The Memorial Day Weekend program for 2023 at the Allamakee County Veterans Museum on Allamakee Street in Waukon will feature a tribute to Korean War soldiers from Allamakee County who were held as prisoners of war (POWs) and/or killed in action. A special display will include accounts of the service of area soldiers Donald Baxter, Roy Vickery, John Ryan and Dale Reeder.
Historical videos of the Korean War and treatment of American POWs will be shown periodically in the program room of the museum.
The tribute will take place throughout the open hours of the Veterans Museum throughout that weekend. The museum will be open Friday, May 26 and Saturday, May 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, May 28 and Monday, May 29 from 12 noon to 4 p.m.
There is no admission charge for any of the programs. The museum is wheelchair accessible.
Iowa 4-H youth showcased their leadership, communications, and college and career readiness skills in the annual State 4-H Recognition Day interviews in late March. Interviews were held in person at Iowa State University in Ames, as well as virtually. This statewide event, held each spring, culminates the year’s recognition process.
Senior 4-H members in grades 9-12 apply to be selected to pursue state and national leadership opportunities, trips and awards. Iowa 4-H members selected to be State 4-H Council members, National 4-H Conference delegates, National 4-H Congress delegates, Safety and Education in Shooting Sports Ambassadors, Iowa 4-H Reporters, Iowa 4-H Healthy Living Ambassadors, and project area award recipients are selected and honored.
Called off in April due to flooding, Friends of Pool 9 to host River Clean-Up June 3 ... The Lansing Marina shows evidence of near-record flood levels of the Mississippi River during the spring flood of April 2023, when levels reached 19.61 feet at the Lansing gauge. This year’s spring flooding forced the Friends of Pool 9 to call off the annual River Clean-Up Day originally scheduled for April 22 of this year. A scaled back version of the River Clean-Up Day has now been scheduled for Saturday, June 3. Submitted photo.
The Friends of Pool 9 (FOP9) Board of Directors had made plans for the Annual Pool 9 River Clean-Up earlier this spring, but it was not to be with the spring flooding that took place. Conditions quickly rose to the dangerous level as near-record crests occurred the following weekend of the planned event, reaching the fourth highest level ever recorded in Lansing at 19.6 feet.
Flood waters made it too dangerous to send volunteers out to collect debris, and there will be another year. For historical information, record water levels at the Lansing gauge are as follows: 22.5 feet on 4/24/1965, 19.93 feet on 4/21/2001, 19.90 feet on 6/20/1880, and 19.61 feet on 4/28/2023.
Those looking to start their summer off with a bang - like, as big as a volcano explosion - can join the fun and excitement at “Lava Lava Luau” Vacation Bible School, sponsored by the Sunday School of the United Methodist Church of Lansing. Lava Lava Luau is a four-day adventure where those attending will learn how to “rein in our emotions” and to let God help control feelings of jealousy, anger, envy, frustration, unkindness and change. Together, attendees will learn how God can help “keep our cool”.
Starting at 5 p.m. and running until 7:20 p.m. for four consecutive evenings, May 30-31and June 1-2, this is a Vacation Bible School program no one will not want to miss. Contact Karen Galema at 563-538-4641 or call the church at 563-538-4352 to pre-register. This is a no cost, non-denominational program open to all. Volunteers are always welcome to assist with the program.
Due to a scheduling conflict, The Lansing City Council has set a new date for a special meeting to discuss the possibility of hiring a city manager. The meeting is now scheduled for Monday, July 10 at 5 p.m. in Lansing City Hall, and it will be open to the public. The council also will discuss development of an urban revitalization policy at that meeting.
Due to some issues with the Urban Revitalization report, a new public hearing regarding the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) budget has been scheduled for Monday, June 5 at 7 p.m. in Lansing City Hall.
ONLINE GUN SHOP
The council approved writing a letter of support for Maison Schoh, of Lansing, for a proposed online gun shop. A letter from the City is required by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), because of zoning concern. Lansing does not have an ordinance for all-online businesses.
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.
