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Tue
07
Feb

Alfred Smerud

Alfred J. Smerud, 93, of Onalaska, WI, formerly of New Albin, died Saturday, January 28, 2023 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. Memorial services will be held Friday, February 10 at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in New Albin with Fr. Joseph Sevcik officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Friends may greet the family from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services Friday at the church. Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home in Lansing is handling arrangements.

Alfred Joseph Smerud was born March 6, 1929, one of 11 children, to Oscar and Clara (Wild) Smerud in Houston County, MN. He was educated in a one-room rural school and graduated from the New Albin high school, where he played baseball and basketball. It was there that he met Lorna Darling; they married shortly after graduation. They were lovingly together for 76 years and had four children: Trudy, Susan, Sam and Jane.

Tue
07
Feb

Sherry Prichard

Sherry (Marti) Prichard, age 69, of Lansing passed away Saturday, January 28, 2023 at Mayo Health System in La Crosse, WI after a hard-fought battle with cancer. A celebration of life for Sherry is planned for April 22, 2023 at the New Albin Town House in New Albin from 1-4 p.m.

Sherry was born to Marvin and Edith (Phipps) Marti April 21,1953. She attended Kee High School in Lansing. She married Jerry McCabe in July 1971. They later divorced. June 18, 1993 she married David (Fred) Prichard.

Sherry worked at Northern Engraving in Lansing for 20-plus years. She then worked at KolGol in Waukon for about 20 years. Sherry was an excellent cook. Her favorite pasttime was her crocheting. She shared all her beautiful projects with her family and friends. Her dogs were always her babies.

Fri
03
Feb

Rosemary Kriener

Rosemary Kriener, age 89, of Fort Atkinson died Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at her home in Fort Atkinson. Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, February 4 at the St. Luke’s Catholic Church in St. Lucas with Rev. Nick Radloff presiding. Burial was in the St. Luke’s Cemetery.

Rosemary Theresa (Herold) Kriener was born September 12, 1933 on the family farm outside of Fort Atkinson. She tagged along earlier than most to the one-room schoolhouse just across the road, sitting on catalogs to get a better vantage point of all the learning that was happening around her. Her early schooling took place in Fort Atkinson and she graduated from high school in Waucoma, as it was more convenient to ride with big sister Valeria to her teaching assignment.

Fri
03
Feb

Matt Brandt

Matt Brandt, 61, died Wednesday, February 1, 2023 in his home in Cedar Rapids, after a 13 month battle with glioblastoma. Funeral Mass was held Saturday, February 4 at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids. Matt was buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon.

Matt is survived by his wife of 36 years, Mary Kay, of Cedar Rapids; his sons, Peter of Houston, TX, Stephen and his wife, Alise, and their daughter, Banks, of Williamsburg, and Joseph and his wife, Amberly, and their daughter, Villanelle, of Louisville, KY; his daughter, Rachel, of New York, NY; his siblings, Julie of Cary, NC, Tom (Linda) of St. Paul, MN, Paul (Karen) of Kalona and Mark (Jennie) of Minneapolis, MN; and many loving extended family.

Wed
01
Feb

Nominations sought for 2023 Allamakee County Dairy Awards

Award nominations due by February 20; Dairy Banquet scheduled for March 25

The Allamakee County Dairy Promotion Board is asking for assistance from the general public in identifying worthy candidates to be recognized as this year’s top producers in Allamakee County at the2023 Allamakee County Dairy Banquet scheduled for Saturday, March 25. Every year, top producers and several other awards are nominated from members within the county. The Allamakee Dairy Promotion Board and the Allamakee County Extension office are accepting nominations for the following awards:

Outstanding Young Dairyman/Family Award - Honors young dairy farmers who have achieved excellence in managing their dairy enterprises, have contributed leadership to the dairy industry, and are respected in their communities. Dairy producers must be 35 years of age or younger to be nominated for this award.

Wed
01
Feb

More than just horsin’ around! Mackenzie Herman of Waukon rides her passion for horses and rodeo to growth in many aspects of her life


Riding to new heights ... Mackenzie Herman, an eighth grade student at Waukon Middle School and the daughter of Rick and Cathy Herman of rural Waukon, bursts into the arena on her horse, Missy, for one of their events during a recent Little Britches Rodeo of Wisconsin competition season. She is now in her fourth year of competing in that rodeo organization, training with Missy to make the horse and rider pair a consistent top-10 fixture in the events they compete in. Submitted photo.

Finishes among the top four in pole bending ... Mackenzie Herman of Waukon (pictured at far right above) stands with her fellow overall top-four placewinners in the Junior Girls pole bending competition based on points accumulated during the entire 2021-2022 season of the Little Britches Rodeo of Wisconsin. The young ladies received their belt buckle awards at the season-ending banquet held in November of last year. Standing with Mackenzie are, left to right, first-place finisher Kinzi Martin, second-place finisher Kloey Paulson and third-place finisher Kayden Schlewitz. Submitted photo.

Hardware with Hailey ... Mackenzie Herman of Waukon (at right) is pictured displaying the belt buckle she won for riding to a fourth-place finish in the Junior Girls pole bending competition for the overall 2021-2022 season of the Little Britches Rodeo of Wisconsin. Pictured with Mackenzie is Hailey Hines (at left) of Lancaster, WI, a Senior Girls Division competitor who the Hermans give a great deal of credit to for helping Mackenzie with advice and tips on improving her performance, especially during this past season. Submitted photo.

First buckle ... Mackenzie Herman of Waukon proudly displays the first belt buckle she ever won in competition in the Little Britches Rodeo of Wisconsin, an award she received for finishing third in the pole bending competition during a rodeo competition held in Amherst, WI in August of the 2020-2021 season. Right beside her is her award-winning partner, Missy, a horse her parents bought in 2020 and that Mackenzie has trained to become a strong competitor with her. Submitted photo.

Peyton is next to compete ... Mackenzie Herman of Waukon sits atop her first horse, Peyton. He is the first horse the Hermans bought, and Mackenzie will be training him to compete with her once the current rodeo season resumes in May of this year. Submitted photo.

Participation in the Little Britches Rodeo of Wisconsin over the past several years has gained Waukon Middle School eighth grader Mackenzie Herman some good memories, good friends, and within this past year or so, some high-end awards to show for her work.

But her parents, Rick and Cathy Herman of rural Waukon, say the greatest thing they have seen their daughter gain from participating in the rodeo is confidence in herself and growth as a young lady in most everything she does, even beyond rodeo.

Wed
01
Feb

Supervisors approve Conservation Board’s purchase of land on split vote, hear from many in support of continued ACED funding

by Joe Moses

The Allamakee County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Monday, January 30 to address a full agenda of matters. The meeting was called to order by Board Chairperson Dan Byrnes with Supervisors Dennis Keatley and Mark Reiser in attendance.

During Public Comment, Waukon City Manager Gary Boden noted that his attendance at this meeting is as an individual taxpayer, noting concerns about fiscal stress at the County level. Boden discussed his support of law enforcement but questioned the expansion of the County Sheriff’s Department with six of nine deputies’ salaries paid through the urban section of property taxes instead of rural property taxes. Boden added that if this is the case, three of those six could effectively be assigned to Waukon based on population with Waukon’s Police Department supplying back-up to the County as needed.

Wed
01
Feb

Wolfpack Theater Company gives back with $1,000 donation to the Waterville Community Center ...

The Wolfpack Theater Company recently donated $1,000 to the Waterville Community Center - the theater company’s new home. Wolfpack members raised half of the donation over the last several months, through charity shows and performances during RAGBRAI, a Murder Mystery Theater dinner, and other events. Wolfpack artistic director and co-founder Adam Hooten matched that $500 donation.

“Special thanks to the Waterville City Council, Jeff Mitchell and honorary Wolfpack member, Waterville Mayor Dave Monserud, for hooking us up with the community center and our new home,” Hooten said. “A lot of the money for the donation came from the Wolfpack’s trip to see the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre’s production of ‘Footloose’. While we were up there we did a street performance after the show to pay for the trip and donation.”

Wed
01
Feb

Honored for a combined 100 years of service to the Waukon Pioneer Fire Company ...

Four members of the Waukon Pioneer Fire Company were each honored for 25 years of active volunteer service Saturday, January 21 at the Waukon Fire Department’s Annual Wife’s Supper held at the Waukon Golf and Country Club. All four honored volunteers have held many different offices throughout the course of their time serving the department.

Pictured above receiving their watches from Waukon Fire Chief Dave Martin in honor of their 25 years of active service are, left to right, Safety Officer Troy Gress, First Lieutenant Kris Krueger, Chief Dave Martin presenting the awards, Secretary/Treasurer Kyle Halverson and Second Assistant Chief Bill Hennessy. Submitted photo.
 

Wed
01
Feb

Little Switzerland FFA Chapter members from Waukon High School attend 95th National FFA Convention


Attend National FFA Convention ... The 12 members of the Little Switzerland FFA Chapter at Waukon High School pictured above attended the 95th National FFA Convention held in Indianapolis, IN in October. Left to right - Front row: Sarah Stock, Olivia Marti, Alaina Gebel, Mercedes Wilkins, Mallory Berns, Natalie Byrnes, Ryan Kolsrud; Back row: John Marti, Ethan Palmer, Dalton Ellickson, Tucker Burrichter, Wyatt Baxter. Submitted photo.

by Mallory Berns, Chapter Reporter

The 95th National FFA Convention and Expo was held in Indianapolis, IN October 26-29 of this past year. During this convention more than 69,500 FFA members from all over the country descended upon the city to attend the time-honored tradition. A total of 12 students from the Little Switzerland FFA Chapter at Waukon High School traveled to be a part of this annual event.

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