Community News

The Allamakee County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Monday, November 25. Among the later agenda items for the meeting was consideration of changing the day on which the Board holds its regular meetings.

by Bob Beach

The Allamakee County Board of Supervisors held a pair of meetings within this past week's time due to the Veterans Day holiday Monday, November 11. Coverage of both meetings appears below.

NOVEMBER 12

by Dwight Jones

The Waukon City Council met in regular session the evening of Monday, November 18 to address a 14-item Regular Business agenda.  The full council was in attendance.

Under Departmental Reports, Police Chief Phil Young informed the Council that 10 candidates had successfully passed the physical testing required to fill the current opening for an officer within the department.  Young, Mayor Loren Beneke and one or two council members will begin the interview process soon.

The Allamakee County Farm Bureau is sponsoring its annual Hat and Mitten Drive in anticipation of the upcoming winter weather season. Donation tubs will be placed at Veterans Memorial Hospital and at the three banks in Waukon, as well as at the Allamakee County Farm Bureau office, which is located at 14 First Avenue NE in Waukon.

The Waukon Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations from community residents for awards to be presented at its annual banquet in February. Nominations are being accepted for awards including Years of Service, New Business of the Year, Business of the Year, Volunteer of the Year and Person of the Year honors.

Plans are being made for the seventh annual Lighted Holiday Parade in downtown Waukon, scheduled for Monday, November 25, beginning at 6 p.m. The event coincides with extended Monday night business hours of Waukon retailers.
The theme for this year’s parade, “Walking in a Winter Wonderland,” complements the traditional Christmas Fantasy hosted by Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation each year in Waukon, and will be featured throughout the parade. All entries must be lighted and cannot involve a live version of Santa Claus.

This year the Waukon Chamber of Commerce will host its ‘First Annual Window Decorating Contest’ for the businesses of Waukon. It is asked that businesses stay in the context of a holiday theme and this year’s parade theme “Walking in a Winter Wonderland.”
Businesses who want to participate and have their window(s) “judged” in the contest are asked to notify the Waukon Chamber of Commerce at 563-568-4110 or at waukoncc@mchsi.com by Monday, November 18. The windows will be judged Monday, November 25 following the annual Holiday Parade.

The Ace of Spades Saloon opened for business October 24 at 7 Spring Avenue in Waukon. Owner Dillon Dietrich and Manager Matt Doubek, both Waukon High School graduates, say they hope to provide a new place for area residents to have a good time in a relaxing, upbeat and welcoming atmosphere. Originally from Waukon, Dietrich said he also wants to try and make Waukon a better place to live and associate with others.

The Allamakee County Sheriff's Department responded to two 9-1-1 calls during the first couple days of this week regarding injuries sustained from falls from tree stands.
The Sheriff's Department reported that Sunday, November 10, a 9-1-1 call was received around noon from Thomas R. Cheney of Edgerton, WI, age 50, who had fallen from a tree stand while trying to remove the stand in the French Creek Public Hunting Area in rural Allamakee County. Cheney was airlifted from the scene to Gundersen Medical Center in La Crosse, WI, with no report of his condition being made available.

by Bob Beach