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The Ferryville Vision and Promotion Board invites everyone to its Thursday, January 12 Soup and Salad Supper from 5-7 p.m. in the Ferryville Village Hall, along Hwy. 35 at the south end of the village. All of the freewill donations taken at the event will be put toward Village Hall improvements, with updating the existing bathrooms being the first priority.

Senior pair of Jakob Regan, Corbyn Palmer win tournament titles

The Waukon boys wrestling team returned to the mat for the first time following the holiday break, doing so with pretty good success in securing its first Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) dual victory of the season and finishing in the middle of its first weekend tournament of the new year. The wrestling Indians not only secured their first NEIC win of this season but also notched their first NEIC victory in quite some time over a traditionally stronger Charles City squad, 45-30, at home Thursday, January 5. The mat Tribe followed that initial NEIC win with a fourth-place finish out of seven teams at the Flanagan Invitational hosted by Crestwood High School Saturday, January 7.

The Waukon girls wrestling team returned to action following the holiday break with one of its busiest weeks of the season, competing in a pair of tournaments and a double-dual event in the span of five days. Both of those tournaments resulted in top-10 team finishes for the Lady Tribe, as the Indians finished 10th at the 17-team Osage Tournament Monday, January 2 and then placed seventh out of 30 teams at the Central Elkader Tournament Friday, January 6, with junior 100-pounder Mia Kurth pacing that effort with the mat Tribe’s lone individual title. In between those two tournament results the Lady Indians opened their home schedule with a split of a double-dual Thursday, January 5, falling to Charles City by a 39-27 result before defeating Postville, 45-30.

A return to competition following the holiday break turned out to be a little less busy for the Kee boys basketball team than originally planned, as the Hawks played just two of the three games they had scheduled over a five-day frame this past week. A Tuesday, January 3 home game with Waukon was canceled due to winter weather, but the Kee boys still played on back-to-back days to close out the week. Both of those contests were played against Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) opponents, and both of them ended up shy of the win column, as the Hawks fell at Turkey Valley Friday, January 6 by a 75-44 final result before suffering a similar fate at home with a 63-49 loss to North Fayette Valley Saturday, January 7.

What was scheduled to be a pretty busy first week back in competition following the recent holiday break still ended up being a busy weekend for the Kee girls basketball team this past week. Originally scheduled to play three games in a span of five days to start the 2023 portion of their schedule, the Lady Hawks had a Tuesday, January 3 non-conference home game with Waukon canceled due to winter weather with no indication of a make-up date being rescheduled. The Kee girls did end the week with a pair of games played on back-to-back days, with both of those games being played against Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) foes and both also ending up shy of the win column. The Hawks first fell at Turkey Valley Friday, January 6 by a 57-29 final margin before suffering a similar fate at home against North Fayette Valley, 87-44, Saturday, January 7 in a rare afternoon matinee contest.

Deloris Lorraine Winters passed away December 30, 2022. There will be a celebration of her life held in one of the many outdoor locations she enjoyed, Mt. Hosmer in Lansing, May 6 at 1 p.m. We will gather with stories, snacks, games and laughter, like she would have wanted.

Deloris was born December 10, 1945 in Correctionville, the youngest of 11 children from Goldie and Fred Waugh. Her childhood stories always included the farm and her family. She spent her lifetime being a loving mother and homemaker and held various jobs ranging from housekeeping to heavy equipment operator.

One of Deloris’ favorite past times was traveling throughout the U.S. and Canada with her husband, Gary, and family. Her favorite destinations were the mountains. Family was very important to her and at every gathering her infectious smile and details to entertainment were evident. Deloris never turned down playing cards, board games, or a good glass of wine.

Carlton H. Christianson, 84, of Waukon died Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Memorial services were held Monday, January 9 at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waterville with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating and burial at the church cemetery. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon handled arrangements.

Carlton Horace Christianson was born October 20, 1938 in Waterville, the youngest child of Ingvold and Isabelle (Hanson) Christianson. He became a confirmed member of Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waterville and remained so throughout his life. In 1957, he graduated from Waterville High School.

Connie K. Mettille, 78, of Lansing died Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Monday, January 9 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Lansing with Fr. Joseph Sevcik officiating. Burial was at Gethsemane Catholic Cemetery in Lansing. The service was also live streamed on Martin-Grau Funeral Home’s facebook page (www.facebook.com/martinfunerals). In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon or for mass intentions for Connie.

The items below summarize the top news stories that appeared in The Standard newspaper during the last six months of 2022, July-December.

by Joe Moses

The Allamakee County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Tuesday, December 27 to address a short agenda of matters following the Monday, December 26 closure of the County Courthouse in observance of the Christmas holiday, with Monday being the Board’s regularly scheduled meeting date.

Chairperson Larry Schellhammer called the meeting to order with Supervisors Dan Byrnes and Mark Reiser in attendance. There was no Public Comment during the time allotted for that agenda item.