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A free legal clinic program has been in operation since 1982 for residents of Allamakee County. The Allamakee County Bar Association, an organization of local lawyers, provides the services. Depending upon the nature of the problem, referrals can be made to private attorneys, Legal Aid Service, law enforcement or other government agencies for help. This service is primarily intended for those people who feel they cannot afford to consult with a lawyer, and do not know if a lawyer is required.

Appointments can be made by contacting the Allamakee County Clerk of Court in person or by telephone at 563-568-6351.
 

Bowling in their first road competition of the new season, the Waukon girls and boys bowling teams both came up a bit shy of recording a victory in their Friday, December 2 competition at Decorah. However, all in attendance at the event were able to witness a first-time accomplishment for the Waukon bowling program, as Waukon boys bowling senior Cody Huinker continued to imprint his name at the top of the program’s bowling elite with the first perfect game of all strikes (300 pins) ever bowled by a Waukon High School bowler in competition.

That historic feat of 300-game perfection obviously established a new Waukon boys bowling record that can only be tied - and never be broken, bettering Huinker’s previous single-game school record of 280 pins. The Indian senior furthered his historic evening on the lanes by rolling a new single-series record of 516 pins in his two head-to-head games Friday, improving upon his own previous program standard of 492 pins.

The Waukon boys basketball team got its 2022-2023 season off to a busy but slower start early last week, playing in back-to-back games to begin the week. The Indians opened their campaign falling to a young but experienced MFL/MarMac squad, 73-33, at home Monday, November 28 before suffering a similar fate, 72-56, in their first road test of the season, Tuesday, November 29 at Sumner-Fredericksburg.

The Indians were next scheduled to play Monticello at Upper Iowa University in Fayette Monday, December 5, but had that game postponed by winter weather to an unknown rescheduled date as of yet. They will next open their Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) schedule Friday, December 9 at Crestwood in a girl/boy quadrangular. The Tribe will then host New Hampton in another NEIC girl/boy match-up Tuesday, December 13 before doing likewise with Waverly-Shell Rock Friday, December 16 and then playing North Butler at Upper Iowa University in Fayette Saturday, December 17.

Tribe’s second-leading scorer Kris Spiegler guides Golden Eagles past her alma mater

The Waukon girls basketball team had a busy early part of this past week for its only competition of the week, ending up on the short end of back-to-back nights of results in non-conference action. The Lady Indians had a Monday, November 28 road contest at MFL/MarMac ripped away at the very final buzzer in a 73-70 double overtime heartbreaker against the Bulldogs before having one of the best Waukon girls basketball players in program history return to her alma mater as a head coach Tuesday, November 29 and have her Class 3A 15th-rated Dubuque Wahlert squad hand the bucket Tribe a 68-49 defeat.

Hawkeye RedTail Softball head coach Courtney Calkins has announced the signing of Elyse Rissman to the 2023-2024 recruiting class at Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo. Rissman is the daughter of Colby Rissman and Nikki Wagner (pictured in the submitted photo above) and attends Crestwood High School in Cresco. She is the granddaughter of Wayne and Debbie Rissman of Waukon, and she plans on studying Criminal Justice at Hawkeye Community College.

“I am excited to add Elyse to our first-ever recruiting class,” Calkins said. “She is the type of player who strives for excellence. I think she will help build the right type of culture here. She is a hard worker and is wanting to constantly get better. She is going to push herself and her teammates to be the best they can be.”

Roger W. Pladsen, 84, of Waterville died Saturday, December 3, 2022 at his home. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 9 at 11 a.m. at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church in Waterville with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Friends may greet the family from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, December 8 at Martin - Grau Funeral Home in Waukon.

Roger Wallace Pladsen was born May 31, 1938 in Waterville, the son of Wallace and Ruby (Moen) Pladsen. He attended country school through eighth grade and then graduated from Waukon High School in 1956. For one-and-a-half years, Roger attended barber college in Cedar Rapids before returning to Waukon to purchase Arden Iverson’s barbershop.

In July of 1960, he enlisted in the National Guard. Also in 1960, Roger married Sandra Gray; together, they had four sons.

Janet N. Bechtel, 80, of Waukon died Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. Memorial services were held Sunday, December 4 at Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon with Pastor Duane Smith officiating.

Janet Neva Bechtel was born June 19, 1942 in Waukon, the daughter of Lloyd Benjamin and Neva Grace (Deal) Bechtel. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon. Janet attended country school in rural Rossville and graduated from Waukon High School in 1960.

November 9, 1961, she married Kenneth Asleson in Michigan. They settled in Cedar Rapids and had two daughters, Donna and Jean. A few years later they moved back to rural Rossville and became farming partners with Janet’s parents. In 1970, they purchased a farm in rural Elon, and farmed there together until 1985 when they divorced.

Marie K. Loomis, age 89, of Lansing died at home November 22, 2022. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lansing.

Marie was born in Lansing November 16, 1933. She married Edward L. Loomis August 12, 1950 and he preceded her in death October 26, 2000. Prior to her retirement, she had worked for school districts in Indiana and California before moving back to Illinois to operate the family’s small harbor.

She is survived by two sons, Edward, Jr. “Lee” and Thomas (Sandy); one daughter, J’Neane (Kevin); 13 grandchildren and five great-granchildren. She also had four brothers, Larry (Joan) Sheriff, Greg Whalen, Ken Rafael and David Sheriff.

She is preceded in death by two sons, Dennis and George; her parents, George L. Whalen and Josephine T. (Damon) Whalen; her father, Forrest O. Sheriff; and a brother, Larry Sheriff.
 

Phyllis (Murphy) Grams, age 78, passed away November 26, 2022 in Janesville, WI. Private services were held Sunday, December 4 in Janesville, WI. She was the daughter of Roy and Alice (Gramlich) Murphy.

Karen A. (Schultz) Leppert, 84, of Lansing joined her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon, following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services were held Saturday, December 3 at United Methodist Church in Lansing with Pastor James Buckhahn officiating. Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lansing. Memorials may be directed to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN.

Karen Alyce (Schultz) Leppert was born March 17, 1938 in Waukon to Enid Evelyn (Peters) and Alvin H. Schultz. She graduated from Lansing Public High School in 1956.

September 10, 1957, she was united in marriage to Kenneth J. Leppert at the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Lansing. They lived in Ames while Ken attended Iowa State University and Karen worked at the Iowa State Highway Commission. They returned to Lansing in 1958, when Ken joined his father and brother in the operation of the family farm.