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Caregiver Support Group to meet in New Albin July 23

The Caregiver Support Group will be held at the New Albin Savings Bank Town House, located at 118 Main Street in New Albin, Wednesday, July 23 at 10 a.m. Note that this meeting is a week later than usual.

Individuals providing care to an older adult are invited to come to discuss the many challenges and rewards of care giving in a confi den-tial supportive environment. The group is sponsored by Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging. Contact Barb La-bosky at 800-233-4603 for more information. RSVP is not necessary.

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2014 Allamakee County Fair Royalty ...The annual Allamakee County Fair Queen Pageant was held Tuesday, July 15 at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds

Pavilion, kicking off the 161st Allamakee County Fair last week. The ve young ladies pictured above were all vying for this year's Fair Queen crown, which was bestowed upon McKayla Stock (center in above photo), daughter of Kent and Rhonda Stock of Waukon. Bethany Stock (second from left), also the daughter of Kent and Rhonda Stock of Waukon, was named Allamakee County Fair Princess, with all candidates serving as the Allamakee County Fair Royalty Team throughout this year's fair. Carley Mellick (far right in above photo), daughter of Tom and Laura Mellick of Waukon, was named Miss Con-geniality. Pictured above, left to right, are Emily Hammel, daughter of Charles and Deb Hammel of Dorchester; Fair Prin-cess Bethany Stock; Fair Queen McKayla Stock; Carli Quandahl, daughter of Adam and Julie Quandahl of Waukon; and Miss Congeniality Carley Mellick. McKayla Stock will now advance on to represent Allamakee County in the 2014 Iowa State Fair Queen competition to be held in August in Des Moines. Additional photos of the 2014 Allamakee County Fair will be published in future editions of The Standard. Photo courtesy of ISU Extension and Outreach, Allamakee County.

Palmborg honored for downtown advocacy ...Left to right - Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, Bruce Palmborg, Iowa Lt. Governor Kim

Reynolds, University of Northern Iowa President Bill Ruud. Submitted photo.

Zarwells honored for environmental volunteerism ...Left to right - Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, Betty and Ric Zarwell, Iowa Lt. Gover-

nor Kim Reynolds, University of Northern Iowa President Bill Ruud. Submitted photo.

Delphey honored for volunteerism with CASA program ...Left to right - Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, Pam Delphey, Iowa Lt. Governor Kim

Reynolds, University of Northern Iowa President Bill Ruud. Submitted photo.

KBSB honored for Adopt-a-Highway volunteerism ...Left to right - Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, Lansing Area Market President Clem

Schulte of Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank, Iowa Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds, University of Northern Iowa President Bill Ruud. Submitted photo.

Local residents and businesses receive Governor's Volunteer Awards for 2014Several Allamakee County

citizens were on hand to re-ceive 2014 Governors Volun-teer Awards from Iowa Gov-ernor Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds during a special recognition ceremony held in late June in Cedar Falls. Lansing residents Bruce Palmborg and Ric and Betty Zarwell, Waukon resi-dent Pam Delphey, and local businesses Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank of Lansing and Harpers Ferry, and Upper Iowa Resort and Rental of Dorchester were each hon-ored for the volunteer efforts they have put forth this past year, most of those local re-cipients being represented in the photographs below ac-companying this article.

Its always a great plea-sure for me to honor and rec-

ognize the volunteers who ac-complish extraordinary things through service to help their communities, fellow citizens, and the great state of Iowa, said Governor Branstad. These dedicated volunteers lead by example - not only encouraging the people they help, but motivating others to serve as well. I sincerely thank them all for their dedi-cation and efforts.

The Governors Volunteer Awards (GVA) program was created in 1982, with inau-gural awards presented in 1983. What began as a small program for state government agencies has expanded over the years and now provides all Iowa non-profi t, charita-ble and government organi-zations with an easy way to honor their volunteers with a

prestigious state-level award. Hundreds of volunteers are recognized each year with awards in one of four cate-gories: Individual, Group, Length of Service or Disaster Volunteer.

Recipients of the Gover-nors Volunteer Award do not necessarily need to live in Iowa, but their service must have benefi ted Iowans or an Iowa organization. Award cri-teria include an individual or group who has:

demonstrated exception-al commitment to volunteer-ism by helping with a special project or ongoing activities

demonstrated exemplary leadership, creativity, cooper-ation and hard work in their service to others

made an outstanding contribution to their state or

Governor to tour KolGol facility Friday

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds will be touring the KolGol, Inc. facility located along Elon Road east of Waukon Friday, July 25. The Governor's visit is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and is part of his "Building Iowa's Future" initiative.

The public is invited to attend the event. Those wishing to be in attendance are required to RSVP by e-mailing matt@branstadreynolds.com.

community through volunteer service.

LOCAL VOLUNTEER EFFORTS RECOGNIZED

Both Kerndt Brothers Sav-ings Bank and Upper Iowa Resort and Rental were hon-ored for their years of ser-vice to the State of Iowa's Adopt-A-Highway program, and both were nominated by Paul Trombino of the Iowa Department of Transporta-tion. Represented by Lansing Area Market President Clem Schulte, Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank was awarded for 20 years of service to the Adopt-A-Highway program. There was not a represen-tative in attendance at the ceremony from Upper Iowa Resort and Rental, which was honored for 10 years of ser-

vice to the Adopt-A-Highway program.

Pam Delphey was nomi-nated by Kerry Brennan of the Iowa Child Advocacy Board for her commitment as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer. "Pam has been a very dedi-cated, committed volunteer with the CASA program for the past three years," Brennan explained in her nomination of Delphey. "She has stuck with her case and those kids almost the entire time she's been a CASA volunteer be-cause she was determined to work for those children's best interest. This month, Pam was able to see those chil-

dren successfully returned to their mother's care and the DHS (Department of Human Services) case successful-ly closed. Pam deserves this award for her patience and dedication!"

Bruce Palmborg was nom-inated by Michael Wagler of the Iowa Economic Develop-ment Authority for his work as Board President of the Main Street Lansing program promoting the Lansing area business community. "As one of Lansing's strongest down-town advocates, Bruce's lead-ership and support serve as an example for all citizens of the state," Wagler said in his nomination information for

Palmborg.

Ric and Betty Zarwell were nominated by Pat Schlarbaum of the Iowa De-partment of Natural Resourc-es for their many years of volunteer work focused on Iowas wildlife, natural re-sources, and environmental issues. Schlarbaum noted the Zarwells' contributions to a Sandhill Crane survey for the past 16 years as one strong area of volunteerism.

Most recently, Ric has been president of the 501 (c) 3 non-profi t, Allamakee County ProtectorsEduca-

Supervisors updated on upcoming LOSST election, discuss troublesome intersection of Old Highway 9 and Old Stage Roadby Bob Beach

During the regular meeting of the Allamakee County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, July 15, Allamakee County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Denise Beyer updated the Board on the special election scheduled for August 5 on the renewal of the Local Option Sales and Service Tax (LOSST). Beyer said that absentee voting is available now in the Auditor's offi ce at the courthouse and

will remain available until 11 a.m. the day of the election.

She told the Board that polls will be open from 12 noon until 8 p.m. Tuesday, August 5, with all three Waukon wards voting at the Northeast Iowa Community College center in Waukon; French Creek, Jefferson, Ludlow and Union Prairie Townships at the Waukon Banquet Center; City of Postville, Franklin and Post Townships at Turner Hall; City of Waterville, Linton

and Paint Creek Townships at Waterville City Hall; City of Harpers Ferry, Fairview and Taylor Townships at the Harpers Ferry Community Center; and Center, Lafayette and Lansing Townships at the Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank Community Center in Lansing. She explained that the City of Lansing is not having an election because Lansing's local option sales tax does not have a "sunset date." More details about the upcoming election, along with sample ballots for all six polling sites, are printed on Pages 3B-5B in this week's issue of The Standard.

INTERSECTION CONCERNS

Maury Gallagher of Postville addressed the Board with concerns about the safety of the intersection of Old Highway 9 and Old Stage Road west of Waukon. He told the Board that his sister-

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Initially a hobby, hosta breeding has grown to international proportions for Bob Axmearby Brianne Eilers

When he bought his fi rst two hostas several years ago, Waukon resident Bob Axmear didnt have any idea that his gardening hobby would take him to the levels it has. Axmear began his hosta endeavor by purchasing two plants at chain stores, which he grew and was able to divide and eventually sold to a nursery.

The hobby kind of grew into its own, Axmear said. He explained a little bit about the process of crossing the hostas and how it can take three to four years for a new hybrid to stabilize. Axmear says that when crossing hostas, the female plant has to be a streaked plant in order to create variegated hostas.

He has also developed a way to collect and store pollen from hosta fl owers, as well as for saving seeds. Axmear has developed several hybrids, a few of which he has named for family members.

In addition to growing hostas, Axmear taught himself how to write code and designed a website,

http://www.hostalibrary.org, in order to show what each plant people hybridized was supposed to look like. The website has grown to 17,000 photos of 6,000 plants and now includes a free hosta auction which people use to sell their new plants. It also includes articles and information on growing hostas, several which Axmear has written himself.

Through the website, Axmear has furnished hostas, seed and pollen all over the United States and internationally.

Axmear has been running the hosta library site for over 15 years. He noted that he suffered injuries of a broken back and a broken neck some years ago, and breeding hostas and running the website are ways for him to be able to keep active, despite complications from those injuries.

Axmear has also won awards for his work with hostas. In 2010, he received the Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award from the American Hosta

Society for his service to the hosta industry. The award was established in 1982 in honor of one of the founding members of the American Hosta Society.

In 2012, Axmear received the First Look Mildred Seaver Award in the seedling and sport competition, an award that he is especially proud of. That was the fi rst streaked hosta to win that award, Axmear noted.

With his accomplishments, Axmear has been able to give advice and growing tips to many people through the hosta library website. In addition to working with hostas, Axmear has also worked with breeding day lilies, oriental lilies and angelfi sh.

After running the website for so long, he is ready to hand over the reins of the website to a new webmaster, in the hopes of being able to step back and enjoy life a little bit more.

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Hosta haven ...A few of the hostas growing at the Axmear residence

in Waukon. Bob Axmear started his hosta-growing hobby with two plants, and it continued to take on a life of its own. Axmear has also developed a way to collect and store pollen from hosta owers, as well as for saving seeds. Submitted photo.

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in-law was seriously injured at the intersection recently and that he had a close call at the same intersection himself previously.

He said that there are "a lot of different ways to get killed there" because of limited sight distance, especially west of the intersection. "Even if you do what you're expected to do - stop and look - you can't see what's coming," he said, telling the Board that the road needs to be reworked to eliminate the dip in the road west of the intersection.

Allamakee County Sheriff Clark Mellick told the Board that the main factors that contribute to automobile accidents include human error, mechanical failure, weather and engineering. He said that the intersection combines an engineering problem with human error, which makes the intersection dangerous.

Allamakee County Engineer Brian Ridenour said that some things have been done recently to improve the safety of the intersection, such as adding red fl ags to the stop signs and rumble strips to the north and south. He said that the removal of the pine trees to the west would improve visibility considerably, but the trees are on private property and the land owner does not want them removed.

Ridenour told the Board that a safety consultant from the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) has offered some other suggestions, including removal of some non-regulatory signs near the intersection, "stop bar painting," a median island, reducing the speed limit on the road, adding intersection lighting (though only one accident at the intersection in the last ten years has been at night) and adding fl ashing LED beacons. He said that the consultant did not recommend making the intersection a four-way stop, noting that there were, on average, two or fewer accidents at the intersection each year, while the threshold for a four-way stop at an intersection is fi ve or more accidents per year, adding that a four-way stop at the intersection would likely result in rear-end collisions. Ridenour also noted that, based on DOT data, the intersection is ranked as the

23rd least safe in the county and 6,831st statewide.

Gallagher said that all of Ridenour's suggestions have merit, but insisted that the only way to really fi x the problem is to fi x the road.

Board Chairman Larry Schellhammer asked Ridenour to prepare an estimate on the cost to remove the dip from the road. Ridenour agreed to do so and said that he would also apply for a grant for solar-powered safety beacons, which cost approximately $2,500 each, and move forward with implementing other safety measures at the intersection.

During regular business, the Board held a public hearing regarding a rezoning request by Launee Halvorson for property on Waterville Road. Allamakee County Zoning Administrator Tom Blake said that Halvorson would like to build a commercial storage facility on the property and has requested rezoning from agricultural (A-1) to commercial (C-1).

Blake said that no objections to the change had been heard when the Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on the request and that the Commission recommended approval with the stipulation that the property be used only for a commercial storage facility. Hearing no comments, the Board closed the public hearing and passed an amendment to the zoning ordinance and map in accordance with the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation.

The Board also met with Allamakee County Attorney Jill Kistler and bond attorney Bob Jostens (by telephone) to complete the process of securing a $750,000 loan on behalf of the member townships of the Waukon Area Fire Protection District to fund the construction of a new fi re station. Kistler presented the Board with eight resolutions to approve separate loan agreements with each of the townships, with the principle amounts determined by property valuations, as follows: Center Township, $29,838.20; Franklin Township, $19,016.46; French Creek Township, $59,150.02; Hanover Township, $74,466.16; Jefferson Township, $154,861.57; Ludlow Township, $111,346.97; Makee Township, $131,260.84; Union Prairie Township, $170.059.78. Jostens said the loan process would be complete Tuesday, June 22. The Board also agreed that the townships would be billed equal amounts to cover Josten's fee as bond attorney.

In other business, the Board signed a program contract with the Iowa Development Authority and other paperwork related to a $311,972 Community Development Block Grant for the construction of a wellness facility at TASC in Waukon. The Board also accepted and placed on fi le the Recorder's quarterly report and both the semi-annual and annual reports from the Treasurer's offi ce.

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Effi gy Mounds National Monuments annual summer Childrens Archeology Day will take place Saturday, Au-gust 2 from 1-3 p.m. at the monument visitor center. All ages are invited to participate in the event, which will take place rain or shine and is free.

There will be a variety of activities taking place on the lawn and in the visitor cen-ter including pottery making, basket weaving, beading, Na-tive American games to play, an atlatl demonstration, and a sandbox archeological dig for the children.

The last Junior Ranger Sat-

urday will be held at 1 p.m. August 23 for children ages 6-12. There will be a hike and an opportunity to earn a Ju-nior Ranger Day patch.

Effi gy Mounds National Monument preserves prehis-toric American Indian buri-al and ceremonial mounds, including some in the shape of animals. The monument's main entrance is located three miles north of Marquette, Iowa, and 22 miles south of Waukon, Iowa, on HWY 76. For more information, call (563) 873-3491 ext. 202 or visit the park's website at www.nps.gov/efmo.

DNR to hold July 24 public meeting inregard to Lower Dam

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be conducting an infor-mational meeting to explain a project to repair a steep bank on the Upper Iowa River be-low the lower dam in Winne-shiek County. The meeting will be held Thursday, July 24 from 6-7 p.m. in Decorah at the Decorah City Hall coun-cil room. Attendees are asked to park and enter the building behind the Decorah fi re sta-tion.

Information will be pre-sented on the bank repair scheduled to be completed this summer and questions will be answered. Questions can be directed to Terry Haindfi eld, DNR Wildlife Bi-ologist, at 563-546-7960.

Allamakee County Republican Women will meet July 25

The Allamakee County Republican Women will meet Friday, July 25 at 12 noon at Gus and Tony's in Waukon. Special guest will be State Senator Michael Breitbach, and George Marshall, fi eld representative with the Joni Ernst campaign, also plans to attend the meeting.

The meeting program will include discussion of the No-vember election and local fundraisers. County Repub-lican candidates and repre-sentatives for state and na-tional Republican candidates are invited to attend as well. Any other interested parties are also invited to attend the meeting.

Absentee voting now open for August 5 LOSST electionAbsentee voting in Allamakee County for the August

5 Local Option Sales and Services Tax (LOSST) election is now available in the Auditors Offi ce at the Allamakee County Courthouse, located at 110 Allamakee Street in Waukon. Voters can also get an absentee ballot request form by calling the Auditors offi ce at 563-568-3522 or by going online to sos.iowa.gov, scrolling down and clicking on Request Absentee Ballot on the right side of the screen.

Polls will be open for the election August 5 from Noon until 8 p.m. Voters can vote absentee in the Auditors Offi ce up until 11 a.m. the day of the election.

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DC, 37, of La Crosse, WI died Sunday, July 13, 2014 at her sisters home in Blaine, MN. A Celebration of Life Service was held Friday, July 18 at Thornburg-Grau Funer-al Home and Cremation Ser-vice, Lansing. Inurnment will be at a later date.

Promise was born July 7, 1977 to Robert and Therese (Walker) Honeywell in Clin-ton. She graduated from Kee High School in 1996, studied at Iowa State University until 1998, and earned her Doc-torate in Chiropractic from Palmer College of Chiroprac-tic in Davenport in 2002.

Promise was a chiropractor at Allied Health Chiropractic Center in Medford, WI from 2003 to 2007. She opened her own clinic, Signature Chiro-practic, in December of 2007. She enjoyed swimming, camping and playing softball. She was a member of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the Coulee Region and spent time helping with their fund drives, bowl-a-thons, and golf outings. Promise was very community-minded, and especially enjoyed helping children in her community.

Promise is survived by her father, Robert Bob Hon-eywell, of New Albin; three siblings, Nicole Ann Walk-er of Clinton, Eowyn Anna (Brett) Dyson of Blaine, MN and Joshua Orion Honeywell of New Albin; and two niec-es, Courtney Naftzger of La Crosse, WI and Annabelle Marie Dyson of Blaine, MN. Promise was preceded in death by her mother, Therese, in 2007.

Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Ser-vice, Lansing assisted the family with arrangements.

Clifford SmorstadClifford Smorstad, age 96,

of Decorah died Sunday, July 13, 2014 at Wellington Place Nursing Home in Decorah. A Celebration of Life was held Saturday, July 19 at Canoe Ridge Lutheran Church, Decorah, with Rev. Stacey Nalean - Carlson offi ciating. Interment was in Pontoppidan Cemetery, Decorah.

Clifford Julian Smorstad was born May 24, 1918, the son of Carl and Alma (Hill) Smorstad, in rural Decorah. Clifford grew up near Frankville and then on a family farm in Glenwood Township. Clifford attended the Sheggrud School, rural Decorah. He was well known for many decades for his portable sawmill that he took to many areas in a hundred-mile radius of Decorah. He also ran a land improvement business that involved building ponds, terraces, waterways, and clearing of brush and trees.

Clifford married Dagny Myrtle Sandbeck September 11, 1945 at the Glenwood Lutheran Church and they had four children, Darlene, Dianne, Donna and Dean. After Dagny died, Clifford then was united in marriage to Hazel Forde Ottney December 31, 1970 at the Canoe Ridge Lutheran Church.

Clifford was proud of his Norwegian heritage, speaking Norwegian, and he enjoyed eating potatoes, ludefi sk and lefse. He enjoyed traveling, with a trip to Norway and Germany in 1973. Clifford loved to dance to polkas; often working hard all day long sawing and threshing and then going out to dance. He enjoyed going to the Mabel Hesper Steam Engine Days and to the Waukon Sawing and Threshing Days, as well as many other celebrations in the area. Clifford served as janitor of the Canoe Ridge Lutheran Church from 1997-2007. Clifford was a member of the Canoe Ridge Lutheran Church, the Sons of Norway, and I.O.O.F. Winneshiek Lodge #58.

Clifford is survived by three daughters, Darlene (Ronald) Emery of Decorah, Dianne Burke of Decorah and Donna (Richard) Bentley of Minneapolis, MN; one son, Dean (Mary Jean) Smorstad of Cedar Rapids; two step-daughters, Nina (Jim) LaPorte of Edinburg, TX and Marvel Tomczak of Jefferson, WI; one step-son, Ed (Barb Esler) Ottney of Decorah; his grandchildren, Nicolle Smith, Brandy (Robert) Moore, Kelly (Philip) Dotzler, Travis Smorstad, Heidi (fi anc Xavier Moore) Smorstad, Chelsea Smorstad and Derek Smorstad, Carl Magnusson, Clayton (Brianna) Burke, Briana Burke, Neil (Alison) Bentley and Angela (Mark) Schwarze; along with many great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and many nephews, nieces, and great-nieces and nephews.

Clifford was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Alma (Hill) Smorstad; his fi rst wife, Dagny Myrtle Sanbeck Smorstad, November 30, 1968; his second wife, Hazel Forde Ottney Smorstad, November 11, 2008; his brother, Harris (Audrey) Smorstad; and a step-son, Lyle Ottney.

Casketbearers were Travis Smorstad, Derek Smorstad, Mason Smith, Wesly Smith, Carl Magnusson, Clayton Burke, Neil Bentley, Jesse Moore, Lucas Bentley and Logan Smith. Arrangements were entrusted to Schluter Balik Funeral Home, Decorah.

Carole GoekeCarole Goeke, 90, of

Waukon died Friday, July 18, 2014 at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, WI. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, July 23 at 11 a.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon, with Rev. Lynn G. Groe offi ciating. Inurnment will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon.

Friends may call one hour before services at the church Wednesday, July 23. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon is assisting the family with arrangements. In lieu of fl owers, memorials may be directed to Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon.

Ruth Carole Goeke was born May 10, 1924 in Newcastle, PA, the daughter of George and Rae Wolfe. She graduated from Newcastle High School in Newcastle, PA and attended Indiana State College in Pennsylvania.

In 1943 she married Kermit B. Ellingson in California, and he died in 1955. May 20, 1957 she married Wesley Goeke at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. They owned and operated the Tastee Bake Shop in Waukon from 1957 to 1967.

Carole enjoyed following her family's activities, spending time on her iPad, bowling, cooking, working in her garden, watching sports on TV and, especially, fi shing on the Mississippi River.

Survivors include her husband, Wesley of Waukon; her children, Ken (Rachel) Ellingson of Mahtomedi, MN, Cindy (Mark) Grabe of Grand Forks, SD, Scott (Denise) Ellingson of Wanamingo, MN, Warren Goeke of Santa Monica, CA, Gwen (Frank) Milano of Plymouth, MN and Greg (Laura) Goeke of Maple Grove, MN; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Janice (Jack).

She was preceded in death by her parents; her fi rst husband, Kermit; a daughter-in-law, Adeline Goeke; a granddaughter, Jaime Ellingson; two brothers, Joseph and Louis; and two sisters, Dorothy and Essie.

Honorary casketbearers are Allen and Ronald Goeke, Melvin Haskovec and Craig Phipps.

Online condolences may be left at www.martinfunerals.com.

Selma "Sally" Thorstenson McCulloch

Selma Sally L. Thorstenson McCulloch, 95, of Gastonia, NC went home to be with her Lord Jesus Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Memorial services will be held Sunday, July 27 at 1:30 p.m. at Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waukon, with Pastor Al Hermeier offi ciating. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Friends may greet the family following the services. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon is handling the arrangements.

Selma Sally Luella Thorstenson McCulloch was born November 21, 1918, the daughter of Edward and Ida (Gjefl e) Thorstenson. She was one of nine children raised on the Coonamen farm in Benson County, ND. Sally had a passion at a young age to become a registered nurse and graduated in 1944 from Mt. Sinai Hospital in Chicago, IL. Up to her dying day she had a need to heal others.

Known for her quick wit and Norwegian temperament, she was loved by all who met her. Sallys life took her from nursing on the Santa Fe Railroad to surgical nursing and fi nally to private duty nursing.

She married E.R. McColloch and was a mother to Allen McCulloch of Kansas City, MO and Cheryl (Donald) Rhoades of Gastonia, NC; a grandmother to Eugene, Sean and Kent McCulloch, and Ryan and Amelia MacDonald; and a great-grandmother to Madisyn and Emma Becker. For the past 30 years, Sally took care of, and loved deeply, Louis W. Benecke of Brunswick, MO.

Sally is survived by her immediate family; her brother, Otto Thorstenson of Waukon; and her sister, Stella Karges of Fargo, ND; along with many nieces and nephews and their families.

She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, Alvin, Ingvald, Floyd and Eilert; and two sisters, Geneva Thorstenson and Wilma Knudson.

Online condolences may be left at www.martinfunerals.com.

Delbert "Tiny" FishDelbert Tiny Fish, 75,

of Waukon died Saturday, July 19, 2014 at home amidst family and friends from complications associated with ALS. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, July 23 at 1 p.m. at the Waukon Banquet Center in Waukon with Rob Brede offi ciating. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until the time of service Wednesday at the Reception Center. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon is handling the arrangements.

Delbert Eugene Fish was born September 15, 1938 in Waukon, the son of Fred and Doris (Decker) Fish. He was baptized at St. Pauls United Methodist Church in Waukon and attended school in Waukon. He became an apprentice to his father Fred, owner of Fish Radio & TV Service in downtown Waukon. September 6, 1961 Delbert was drafted into the United States Army. He served for two years, spending 18 months stationed in Germany. He was honorably discharged August 21, 1963.

December 20, 1959 Delbert married Joyce (Meier) Fish at Zalmona Presbyterian Church, rural Waukon. Their fi rst child, Daniel Delbert, was born April 9, 1965. Their second child, Jesse John, was born October 26, 1970.

In 1965 the family moved to Waverly, where Delbert opened his own television repair business. In 1966, Delberts brother, Virgil, joined him as business partner, and together they operated Fish Brothers TV. In 1973 Delbert sold his half of the business to Virgil, and the family returned to northeast Iowa. They eventually settled on Jeglum Road near Waterville, where they resided for 22 years. In 1997 they moved to Waukon to Delberts childhood home.

From a young age, Tiny showed a gift for all things electronic or mechanical, as well as a love for the outdoors. He spent 30 years in this area making a living logging, roofi ng and painting. He enjoyed trapping, which he learned from his father-in-law, Rueben Meier of rural Waukon. Tiny trapped fox, mink, raccoon and coyote and sold the furs. He walked many miles in his life looking for ginseng to sell. He also joined friends to hunt deer over the years. Many years he looked for morel mushrooms in the spring. He liked working in the family garden. The family went fi shing through the years, too. Tiny really enjoyed canoeing, beginning in the early 1970s by buying a canoe. Tiny loved music, especially country music, having grown up listening to his father Freds band, the Hillbilly Rhythm Boys.

Delbert is survived by his wife, Joyce of Waukon; his son, Jesse (Tanya OConnor) Fish of Waukon; his grandchildren, Indigo and Isaac; his sister, Joyce Fish of Waukon; an aunt, Sylvia Marti of Marion; his sisters-in-law, Carole Fish of Waukon, Doris Fish of Athens, OH, Jan Fish of Waukon and Jean Fish of Oconomowoc, WI; his brother-in-law, Duane (Marian) Meier of Lansing; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.

He was preceded in death by his eldest son, Daniel, September 1, 1979; his parents; his brothers, Virgil, Harold, LeRoy and Ronald; and his

Floyd FriedrichFloyd A. Friedrich, age 88,

of Elma passed away Monday, July 14, 2014 at his home with his family by his side. A Memorial Service was held Saturday, July 19 at St. Pauls Maple Leaf Lutheran Church in rural Elma with Pastor Dan Christensen offi ciating. Burial was held at St. Pauls Maple Leaf Cemetery.

Online condolences for Floyds family may be left on the funeral home website at www.conway-markhamfh.com. Memorials may be directed to the family.

Floyd August Ernst Friedrich was born February 6, 1926 (2/6/26), the eldest of three sons, to Daniel and Mabel (Lauck) Friedrich. He was born and raised on the family farm in Howard County north of Elma. Floyd was baptized and confi rmed at St. Pauls Maple Leaf Lutheran Church, where he was a life-long member.

It was at the Rainbow Hall in Riceville that he met his bride-to-be, Alberta Norman. They joined their lives together June 7, 1949 at St. Peters Lutheran Church in Riceville. To this union were born four children: Connie Jean, Roger Lee, Julie Ann (deceased) and Carol Sue.

Floyd graduated from the eighth grade at Howard County #4 Country School near his home and worked on his parents farm until he was 18. He then went to work at Chamberlains in Waterloo where they made wringers for washing machines and later at Oliver Tractor Company in Charles City. In 1951 he and Alberta bought their farm north of Elma where he lived and farmed the rest of his life.

Floyd was a good steward of the land and made many improvements to the land and homestead over the next sixty years, including building a large part of their home and a complete workshop where he could fi x almost anything. He had a farm pond dug when the old barn was demolished where he and Alberta could enjoy the wildlife that it attracted.

In the 1960s, Floyd started selling Vigortone Feeds which widened their circle of friends with other feed dealers and also started their love of traveling with them on the trips they won through the feed business. Floyd and Alberta traveled to over 15 countries, states and cities all over the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii. They always included stops at the relatives on those trips when possible. Another activity he took up at this time was fl ying airplanes. He got his pilots license and enjoyed giving family members rides over the Iowa countryside.

Floyd loved to fi sh with friends and grandkids in the pond on the farm. He converted the old chicken house into a woodworking shop where he made many cherished gifts for family members over the years. Floyd loved a good game of 500 or Euchre and could always somehow stretch his cards to make the bid.

Floyd was active in St. Pauls Maple Leaf Lutheran Church all his life, from serving on the church council to every remodeling project that took place in the church over the years.

Floyd went to be with his Lord and Savior at his home with his wife of 65 years, Alberta, at his side. He is survived by Alberta, and their children, Connie (Tom) Buresh, Roger (Julie) Friedrich and Carol (Dennis) Krueger; their grandchildren, Brent (Rachael) Buresh, Karri (Dale) Rutledge, Amanda (Greg) Grimm, David Krueger, Michael Bosco (deceased), Nicolas (Vanessa) Peterson, Joseph Peterson, Kurt Krueger and Kelly Krueger; and their great-grandchildren, Madelyn Marquardt, Aubrey, Fiona and Brielle Buresh, Levi Peterson, Austin Rutledge, and Alexandria, Kinnick and Gavin Grimm.

Shirley ThorntonShirley Ann Thornton, 76,

of McGregor died Wednes-day, July 16, 2014 at Crossing Rivers Health Center, Prairie du Chien, WI. Funeral Ser-vices were held Monday, July 21 at First Lutheran Church, rural McGregor, with Rev. Dr. Jenny Edinger as the Of-fi ciant. Burial followed at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, McGregor.

Shirley was born August 6, 1937 to Harvey and Lucille (Miller) Wagner in Lansing. She was baptized at the Pres-byterian Church in Rossville. She graduated from Water-ville High School in 1955.

Shirley was united in mar-riage with Elton C. Punk Thornton March 26, 1955 in Waukon. Six children were born to this union, Barbara, Randy, Gary, Terry, Debra and Robert. Shirley and Elton lived in Cedar Rapids from 1955 until they moved back to the Marquette/McGregor area in 1960. Shirley worked for McGregor Electronics and then 3M until her retire-ment in 1996.

Shirley was an Iowa Hawkeye Basketball and Milwaukee Brewers fan. She loved supporting her grand-childrens sports and attended as many games as she could. She enjoyed taking bus tours all over the country. Shirley also enjoyed reading, walk-ing downtown, fi shing and making her special chocolate cake and banana cream pie.

Shirley is survived by her children, Barbara Burr of McGregor, Randy (Sandy) Thornton of Marquette, Gary Thornton of La Crosse, WI, Terry (Peggy) Thornton of McGregor, Debra (Mike) Trautsch of Prairie du Chien, WI and Robert (Hope) Thorn-

Edna Piittmann Lewis

Edna Piittmann Lewis passed away July 14, 2014 in Avoca at the age of 96 years. She was born March 14, 1918 near Hancock and lived most of her life in southwest Iowa.

She married Harry Piitt-mann in 1935, and he passed away in 1990. In 1992, she married Hamilton Lewis, and he passed away in 2006.

Edna is survived by her children, Shirley Hoffmann of Avoca, Gerald (Diane) Piittmann of Waukon and Dennis (Carolyn) Piittmann of Avoca; 10 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; one brother-in-law; and three step-children.

Thomas McKeeThomas Joseph McKee,

58, of Lansing died July 11, 2014 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Visita-tion will be held Saturday, July 26 from 1-2 p.m. at Mount Hosmer in Lansing. A Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday, July 26 at 2 p.m. at Mount Hosmer in Lansing. Burial will be at a later date.

Thomas was born March 10, 1956 in Waukon to Rich-ard and Evelyn (Knopf) McKee. He attended Immac-ulate Conception Catholic El-ementary, St. George Catho-lic High School and Kee High School.

Thomas worked on the railroad for Milwaukee Road and also worked over the road as a truck driver for the oil in-dustry in Texas and the boil-ermaker industry for many years. He also constructed fences for many farmers in northeast Iowa. Thomas en-joyed foosball, croquet, play-ing many different card games and the board game Risk. He also loved spending time deer hunting, searching for morel mushrooms and watch-ing western movies. Most of all, he enjoyed spending time with friends and family.

Thomas is survived by his siblings, Carolyn Rus-sell of Mazomanie, WI, James McKee of Lansing, Rita (Bruce Clark) McKee of Tomah, WI, Roy (Mary) McKee of Lansing, Robert (Diane) McKee of De Soto, WI and Donald (Anita Love-less) McKee of Lansing. He is also survived by his aunt and uncle, Rosemary and Cyril Knopf of Lansing, and many nieces and nephews. Thomas was preceded in death by his parents and his good friend, Dixie Plagge.

Condolences may be left at www.graufuneralhomes.com. Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Lansing is in charge of ar-rangements.

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ton of McGregor; 14 grand-children; 21 great-grandchil-dren; her brother, Jim Wagner of Wauzeka, WI; and her sis-ter, Arlene (Harold) Welch of Waukon.

Shirley was preceded in death by her husband, Elton Punk in 2007; her parents; a brother, Harlan Wagner; and her daughter-in-law, Vicki.

Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Ser-vice, McGregor assisted the family with the arrangements.

father- and mother-in-law, Rueben and Ella (Sanderson) Meier.

Honorary casketbearers are Dick Christianson, Dale Donahue, Wayne Fish, Verle Fish, Bob Ingles, Floyd Ingles, Don Kleinschmidt and Les Stahl. Online condolences may be left at www.martinfunerals.com.

After more than seventy years of providing funeral services for our families, it is time for Hansons Funeral Home to close. I have been very proud and humbled to work with so many wonderful families for the past thirty years.

My wife, Ann, and I are preparing for retirement. We have buried too many close friends and family the last few years and realize that time is precious. We hope to do some traveling while we have good health.

Thank you for your business and friendship.Very sincerely,

Albert Len Hanson, OwnerHansons Funeral Home

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Waukon City Council meets with engineer to discuss 3rd Street NEby Bob Beach

During its regular meeting Monday, July 21 the Waukon City Council met with Lyle TeKippe of TeKippe Engi-neering (a division of Fehr Graham Engineering) to dis-cuss ongoing problems with the paving of Third Street Northeast. Since the com-pletion of the project, sever-al residents have complained that storm water from the street now fi nds its way into their driveways, yards, ga-rages and homes. TeKippe said that part of the challenge in paving the street was that the homes on one side of the street are signifi cantly lower than the homes on the other side of the street. He said that prior to the recent paving, the cross slope of the street was irregular to allow for that difference, whereas the new street has a standard two percent cross slope. He said that the result is that some of the homes are now below the street level and that the alternative would have been unacceptably steep driveways

on the other side of the street. He further explained that another part of the problem is that there is not enough storm sewer capacity to han-dle heavy rains. He said that some improvements had been made since the heavy rains in late June but that there is "no easy answer for all condi-tions." He said that he would look at individual situations to see what further improve-ments could be made to im-prove drainage.

"The way it is now is not acceptable," said Council-man Steve Wiedner. "I want to make those people happy after all the stress they've been through." He presented the Council with a written motion that was shared with TeKippe but was not read out loud or otherwise shared with others at the meeting.

Asked for his opinion about Wiedner's motion, City Attorney Jim Garrett said that if the Council has concerns about the professional guid-ance it has received, it would be reasonable to consult with another engineer, but added

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Former mayor Keith Schroeder, whose home is lo-cated on Third Street North-east, said that his home is now 13 inches below the road. He said that prior to the recent paving project, the fl ow of rain water was fair-ly even on both sides of the street, adding that the homes on one side of the street had been sacrifi ced to rain water so that homes on the other side of the street wouldn't have steep driveways. "The only solution is to tear out the whole street and start over," he said. "All we ask is that the street be done right."

TeKippe responded that if the street were lowered as Schroeder suggested, freez-ing of water lines beneath the street would become a con-cern. He also reiterated that the driveways on one side of the street would need to be made unduly steep. "You'd be exchanging one unaccept-able condition for another," he said.

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Young ladies between 11-12 years of age invited to compete for crown of Miss Corn Days

Co-Ed Sand Volleyball Tournament to be part of newly expanded Corn Days

This year's newly expand-ed Corn Days celebration in Waukon will feature the crowning of a Miss Corn Days at 5:30 p.m. Friday, August 15. The event will be open to all Allamakee County young ladies who are or will be either 11 or 12 years of age on or before September 1 of this year.

The Miss Corn Days pag-eant will take place in front of the Queen Jean Quilting store located in the initial block of

A co-ed sand volleyball tournament will be just one of the new events offered at this year's newly expanded Corn Days celebration set for Au-gust 15-17 in Waukon. That competition will take place Saturday, August 16, begin-ning at 10 a.m. at the Wau-kon City Park sand volleyball courts located just south of the Aquatic Center.

Teams must have three males and three females on

East Main Street, the stop-light intersection in down-town Waukon. All contestants will be introduced during the pageant and the winner will be crowned with a tiara and awarded a Miss Corn Days sash to wear during her reign over the Corn Days events.

The winner of the Miss Corn Days crown must be available to actively partic-ipate in the Waukon Corn Days events scheduled for August 15-17. Those inter-

the court at all times and are limited to a maximum of eight players. The fi rst 10 teams to enter and pay the $20 per player entry fee by Thursday, August 14 will be entered into the tournament. Checks can be made payable to the Waukon Wellness Cen-ter.

The double-elimination tournament will be played in a best two-out-of-three format for each match, with

ested in competing for the crown of Miss Corn Days are asked to fi ll out the registra-tion form below, as well as to write a one-page essay enti-tled "What It Means To Me To Live In Allamakee Coun-ty", and submit both of those items to either the Queen Jean Quilting or Stranded Memo-ries stores located on the fi rst block of East Main Street in downtown Waukon. Those items must be received before 6 p.m. Friday, August 8.

the fi rst two games played to 25 and a third game, if nec-essary, played to 15. The top two fi nishing teams in the tournament will receive entry fee payback.

Team captains can fi ll out the registration form be-low and send it, along with the player registration fees, to: Waukon Wellness Cen-ter, 1220 Third Avenue NW, #101, Waukon , IA 52172 by August 14.

2014 Miss Corn Days Registration FormName: ______________________________________________ Age: __________

(Must be 11-12 years of age on or before September 1, 2014)Address: __________________________________________________________Telephone Number: ____________________ (Must be a resident of Allamakee County)

PARENT/GUARDIAN RELEASEI understand that the Miss Corn Days pageant is for entertainment only. I also understand that in entering my child into the Miss Corn Days pageant, the Waukon Corn Days Committee is not responsible for accidents. I will provide transportation to and from the event. I also give my child per-mission to enter the Miss Corn Days pageant and consent for pictures of her to be released for local advertising of the event. I also agree that if my child wins, it will be my responsibility to make sure my child is present for the Sweet Corn meal following her crowning Friday, August 15, in addition to parades, crowning of next year's winner and other events that the committee will inform me of.

Child's Name: _______________________________________ Date: __________

Parent/Guardian Signature: ____________________________________________

Please return this completed form and one-page essay entitled "What It Means To Me To Live In Allamakee County" by 6 p.m. FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2014 to Queen

Jean Quilting or Stranded Memories in downtown Waukon.

2014 Corn Days Sand Volleyball Tournament Registration FormTeam Name: ___________________________ Team Captain: ______________________Address: ________________________________________________________________Email contact: ____________________________________________________________

Captain: _______________________________ Phone: ___________ T-shirt size: ______Player #2: ______________________________ Phone: ___________ T-shirt size: ______Player #3: ______________________________ Phone: ___________ T-shirt size: ______Player #4: ______________________________ Phone: ___________ T-shirt size: ______Player #5: ______________________________ Phone: ___________ T-shirt size: ______Player #6: ______________________________ Phone: ___________ T-shirt size: ______Player #7: ______________________________ Phone: ___________ T-shirt size: ______Player #8: ______________________________ Phone: ___________ T-shirt size: ______

RELEASE OF LIABILITYIn consideration of your accepting this entry, I, the intending to be legally bound, hereby, for myself, my family, my heirs, executors, and administrators, forever waiver, release and discharge the Wau-kon Wellness Center, City of Waukon, Waukon Police Department, and other sponsors of this event and/or their representatives from any and all liability arising from illness, personal injury, or property damage which I suffer as a result of participation in this event. I further attest that my physical con-dition is adequate to participate in this event. Further, I hereby grant full permission to the Waukon Wellness Center and/or agents hereby authorized by them, to use any photographs, videotapes, motion pictures, recordings or any other legitimate media for any purpose at any time. I have read the waiver carefully and understand it.

Signature: _________________________________________ Date: _________________

Please return this completed form and player registration fees to the Waukon Wellness Center, 1220 Third Avenue NW #101, Waukon, IA 52172 by Thursday, August 14

Fairy Gardening Class to

be part of Corn Days

The Waukon Greenhouse will offer a Fairy Gardening Class during the newly expanded Corn Days celebration in Waukon this year. The class will take place Saturday, August 16 at 1 p.m. at the Waukon Greenhouse and will be ideal for parents/children, grandparents/grandchildren and anyone young at heart. The $15 cost for the class will include instruction, containers, soil, stones, plants and accessories.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. Contact Sherrie Hunstad at 563-568-3711 by Friday, August 7 to register, as seats in the class are limited.

Co-Ed Kickball Tournament for Corn DaysThe Waukon Park & Recreation Department is hosting a co-ed kickball tournament August

15, 16 and 17 in conjunction with the newly-expanded Corn Days celebration in Waukon. The tournament will be either double elimination or round robin in format.

Deadline to enter is August 8. Sophomores in high school through adults are eligible to participate. Those interested in entering a team or wanting more information are asked to contact the Waukon Park & Recreation Department at 563-568-6420 or Jeff Snitker at 563-568-7131.

project as well as a payment to Skyline Construction for its work on the project. The Council also scheduled a spe-cial meeting for Monday, Au-gust 4 at 6 p.m. to meet with TeKippe and a representative from Skyline Construction.

The Council also held a public hearing regarding property recently purchased by Innovative Ag Services and annexed to the City. Hearing no comments about adding the property to the Southeast Urban Renewal Area, the public hearing was closed. The Council then passed a resolution to add the property to the Southeast Urban Renewal Area, passed an ordinance regarding TIF revenue from the property and an ordinance to change the zoning district classifi ca-tion of the property from res-idential (R-2) to manufactur-ing (M-1). The Council also scheduled a public hearing for August 4 regarding the development agreement with Innovative Ag Service.

In other business, the Council discussed its policy to refund a portion of water bills in cases where charges are more than fi ve times more than average. Councilman Mitchell said that such leaks are the responsibility of prop-erty owners and the refunded money could be better spent on other things. Councilman Don Steffens said that he agreed that leaks are the re-sponsibility of property own-ers but suggested that the pol-icy should be left as it is and the Council could determine if refunds are warranted on a a case-by-case basis. After some discussion, the Coun-cil agreed to alter the policy to allow for refunds, but only once. City Attorney Garrett agreed to draft a new policy for the Council's consider-ation.

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Sugar Creek Bluff hike kicks off River Bluff Daze A summer hike to Sugar Creek Bluff is a new addition

this year to the annual River Bluff Daze celebration in Fer-ryville, WI July 26. This hike will be co-sponsored with Mississippi Valley Conservancy as part of the Linked to the Land series and is sponsored by Mayo Clinic Health Sys-tem-Fransciscan Healthcare of LaCrosse, WI. Participants should meet at the Ferryville Boat Landing on the north end of town. Access is from Market Street at the south end of the Cheapo Depot building. Treats and instructions will be available starting at 8:30 a.m. and then everyone will car-pool to the trailhead off North Buck Creek Road.

Since the vegetation is growing rapidly due to all of the rain recently, participants should wear long pants and apply insect repellent liberally. The Mississippi Valley Conservan-cy will be mowing before the hike one more time. The group will be looking for summer wild fl owers blooming and birds fl ying in the canopy of the forest. The remarkable view of the Mississippi from that bluff will reward everyone when they get out to the point of Sugar Creek Bluff.

Mike Ripp, Martin Murphy, and Jon Rigden will be lead-ing this hike. They all have extensive experience with the features of local natural areas. This is a fairly level hike and the total distance is about one and a half miles - a family friendly walk.

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Phyllis Breeser hosted the Sexy Sixes card club Thurs-day afternoon. Six-handed euchre was played and Helen Maust won the prize for having the most lone hands (3). A cold drink was served later.

The New Albin Senior Citizens met at the New Albin Town House for a recreational meeting Friday. There were 12 members and one guest present. Progressive euchre was played and Phyllis Breeser won High, Donna Luttchens Second High and Pat Mullen Guest. The birthday song was sung for Bud Maust for his July birthday and Bud and Hel-en also served the lunch. The next meeting will be a potluck dinner at 12 noon and cards at 1 p.m. following the meal and business meeting.

The VFW Auxiliary of the Kenneth Casey Post 5603 held its regular monthly meeting July 14 at the New Albin Community Center with nine members present. The meet-ing was called to order by President Ann Falken. The Sec-retary and Treasurers reports were accepted as read. One bill was presented by Sara Thomas for rolls and doughnuts for the Memorial Day service. There were no general orders or other communications to read. Plates were fixed for the elderly and shut-ins. Members brought items for the plates and some members donated money. Eating out was dis-cussed but no date was set. Other projects to do were also discussed but no decisions were made. Membership dues can be paid starting in August. Suggestions for the good of the organization were held, after which the meeting was adjourned to re-open August 18 at the New Albin Commu-nity Center.

Elsie Weymiller hosted the Birthday Club Tuesday after-noon. Six-handed euchre was played and Helen Maust won the prize for having the most lone hands. A cold drink was served later.

New Albin Newsby Phyllis Breeser, correspondent

Harpers Ferry Area Heri-tage Society will be sponsor-ing a History Day for the Harpers Ferry area. This is the fi rst major project of the newly formed Harpers Ferry Area Heritage Society, estab-lished to preserve and share Harpers Ferry area history. The group hopes to collect peoples old photos and other old history items of the Harp-ers Ferry area.

Two events have been scheduled to collect historical items and information:

Harpers Ferry Area Heritage Society tohost History Days July 23, September 13

Wednesday, July 23 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Ethel Robinson Meehan Commu-nity Building in Harpers Fer-ry. Oral histories and family stories will be video-taped or transcribed and a copy given to contributors from 1 to 6 p.m.

Saturday, September 13 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the American Legion Hall in Harpers Ferry. Oral histories and family stories will be tak-en as well.

Dig out those old shoe boxes, photo albums, scrap-books and boxes from the at-tic, basement, closet or under the bed and bring those trea-sures to be scanned and re-turned. Items could include: old photographs, postcards, slides, old phone books, obit-uaries, Bibles with old family histories, church directories, newspapers and articles, Pi-

Ferryville to host River Bluff Daze July 26

Knights of ColumbusThe Knights of Columbus

Council 12244 met Thursday, July 10. The Council now has 50 members and is still growing. New offi cers will be installed during the August meeting.

Knight of the Month: Tom Diggins.

Family of the Month: Tom and Sheila Diggins.

Youth of the Month: Sarah Gruman.

A busy and noisy day is in store for everyone in Fer-ryville, WI Saturday, July 26 during the annual River Bluff Days celebration. The day begins at 9 a.m. with Market in the Park featuring Amish goods, produce and a variety of products in Sugar Creek Park.

Also at 9 a.m., many an-tique tractors will be arriv-ing at the Ferryville Com-munity Center to register for the antique tractor pull. At noon, the 8th Annual Antique Tractor Pull begins for all to enjoy. To register for the Antique Tractor Pull, go to www.ferryvilletractor.com. The Antique Tractor Pull is hosted and organized by the Ferryville Antique Tractor Association. Raffl e tickets are on sale now and drawings for a 55-inch Toshiba LCD TV, Rugar 30 06 Rifl e with Bush-nell Scope, and cash prizes of $250, $100, $75 & $25 in the afternoon at the event.

Beginning at 12 noon, all children will be able to partic-ipate in the kids games at the Fire Department. Food and beverages will be available at the Community Center pro-vided by Freeman Lutheran Church and adult beverages by the Ferryville Fire Depart-ment and First Responders. Location for GPS is 170 Main Street, Ferryville, WI 54628.

Transportation to the Mar-ket in Sugar Creek Park will be available via tractor and wagon. A variety of vend-ers will be available at the Market with Amish quilts, baskets, local produce, baked goods and more.

The annual Ferryville Vi-sion & Promotion raffl e this

year features a quilt entitled Leaves Gone Wild as well as Kays Potiques - a Hi Fired original turtle design stoneware bowl and a $100 Cabelas gift certifi cate. The quilt was designed by Fer-ryville Quilters and the quilt-ing done by Jean Mezera of Eastman, WI. The Backstitch Quilt Shop of Elkader donat-ed fabric for the array of fall-colored leaves. All will be on display and raffl e tickets will be available all day at the Community Center. These raffl e items will be drawn and winners announced at 9 p.m. The Ferryville Tourism Council 50:50 raffl e drawing for $500 is at 9 p.m. also.

The tractor pull will be

ending at 4:30 p.m. Then ac-tivity will move downtown where the restaurants The Swing Inn, Sportsmans Bar & Grill and Wooden Nickel - will all have food specials. Starting at 6:30 p.m., Sports-mans Bar & Grill will have live music featuring Long Haul Road Show playing until the start of the fi reworks. A D.J. will be on stage from 10 p.m. until closing.

Fireworks start at dusk. The fi reworks show is put on each year by Mike and Roberta Callaway and staff of Cheapo Depot/Fireworks Outlet and also sponsored by Ferryville Vision and Promo-tion Board and donations by the entire community.

att books, letters, diaries, old signs and advertisements, school records, documents, bills of sale, ticket stubs/pro-grams and real estate docu-ments.

Subjects of interest: events such as parades, celebrations, school events, athletics, mili-tary service, farming, schools, churches, businesses, cem-eteries, railroads, commercial fi shing, boating, disasters and building of the lock and dam.

Volunteers will be needed to help with the History Day events.

To participate, volunteer or arrange for an appointment on a different date, contact Betty Palmer at 563-586-2642, Bill Nation at 563-586-2708 or Jane Hasek at 563-586-2554. More information is available at the Dolores Tillinghast Memorial Library in Harpers, Ferry.

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The Lansing City Council met in regular session Monday night, July 21. Councilmen Dave Darling and Pat Wagner were absent. Mayor Brennan read the second of three read-ings of Ordinance #191 re-garding the increase in water/sewer rates. The third and fi nal reading will take place at the next Council meeting, August 4. The new rates will go into effect August 11.

Several Southtown resi-dents addressed the Council regarding the campground at 721 Pearl Street owned by David Swenson. A lengthy discussion ensued. Shirley Fink wanted the Council to know the neighbors are all op-posed to the campers parked on the lot because of the noise and appearance. Mayor Bren-nan said the Council is look-ing into ways of preventing further use of the parcel as a campground, and that they

were waiting for advice from the City Attorney on how to proceed.

Mabel Terry asked the Council to waive a sewer bill in the amount of $133.21. In a memo to the Council, People Service representative Heath Draeger said there was exces-sive water usage due to a leak in the hot water heater that oc-curred when Terry was out of town. As is the current policy, the Council agreed to waive 1/2 of the $133.21 sewer bill, $66.61.

Main Street Lansing spokesman Joe Papp invited the Council to attend a Tour-ism Workshop and dinner to be held at 6 p.m. Monday, July 28 at Sweeneys on the River. The meeting will feature Don-na Harris from Heritage Con-sulting. The goal of the visit is to understand the current conditions affecting tourism in Lansing. The results of Har-riss assessment will be pre-sented on Thursday, July 31 at

7:30 a.m. at Kerndt Brothers Community Center. Papp also encouraged the Council mem-bers to participate in open dialog so that the Council and Main Street Lansing can work together to promote the town. Tell us what youre think-ing, Papp said. The visit is provided by Main Street Iowa; there is no charge to Main Street Lansing or the City.

Jerry Aperans, Street Su-perintendent, presented infor-mation regarding DNR burn pile requirements.

The City was visited by a DNR representative who inspected the burn site. He found microwaves, tires and various other items in viola-tion of standards in the burn pile and gave the City a warn-ing this time. However, if it occurs again the City will face serious fi nes. Aperans pre-sented several options for cor-recting the problem, including fencing the area, controlling access, ceasing burning, re-locating the burn operations, chipping limbs to provide wood chips and fi rewood for residents. He said the current site is within 1/4 mile of two residences, and will require waivers before burning opera-tions can continue.

Parks Board representative Dave Pleasants asked permis-sion from the Council to ex-tend the swimming season at the pool through August, the hottest part of the year. The regular summer session ends August 8. The proposed ses-sions would begin August 18; the pool would be open Mon-days, Wednesdays and Fridays from 4 to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m. Cost to swim-mers without season tickets will be $3.00 per session. The Council approved the re-quest. The Parks Board also requested permission to re-place the pools sweeper/vac-uum, which was approved by the Council for up to $3,000. The Council also approved an $8,000 Minnesota Twins grant application which will be sub-mitted by the Parks Board.

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ACSD Board addresses variety of issues in fi nal meeting before 2014-2015 school yearby Brianne Eilers

The Allamakee Community School District (ACSD) Board of Directors met for its regular monthly meeting Monday night, July 21. During the secretarys fi nancial report, Board Secretary Janice Rea informed the Board that the administration offi ces are getting year-end reports fi nished up and submitted. She also noted that cash fl ow is good for the district.

Superintendent Dave Herold discussed planning for the house building project for the construction class in the upcoming school year. He noted that they are working on a contract for the project. He also presented the Board members with the preliminary Annual Progress Report, and

noted that he would discuss it in more detail in August.

During her report, East and West Elementary Principal Ann Hart noted that she and other staff members had attended a conference in Dubuque to learn about using a universal screener as a tool to evaluate reading levels. Hart noted that it is similar to the evaluation process they are already using, which is done three times a year. Results will be entered into a statewide data base three times a year. She also noted they are looking into a similar tool to evaluate math skills.

Activities Director and Waukon High School Assistant Principal Jennifer Garin noted that the 2013/2014 activity schedule has fi nally come to a close. This was a bad year for rescheduling, she noted.

She noted that sports camps will be coming up, and looking ahead to the 2014/2015 activity schedule, WSH will host the varsity conference volleyball tournament, as well as the same for girls golf.

Waukon High School Principal Dan Diercks noted that the second session of credit recovery will begin next week. We are excited for the upcoming school year, Diercks also noted. Curriculum Director Gretchen DeVore explained to the Board the many conferences and sessions she has attended during the summer school break to stay abreast of the latest technology tools, activities and resources that are available to enhance curriculum.

Food Service Director Julie Magner noted that the second

two weeks of the Summer Feeding Program are set to begin. During the fi rst part of the program an average of 185-200 students took advantage of the program for lunches, and 75-100 students ate breakfast. She also noted that June 24 the State reviewed the ACSD Summer Feeding Program and complimented the district on an excellent program.

Transportation Director Randy Nordheim noted that the district received two new buses, but the salesman inadvertently left the air-ride feature off the order, so the buses were sent back to be equipped with that. Board members also examined a copy of the building usage report.

In personnel matters, the Board accepted Todd Neals resignation from his Industrial Technology position, with the approval of a Sharing Agreement with Postville High School for Industrial Technology, with Postville now able to hold Neal's contract. Kody Begnaud and Lexie Bieber were approved as volunteer cheer assistants, pending a background check, as with all hiring. The Board also re-approved Brenda Schmalzried as a substitute bus driver, pending a background check. Herold explained that she had been approved previously, but had not been a substitute for the district.

The Board also approved the resignation of Bob Wasson from his position as head softball coach, pending fi nding a suitable replacement. Staff was also approved for the 21st Century program. Mason Berns was transferred from assistant Junior High volleyball coach to assistant Junior High football coach. Michael Shupe was approved as a volunteer girls cross country coach.

Donna May was hired as a 5.75 hour per day associate. The Board also approved increases in hours for Food Service Employees due to non-replacement of a retiring staff member. The Board approved hiring Jarod Dahlstrom as a volunteer football coach. Madison Reiser was hired as a 5.75 per hour day associate at the high school. The Board also accepted the resignation of Mark Schmadeke from his varsity assistant football coaching position, pending fi nding a suitable replacement.

In other new business, Staff Policies and the Administrative Rules Handbook for 2014-2015 were approved. Herold noted that any changes were mainly minor changes, such as grammatical changes. DeVore is now listed as the Equity Coordinator, and the Student Computer Usage Agreement was also approved. There are some changes to the policy regarding breakage and damage insurance. This coming year, there will be no coverage for accidental damage. The school will repair accidental damage for the fi rst two occurrences to a students computer at no cost to the student, but if a third occurrence of accidental damage occurs, the student will be responsible to pay a $100 deductible, and for each occurrence after that, the student will be required to pay the actual damage to the computer. As for computers that are damaged as a result of intentional damage, students will pay for the replacement of the computer.

The Board approved joining the ISFIS (Iowa School Finance Informational Services), which will help keep the district in the know about legislation and possible avenues for funding. A Joint Sharing Agreement for the 2014-2015 school year between Postville CSD and ACSD for an Industrial Arts Instructor was approved, with 50% for Postville CSD and 50% for ACSD, and Postville being the contract holder. The Board also approved LAU/ELL Plan, the Nutrition Handbook, and the School Breakfast/Lunch Free & Reduced Policy. Bids for milk from Swiss Valley and for bread from Pan-O-Gold were approved as well. The Board also approved to continue the Back Pack Program. The ACSD partners with the Northeast Iowa Food Bank to provide kid-friendly, non-perishable food for students in need to ensure they have something to eat over weekends or during breaks when school meals are not available to them. Food is distributed to students at the end of the school day each Friday.

Changes to the Alternative School Program were approved. For the 2013-2014 school year, 15.00 credits were needed to graduate. For the 2014-2015 school year, 16.00 credits will be required, in 2015-2016, 17.00 credits will be required, and in 2016-2017, 18.00 credits will be required.

The Board approved the Legislative Priorities for the upcoming year. They include, supporting a mechanism

for funding school districts transportation costs that does not directly or indirectly impact funding for the educational program. The Board supports the inclusion of drop-out prevention and funding for at-risk students in the foundation formula and the inclusion of socio-economic stats as a factor in determining a students at-risk status, as well as supporting increased fl exibility in the use of drop-out prevention and at-risk funding. The Board also supports setting supplemental state aid (replaces the term allowable growth) by the date specifi ed in the Iowa Code at a rate that encourages continuous school improvement and refl ects actual cost increases experienced by districts and AEAs. The priority is to increase the state cost per pupil and the spending

Allamakee Community School District is wrapping up its Free Summer Food Service Program

The Allamakee Community School District (ACSD) will be hosting its fi nal two weeks of its Free Summer Food Service Program as July wraps up and August begins. Menus, such as those accompanying this article, will also be posted online and at the meal sites. Breakfast and lunch are provided to all children ages one through

Allamakee Community School District Summer Breakfast Menu

Allamakee Community School District Summer Lunch Menu

The following forms can be found on the school districts web site: www.allamakee.k12.ia.us(1) Student Enrollment Form (2) Fee Waiver Application (3) Free & Reduced Lunch Application

(4) Student Assurance School Insurance Form/Waiver (5) Computer Usage Forms(6) Community Connections Required Enrollment Form (7) Healthy Kids Act Form

(8) Dental Screening (9) Heads Up 7-12 Concussion in Sports Form (10) Home Language Survey(11) BackPack Program Form

Superintendent Dave HeroldHIGH SCHOOL 568-3466Principal Daniel Diercks

Asst. Principal/Activities DirectorJennifer Garin

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