Lenth Herefords of Postville brought home some championship honors from the Hereford Show judged at the 2022 Iowa State Fair held in Des Moines August 11-21. Lenth Herefords showed both the Champion and Reserve Champion Cow/Calf combination, as well as the Reserve Champion Bull Calf, which also claimed first-place Junior Bull Calf honors.
The Postville producer also placed second in the Produce of Dam competition, and also placed fifth in the Junior Bull Calf (January 1 - February 28, 2022) class.
Young Cattle Company of Lexington, IL took home Grand Champion Horned Female honors at the show. Tyler Davisson of Calamus received Reserve Champion Horned Female and Champion Iowa Horned Female accolades.
Tjardes Farms of Foosland, IL claimed the Grand Champion Bull banner, and Young Cattle Company received Reserve Grand Champion Bull honors. Putz Cattle & Working Aussies of Otley earned Champion Iowa Bull recognition.
Crooked Creek Cattle Co. of Waukon claimed some championship honors in the Gelbvieh Cattle Show at the 2022 Iowa State Fair held in Des Moines August 11-21. Crooked Creek showed the Grand Champion Balancer Bull, the Champion Balancer Senior Bull Calf and Champion Balancer Senior Female, in addition to claiming Reserve Champion honors in the Balancer Cow/Calf class.
Those championship honors for Crooked Creek were further bolstered by first-place finishes in the Balancer Senior Heifer (September 1-December 31, 2020) class, Balancer Early Winter Senior Bull Calf (September 1-October 31, 2021) class and Produce of Dam competition. Crooked Creek also claimed second-place finishes in the Balancer Cow/Calf and Balancer Early Junior Heifer Calf (February 1-28, 2022) classes.
Isabel Lowe of Adrian, MO won Grand Champion Bull honors at the show. Cib’s Gelbvieh of Clutier claimed Reserve Grand Champion Bull and Champion Iowa Bull accolades.
Another big step forward in bringing fiber optic internet to downtown Waukon is expected to begin early next week, according to officials from AC Skyways, a division of Allamakee-Clayton Electric Cooperative (ACEC) in charge of the project.
Although planning and other foundational work has been taking place for months since the awarding of the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)-7 grant funding in January of this year that made the project possible, Allamakee-Clayton Electric Cooperative General Manager Hollee McCormick says as early as Monday, September 19 residents can expect to see trenching crews begin the physical work of boring the main fiber optics lines along the mapped route (pictured above) that will bring fiber optic internet to the Waukon business district by next summer. McCormick said the original start date had been planned for July of this year but circumstances beyond most anyone’s control have pushed the start of the project back a bit.
Heims inducted into Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame ... Tom and Bev Heim of Allamakee County were inducted into the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame during the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines August 21. Pictured above at that Hall of Fame presentation, left to right, are Iowa 4-H Foundation Development Officer Grant Young, Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame inductees Bev and Tom Heim, and Iowa 4-H Staff and Volunteer Development Manager Tillie Good. Submitted photo.
Tom and Bev Heim of Allamakee County were inducted into the 2022 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the 4-H Exhibits Building at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines Sunday, August 21. Ninety-eight Iowa counties participated this year and selected 133 inductees for their outstanding service and dedication to 4-H. Inductees or their surviving family members were presented a certificate by Iowa 4‑H Foundation President Julie McGonegle and State 4-H Program Leader Debbie Nistler as they were introduced on stage.
State of Iowa Auditor Rob Sand will be making stops in northeast Iowa this week as part of his 100 Town Hall Tour. Auditor Sand invites members of the community to attend these meetings and learn more about the State Auditor’s role, the Public Innovations and Efficiencies (PIE) program created by Auditor Sand in 2019, and the most recent investigations completed by his office.
Auditor Sand will be hosting an Allamakee County Townhall Meeting as part of that 100 Town tour this Thursday, September 15. The meeting will take place from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at the Allamakee County Freedom Rock location in the Waukon City Park, located at 1240 Rossville Road in Waukon.
The Waukon Park & Recreation Department is conducting a survey to help determine what kinds of new recreation programs could be offered within the Waukon community. The public is encouraged to fill out the survey to provide input that will be used in determining future recreation programming within the community. The survey can be found online by typing in the following Uniform Resource Locator (URL) in any web browser: https://forms.gle/AhovhAiYSvkyaK5aA.
The survey does have questions regarding certain suggested programs, such as pickleball or fishing. There are also some demographic questions, as well as a section for leaving suggestions or comments regarding Park & Recreation programming.
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.
