 5, No 0 No Audience Comments. Police Report - November 2022 - 123.75 hours on duty. Warnings (City Code) - 2, Warnings (Traffic) - 7, Citizens Complaints - 6. Assist Other Depts: DOC - 1, ACSO - 1, Welfare Checks - 1, Dog Complaints - 1, Arrests - 1, Motorist Assist - 1. Citations: Traffic - 7, Criminal - 3. Police Report - December 2022 - 162 hours on duty. Misc. Activities - 2, Warnings (City Code) - 1, Warnings (traffic) - 8, Citizen Complaints - 2. Assist Other Depts: ACSO - 1, Fire/Rescue Dept - 1, Welfare Checks - 1, Open Doors - 1, Motorist Assist - 3, Alarms - 1. Citations: Traffic - 6. Accidents: County - 2. Discussed New Albin Personnel Policy Handbook. Discussion on amount of comp time for fulltime employees. Current ceiling of comp time is 240 hours. Council discussed changing this to a ceiling of 120 comp time hours. Motion by Crane, Seconded by Grotegut to accept the revised New Albin Personnel Policy Handbook with revision of comp time accumulation of 120 hours, not 240 comp time hours. Motion Carried: Yes 5, No 0 Councilmember Debra Crane discussed researched information on “tiny homes”. They are considered to be in the mobile home sector. Ordinances generally read: Mobile Homes/Tiny Homes in cities in Allamakee County. Will review requests for “tiny homes” on a case by case basis. Discussion on Budget 23/24 due March 2023. Discussed equipment, streets, trees, sewer lines in roads, cold mix, well study, alleys, museum, banners, LED lighting, wages for employees, etc. Will plan for a February 6, 2023 Special Council meeting to continue the discussion. Old Business: Discussed Medical Insurance policy selected for fulltime City employees. Department Reports: Fire Report - Fire - 3, EMS - 5 Public Works/Street - Discussed damage to loader/mast on City tractor. Insurance claim filed. Sewer/Water- Motion by Blair, Seconded by Grotegut to approve Contractor’s Application for Payment #9, $113,560.43 for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvement Project. Motion Carried: Yes 5, No 0. Steve Meiners and George Blair provided updates on the Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements. Algae Wheels and parts have been delivered. Tanks to be delivered this week. Library: Council vote not necessary for paint of the computer room in the Library. New Albin Library Board has approved this request. Paint and supplies all donated by Gundersen Medical. City Clerk - Updates provided on Notice of Abatements. Presentation and approval of December 2022 bills. Motion to approve bills and claims and issue credits by Crane, Seconded by Grotegut. Motion Carried: Yes 5, No 0. The following bills were presented for December 2022: J Sun Life Insurance .................. $50.25 Wellmark Medical Insurance $3,055.81 Aflac Insurance ................. $14.30 PerMar Security Monitoring ................. $72.47 SRF Loan - IA Finance Authority Sewer .................. $6,364.98 Brittany Wallace - Nov. 2022 Payroll-Library ........ $378.91 Jon Johnson - Nov. 2022 Payroll-Fire ............... $92.35 Steve Meiners - Nov. 2022 Payroll .................. $2,821.99 Patty Olson - Nov. 2022 Payroll, Library ........ $580.88 Jake Reburn - Nov. 2022

Payroll .................. $2,536.36 Debra Stantic - Nov. 2022 Payroll .................. $2,008.30 Alliant Energy Utilities ................. $3,075.50 Wapasha Construction Payment #8 ..... $140,736.60 Richards Sanitation Refuse/Recycling . $3,718.68 Baker & Taylor Books - Library ....... $215.98 Center Point Lg. Print Library - Books ......... $44.94 Better Homes & Gardens Magazine Subscrp .... $10.70 Birds & Blooms Magazine Subscription $14.98 River City Paving Road Paving ...... $69,446.38 Turf N Timber Truck Repairs-City .. $319.87 Waukon Standard Postings ................. $481.62 ODP Business Solutions Clerk Supplies ........ $117.32 Atty. Anderson Municipal Infractions $1,289.52 Iowa One Call ................ $18.10 Consolidated Energy Propane-City Bldg .. $184.27 Johnson’s Gas N Go Maint & Road ....... $1,027.44 Village Farm & Home Supplies .................. $269.97 Amazon Library Book ............... $7.79 UERPC Sewer Project ......... $530.16 Natl. Band & Tag Pet Tags for 2023...... $80.73 ECM Publishers Veterans Day Salute . $33.00 Menards - Heater Clerk Office/Library . $129.99 Storey Kenworthy City Checks ............ $912.91 AcenTek Utilities .................... $600.93 NA Sewer SRF Sinking Fund $7,667.00 NASB Postage Utility Bills ... $89.32 Fehr Graham-Engineering Fees Sewer Project .... $11,939.00 Hovden Oil Sewer Plant ......... $2,545.29 ODP Business Solutions Ink Cartridges, Clerk$162.78 Anderson Law Office Notice Abatement ... $614.25 Advantage Computer Utility Bill Printing .... $540.10 IPERS Retirement Fund .. $1,708.11 EFTPS Taxes ................... $2,340.35 Speedtech - Dump Truck Warning Lights ........ $320.12 Oden Sign Service Dump Truck Door Ltr $177.50 First Supply Manhole Rings ..... $1,135.00 Microbac Lab Water Testing ............ $14.25 Menards, Maint Buildings, Sidewalks . $90.22 Consolidated Energy Propane .................. $905.32 Davy Lab Testing-Sewer ......... $769.10 Petty Cash Reimbursement ........ $30.12 Auto Value - New Dump Truck Supplies .................... $95.43 Menards - Truck/Pick Up Supplies .................. $146.39 Big River Magazine 1 Yr Subscription ...... $40.00 Center Point Lg. Print Library - Books ......... $44.94 Target - Extension Cord Clerk Office ................. $7.37 Amazon Library Book ............. $37.15 Baker & Taylor Books - Library ......... $34.11 Usage Fee Shazam ...................... $1.00 Total: ..................... $272,698.20 Motion to adjourn by Stahl, Seconded by Mauss. Motion Carried Yes 5, No 0.

Debra Stantic, City Clerk January 9, 2023 8:19 p.m. wk 3 City of Lansing Special City Council Meeting 7 p.m. In-Person and Zoom January 9, 2023 The City Council meeting was called to order by Mayor Hammell at 7:00p.m. Council members present were Manning, Welsh, Murray, and Snitker, Zahren was absent. Also present was Street Super Ripp, Police Chief Rosendahl, People Service Rep Duane Estebo, Nick Hammell, and Thomas Vocke. On zoom was Julie Berg Raymond and Bruce Palmborg. Consent Agenda. Motion was made by Manning and seconded by Snitker to approve the consent agenda. Ayes: Manning, Welsh, Murray and Snitker. Nays: None. The Mayor declared the motion carried. Consent agenda items approved included: Council minutes December 19th, Library Board minutes November 28th, and Payment of claims. JANUARY 2023 - Bills List Allamakee Cty Sheriff Radio Dispatch ....... $100.00

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News Publishing Publishing/Adv. ....... $131.97 Alliant Energy Utilities ................. $8,359.71 Bruening Rock Supplies .................. $212.37 Iowa One Call Locates ..................... $18.00 IPERS IPERS .................. $6,880.33 Lansing Auto Parts Supplies .................. $383.47 Century Link Phone ..................... $735.50 Town & Country Garbage ............... $9,139.60 Treasurer State of IA State Taxes .......... $1,594.00 Turf & Timber Supplies .................... $29.57 U S Postal Office Postage .................. $247.72 Village Farm & Home Supplies .................. $158.54 American Legion Flag ........................... $20.00 Torkelson’s Maintenance ........... $101.33 U S Cellular Cell Phones ............ $347.95 Cardmember Services Supplies .................. $764.66 City of Lansing Utilities ...................... $58.41 Ness Pumping Rentals ................ $1,095.00 Strong Rock & Gravel Supplies .................. $240.68 Baker & Taylor Supplies .................. $252.78 Tri State Heating & AC Library Repair ......... $190.36 Reiser Implement Inc Supplies ............... $1,103.80 EFTPS FED/FICA Tax ...... $5,994.44 Lydon Electric Repairs ................... $260.70 Mulgrew Oil Fuel ...................... $6,459.49 Lynne David Pool ........................ $500.00 People Service Contract ............. $19,268.00 Lansing Hardware Supplies ...................... $8.49 Aeromod Supplies .................. $431.76 Lansing IGA Supplies .................... $62.56 Mathis Field Service Supplies ............... $4,750.00 Compass Minerals Supplies ............... $4,375.60 Anderson Law Firm Legal Fees .............. $480.00 OMNI Site Monitor .................... $898.00 New Albin Savings Bank Durango Loan ......... $350.80 Mohn Repair Maintenance ........... $278.30 Ken Ripp Supplies .................... $49.97 Wellmark Health Ins .......... $11,983.61 I.S.C.I.A Training ................... $350.00 Capco Products Supplies .................. $292.92 UMB Bank NA Bond Fees .............. $250.00 Johnson’s Gas N Go Supplies .................. $141.99 Aramark Supplies .................... $81.35 Ellefson IT Supplies .................... $55.00 Mediacom Business Internet ................... $256.90 Hollmann, Celia Cleaning ................. $175.00 Michaels Truck Equip Supplies .................... $47.84 Brynsaas Supplies .................. $529.51 Curtis Snitker Supplies ............... $2,117.39 Payroll Checks 12/16/2022 ......... $10,235.23 Payroll Checks 12/30/2022 ......... $10,092.98 Payroll Checks 12/31/2022 ........... $1,007.85 Claims Total .......... $113,951.43 General .................. $58,751.53 Road Use Fund ...... $19,090.78 Debt Service ................ $250.00 Water Fund ............. $11,802.76 Sewer Fund ............ $24,056.36 Water/Sewer Forgiveness. Motion was made by Snitker and seconded by Murray to reduce sewer portion of bill by $155.81 for 197 Main Street. Ayes: Manning, Welsh, Murray and Snitker. Nays: None. The Mayor declared the motion carried. Projector. Motion was made by Murray and seconded by Welsh to approve purchasing projector and accessories not to exceed $1000.00. Ayes: Manning, Welsh, Murray, and Snitker. Nays: None. The Mayor declared the motion carried. Insurance. Motion was made by Murray and seconded by Zahren to approve hi-level RMAP Program for Workers Comp Insurance. Ayes: Manning, Welsh, Murray, Zahren and Snitker. Nays: None. The Mayor declared the motion carried. After discussion, the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 7:26 PM.

Melissa Hammell, Mayor Katie Becker, City Clerk wk 3 City of Waukon Regular City Council Meeting January 9, 2023 The Waukon City Council met in regular session on January 9, 2023 at 6:00 P.M. in the council room of City Hall, 101 Allamakee Street and via Zoom technology. Mayor Pat Stone presided. Council members present: Kevin Johnson (via zoom), Arvid Hatlan, John Lydon and Steve Wiedner. Council members absent: Andy Sires. Others present: City Manager Gary Boden; Police Chief Paul Wagner; Street Superintendent Keith Burrett; Assistant City Attorney Luke Meinholz; Park, Rec & Wellness Director Jeremy Strub; Standard- Joe Moses; Fehr Graham –Sam Ertl; Library Director – Cate St. Clair; FEH – Kevin Eipperle and citizens. The Mayor called the meeting to order. Moved by: Lydon | Seconded by: Wiedner To approve the consent agenda. Agenda Minutes of December 19, 2022 regular session Approving update of ownership for Hy-Vee Waukon Dollar Fresh, 819 11th Ave. SW Approval of Police Officer hire of Brent Parker starting January 16, 2023 at $27.53 per hour until completion of FTO; then moving to $28.72 per hour. Approval of Farm Lease to John Byrnes – 1 year term renewal Resolution – Agreeing to the transfer of $1,963.23 from the Sewer Revenue Fund to the WWTP Construction Fund fort engineering costs for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Project. The Clerk assigned number 23-01 to the resolution. Resolution – Agreeing to the transfer $56,825.45 from the Sewer Revenue Fund to the Sewer Revenue Bond Sinking Fund for the principal/ interest payment on the Sewer Revenue Bond, Series 2019 ($47,966.08) and Series 2021$1M ($5,144.16) and Series 2021-$750K ($3,715.21). The Clerk assigned number 23-02 to the resolution. Resolution – Agreeing to the transfer of $85,760.30 from the Water Resource Restoration Fund back to the Pladsen Property Project Fund for pay estimate number one, Force Main Relocation, for the Water Resource Restoration Sponsored Project. The Clerk assigned number 23-03 to the resolution. Resolution – Agreeing to the transfer of $4,513.70 from the Water Resource Restoration Fund back to the Pladsen Property Project Fund for pay estimate number two, final retainage, Force Main Relocation, for the Water Resource Restoration Sponsored Project. The Clerk assigned number 23-04 to the resolution. Resolution – Agreeing to the transfer of $16,824.77 from the Wellness Center Operation Fund to the General Fund for the Wellness Center employee share-reimbursement for the December, 2022 payroll salaries. The Clerk assigned number 23-05 to the resolution. Resolution – Authorizing Internal Advance to Tax Increment Subfund not to exceed $640.50. The Clerk assigned number 2306 to the resolution. Resolution – Agreeing to change the mileage reimbursement allowance for use of private automobile on City Business from sixty-two and one half ($.625) centers per mile to sixty-five and one half ($.655) cents per mile, beginning January 1, 2023. The Clerk assigned number 23-07 to the resolution. Resolution Approving Depositories of City Funds as follows: Waukon State Bank, Waukon ($10,000,000); FreedomBank, Waukon ($8,500,000); Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank, Lansing ($8,500,000); Luana Savings Bank, Luana ($10,000,000); Decorah Bank & Trust, Decorah ($8,500,000). The Clerk assigned number 23-08 to the resolution. Set date, time and place for regular meetings: 1st and 3rd Monday of the Month at 6:00 PM. Set agenda posting place as bulletin board at City Hall entrance and designate official newspaper as The Standard

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Page 26 THE STANDARD Wednesday, January 18, 2023 The following excerpts were published in the Lansing papers 75 and 60 years ago 75 Years Ago January 21, 1948 This Week in the County, State, Nation and World New York, Jan. 15, (AP) – Johnny Lujack, Notre Dame’s All-American quarterback, today was named male athlete of the year for 1947 in the annual Associated Press year end poll. The 22 year old star, winner of the Heisman Memorial trophy and named the standout player of the Jan. 1st East-West Shrine game at San Francisco, drew almost twice as many first place votes from the nation’s sports editors as his nearest competitor. Gordon, Wis., (AP) – Life went on just about as usual Saturday in this community of 225 persons, although the thermometer read 54 below zero, making Gordon the coldest spot in the nation, which equaled the all time low for Wisconsin established at Danbury in 1922. Washington, D. C., (UP) – President Truman Saturday ordered the government back on a wartime basis in its use of scarce fuel oil, gasoline and natural gas. His action followed an administration plea earlier in the week for a 15 per cent reduction in fuel consumption by all Americans. Around the County Waukon Man Sells N. D. Farm Thos. H. Bakewell recently sold 240 acres of his North Dakota land to Darwin Rober, who came here from his home at Churchs Ferry, N. D., to complete the deal at the Waukon State Bank. The sale price was $10,000. Mr. Rober reported that $82,500 has recently been offered by two Iowa men for two of Mr. Bakewell’s other large farms in the Churchs Ferry vicinity. One of these farms consists of 800 acres

with over $14,000 worth of buildings and improvements on it. The other is a 700 acre farm joining the village of Niles. Both are top notch, well equipped farms. Harpers Ferry Emmett O’Brien and Harold Brazell, both employed by the Bell Telephone Company at Mason City, spent the weekend with home folks. Among those who celebrated birthdays this month are Diane Delphey the 12th, James Houlihan the 17th and his son, Patrick, his first anniversary the 19th. English Bench Lt. and Mrs. Neil Wiedeman and son Gary departed by car for Washington last Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Beardmore, Jane and Ruby, Miss Daisy Beardmore and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Beardmore all enjoyed an oyster stew at the Delton Mohwinkle home Sunday evening in honor of Daisy, Jane and Earl Beardmore’s birthdays. Dorchester Mrs. Albert Vongroven and two sons were visitors at the Albert Shefelbine home, Sunday. French Creek Lewis Ebner and Willard Verthein motored to Minneapolis, Sunday and Monday evening took in the Iowa-Minnesota basketball game while in the city visiting friends. John Buntrock, who had several gashes cut in his head last week when he fell in front of a car in Waukon, spent the weekend recuperating at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Buntrock. New Albin Peter A. Whalen, daughters Rita and Mary and Mrs. J. E. Welsh visited

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Ray Whalen, a patient at St. Francis hospital, La Crosse, Saturday afternoon.

Mrs. Otto Hurley was hostess to the M. W. Birthday Club in her home Monday evening. “500” was played at which Mrs. Alan Crowley received head prize; Mrs. Leo Crowley, guest prize; and Mrs. F. J. McKee the consolation. A late lunch was served and Mrs. Hurley received a nice gift. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Bernet Richards Tuesday, Jan. 20th, at St. Ann’s hospital, La Crosse. Lansing A new flex-o-tile floor has been laid the past week in the Roeder tavern on Main street and a new 30 ft. bar will be installed in the near future and with the interior to be redecorated will make a fine improvement to this spacious building. Mr. and Mrs. John P. Spinner are happy over the arrival of twins, a boy and a girl, born at St. Ann’s hospital, La Crosse, Friday morning. The mother was the former Agatha Wagner. It confers grandparent honors on Mesdames Henry J. Wagner and Peter J. Spinner. A large number of interested people visited the Gantenbein Motor Inn last Friday and Saturday to see the new 1948 Ford truck on display for the first time in our city. Mr. Gantenbein’s fine, newly constructed garage is certainly a decided improvement to the lower part of town and one which would due credit to any city many times larger than Lansing. Waukon Night Marshall Lloyd Godfrey has been taking a week’s vacation from his duties, his work being taken over during this time by Si-

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mon Brandt, assistant Marshall. Mrs. Fred Hausman and John went to Marion, Iowa, Friday where they enjoyed an overnight visit with friends, the Frank Vetter family. Miss Barbara Hausman and Miss Ann Ludeman accompanied them and remained overnight in Iowa City where they were in attendance at the Military Ball. The Bernard Schulte family expects to move March 1st to the Mrs. Thomas O’Malley farm in Hanover twp. which is occupied by the Elmer Troendle family. The latter family will move about March 1st to the Mrs. Thos. Ahearn farm near St. Mary’s church in Hanover which they recently purchased. Donald Regan returned to his studies at the University of Iowa at Iowa City Sunday after having an enforced vacation of a couple of weeks due to injuries suffered in an auto accident. Carol Poesch, little daughter of Mrs. Howard Johnson, was four years of age Sunday and in the evening a family get-together of her relatives was held at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Ruth Echard, where a late lunch was served the guests, all of whom remembered Carol with a gift. Looking Backward January 22, 1913 Gov. Byrne, who just took office in South Dakota, is a former Cherry Mound boy. Tim Collins is a hauler for the new Harpers creamery; Alice Kernan, in school at Dubuque, has scarlet fever. Tom Manning and Minnie Wagner were married at Wexford Jan. 21 by Father Laffan. They will live on the old Joyce farm. Emily Whalen of Chicago is visiting relatives. Dr. B. J. Dillon and wife of Waterville welcomed a baby girl to their home on Jan. 12th; M. J. Hart and Andy Grimsgaard of Waterville went to Chicago with several cars of hogs, cattle and horses. Hazel Beardmore, English Bench teacher, had receipts of $38.60 at her basket social; Ethel Hartley celebrated her 16th birthday; Mary Hartley is home from Chicago; Helen Howes is home from Canada; Pete Lee bought a farm near Spring Grove. Social Parties in Lansing last week: costume party for Meta Kerndt’s 18th birthday; surprise on Mrs. Nina Regan; surprise on the Geo.

Horne’s 22 wedding anniversary; Eva Colbornson on her l5 birthday; bowling party given by Ole Moe, Henry Gilbertson, Otto Ruprect, Julius Barthel and Frank Bros. Pneumonia patients in Lansing: Mrs. Joe McMahon, Mrs. J. F. Wier, Willard Lankford, Willis Williams. E. H. Fourt sold his farm near Waukon to Hiram Denning; Joe Collins bought 300 acres in Hanover from Oscar Jacobson for $9,000; James Collins, 270 acres from Hausman Bros. at $90 per acre; Leo McGeough and John Jenkins have new Ford cars. Winners in Waukon H. S. declamatory contest were Thelma Laney, Agnes Kolsrud, Lois Pye and Carol Crawford. January 17, 1923 Will Freilinger and Paul Stehr, both of New Albin, escaped serious injury, the former when a splinter of wood struck him in the eye and the latter when he was caught by the clothing and cut by a wood sawing outfit. New Albin Electric Light and Power Co. officers for the coming year, H. F. Timmerman, K. H. Welper, F. C. and E. J. Meyer and Floyd Yeoman. George Verthein and Leonette Ashbacher of French were married by Rev. Van Nice in Waukon. John T. Baxter, pioneer settler of Union Prairie, died Saturday morning, survived by five children and a sister. Hulver Peterson bought a 20ft. lot from Burt Hendrick and will put a shop on Clinton Street in the spring; Mr. and Mrs. John McCabe of Jefferson have a little girl since Jan. 3rd. Joseph Kennedy and Irene Roggensack brought honors to the Lansing Sisters School with essays on “What the Constitution Means to Me”. Ethel Guider received injuries in a fall at the Ferd Gruber home in the country. 60 Years Ago January 16, 1963 Around the County Harpers Ferry Martin Easley left Sunday for Pacific, Mo., to visit his son Bill and family and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Art Delphey and Freddy drove to Decorah Tuesday where Freddy had dental work done. English Bench Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Clark and two children of Church were Friday evening visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Schoh and family. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Crow-

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ley, Jim Sires, Mr. and Mrs. Danny Sires and Gladys of New Albin and Mr. and Mrs. Benny Rosendahl and son of Dorchester were Thursday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Beardmore. New Albin C. P. John Fink returned to the U. S. Naval Base at San Diego, Calif; Monday, Jan. 7th after spending 14 days leave here at the home of his mother, Mrs. Velma Fink. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Richards and son, Jay concluded a ten days visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Richards and family at Reno, Minn. and Mr. and Mrs. Les Dresselhaus and family here, returning to their home at Rapid City, S. D., Sunday, making the trip by plane from La Crosse. The former’s daughter, Kathy, who spent two weeks here with her grandparents, accompanied them home. Mrs. Allison Weymiller, Ann and David of Harpers Ferry were last Monday afternoon visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. LaVern Welper. Lansing Attorney Arthur E. Sheridan of Waukon and Bill Underwood of Lansing motored to Milwaukee, Wis. this morning on business connected with the Lansing Marina Inc. They may return late tonight or tomorrow. Al/c Frankie Schweinfurth and wife and son and daughter of Greenville, S. C. are expected to arrive tomorrow for a vacation furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Schweinfurth and other relatives and friends. Franke has been in the Air Force several years. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brooks got home the last of December from a ten days motor trip to Lewiston, Mont. where they visited married daughters, Mrs. Cletus Troendle and Mrs. Roland Reppe and families. They made the trip by car and enjoyed every minute of sight-seeing. Regancrest Homestead Hi Susan 4566187, a three year old owned by William M. Regan, Lansing, produced 16, 610 lbs. milk and 627 lbs. butterfat in 305 days. Iowa State University supervised the weighing and testing of production as a part of the official breed improvement programs of the Holstein-Friesian Association of America. Waukon Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Russell are enjoying several weeks of summer weather, spending it in Coolidge, Arizona, visiting at the home of their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Roe. They left here in mid-December. Marriage licenses issued by County Clerk Lloyd Kolsrud last week, were to: Elmer F. Yeoman and Jean M. Farley, both of Lansing; James W. Boland and Sharon Miller, both of Waukon; Larry D. Nolting and Doreen K. Kittelson, both of Waukon and David D. Schmelzer and Jean Ann Hellum, both of Postville.

AG NEWS Midwest Grazing Exchange helps farmers improve farm resilience Floods, droughts, and wildfires over the past few years have many farmers and land managers thinking about ways to improve the resilience of their operations and become more nimble in responding to difficult conditions. Moving livestock to available grazing is one way to be nimble. Adding cover crops and livestock to row cropping systems helps improve soil health and is one way to build resiliency. Trouble is, many livestock farmers don’t own or rent land in multiple locations – and many crop farmers don’t own or manage livestock. The Midwest Grazing Exchange can help solve both sides of this equation. https://midwestgrazingexchange.com/. Brett Mathews of Dividing Ridge Farm in Illinois says, “The Midwest Grazing Exchange connects cow producers to crop farmers and pasture owners. But I believe that more importantly, it puts livestock back on the ground.” Midwest Grazing Exchange is a matchmaking website for livestock and grazing opportunities.

The website lets users: • search listings, including through an interactive map with filters for criteria like season, land or livestock type • create listings of what land or livestock they have to offer • create a free account to save listings of interest, add new listings, see contact details and send messages to other users • browse a curated list of grazing resources, including examples of grazing lease agreements and contracts • explore the benefits regenerative grazing for both landowners and livestock owners The Midwest Grazing Exchange now covers seven states: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin. State-level and multi-

state grazing exchanges for more parts of the U.S. are linked on the website as well at https://www.midwestgrazingexchange.com/ resources. Grazing connections between crop farmers and livestock farmers is a winwin-win for soil health, livestock, and farm profitability. As you’re taking stock of 2022 and planning for 2023, consider adding or expanding a grazing component to your farm operation and look to the Midwest Grazing Exchange to help make it happen. The Midwest Grazing Exchange is led by Practical Farmers of Iowa and the Pasture Project, https:// pastureproject.org/, run by the Wallace Center at Winrock International, as part of their involvement in the Midwest Perennial Forage Working Group (MPFWG). The MPFWG’s mission is to facilitate an increase in land used for pasture and perennial forage production in the Upper Midwest, and to improve the environmental performance of farming systems, while maintaining agricultural production and profitability. The MPFWG is coordinated by Green Lands Blue Waters. About Green Lands Blue Waters (GLBW) Green Lands Blue Waters (GLBW) is a vision for profitable agriculture based on keeping the soil covered productively year-round: farming with Continuous Living Cover. GLBW is primarily a networking organization with a broad range of partners – universities, researchers, educators, producer associations, environmental groups, businesses, nonprofits, governmental agencies, and practitioners. GLBW acts as a connector, collaborator, convener, and communicator serving multiple partners and focusing on opportunities and challenges that our partners identify but cannot tackle alone. Learn more about GLBW at https://greenlandsbluewaters.org/.

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Upcoming Deadlines/Dates March 15: ARCPLC Signup Farm Loan Presence in Allamakee County The USDA/FSA Farm Loan team will have a Loan Officer in our office every Tuesday during normal business hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). If you would like to visit with the loan officer, feel free to call or stop in. Before You Break Out New Ground, Ensure Your Farm Meets Conservation Compliance The term “sodbusting” is used to identify the conversion of land from native vegetation to commodity crop production after December 23, 1985. As part of the conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985, if you’re proposing to produce agricultural commodities (crops that require annual tillage including one pass planting operations and sugar cane) on land that has been determined highly erodible and that has no crop history prior to December 23, 1985, that land must be farmed in accordance with a conservation plan or system that ensures no substantial increase in soil erosion. Eligibility for many USDA programs requires compliance with a conservation plan or system on highly erodible land (HEL) used for the production of agricultural commodities. This includes Farm Service Agency (FSA) loan, disaster assistance, safety net, price support, and conservation programs; Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) conservation programs; and Risk Management Agency (RMA) Federal crop insurance. Before you clear or prepare areas not presently under production for crops that require annual tillage, you are required to file Form AD1026 “Highly Erodible Land

Values for end-of-year tax considerations Crop and livestock farmers who are working on preparing their 2022 income tax returns can review two useful documents for endof-year determinations. The article “Suggested Closing Inventory Prices for 2022 Records” provides suggested closing inventory prices for all major crop and livestock commodities produced in Iowa, and “Deductible Livestock Costs for Adjusting 2022 Income Tax Returns” provides cost estimates for farmers who consume food produced by their operation, which must be deducted from expense reporting. Both documents are published by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach as part of the December Ag Decision Maker. The inventory prices are averages compiled by economists with ISU Extension and Outreach, using data from the United States Department of Agriculture, the Iowa State Cash Rental Rates Survey, and the Iowa Farm Business Association.

The prices are used by consultants with the Farm Business Association and tax preparers across Iowa. In addition to tax preparation, the prices can help farmers who simply want to track their inventory, or who are required to track and report inventory for lending or other business purposes. When farmers consume livestock or products that they have produced themselves, they are not allowed to include the costs of raising those livestock or products in their deductible expenses. Likewise, these products are also not taxed as income, because they are being consumed at home. Since most farmers would not be able to estimate their own costs for one unit of livestock or product, the document provides an estimated average cost, for common products produced and consumed at home. This report is particularly relevant to farm income tax preparers who attend the Farm income Tax Schools.

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Both reports use averages, based on credible data. Actual results per farm should be based on local markets, conditions of the crops and livestock marketed, and other pertinent factors. Farmers should consult with their accountant or tax professional on final determinations for their farm.

Conservation and Wetland Conservation Certification,” with FSA indicating the area to be brought into production. The notification will be referred to NRCS to determine if the field is considered highly erodible land. If the field is considered HEL, you are required to implement a conservation plan or system that limits the erosion to the tolerable soil loss (T) for the predominant HEL soil on those fields. In addition, prior to removing trees or conducting any other land manipulations that may affect wetlands, remember to update form AD1026, to ensure you remain in compliance with the wetland conservation provisions. Prior to purchasing or renting new cropland acres, it is recommended that you check with your local USDA Service Center to ensure your activities will be in compliance with the highly erodible land and wetland conservation provisions. Enrollment Open for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs for 2023 Agricultural producers can now make elections and enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2023 crop year. The signup period opened in October and runs through March 15, 2023. These key U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) safety-net programs help producers weather fluctuations in either revenue or price for certain crops. Enrollment for the 2023 crop year closes March 15, 2023. 2023 Elections and Enrollment Producers can elect coverage and enroll in crop-bycrop ARC-County or PLC, or ARC-Individual for the entire farm, for the 2023 crop year. Although election changes for 2023 are optional, enrollment (signed contract) is required for each year of the program. If a producer has a multi-year contract on the farm and makes an election change for 2023, it will be necessary to sign a new contract. If an election is not submitted by the deadline of March 15, 2023, the election defaults to the current election for crops on the farm

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USDA Welcomes Community Gardens to its People’s Garden Initiative The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) welcomes school gardens, community gardens, urban farms, and small-scale agriculture projects in rural, suburban and urban areas to be recognized as a “People’s Garden.” People’s Gardens grow fresh, healthy food and support resilient, local food systems; teach people how to garden using conservation practices; nurture habitat for pollinators and wildlife and create greenspace for neighbors. To be part of the initiatives, gardens should be registered on the USDA website and meet criteria including benefitting the community, working collaboratively, incorporating conservation practices and educating the public. Affiliate People’s Garden locations will be indicated on a map on the USDA website, featured in USDA communications, and provided with a People’s Garden sign. New gardens will join the People’s Garden at USDA headquarters in Washington, D.C. and 17 other flagship gardens established in 2022. USDA originally launched the People’s Garden Initiative in 2009. It’s named for the “People’s Department,” former President Abraham Lincoln’s nickname for USDA, which was established during his presidency in 1862. To learn more about People’s Garden or to register one, visit the People’s Garden webpage at usda.gov/ Peoples-Garden. The People’s Garden Initiative is part of USDA’s broader efforts to advance equity, support local and regional food systems and access to food, and encourage use of conservation and climate-smart practices.

Environmental Review Required Before Project Implementation The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires Federal agencies to consider all potential environmental impacts for federally funded projects before the project is approved. For all Farm Service Agency (FSA) programs, an environmental review must be completed before actions are approved, such as site preparation or ground disturbance. These programs include, but are not limited to, the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP), Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL) program and farm loans. If project implementation begins before FSA has completed an environmental review, the request will be denied. Although there are exceptions regarding the Stafford Act and emergencies, it’s important to wait until you receive written approval of your project proposal before starting any actions. Applications cannot be approved until FSA has copies of all permits and plans. Contact your local FSA office early in your planning process to determine what level of environmental review is required for your program application so that it can be completed timely. FSA is cleaning up our producer record database and needs your help. Be sure to report any changes of address, zip code, phone number, email address or an incorrect name or business name on file to our office. You should also report changes in your farm operation, like the addition of a farm by lease or purchase. You should also report any changes to your operation in which you reorganize to form a Trust, LLC or other legal entity. FSA and NRCS program participants are required to promptly report changes in their farming operation to the County Committee in writing and to update their Farm Operating Plan on form CCC-902. To update records, contact the USDA Service Center at 563-568-2148.

Unauthorized Disposition of Grain Results in Financial Penalties If loan grain has been disposed of through feeding, selling or any other form of disposal without prior written authorization from the county office staff, it is considered unauthorized disposition. The financial penalties for unauthorized dispositions are severe and your name will be placed on a loan violation list for a two-year period. Always call before you

AG LAND FOR LEASE Allamakee, Fayette and Winneshiek Counties

THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES WILL LEASE FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES ONLY, THE FOLLOWING LANDS: ALLAMAKEE COUNTY Lansing (South): 156 acres m/l, located 3 mi. N of Lansing, Whitetail Rd. T99N, R4W, Sec. 13, 14 & 23 FAYETTE COUNTY Glovers Creek: 28 acres m/l, located 1 mi. E of West Union, Ivory Rd. T94N, R8W, Sec. 15 WINNESHIEK COUNTY Coon Creek (Main): 105 acres m/l, located 7 mi. NE of Decorah, Coon Creek Rd. also 258th St. T98N, R7W, Sec. 2, 3 & 11

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Canoe Ridge Lutheran 1316 Canoe Ridge Rd., Decorah 563-382-2747 Sunday, January 22: 9:30 a.m. Joint Worship Service at Canoe Ridge; 10:30 a.m. Coffee; Parish Sunday School; CR Annual Meeting. Glenwood Lutheran 1197 Old Stage Rd., Decorah 563-382-2747 Sunday, January 22: 9:30 a.m. Joint Worship Service at Canoe Ridge; 10:30 a.m. Coffee; Parish Sunday School; CR Annual Meeting. Big Canoe Lutheran 1381 Big Canoe Rd., Decorah www.bchlutheran.org Sunday 10 a.m. Joint Worship Service at Big Canoe in January. Highland Lutheran 3824 Highlandville Rd., Decorah www.bchlutheran.org Sunday 10 a.m. Joint Worship Service at Big Canoe in January. Frankville Community Presbyterian Church 1130A Frankville Road https://frankvillechurch. weebly.com Sunday, January 22: 9:30 a.m. Worship. St. Luke’s Church 23995 State 76, Eitzen, MN Pastor Michael McCann Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship. For more information call (507) 495-3356. Zion Lutheran Church 307 Iowa Ave, Eitzen, MN Pastor Todd Krueger Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School. St. Mary Catholic Church, Hanover and St. Mary Catholic Church, Dorchester Fr. John Moser Deacon: Jeff Molitor

Saturday Mass at 6 p.m. alternating weeks: January 21: Hanover January 28: Dorchester Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church 169 Dorchester Dr., Dorchester Sunday Worship 10 a.m. St. Ann - St. Joseph Catholic Church 307 Orange St., Harpers Ferry Fr. Joseph Sevcik Saturday Mass 4 p.m. Our Savior’s Lutheran Church 480 Diagonal St., Lansing Rev. Laura Gentry www.lansinglutherans.org Sunday Worship at 9 a.m. with safety protocols in place. Online Worship can be found at Lansing Lutherans YouTube. Center Baptist Church 1555 Trout Rd., Lansing Pastor Matthew Majewski Facebook: https://www. facebook.com/Center.Baptist.Church.Lansing/ 563-538-9234 Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School for all ages 10:45 a.m.; Thursday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. United Methodist Church 490 Center St., Lansing Pastor James Buckhahn 563-538-4352 Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.; Worship through Zoom available for those not attending in person. Women’s Bible Study held Mondays at 1 p.m. Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Lansing 648 Main St., Lansing Fr. Joseph Sevcik Sunday Mass 10 a.m. Grace United Methodist 136 Elm St., New Albin New Albin Townhouse

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St. Patrick Catholic Church, Waukon Fr. John Moser Deacon: Jeff Molitor Weekend Mass: Saturday 4 p.m and Sunday 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Weekday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; 10 a.m. Friday. Zalmona Presbyterian Church 371 Highway 9, Waukon Pastor Susan Klimstra Sunday, January 22: 9 a.m. Worship.

Christ Community Evangelical Free Church of New Albin 188 Plum NE P.O. Box 555, 563-544-4401 Pastor Tommy Case Sunday Worship 9 a.m.

Calvary Baptist Church 1704 Green Valley Rd. NW Waukon • 563-568-6016 Sunday School 10 a.m.; Sunday Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Mid-Week Service Wednesday 7 p.m.

St. John’s United Church of Christ Rural New Albin Pastor Paul Burgess Sunday Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10 a.m.

Seventh-Day Adventist 706 1st Ave. NW, Waukon Essam Habib, Pastor (602)702-7076 Saturday: Sabbath School 10 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m.

Bethlehem Presbyterian 430 Bethlehem Dr. Postville Karla Johnson Sunday Worship 8:25 a.m.

King of Grace Lutheran Church (ELS) 635 9th St. NW, Waukon www.kingofgrace.wixsite. com/waukonia 563-568-3167 Thursday, January 19: 6 p.m. MMCC Meeting. Sunday, January 22: 11 a.m. Communion Service; 12 p.m. Semi-Annual Voters Meeting.

Postville Baptist Church 267 W Tilden St., Postville Evangelist Landon Edminster 715-445-1819 Wednesday: 7 p.m. Verse by Verse Bible Study in the Book of John. Sunday: 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Prayer, Preaching, Bible Teaching, Hymn Singing and Christian Fellowship. Forest Mills United Methodist Church 595 Forest Mills Rd., Postville • Rev. Kim Gates Sunday Worship 9 a.m.; Children’s Sunday School during Worship following the children’s message; Adult Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

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St. Paul’s UMC 27 Second Ave. NW, Waukon Rev. Kim Gates Sunday Worship at 10:45 a.m. with Children’s Sunday School during Worship following the Children’s message; Adult Sunday School at 10 a.m. Morning Worship recording now posted on the Church Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ StPaulsForestMillsUMC. First Baptist Church 614 Rossville Rd., Waukon firstbaptistchurchwaukon. com Rev. Duane P. Smith Wednesday, January 18: 9 a.m. Higher Grounds at Hardee’s; 5:15 p.m. Prayerful Preparation; 6:15 p.m. Awana Theme: Snowball Fight; 6:30 p.m. Youth Group. Sunday, January 22: 9 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10 a.m. Morning Worship; “Acts” Sermon Series. St. John’s Lutheran Church 8 5th St. SW, Waukon Pastor Bryan Robertson Wednesday, January 18: 8:45 a.m. - Noon Mini Do Day; 6 p.m. Youth Handbells; 7 p.m. Confirmation; Sr. Handbells; 8 p.m. Sr. Choir. Thursday, January 19: WIC 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, January 22: 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Worship Services; 9:30 a.m. Sunday School. Wednesday, January 25: 8:45 a.m. - Noon Mini Do Day; 6 p.m. Youth Handbells; 7 p.m. Confirmation; Sr. Handbells; 8 p.m. Sr. Choir. Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Wexford 1416 Great River Rd, Lansing Fr. Joseph Sevcik Saturday Mass 5:30 p.m.

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Continued from Page 25 Newspaper, Waukon. Approval of Council & Mayor Appointments: Mayor Pro Tem, Kevin Johnson; Police Chief, Paul Wagner; City Attorney, Jeff Swartz; City Clerk, Sarah Snitker; Zoning Administrator, Gary Boden Approval of Changes for Updated Code of Ordinances: Chapter 137 Section 137.03, add subsection 5 pave up to sidewalk; Chapter 141, no change; Chapter 147, no change; Chapter 150, no change; Chapter 151 section 151.02 (6B) remove Tree Board and change to Street Superintendent; Chapter 155 no change; Chapter 165 section 165.24 (2)(D) remove from the first sentence in the preliminary conference “the Mayor and any others judged necessary by the Mayor.”; Chapter 165 section 165.27 (2) add City Council; Chapter 165 section 165.10 (2) (A) change fee from $25.00 to $50.00; Chapter 165 section 165.11 (2) change fee from $25.00 to $50.00; Chapter 165 section 165.12 (2) Change fee from $25.00 to $50.00; Chapter 165 section 165.29 (7) change fee from $25.00 to $50.00; Chapter 166 section 166.26 change the last sentence to The Zoning Administrator shall confer with the City Engineer when additional review is needed. Approval of City Clerk/Treasurer’s Report – December, 2022 Approval of claims Payment of Claims for: January 9, 2023 Allamakee School District Stop Sign Reimb .... 1,732.50 Allamakee Economic Develop. Contribution Q#3 ... 3,098.25 Allamakee County Sheriff Answer Serv.-Dec ..... 750.00 Alliant Energy Electricity -Dec ..... 18,839.54 Baycom, Inc. Services ...................... 72.08 Becker Hardware HVAC Contract ......... 325.00 Black Hills Energy Services - Dec ..... 10,415.25 Bodensteiner Implement Repairs ..................... 400.95 Brown Supply Company Supplies .................... 384.00 Bruening Rock Products Supplies ................. 2,297.16 CarQuest Waukon Repairs ..................... 373.21 CarQuest Waukon Repairs - Ambulance . 45.38 City Laundering Company Uniforms - December 838.46 Compass Materials Supplies ................. 7,927.94 Culligan Services ...................... 48.50 Cunningham Hardware Supplies ...................... 71.31 Epic Wear Uniform ......................... 5.00 Fehr Graham Engineering City Parking Lot ..... 5,200.00 Freedom Bank Gund-Prin/Int ......... 4,550.00 Hausladen’s Auto Supply Repairs ....................... 34.94 Hawkins, Inc. Supplies .................... 110.00 Matt Hawkins Sthside Rentals Rent - January ....... 1,000.00 HydroCorp - Installation Wtr Mtr Bill#2 ....... 45,980.78 Iowa Assoc. Municipal Utilities NISA/ISEP Dues .... 1,358.00 Iowa Dept of Public Safety Terminal Billing ......... 300.00 Iowa One Call Locates ..................... 119.70 Jim’s Full Service Fuel ........................ 4,465.90 Jim’s Full Service Fuel - Ambulance ...... 386.20 Keystone Laboratories Water Testing .............. 57.00 Kurth Plumbing and Heating Repairs - City Hall ..... 191.22 Kwik Trip Fuel - Ambulance ...... 726.83 LNM Truck & Trailer Repair Repairs .................. 1,119.08 McMillan Muffler Repairs ..................... 362.55 Mediacom Telephone/Internet .... 145.38 Mediacom Telephone/Internet ...... 78.13 News Publishing Subscription ................ 46.00 News Publishing Services .................... 261.47 Oden Sign Service Services .................... 160.00 Postville Medical Clinic Services ...................... 60.00 Quillin’s Food Ranch Fuel / Shipping .......... 529.91 Reel-Core, Inc. - Reimburse Franchise Fees ...... 7,591.97 Reiser Implement Repairs ..................... 467.28 S & M Development - Skyline Pladsen Subdiv .. 309,067.02 Sarah Snitker Reimburse .................. 25.00 Storey Kenworthy

Supplies .................... 198.97 Sun Life Financial Insurance - January .. 252.00 Swartz Law Firm Legal Services-Dec . 2,304.70 TestAmerica Sewer Testing ........ 1,480.50 Tri-State Business Machines Maint. Agreement ..... 110.20 Tri-State Business Machines Maint. Agreement ....... 62.87 Tri State Doors LLC Repairs .................. 2,440.00 TriState Truck Equipment Truck Fabrication . 74,105.00 USA Blue Book Supplies ................. 2,911.53 Verizon Telephone ................. 243.96 Viking Pest Control Services ...................... 45.00 Village Farm & Home Supplies .................... 478.78 Waukon Fire Dept. 28E Agreement .... 21,250.00 Waukon State Bank Gund-Prin/Int ......... 4,550.00 Waukon Tire Center Repairs ..................... 159.75 Waukon Tire Center Repair Ambulance . 1,148.48 WrightWay Computers IT Services ................ 258.57 Ziegler Repairs ..................... 106.19 PAID CLAIMS: Regular Payroll Dec 11-24, 2022 .. 47,669.89 EFTPS Federal Withholding. 5,279.49 EFTPS - SS/ Medicare Withholding ............ 9,864.24 EBS - Employee Benefits Syst. Admin Fees-January 434.00 EBS - Employee Benefits Syst. Safe-T Fund - Dec . 4,334.15 Ashley Logresso - Refund Renter’s Deposit ....... 150.00 Town & Country Sanitation Services ............... 18,466.00 Waukon Postmaster Postage .................... 198.00 Waukon State Bank - Police Credit Card/Kwik Trip 176.52 Wellmark BCBS Insurance - Jan .... 23,463.75 WELLNESS CLAIMS: Casper Plumbing and Heating Repairs ....................... 35.94 Crexendo Telephone ................. 363.19 Fastenal Supplies .................... 344.17 PARK-REC-POOL CLAIMS: Bodensteiner Implement Repairs ..................... 224.75 Cunningham Hardware Repairs ....................... 15.03 Village Farm and Home Supplies ...................... 37.00 West Side Lumber Repairs ....................... 18.99 YSF FOOTBALL CLAIMS: Epic Wear Plaques ..................... 180.00 General: .................. 101,984.77 Street=Parking Lot:..... 5,200.00 Library:........................ 5,029.48 TIF: ............................... 640.50 RUT:.......................... 33,703.47 YSF Football: ................. 180.00 Employee Benefits:... 17,246.72 Wellness: ....................... 759.30 T & A Insurance: ......... 4,155.85 Water: ....................... 19,355.61 Water Meter Project: . 45,980.78 Sewer: ...................... 28,872.00 Capital Equipment: ... 74,105.00 Debit Gundersen: ....... 9,100.00 Pladsen Subdivision: 309,067.02 FUND TOTALS: ... $ 655,380.50 Yes: Johnson, Hatlan, Wiedner, Lydon | Absent: Sires | No: 0 The Mayor declared the motion carried. Mayor Stone administered the Oath of Office to Police Officer hire Brent Parker. Under Public Comments: No comments Under Department Reports: Street Superintendent Keith Burrett noted that the new dump truck arrived last week and the light heads for replacement by Fareway have come in but the vendor will only warranty the faulty lights, not the labor to replace them. Council Member Hatlan stated we should utilize a different vendor if they are not going to warranty material and labor on a faulty product. Park, Rec and Wellness Director Jeremy Strub noted that the ice-skating rink is open and a survey is available for the public to complete regarding park & rec future amenities. Police Chief Paul Wagner commented that they received a free drone from Axon and said he spoke with the High School Industrial Technology Instructor Caleb Ferring about building lockers for them and is waiting back on a quote for the metal. Fehr Graham Engineer Sam Ertl discussed the plan/concept for the Pladsen Division and has been in discussion with Alliant Energy regarding street light poles. Wood poles were dis-

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Every new I was growing year some peoup, I noticed my ple make “resomother would lutions”. Maybe go to a room in it is to change our home and a behavior or shut the door habit, possibly for a period of to learn a new silence in her hobby, to exerbusy life. cise more. Too This gradual often we fail beapproach can cause we do not be utilized for consider taking forming any small steps tonew spiritual ward personal habit or pracchange. This is tice. In 2023 Fr. John Moser true for our spirbegin a spirituitual lives as well; we don’t al exercise with regularity think about how challenging until it becomes a part of it can be to create and sus- your daily routine. I promtain new, grace-filled habits. ise your heart will not be the “Oh, that today you same when the last day of would hear his [God’s] 2023 arrives. Saint Benedict voice: Harden not your who lived from about 480 to hearts.” Psalm 95:8, He- 547A.D. wrote: “The grace brews 4:7b. In order to stop is in the small steps!” and hear God’s voice – for Let us pray: Open my some this means to pray, ears Lord that I may hear for others spiritual reading your voice. Open my eyes – start by being silent. No Jesus that I may see you texting, no reading emails, at my side. Open my heart no phone, no technology, no Lord that I may place my wristwatch that is beeping hope in you and do your or ringing; in short, permit will. Amen. no distractions. Try sitting silently for 60 seconds and Fr. John Moser listen for God’s voice; then St. Mary Catholic Churches after several days, increase Hanover and Dorchester to 90 seconds. After a week St. Patrick Catholic Church you add more time. Often as Waukon cussed with Council Members Hatlan, Wiedner and Lydon stating they think aluminum poles would look better. There was discussion on checking with Alliant on if they would install aluminum and rent those to the City; Sam said he would check further into that and costs. It was noted that this was not included in the initial cost of the project so it would be an additional cost. City Clerk Snitker noted that the contractor for the clean up of 9 & 11 Allamakee Street mentioned they hope to schedule that work with the City in January; they were completing other projects first. City Manager Boden mentioned that he has been working with Finance Director Lana Snitker on the budget and that will be getting discussed at the next meeting. The Mayor announced that this was the time and place for the public hearing on applying with USDA Rural Development for financial assistance for the purchase of a utility vehicle for the Waukon Street Department. The Clerk announced there were no oral or written comments received. The Mayor declared the hearing closed. City Clerk Snitker noted that we are potentially eligible for 35% of grant funds through the USDA Rural Development for the Street Department Vehicle purchase but that it is a competitive grant and the award will not be known until possibly summer. Moved by: Lydon | Seconded by: Hatlan To approve agreeing to apply for financial assistance with the USDA, Rural Development to finance replacement of utility vehicle in the Street Department and authorize Mayor Pat Stone and City Clerk Sarah Snitker to sign documents relating to the USDA Rural Development Grant. Yes: Lydon, Hatlan, Wiedner, Johnson | Absent: Sires | No: 0 The Mayor declared the resolution passed. The Clerk assigned number 23-09 to the resolution. Moved by: Lydon | Seconded by: Wiedner To approve the 2nd reading of the ordinance amending the code of ordinances by changing commercial meter information and adding shutoff procedure for residential meter replacement. Yes: Johnson, Hatlan, Wiedner, Lydon | Absent: Sires | No: 0

The Mayor declared the motion carried. Moved by: Wiedner | Seconded by: Johnson To adopt the ordinance amending the code of ordinances by changing commercial meter information and adding shutoff procedure for residential meter replacement. Yes: Johnson, Hatlan, Wiedner, Lydon | Absent: Sires | No: 0 The Mayor declared the motion carried. The Clerk assigned number 824 to the ordinance. Moved by: Lydon | Seconded by: Hatlan To approve the 2nd reading of the ordinance amending the code of ordinances by changing the beginning time of regular City Council Meetings. Yes: Johnson, Hatlan, Wiedner, Lydon | Absent: Sires | No: 0 The Mayor declared the motion carried. Moved by: Lydon | Seconded by: Hatlan To adopt the ordinance amending the code of ordinances by changing the beginning time of regular City Council Meetings. Yes: Johnson, Hatlan, Wiedner, Lydon | Absent: Sires | No: 0 The Mayor declared the motion carried. The Clerk assigned number 825 to the ordinance. FEH Engineer Kevin Eipperle discussed the agreement for the phases of design on the Street/Park & Rec Garage. Council members asked to have this as a discussion item at the next meeting due to wanting to review the agreement. No action taken. Snitker discussed a City Façade Improvement Application received from Cunningham Hardware regarding work for brick replacement and tuckpointing. Total project cost is $24,400 and they have been approved through the County program already. Moved by: Lydon | Seconded by: Hatlan To approve Cunningham Hardware & Rental’s City Façade Improvement Application for grant funds of $10,000. Yes: 4 | Absent: 1 | No: 0 The Mayor declared the motion passed. Snitker discussed Ordinance sections 69.15 regarding special parking permit in business district and section 75.02 regarding snowmobile hours of operation. Chief Wagner noted there have not been issues with

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Q & A with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

Q: What are your committee assignments in the 118th Congress?

A: On January 3, I was honored to take the constitutional oath of office to represent Iowans for an 8th term in the U.S. Senate. It is a solemn oath I take to heart and strive every day to uphold the blessings of liberty and economic freedom and strengthen the promise of prosperity for generations to come. Every two years, Congress starts a new session and organizes committee assignments where lawmakers will roll up their sleeves to conduct legislative and oversight responsibilities. That includes holding congressional hearings to learn from policy experts and hear from everyday Americans about issues that matter to their lives and livelihoods; building bipartisan consensus to move legislation through committees; and calling upon members of the president’s cabinet and executive branch to testify about their work to implement the laws of the land. The people’s branch writes the laws and as part of our system of checks and balances, lawmakers must fulfill our constitutional oversight duties to ensure money is spent as intended and the laws are faithfully executed as written, from securing the border to collecting taxes and protecting national security. A primary objective of my work is to make the government work effectively and efficiently for the taxpayer and hold it accountable to the American people. In the 118th Congress, I expect to serve as ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee. From this leadership post, I’ll continue my crusade as a taxpayer watchdog to trim the sails of wasteful spending and restore fiscal discipline to the federal purse strings. It is reckless for Washington to continue flagrant overspending in massive omnibus bills from one year to the next. It drives up the debt, burdens the next generation to foot the bill and obscures accountability. This reckless approach is the polar opposite of paying it forward, it sends America backward and digs a hole for our children and grandchildren to fill. In addition, I expect to continue serving on the Judiciary; Finance; Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committees and Caucus on International Narcotics Control, as well as co-chair caucuses on Foster Youth; Cystic Fibrosis; Whistleblower Protection; Baltic Freedom; and, Congressional Trademark. I’ll continue my work on dozens of congressional causnowmobiles lately. Moved by: Lydon | Seconded by: Wiedner To approve the change as discussed for the special parking permit in business district but to keep the snowmobile hours of operation the same and have that added to the updated code of ordinances. Yes: 4 | Absent: 1 | No: 0 The Mayor declared the motion passed. Mayor Stone asked to table the discussion on a chicken ordinance. No action taken. Snitker noted that Water/ Sewer Superintendent Jim Coo-

cuses to help push priorities for Iowans, including the Mississippi River, diabetes, rural health care and career and technical education, to list a few examples. Q: What are some of your legislative priorities for the next two years?

A: In addition to reining in wasteful government spending to help tame inflation, I will continue pushing a full agenda on behalf of Iowans. In the 118th Congress, I am the dean of the U.S. Senate, the longest serving lawmaker in the upper chamber. This puts me at the leadership table and I will leverage this advantage for Iowans at every opportunity. As work gets underway, my legislative priorities include lowering prescription drug costs for Americans, updating the Farm Bill and restoring competition in the cattle market, funding police, protecting victims of crime and combatting the flow of deadly drugs into this country. In addition, I’m keeping close tabs on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the $80 billion boondoggle the previous Congress pumped into the tax collecting agency and holding the Biden administration’s feet to the fire for the crisis at our southern border. The record surge of illegal immigration under the Biden administration has turned American sovereignty into a laughingstock and empowered dangerous drug cartels to flood our communities with deadly fentanyl. This irresponsible abdication has led to historic overdose deaths among our youngest generations and fostered lawlessness at our southern border. My Senate office will continue to place a high priority on constituent services to help Iowans navigate red tape and get answers from federal agencies about problems regarding veterans’ benefits, tax returns or passports, for example. Iowans may fill out a form online to seek assistance and a specialist from one of my six state offices will be in touch. As always, I encourage Iowans to keep in touch and share their views and concerns. Representative government is a two-way street and I want to know what’s on your mind to conduct the people’s business. Send questions or comments at https:// www.grassley.senate.gov/ contact/questions-and-comments. Sign up for my weekly e-newsletter, https://www. grassley.senate.gov/contact/ get-the-scoop, to stay in the loop and find out about my work on your behalf during the 118th Congress. per gave her some numbers from a couple of companies regarding what they would pay for the old water meters. The council members stated they would like to put the old water meters out to bid once the Water Meter Replacement project is completed. No action taken. Moved by: Lydon | Seconded by: Hatlan To adjourn. Yes: 4 | Absent: 1 | No: 0 The Mayor declared the motion carried. Sarah Snitker, City Clerk wk 3

Cards of Thanks

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Thank you to everyone who sent a card, called, messaged or stopped in to see me on my 70th Birthday. Special thank you to my kids, grandkids and brother Ray for all you do for me! I sincerely appreciate all the well wishes. Les Winters 39/p

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We want to thank each and every one of you for all the cards, well wishes, and personal contacts we received for our birthdays and our 70th wedding anniversary. The highlights of these events were the contacts made by all of you. God bless you all for thinking of us during these celebrations.

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The family of Brian Garin would like to thank our friends, family, and community for their love, kindness, and concern during Brian’s illness and passing. We truly appreciate your kind words, cards, and messages. We are so grateful for your support and we got to see firsthand how much Brian was loved by everyone who knew him. We wish we could thank each of you in person for being there for us during this time, and we want to make sure each of you knows how much we appreciate our community. A special thanks to Dr. Barbee and the entire staff at Veterans Memorial Hospital. Words can never express our gratitude for all you did for Brian. You are truly amazing, compassionate, and inspiring human beings. We thank and admire you all for your continual commitment to our family, your patients, and this community. 

New Year’s resolutions are common this time of year. Some are easily broken; others are sincerely made, but hard to keep. The decision to quit tobacco is a commitment that takes self-control and support. Allamakee Prevention Advisory reminds residents who have made the healthy choice to quit tobacco that help and support is available through Quitline Iowa. The benefits of quitting tobacco are almost immediate. According to the American Cancer Society, within 20 minutes, heart rate and blood pressure drop. Within 12 hours, the carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal. Within two to three months, circulation improves and lung function increases. After one year of living tobacco-free, the excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a continuing smoker’s. Even so, nicotine is an addiction and breaking that addiction can be challenging. Quitline Iowa can provide help. Quitline Iowa pairs to-

MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

The Garin Family 

Thank You

Thank You A special thanks for all the kindness shown to us at the time of Roger’s passing. Thank you so much for all the flowers, memorials, gifts and food you brought to our homes. A very special thanks to Pastor Kimball for his kindness, consolation and wonderful homily at the funeral. It will stay in our hearts forever. Thank you to Tara for playing the organ, Darryl for the songs, and the wonderful ladies of the church for the food brought and serving the dinner. Thanks to all the doctors and nurses at Mayo Clinic and Hospital and the nurses from hospice for the wonderful care. To the Baxters, the food was wonderful. Also, thanks to Martin-Grau Funeral Home for handling everything with such kindness and grace. The kindness of all will never be forgotten.

The family of Zonna Wullner would like to thank relatives and friends who sent cards, memorials, flowers, food or helped in any way. Special thanks to Grau Funeral Home, Pastor Noel, Joann Martins, Kim Schutte and the ladies that served food. We appreciate your kindness. Julie Wullner, Jane Wullner Brian & Denise Wullner Carol & Darwin Johnson Mary Lee

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A of this same edition TO BE INTRODUCED through Sunday, July year’s housed in the livestock During that performance length Standard. year, a full schedule of this Fair barns for the entire Also new for this take of The Caminos, the AllaAuction will Fair Royalty Allamakee Countyon Page of the fair, as in previous sched- Premium of the traditional makee County introduced. remote siren events can be foundedition of years. According to be place will the provided County the County’s Auction. 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All 4-H and FFA KICK OFF THE thereby County Fair Queen in mod- bits, activities will occur specific check in approximately ENTERTAINMENT so will, instead, be recognized Coordinator Corey Snitker activation in an emergency. prior to as this year’s says the purpose is to test ified fashion with hour to a half hour The area band with implemented, their respective shows, the Camin- all together guidelines many local ties, The Royalty Team. 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With the week of July 7-12, Continued on Page week’s edition of will not be selling within the overallyear’s Alon Page 24 in this youth of events for this arrangements for this unique fair experience, printin years past, prior lamakee County Fairweek’s their live animals as already been made. youth ed on Page 24 of this market animals have Livestock Auction, edition of The Standard. be In place of the traditional Auction. Local supporters a Premium Animals will not to reward will participate in a premium on a youth offset expenses can still bid and pay work and help themfund next year’s them for their hard will then help more traditional incurred. This premium are to return to the projects, as plans for next year’s fair. 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regret is that we never got to officiate a State Championship game in the (UNI) Dome. I came within a couple games of that, but never got to.” Herman also said that he regrets never getting to officiate a game coached by the legendary Ed Thomas of Aplington-Parkersburg, who was ultimately taken from this life much too soon when he was fatally shot by one of his former players. “I always wanted to officiate a game coached by Ed Thomas,” he said. “He was one of those coaches that you admired so much because of the tradition and the program he created. But it never happened, and now, of course, he’s gone.” FOR ANYONE, BUT NOT FOR EVERYONE Herman says that there is plenty of opportunity for anyone who thinks they want to try and be a football official. He knows that his life would likely be a whole lot different if he didn’t dive into the opportunity that was

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Ron Herman of Waukon signs his name to the symbolic check that represented the $930 donation he made to the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital in Iowa City. Those donated funds represented the pay that Herman received during his 35th and final year of officiating Iowa high school football games this past fall. Submitted photo.

presented to him more than 35 years ago. “I’m proud of doing it,” Herman beamed. “I’ve worked with some guys that tried to get into it and got out right away for one reason or another, but I’m glad I stuck it out and did it for 35 years. Let’s put it this way, I’ve seen a lot more people walk away from it, than I’ve seen getting into it. I don’t regret it one darn bit. It can be a thankless job, but it’s still very rewarding. You won’t do it for the pay, but you’ll do it for a lot better reasons.” He also knows that when Friday nights roll around this fall, it will be very strange for him to not be on a football field somewhere. He notes, however, that he will still be officiating football games, just at a younger level of competition. “It’s going to be strange,” Herman admits. “We’ll come to Friday nights this fall and it will be 7:00 and I’ll be thinking, well, the guys should be doing this or getting this ready. But, I’m still going to do lower level games, because we still need officials.”

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