In the fall and winter of this school year, P.S.S.T. (Parents Supporting Students and Teachers - the parent organization that helps support the elementary schools in the Allamakee Community School District) partnered with the elementary art program at East and West Elementary Schools in Waukon to make student artwork into a yearly calendar for each school. West Elementary preschool and transitional Kindergarten students made artwork for each month with finger painting. Kindergarten through second grade students learned about tessellation and constructed monthly themed tessellation pictures. At East Elementary, each class made a mural of a famous American, during which they used creativity and problem solving to make group murals. Mrs. Emily Timm helped students create the artwork and P.S.S.T. helped facilitate creating and selling the calendars, a project that raised $373 for the elementary art program to purchase specialty supplies. P.S.S.T.
Two local high school graduates were among the six students awarded a Hauschild Memorial Scholarship from Allamakee-Clayton Electric Cooperative (ACEC), Postville. This year, ACEC awarded over $4,000 in scholarships to recipients planning to continue their education in the electrical field.
Colby Brainard, Waukon High School, and Owen Schobert, Kee High School, were both awarded $750 scholarships from the Co-op. Brainard is the son of Jessica and Jeremiah Brainard. He plans to attend Northwest Iowa Community College for Lineman school. Schobert is the son of Sharlene and Trever Schobert. He plans to attend Northwest Iowa Community College for the Industrial and Commercial Wiring program.
Entries for the contest are due by June 1 of this year
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is encouraging school-age students to participate in the 2023 Choose Iowa Calendar Contest hosted by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS). Artwork submitted should feature at least one aspect of Iowa agriculture, with an emphasis on food, livestock or crop production.
Submissions will be judged on both creativity and the connection of agriculture to everyday life. Entries are due June 1 of this year and winners will be announced at the 2023 Iowa State Fair.
Celebrating the first round-tripper of his career ... Members of the Kee baseball team greet sophomore catcher Dalton Mudderman (#2) at home plate after he blasted a two-run homerun in the third inning of the Hawks’ 7-6 win at Waukon Thursday, May 18 for the first round-tripper of his young varsity baseball career. Mudderman added a single in the contest for a two-for-three plate effort that drove in a pair of runs and also scored two. Photo by Danielle Potter. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
The Kee baseball team got its season off to a busy start this past week, playing three games in a span of four nights. That busy stretch proved to be fairly successful, and was just a single run - and even a single play - from going undefeated. The Hawks opened their season with a 5-4 loss at West Delaware Tuesday, May 16 before recording back-to-back victories to close out the week, including a 7-6 win at Waukon Thursday, May 18 and an 8-4 home triumph over Riceville Friday, May 19.
Medal-winning shot put effort ... Waukon girls track junior Kloe Hemmersbach unleashes a shot put effort at the Class 2A State Track Meet at Drake Stadium in Des Moines Thursday, May 18. Hemmersbach launched a toss of 38’1.5” to finish eighth among the Class 2A shot put elite and earn a State Meet medal. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
The end to the Waukon girls track season came at the venue where all high school track and field athletes strive to be, competing among the state of Iowa’s elite in their respective events at the Iowa High School State Track and Field Meet at Drake Stadium in Des Moines Thursday through Saturday, May 18-20. The Lady Indians competed in five events at that season grand finale, finishing within the top 20 of the Class 2A elite in the four events that they returned to State in, including taking one of them to a medal-winning finish within the top eight of their event peers.
School record time is one-thousandth of a second from winning a State Meet medal ... Kee girls track freshman Addison Winters clears a hurdle in the Class 1A 100 meter hurdle preliminaries at the State Track Meet at Drake Stadium in Des Moines Friday, May 19. Winters ran to a new school record clocking of 15.815 seconds that placed her fourth in her eight-hurdler heat and just missed the eighth and final qualifying spot for the event finals by one-thousandth (.001) of a second, placing her ninth overall in the 24-hurdler Class 1A field. Winters also completed the 400 meter hurdle circuit in a time of 1:10.82 that placed her 19th among the 24 Class 1A qualifiers in that event, and she teamed up with junior Mallory Mohn and seniors Alaina Bakewell and Jaylyn Walleser to help Kee’s 4x200 relay to a 24th-place finish in 1:52.27 and its sprint medley relay to a clocking of 1:57.57 for 22nd place among Class 1A qualifiers. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
Winters sets new 100 meter hurdle school record, misses medal-earning finals by .001 of a second
The Kee girls track team had its 2023 brought to a close where every team longs to have at least some sort of representation. The Lady Hawks were well represented with five different events qualifying for the 2023 State Track Meet held Thursday-Saturday, May 18-20 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.
Competing among the very best Class 1A competitors in each of those five qualified events at this season’s grand finale, the Lady Hawks finished within the top 20 in three of those five events. Although none of those Kee efforts yielded State Meet hardware with a top-eight event finish required to win a medal, one of those Kee events came about as close as one ever could, as a mere thousandth of a second prevented that dream from being realized - at least for now.
Anchors pair of medal-winning relays ... Waukon boys track junior Wyatt Gulla crosses the finish line after anchoring the Indians’ distance medley relay to a sixth-place finish among the Class 2A elite at the State Track Meet at Drake Stadium in Des Moines Friday, May 19. Gulla teamed up with senior James VanderVelden, junior Brody Berns and sophomore Judah Johnson for that sixth-place medley finish in a time of 3:37.40 for one medal-winning anchor finish, and he also anchored the track Tribe’s 4x800 relay to another medal-winning effort of eighth place, joining forces with fellow junior Jack O’Neill and seniors Nate Keenan and Nathan O’Neill to finish eighth in a time of 8:12.43. Gulla also ran the anchor leg of the Indians’ 4x400 relay that finished 14th with a clocking of 3:29.96, teaming up with VanderVelden, Berns and senior Josh Keenan for that relay effort. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
The 2023 season came to a close for the Waukon boys track and field team at the location where every high school track and field athlete wants to be, as the Indians competed among Class 2A’s elite at the Iowa High School Track and Field Meet at Drake Stadium in Des Moines Thursday through Saturday, May 18-20. The Indians qualified seven events for this spring’s season grand finale, including four individual efforts and a trio of relays, bringing home State Meet medals in three of those events with top-eight finishes among their Class 2A competition peers.
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Diving double play ... Waukon baseball junior Gabe Weighner cradles the ball in his glove as he hits the ground after diving after and snagging a popped-up bunt attempt in the second inning of the Indians’ 7-6 home loss to Kee Thursday, May 18. After catching the ball for an out, Weighner snapped a throw to first base to double-off a Hawk baserunner to complete the double play and end the inning, and he also knocked around a pair of singles in three at-bats to score two runs while pitching four and two-thirds innings to strike out three batters. Photo by Danielle Potter. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
The Waukon baseball team got its 2023 season underway against a nearby foe, playing host to fellow Allamakee County school Kee Thursday, May 18 in an early-season non-conference match-up. With several of their returning starters and/or most veteran players not available for the game due to competing at the State Track Meet, the depleted Indian squad battled an overall young Kee crew that had to replace nearly all its starters from last season to just a one-run final margin that came down to the final play of the game before deciding the 7-6 Waukon defeat.
The Indians were next scheduled to play at North Fayette Valley Tuesday, May 23 before hosting Starmont Wednesday, May 24 and then playing at Waverly-Shell Rock Thursday May 25. Another three-date schedule next week has the diamond Tribe hosting varsity doubleheaders against Decorah Tuesday, May 30, Sumner-Fredericksburg Thursday, June 1 and Charles City Friday, June 2.
30th Annual Foundation Golf Tournament is scheduled for June 19 ... The Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation’s 30th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament will be held Monday, June 19, at the Waukon Golf and Country Club beginning with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. All those interested are asked to pre-register their team by calling the Waukon Golf and Country Club at 563-568-9939. Submitted photo.
The Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation’s 30th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament will be held Monday, June 19, at the Waukon Golf and Country Club beginning with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m.
Teams of three will play 18 holes of golf. Breakfast rolls, lunch, dinner and prizes for everyone will all be provided for the donation of $75.
This is the 30th annual golf tournament the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation has sponsored. All those interested are asked to pre-register their team by calling the Waukon Golf and Country Club at 563-568-9939.
The Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation is a volunteer board who raise funds to help promote health care in the area communities served by Veterans Memorial Hospital.
VMH to host Safety Day Camp June 7 ... This year’s Safety Camp will encompass a wide range of safety topics that are educational for all children. The camp will be held Wednesday, June 7, at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds. A small fee per child includes lunch, snacks, a take-home goodie bag, first aid kit and a safety day camp T-shirt. Registration forms are available at the main entrance of Veterans Memorial Hospital, at Allamakee County Extension or online at www.veteransmemorialhospital.com. Submitted photo.
Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) will be hosting their bi-annual Safety Day Camp for children ages 6 to 14 Wednesday, June 7, at the Allamakee Fairgrounds from 8:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. The camp is open to all children in the area. It is a true safety camp that instructs many areas of safety that addresses every child’s life.
Each year, many children are killed or injured on America’s farms and at home. This summer, safety day camps, such as the one being hosted by Veterans Memorial Hospital, are being held to teach children how to prevent injuries and reduce the risk of accidents. During the camps, children participate in interactive activities that reinforce the importance of taking responsibility for their own safety, respecting parents’ safety rules and sharing safety tips with their family and friends.
