Waukon area and Allamakee County grant recipients ...

Several entities serving the Waukon area and Allamakee County overall received grant funding from the Allamakee County Community Foundation (ACCF) at the Tuesday, April 20 ACCF awards presentation. The Waukon Lions Club and Waukon Park, Recreation and Wellness Department received $20,000 for a Waukon City Park concession stand, restrooms, skate warming and storage building; Waukon Works received $1,021 for the Iowa State University Extension Communities to Community (C2C) program - Waukon Community Design; Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission received $1,000 for bike safety programs in Allamakee County; and the Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) Foundation received $1,200 for the Allamakee County summer STEM camp. Pictured above, left to right, are Rachelle Howe of Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission; Erica Nosbisch and Ellen Brown from the Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) Waukon Center; Waukon Park, Recreation and Wellness Director Jeremy Strub; Kris Rausch and Patty Nordheim of Waukon Works; and Neal Daley, Gerald Schroedel, Erik Nykkanen, Jeff Moe, Rosean Phipps, Dan Headington and Tom Phipps of the Waukon Lions Club.