Pictured in the surrounding photos are the Judges’ Choice Award purple ribbon winners from the Open Class exhibits at the 2018 Allamakee County Fair. Pictured in the photo at immediate right are, left to right, Diana Davison, Jackson Perkins and Pam Christianson. Pictured in center photo is Jackson Moore. Pictured in the photo at bottom are, left to right, Carol Gaunitz, Patsy Kerndt, Becky Estebo, Logan Wood and Dallas Tilleraas. Submitted photos.
The Allamakee County Republican Women met at nutMeg’s in Lansing Thursday, July 26. Anne Osmundson, candidate for Iowa House District 56, attended the meeting and addressed the group. In addition, Lansing Main Street Matters Executive Director Craig White spoke about some of that organization’s accomplishments, as well as future endeavors. Pictured above, clockwise from front left, are Allamakee County Republican Women Co-Chair Jan Ellingson, Arlene Lynes, Iowa House candidate Anne Osmundson, Craig White of Main Street Lansing, Nancy Barry, Revelyn Lonning and Allamakee County Republican Women Co-Chair Sherry Bechtel. Not pictured but also present was Allamakee County Board of Supervisors candidate Kristi Hager. Submitted photo.
The Lansing Fish Days Committee is hosting a photography contest in conjunction with the annual community celebration being held August 9-12. Photographers of all ages are encouraged to participate.
Each photographer can submit up to three photos, and it is asked that all photos be in a 5”x7” format and printed on photo paper. The photos will be displayed in plastic sleeves.
The contest will involve two categories, “Lansing’s Black Hawk Bridge” and “Out and About in Lansing”. There is no fee to enter the contest, but all submitted photographs become property of Lansing Lions Club to be used. The images, however, remain the property of the entrant.
Prizes will be awarded in each category, including First prize of $25; Second Prize of $10; and People’s Choice prize of $10. A Grand Prize of $50 and a Lansing Fish Days t-shirt will be awarded overall, with both categories being judged to determine an overall winner.
Thursday, July 19, central Iowa experienced multiple tornadoes causing destruction in Pella, Bondurant and Marshalltown. More than 625 homes were either totally destroyed or heavily damaged. These people had little to no warning as these storms quickly developed.
One of the local agencies that responded immediately is the American Red Cross. As of July 23, the Red Cross had served 30,570 meals and snacks, distributed 16,007 relief items and surveyed the amount of damaged homes. The organization plans to continue to serve at least 1,000 hot meals twice a day until there is no longer a need.
Kerndt Brothers Bank is teaming up with the American Red Cross by accepting contributions which will be sent to the Red Cross to continue to prepare for, respond to and help people recover from disasters big and small. People turn to the Red Cross in their darkest hours looking for relief and help during their time of recovery.
The Iowa Master Gardener program with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach are hosting a series of Growing Season webcasts this summer. Master Gardeners will gain educational hours while learning about insects, tree care, organic vegetables, composting and growing roses.
The two-hour webcasts will be shown at the ISU Extension and Outreach Allamakee County office in Waukon. The webcasts are open to the public for a fee and open to anyone who may be interested. The remaining Growing Season webcast topics include:
• Tuesday, August 14 at 9:30 a.m. or 3:30 p.m.: Local Bees and Organic Vegetables - Find out how to attract native bees and other pollinators to the garden from Randall Cass, entomologist with ISU Extension and Outreach. Then learn how to organically maintain a vegetable garden from Kathleen Delate, professor and Extension organic specialist in horticulture and agronomy at Iowa State.
Zalmona Presbyterian Church in rural Waukon will be hosting a Vacation Bible School Tuesday, August 7 through Saturday, August 11 from 9-11:45 a.m. each day. The theme is “Daniel’s Adventures in Babylon,” introducing students to the faith and strength that brought Daniel and his fellow captives through their exile in Babylon.
Stories are presented through drama and scripture. Children will also participate in crafts, games, music and small and large group times of sharing. A snack will be provided each morning. The time in Babylon will culminate with a picnic at noon Saturday and a program will be presented by the children during worship at Zalmona Sunday, August 12 at 10:30 a.m.
All children ages four and older are welcome and encouraged to attend. To register, call the church at 563-568-3875.
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach offers ServSafe® food safety certification classes. ServSafe® meets the criteria for an individual to become a “Certified Food Protection Manager” (CFPM).
Iowa’s Food Code (as of January 1, 2014) requires that: “at least one food establishment employee with management and supervisory responsibility be a CFPM.” The ServSafe® program blends the latest FDA Food Code, food safety research and years of food sanitation training experience. Managers learn to implement essential food safety practices and create a culture of food safety. All content and materials are based on actual job tasks identified by foodservice industry experts.
A pair of local youth were awarded certificates for their winning entries in the 2018 Allamakee County Fair Tall Corn Contest, those awards being distributed at the Tuesday, July 17 Youth Showcase event held at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion in Waukon to help kick off the 2018 Allamakee County Fair. Pictured at right is Bella Grimstad standing with her award certificate in front of her winning entry among some of the other entries in the Tall Corn Contest. Her winning corn stalk measured 142-7/8 inches tall. Pictured below is Brooklyn Moen with her award certificate for the Cutest Bucket among all the buckets decorated by entries in the Tall Corn Contest. Photos courtesy of Allamakee County ISU Extension and Outreach.
The Allamakee County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Monday, July 30 to address a full agenda of items including discussion of Amendment 3 to Zoning Ordinance L involving exceptions to towers located in the Bluffland setback area, the Roadway Maintenance Agreement with the City of Waukon and the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) and the hiring of a full-time employee for the Allamakee County Engineer’s office.
During Public Comment, Maynard Johnson of Lansing briefly discussed communication towers within the county. Johnson also expressed concerns about road maintenance and the absence of white lines on some County roads. In response to the tower discussion, Allamakee County Sheriff Clark Mellick provided details about the Alliant Energy tower and the proposed tower near New Albin for FirstNet, the First Responders Network, a nationwide interoperable network for fire, police and emergency personnel.
Kee softball senior Kendra Cooper was named to the Iowa Girls Coaches Association (IGCA) Northeast District All-District Team and All-State Softball First Team following the recently completed 2018 season. Cooper led the Hawks with a .477 batting average and 53 hits that included another team-high 17 homeruns that also shared top honors in the entire state of Iowa. She was also Kee’s leading pitcher with a 24-6 season record that included 169-1/3 innings pitched with 283 strikeouts against just 28 walks and an earned run average (ERA) of 0.74, pacing this season’s squad to a 35-6 season record and a fifth consecutive Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) championship, the softball Hawks’ third straight undefeated UIC title. This was Cooper’s fifth consecutive First Team All-State selection by the IGCA.
