The Waukon City Council met in regular session Tuesday, September 6 following the closure of Waukon City Hall in observance of the Labor Day holiday on the council’s usual meeting day of Monday, September 5. The council addressed a full agenda of matters including the Public Hearing relating to a proposal to enter into an amended Sewer Revenue Loan and Disbursement Agreement, the review and discussion of the Park Comprehensive Plan and discussion of repairs to signage.
Allamakee County 4-H members have Static Exhibits displayed at Iowa State Fair ... Left to right - Front row: Issac Johanningmeier, Cheyanne Troendle, Katherine Hagen, Roland Melcher; Middle row: Olivia Enyart, Landon Burington, Eli Schobert, Braelyn Zuercher, Megan Huinker, Ali Melcher; Back row: Natalie Byrnes, Dalton Ellickson, Ethan Palmer, Emma Palmer, John Melcher. Not pictured: Ethan Gibbs, Denver Mezera, Brenna Berns, Hailey Cook, McKenzie Leiran, Lauren Plein, Isla Henkes, Breelyn Dahlstrom, Tegan Dahlstrom, Tenley Deering, Alaina Gebel. Submitted photo.
Allamakee County 4-H members’ static exhibits were on display last month in the 4-H Exhibits Building at the Iowa State Fair, which was held August 11-21 in Des Moines. The exhibits were displayed this year, showcasing excellence in project area learning by 4-H members across the state of Iowa.
Divisions young people who are 4-H members may exhibit in include Agriculture and Natural Resources, Creative Arts, Family and Consumer Sciences, Personal Development, and Science, Mechanics and Engineering. The static exhibits display at the Iowa State Fair is meant to be a celebration of the educational and personal accomplishments of Iowa 4-H members. It is a way for 4-H members to share what they’ve learned with the public in completing their exhibits to such degree of success.
What is one thing all successful people have in common? They get comfortable making mistakes - and learn from them!
Allamakee County residents are invited to attend “The Secret of Success: Learning from Mistakes”, a free community workshop co-hosted by Mental Health Today - a Matt Howe Tribute (MHT) and the nonprofit, Worldmaker.
“This session offers practical ways to set and communicate high expectations using the three elements of growth,” says Dr. Mollie Marti, Worldmaker CEO and developer of the THRIVE Resilience Model that serves as the foundation for the program. “Importantly, this includes action steps for learning how to use mistakes to improve relationships and outcomes.”
This year at the Iowa State Fair held in Des Moines August 11-21, a total of 213 youth from 63 Iowa counties participated in Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach Skillathons for dairy, meat goat, sheep and swine. Each skillathon team was comprised of three individuals and included five stations where youth worked together to solve problems and identify dairy, meat goat, swine or sheep production components. Participants identified feed samples, breeds and meat cuts while also answering questions about genetics, nutrients, quality assurance, handling and biosecurity.
The Allamakee County 4-H trio of (left to right in above photo) Sophia Palmer, Keagan Palmer and Emma Palmer participated in the Skillathon event and finished as the top team in the Dairy division of the competition. They are the children of Stephanie and Eric Palmer of Waukon and are members of the Elon PMC 4-H Club.
Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) Business and Community Solutions is offering Rock Weaving at two different times Friday, September 30. One class time will be from 3-5 p.m. and the second class will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the NICC Waukon Center, 1220 3rd Avenue NW.
Create unique and beautiful art pieces to display in the home or gift to someone special. Participants will learn to wrap and weave rocks with reed and sticks using basket weaving techniques, making textural little pieces of art.
For those who bring stones of their own that have special significance - a memento from a trip, a unique shape, a rock found on a beach or hike - the finished pieces become even more meaningful. Enjoy a peaceful, zen-like experience working with stone and fiber.
Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) Business and Community Solutions is offering Kids in the Kitchen - Fresh Salsa class Tuesday, September 27 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at the NICC Waukon Center, 1220 3rd Avenue NW.
Have a Farmers Market adventure with kids shopping for fresh, healthy and delicious ingredients that the kids will use to make a fruit salsa. Get kids involved in choosing and making their own food and help them establish healthy eating habits for life. The class will talk about incorporating a variety of ingredients, taking advantage of in-season fruit, and then sample results and send participants home with their own fresh salsa.
The deadline for paid registration is September 20. To register for the class online, visit www.nicc.edu/waukon or call NICC Waukon Center at 844-642-2338, ext. 6700.
Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) Business and Community Solutions is offering a Cooking with Aronia (Choke) Berries class Tuesday, September 27 from 6-8 p.m. at the NICC Waukon Center, 1220 3rd Avenue NW. Nicknamed the super berry, Aronia (Choke)Berries are merging into the mainstream as a bona-fide health food and they are native to Iowa.
Participants can learn about the potential health benefits, how to use them and sample them in recipes that will be demonstrated. The tentative menu includes Aronia Hummus, Butternut Squash-Stuffed Aronia Pasta, Smoked Pork Loin with Aronia Chutney, Aronia Brussels Salad, Aronia Scones.
The deadline for paid registration is September 20. To register online visit www.nicc.edu/waukon or call NICC Waukon Center at 844-642-2338, ext. 6700.
Lansing’s farmers market had a successful summer and has added three more dates to keep the market going into the fall, including September 15 and 29 and October 13. New hours will be 4-6 p.m. each of those additional days. The market will be located in the same place, Clear Creek Park in Lansing. The five-dollar farmers market tokens that were distributed in Lansing and New Albin earlier this year - sponsored by Kerndt Brothers Bank and New Albin Savings Bank - will still be accepted as cash at the fall markets. Photo by Bob Modersohn.
During its holiday-delayed regular meeting Tuesday, September 6 due to the Labor Day holiday falling on its usual Monday meeting day, the Lansing City Council voted to approve Ordinance No. 23 - an amendment to the recently revised City Code involving the use of off-road vehicles within city limits.
Ordinance No. 203 reflects changes the State of Iowa recently made pertaining to UTVs and ATVs (utility terrain vehicles and all-terrain vehicles) and brings the City Code into agreement with what the State has mandated regarding use of these vehicles. Among the changes is the raising of the age requirement for operation from 16 to 18 years of age. The changes may be reviewed in full at the Office of the City Clerk in Lansing City Hall.
The council approved waiving of the second and third readings of the ordinance; it will go into effect the day after it is published in The Standard newspaper.
The Lansing Women in Business (LWIB) Group will host its 2nd Annual Fall Fashion Show Friday, September 16 from 6-9 p.m. at Coffee on The River in Lansing. This event will host local boutiques and salons along with other businesses.
Ticket sales are taking place through September 15, and tickets can be purchased at Coffee On The River, or online via www.Eventbrite.com (search for Lansing Iowa events and the Fall Fashion Show will list).
Each ticket holder will enjoy an evening of fun and fashion, along with hors d’oeuvres, wine and door prizes. There will not be any day-of or at-door sales.
The LWIB Group was formed by the many women in the Lansing Area that own or work in the area’s businesses with the direct goals of encouraging entrepreneurship with continued support and networking.
