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Pullin’ for the Irish at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2023 ...

The streets of Waukon were lined with those pulling for the spirit of the Irish, much like the mules and horses that pulled the Patterson Creek Social Club during the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade Sunday, March 19 in Waukon. With cooler than normal weather conditions that featured sunny skies, a slight breeze and temperatures in the lower 30s, the event took approximately 45 minutes to display the wide variety of this year’s nearly 150 parade entries. Additional photos by Standard Assistant Editor Joe Moses from this year’s parade can be found on Page 16 inside the March 22, 2023 print and e-edition of The Standard. All of the parade photos found in this issue, along with many more from Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, are available for viewing/purchase by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on The Standard’s website at www.waukonstandard.com. A video of this year’s St.

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Trio of area young ladies vying for crown of 2023 Allamakee County Dairy Princess at Saturday banquet


Elizabeth Fossum ...

Cassidy Gibbs ...

Claire Opperman ...

The 2023 Allamakee County Dairy Banquet is scheduled to be held this Saturday, March 25 at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion in Waukon. Food service will start at 7 p.m. and the program will begin at 8 p.m. Banquet tickets can be purchased at the door.

The annual celebration recognizes the importance of the dairy industry in Allamakee County and the contributions dairy families make to this important industry. Every year, top producers from the county are recognized at the banquet. In addition, several other awards are presented that evening, some of which include the following:

• Outstanding Young Dairy Family Award
• Pioneer Dairyman
• Distinguished Dairy Family Award
• Service to Dairy Industry Award
• Golden Butter Knife Award.

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Allamakee Forever Fund will capture $100,000 in matching grant challenge


Allamakee County Community Foundation Board ... Left to right - Front row: Erin Iverson, Sheryl Evanson, Betsy Whitlach, Brent Beyer; Back row: Allamakee County Community Foundation Coordinator Betty Steege, Jarrod Olson, Diana Johnson, Krista Rasque, Nick Erickson. Not pictured: Pat Cota.

The Allamakee County Community Foundation (ACCF) Board is celebrating a milestone in its campaign to raise $450,000 toward a permanent endowment that will help address local needs for years to come. Thanks to gifts from board members and community leaders, and the support of an anonymous donor, over $225,000 has been raised for the Allamakee Forever Endowment Fund.

The initiative will help the Foundation build its endowment and provide an annual payout that will help address emerging needs and opportunities in communities across Allamakee County.

“The Forever Fund presents an opportunity for each of us to invest in the Foundation and thus the success of our communities,” says Betty Steege, foundation coordinator. “As an endowment, it will continue growing forever, and the flexible dollars it will provide can help address critical and emerging needs.”

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Warning siren testing to take place countywide March 29 as part of State of Iowa Tornado Drill

The Allamakee County Emergency Management Agency wants to take this opportunity to notify the public of the intent to conduct a county-wide Tornado Drill and test of all city emergency warning sirens next Wednesday, March 29 at 10 a.m. This will allow Allamakee County to participate in the State of Iowa Tornado Drill as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, which is scheduled for March 27-31 this year. At approximately 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 29, warning sirens in all six cities in the county will be activated and National Weather Service NOAA Weather Radios will be sent the drill as a Required Weekly Test (RWT) with normal alert tones followed by drill verbiage.

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Allamakee County Veterans Museum to present program on “Saturday Morning Cartoons of World War II” this Saturday

The Allamakee County Veterans Museum will be offering “Saturday Morning Cartoons of World War II” to the public in the meeting room of its museum in the former Vet’s Club building at 105 Allamakee Street in Waukon this Saturday March 25. Cartoons will play on the big screen continuously from 9 a.m.-noon.

These are the cartoons from before TV that helped train the troops, support the war effort and keep up morale. Those attending may come and go anytime they wish.

Museum winter hours include tours each Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon, and by appointment for groups of all kinds. There is no admission charge, and the museum is wheelchair accessible.
 

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Midwest Veterans of America hosting Vietnam Day Fellowship March 29

The Midwest Veterans of America will be hosting a Vietnam Day Fellowship event in honor of National Vietnam Veterans Day, which is observed March 29. That Wednesday, March 29, from 3-6:30 p.m., the Midwest Veterans of America will be hosting an all-you-can-eat Soup Supper at the Allamakee County Farm Bureau building, located at 14 1st Avenue NE in Waukon.

A raffle will also take place, with raffle winners announced at 5 p.m. and awards distributed to Vietnam Veterans also taking place at that time. Everyone is welcome to attend, especially surviving spouses of Vietnam Veterans. For additional information, call 563-568-5275.
 

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Trees Forever presentation will be next Live & Learn series session at Robey Memorial Library ...

As part of its Live & Learn: enriching lives through monthly learning series, Robey Memorial Library is offering a Tree-mendous Growth Workshop presented by Trees Forever Thursday, March 30 at 5:30 p.m. in the lower level Community Room of the library. Andrew Rust, Trees Forever Northeast Iowa Field Coordinator is presenting ways to increase tree canopy in Iowa. He will be joined by Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) District Forester Dave Asche. Workshop topics include: the benefit of trees; how to set a canopy goal; improving tree ordinances; what trees to plant; and more. Rust has a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from the University of Northern Iowa.

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ACPI performing “Crazytown” at Dinner Theatre event at Empty Nest Winery ...

Allamakee Community Players, Inc. (ACPI) is once again teaming up with Empty Nest Winery to present a Dinner Theatre event Friday, March 31 and Saturday, April 1 from 6-9 p.m. each evening. This year’s production will be “Crazytown”, a comedy presentation that will be presented throughout a three-course dinner being served at Empty Nest Winery. Additional information, including ticket availability, is published in the advertisement printed on Page 9 of this week’s print and e-edition of The Standard.

“Crazytown” will take those in attendance on a tour of the most messed up town in America, from the police interrogation room where the nicest guy in town is issued a strange ultimatum, to the elementary school for a heated political debate on critical issues like tater tots. Welcome to Crazytown, where the town’s motto is: “Welcome to Crazytown!”

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Supervisors hear favorable report from Fiscal-Year 2022 financial audit

by Joe Moses

The Allamakee County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Monday, March 20 to address a full agenda of matters including the review of the Fiscal-Year 2022 (FY22) Allamakee County Financial Audit, consideration of signing agreements relating to updated voting equipment, and review of the Post-Election Audit Report for the March 7 Special Election in Postville regarding a Hotel/Motel Tax.

The meeting was called to order by Board of Supervisors Chairperson Dan Byrnes with Supervisors Mark Reiser and Dennis Keatley in attendance. There was no Public Comment during the time allotted for that agenda item.

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ACSD Board of Directors approves compensation increases of more than four percent for district staff, sets budget hearings

by Brianne Grimstad

Allamakee Community School District (ACSD) Board of Education Negotiations Committee members Allan Rissman and Erik Helgerson, along with ACSD Superintendent Jay Mathis, met Wednesday, March 1 with members of the Allamakee Community Education Association (ACEA) Negotiations Team of Jed Hemann, Lisa Snitker and Kelly Liddiard. Hemann gave the presentation for the  ACEA for the 2023-2024 contract year. The negotiations began with the request of an increase of $1,250 in salary base to $33,685. The Association also suggested a one-year agreement on the salary schedule.

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