Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) Business and Community Solutions is offering a Moped Rider course Saturday, March 11, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., at the NICC Waukon Center, 1220 3rd Avenue NW.
This class is required by the state of Iowa for students who are 14 years of age or older who do not possess a driver’s license. Students learn the rules of the road, safe driving skills and laws governing moped use. The course is classroom only, so a moped is not needed. Upon successful completion of the class, students receive a DOT (Department of Transportation) certificate which must be presented at the driver’s license office to apply for the moped license. Students must be at least 13 years old to take the class.
To register for Moped Rider (#90421) or for more information, visit www.nicc.edu/waukon, or call 844-642-2338, ext. 6700.
by Laurie Hempen
Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corporation Board member
If a student in your household applied for college financial aid for the 2023-2024 year, financial aid offers should arrive soon. You may receive a standardized College Financial Plan, which can help your family understand the different types of aid offered.
Use the tips below to make sense of financial aid offers.
1. Understand exactly what makes up the cost of attendance.
You will generally see combined or separated costs listed for tuition, fees, housing, meals and other direct costs charged by the college. You may see estimated costs for materials, transportation, personal and miscellaneous expenses that will not be paid to the institution. To compare financial aid offers from multiple institutions, line up similar costs and calculate what you will need to pay for expenses that are estimated, depending on each program and the institution’s location.
Third grade - “I Love America Because...” ... Mrs. Jessica Kurth’s third grade students wrote on the topic “I Love America Because...”. Top entries are pictured above, left to right, and include: First Place - Ben Colsch, son of Philip and Jill Colsch; Second Place - Alayna Inglett, daughter of Luke and Haley Inglett; Third Place - Dylan Lemke, son of Torrey and Hope Lemke. Alayna Inglett also placed second in the District level of competition for third grade essays. Submitted photo.
Fourth grade - “What is Your Favorite Patriotic Holiday and Why?” ... Mrs. Cheryl Kuhn’s fourth grade students wrote on the topic “What is Your Favorite Patriotic Holiday and Why?”. This year’s top entries are pictured above, left to right, and include: Third Place - Henry Martin, son of Tommy and Bobby Martin; Second Place - Marshal Mohn, son of Clinton and Noelle Mohn; First Place - Jackson Zipse, son of Randy and Terri Zipse. Submitted photo.
Fifth grade - “I’m Proud to be an American Because” ... Mrs. Lisa Welsh’s fifth grade students wrote on the topic “I’m Proud to be an American Because...”. This year’s top entries are pictured above, left to right, and include: First Place - Easton Mohn, son of Joseph and Jennifer Mohn; Second Place - Leon Burg, son of Steven and Mandy Burg; Third Place - Eli Mettille, son of Ben and Erin Mettille. Submitted photo.
The Lansing Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Auxiliary Post #5981 and the New Albin VFW Auxiliary Post #5603 recently selected the winners of their Annual Elementary School Essay Contest. Students in third through fifth grades at New Albin Elementary School participated in the contest. The top entries from each grade level are pictured in the surrounding submitted photos, including information about any of their results at the District level of competition.
Ferryville Vision and Promotion Board (FVPB) announces the return of its Sweetheart Pancake Breakfast scheduled for this Saturday, February 25 from 8-11 a.m. in the Ferryville Village Hall. The breakfast was last held in 2020.
All of the profits will be used by the Ferryville Vision and Promotion Board for its annual projects. This includes the barrel planters that are placed throughout the village and the plantings at River View Park from May through October. For more information, follow the organization on its Facebook page at facebook.com/ferryvillewi.
The New Albin City Council is seeking input from the public on the possibility of installing speed cameras within its city limits along State Highway 26 that runs through the community. As a supplementary source of speed limit enforcement in light of the limited police presence in the community of New Albin, the cameras would reportedly track traffic speeds and result in the mailing of speeding tickets when vehicles are clocked at 10 or more miles an hour over the posted speed limit, with a majority of that fine revenue being received by the City of New Albin.
Ends career as three-time State qualifier, all-time wins leader ... Waukon boys wrestling 126-pound senior Jakob Regan has Woodward-Granger sophomore James Dorrian under control in their second-round match in the Class 2A State Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena Wednesday, February 15. Regan pinned Dorrian in 46 seconds for his lone win in three matches at this year’s season grand finale, where he wrapped up his Waukon High School wrestling career as a three-time State Tournament qualifier, two-time Northeast Iowa Conference champion and the all-time career wins leader for Waukon wrestling with a career record of 128-35.
A trio of young men represented the Waukon boys wrestling team where every high school wrestler longs to be at the end of their season, competing in the Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament held Wednesday through Saturday, February 15-18 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Junior Isaac Ericson and seniors Jakob Regan and Corbyn Palmer each competed among the Class 2A elite in their respective weight classes at this season’s grand finale, and even though their journeys may have ended up shy of wrestling in Saturday’s placewinning matches, they still represented a strong step forward for the Waukon wrestling program.
Pair of long distance dialings ... Waukon girls basketball senior Jayden Knox launches a three-point missile in the Indians’ 56-43 loss at 10th-rated Osage in Class 3A Regional Tournament play Wednesday, February 15. Knox buried a couple of these distance daggers in the second quarter to help the Tribe build as much as a 30-17 lead, and she ended the game with six points. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
For the first half of play in its Wednesday, February 15 Class 3A Region 7 semifinals match-up at 10th-rated Osage, the Waukon girls basketball team provided a sense of deja vu for the Green Devils stemming back to two seasons ago when the Lady Indians shocked then sixth-rated Osage with a 60-37 upset to make their way to the State Tournament. The second half of play, however, saw the Green Devils snap themselves back to reality and pour in a 33-13 outscoring of the bucket Tribe - including a 17-4 fourth quarter runaway - to pay back that season-ending result with a 56-43 Waukon defeat.
Soaring and scoring ... Waukon boys basketball senior Noah Hatlan drives to the hoop in the Indians’ 65-56 loss at North Fayette Valley Monday, February 13 in the opening round of Class 2A District Tournament play. Hatlan scored two points, grabbed three rebounds and dished out two assists in his final game in a Waukon basketball uniform. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
The Waukon boys basketball team had its 2022-2023 campaign brought to a close in heart-breaking fashion in the opening round of the Class 2A District Tournament play Monday, February 13 at North Fayette Valley (NFV). Having fallen to the TigerHawks just a couple weeks earlier in regular season play, 60-51, in a January 31 home game, another fourth-quarter comeback by the bucket Tribe seemed to be on its way to a successful result in this postseason rematch, but a couple NFV three-point daggers forced an overtime period that did not go the Indians’ way at all in ending their season with a 65-56 loss.
The loss completes the Indians’ regular season with a 3-18 overall record that includes a mark of 0-10 in Northeast Iowa Conference play. The win advanced North Fayette Valley to a Thursday, February 16 District 7 semifinals match-up at Osage, where the TigerHawks had their season ended by a 50-37 loss to the Green Devils.
Senior drive ... Kee boys basketball’s lone senior Jacob Rolfs drives to the hoop in the Hawks’ 83-63 loss at Wapsie Valley in the second round of Class 1A District Tournament play Monday, February 13. Rolfs fired in a three-pointer and converted a free throw for four points before being sidelined by an injury in the game’s second quarter. Photo courtesy of the Kee High School Yearbook. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
The 2022-2023 season was brought to a close for the Kee boys basketball team in the second round of Class 1A District 6 Tournament play, but not before the Hawks served early notice that they were going to try their best to extend this season’s campaign deeper into postseason tournament play. Playing Monday, February 13 at the home of a Wapsie Valley squad that boasted a 16-4 season record coming into the contest but had just squeaked by them at home by a 64-61 count just before the holiday break in December, the bucket Hawks sprinted out of the gate to a double-digit lead right away in the first quarter of their District 6 rematch with the Warriors, but had those tables turned on them over the next three quarters to suffer an 83-63 season-ending loss.
Jim O’Neill, 73, of Waukon passed away Thursday, February 16, 2023 at his home in Waukon. Funeral services were held Tuesday, February 21 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. John Moser officiating. Burial will be held at a later date in Wexford Cemetery in rural Lansing.
James Francis “Jim” O’Neill was born August 21, 1949 in Decorah, the son of Steve and Eleanor (Mullarkey) O’Neill. He was baptized and confirmed at Wexford Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in rural Lansing and graduated from St. George Catholic School in Lansing in 1967.
December 5, 1970, he married Susan Marti at Wexford Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Wexford. Jim retired from his lifelong career at J.F. Brennan Company in 2011. Retirement years led to development of Wexford Valley Campground.
