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Join the Northeast Iowa Dairy & Agriculture Foundation for the 2023 Annual Meeting Wednesday, March 15. The meeting will be held at the Wilder Business Center on the Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar campus starting at 9 a.m. The morning session will feature a variety of speakers discussing business strategies and social media in agriculture followed by the annual meeting in the afternoon.

The first presentation is “Social Media in Agriculture” by Megan McAllister (@Megan_DairyGirl). In September 2020, Megan started sharing her dairy life on the social media platform, TikTok, where she gained an active following quickly. Her TikTok boasts over 317,000 followers, with 10.5 million likes and a rapidly growing Facebook following of nearly 90,000.

Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with Consortium for Cultivating Human And Naturally reGenerative Enterprises (C-CHANGE), will host a cover crop workshop Tuesday, March 28 from 12-2 p.m. at the West Union Event Center. We welcome farmers and landowners to attend the free event, which includes a complimentary meal catered by the West Union Event Center.

Cover crops offer many benefits to farmers and landowners, including reduced soil erosion, weed suppression potential, reduced nitrogen and phosphorus loads entering water bodies, increased organic matter in the soil and forage potential for livestock. When paired with no-tillage or strip-tillage, additional benefits include increased water infiltration to further reduce erosion during heavy rain events. Workshop attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about these opportunities, ask questions, and share their experiences.

To the Editor:

It’s all over the media. With a rebuilding of our NATO alliances against Putin’s tyranny, a strong economy in recovery, with inflation, the stock market, and wages improving, and the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years, many are asking why President Biden’s approval rating is still under 50%.

The answer is simple. The following are three recent Facebook posts by Ashley Hinson.

“Open border. Open skies. Our safety is last on the Biden Administration’s list.”

“The State of the Union: Chinese spy balloon allowed in U.S. airspace. Open borders. Rampant inflation”

“Under the Biden Administration: Eggs are a luxury good. Parents are called domestic terrorists. Gas stoves are canceled.”

To the Editor:

Thursday, February 16, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law a bill placing caps on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases. Veterans Memorial Hospital has advocated for this bill for several years, and we are grateful for Senator Mike Klimesh’s support of this legislation.

This support will allow our hospital to keep our costs low and provide more services to our patients, as well as use money reserved for malpractice insurance for more community programs.

Verle Eugene Guthrie of Highlands Ranch, CO, age 79, died February 22, 2023. A celebration of life and reception will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 13 at Horan & McConaty, 5303 E. County Line Road, Centennial, CO. Military honors will follow at Fort Logan National Cemetery. Donations may be made to Parkinson Association of the Rockies, 1325 S. Colorado Blvd. #204B, Denver, CO 80222.

Verle was a graduate of East High School (Lee Township Against the World!) in Des Moines. He also earned a BA in history from Simpson College in Indianola.

Verle served four years in the Air Force at Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, AZ, achieving the rank of Sergeant E4. He followed Air Force service with a 30-year career in telecommunications beginning with Northwestern Bell in Des Moines until 1994, and then with U.S. West and Qwest in Denver, CO. After retiring in 2000 from Qwest, Verle worked for two companies supporting the telephone industry and retired in 2006.

Carol Marie (Sass) Howe, 78, of Monona passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Good Samaritan Society in Waukon Saturday evening, March 4, 2023. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday, March 10 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Monona with Rev. Martin Coolidge as the celebrant. Burial will follow at Monona City Cemetery in Monona.

Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, March 9 at Leonard-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Monona. There will also be a one-hour visitation before mass at the church Friday.

She was born to William Charles Sass and Marie Marguerite (Schmitt) Sass in Monona April 4, 1944. She was baptized April 12, 1945 at the Methodist Church in Monona.

Wayne N. Martin, 85, of Waukon died Saturday, March 4, 2023 at his daughter’s home in Stoddard, WI. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, March 11 from 1-4 p.m. at Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon.

Wayne Neal Martin was born March 14, 1937 in Waukon, the son of James and Hazel (Rongstad) Martin. He attended country schools in the Waukon area, graduated from Waukon High School in 1956, and attended Upper Iowa University in Fayette on a football scholarship.

November 29, 1956, he married Elaine Jean Easley at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon. Wayne worked for Charlie Feuerhelm for a couple of years then worked at Hygrade in Postville for 20 years; after working for Interstate Power in Lansing for 20 years, he retired in 1999. After retiring, he mowed the fairways at the Waukon Golf and Country Club for about 10 years.

Glenn Herbert Paus, 90, of Eitzen, MN passed away Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Spring Grove Assisted Living, Spring Grove, MN. A visitation will be held from 1-2 p.m. Thursday, March 9 at St. Luke’s Church, Eitzen, MN. Immediately following the visitation, a graveside service will follow in the church cemetery. Pastor Michael McCann will officiate. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to St. Luke’s Church, Eitzen, MN.

Glenn was born November 11, 1932 in Caledonia, MN to Frank and Emma (Deters) Paus. He graduated from Caledonia High School in 1950 and went on to attend college at Winona State and the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Ralph E. Callahan, 76, of Harpers Ferry passed away Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Crossing Rivers Health in Prairie du Chien, WI, surrounded by his family. Memorial services will be held Saturday, March 11 at 11 a.m. at St. Ann’s - St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Harpers Ferry with Fr. Joseph Sevcik officiating. Burial with military honors will be at Wexford Cemetery in rural Lansing.

Friends may greet the family from 9 a.m. until the time of services Saturday at the church. Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home in Lansing is handling the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to be made to the Wexford Cemetery or Crossing Rivers Health Hospice.

Robert “Bob” A. Roeder, 72, of Lansing passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids due to heart complications. Memorial services were held Sunday, March 5 at Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home in Lansing with Pastor Bryan Robertson officiating. Military graveside honors were at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lansing. Memorials may be directed to the family.

Robert Allen Roeder was born November 27, 1950 in Lansing, the son of Clyde and Melita (Pottratz) Roeder. Growing up, Bobby helped run and operate the family business; his parents owned Roeder Tap (now The OP) in Lansing.

Bob graduated from Lansing Kee High School in 1970 and was a stellar athlete, excelling in baseball and basketball. After graduation, he entered the United States Army and served from 1970-1972. After receiving his discharge, he met the love of his life, Rita, at the Bright Spot in De Soto, WI. Bob and Rita Myhre were married June 2, 1973 in De Soto.