Sarah Welsh of Waukon is celebrating her 90th birthday Wednesday, June 1. In honor of the occasion, cards and well wishes may be sent to Good Samaritan Society, 21 East Main Street, Waukon, IA 52172.
Marissa Shelton and Garrett Cooper of Waukon announce the birth of their daughter, Vivian Judith Cooper, born May 19, 2022 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. She weighed 7 lbs. 9 ozs. and measured 20 inches in length at the time of her birth.
Grandparents are Corey and Trish Shelton of Waukon, Karen and Darryl Frana of Calmar and the late Kevin Cooper. Great-grandparents are Dennis and Judy Byrnes, Janice and the late Glenn Cooper, Joyce and the late Michael Regan, and the late Donald and Judith Shelton, all of Waukon.
Mackay and Brooke Mathis of Harpers Ferry announce the birth of their son, Weller Mack Mathis, born May 20, 2022 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. He weighed 9 lbs. 12 ozs. and measured 21-3/4 inches in length at the time of his birth. He joins a sister, Wava (2).
Grandparents are Dave and Karen Mathis and Randy and Louise Wild, all of Lansing. Great-grandparents are Rupert and Martha Caballero of Waukon.
Upcoming Deadlines/Dates
May 15 – August 1: Primary Nesting Season
July 15: Spring Crop Reporting
New Food Trends Looking at Sustainably Raised Foods by LuAnn Rolling, District Conservationist
To shed light on how cultural and demographic shifts are impacting demand for food and beverage, Hartman Group analysts recently examined six key trends in consumer culture. The Hartman Group includes anthropologists, social scientists and business analysts. This article was written by Laurie Demeritt and published April 4, 2022 on Smartbrief.com.
According to the report “Fresh, less processed foods” have become the premier signifier of quality today when it comes to consumer views on foods and beverages.
The Hartman Group analysts recently examined six key trends in consumer culture in Ideas in Food 2022. These six trends are:
Dairy goat webinar series continues with Paul Plummer June 14
The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach dairy team will continue its quarterly dairy goat webinar series June 14, with a look at Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis, also known as CAE.
The webinar will be led by Paul Plummer, veterinarian with the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University and executive director of the National Institute of Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Education.
CAE is a viral disease of goats that is very closely related to Ovine Progressive Pneumonia of sheep and HIV of humans. In goats, there are two predominant presentations. The most common is an arthritic form in adult goats. The second presentation is an encephalitic (neurologic disease) of young kids and is much less common than the arthritic form.
Plummer will discuss management practices that can help prevent the spread of CAE.
Tar spot, recent analysis of the corn nitrogen rate calculator and a review of current growing season issues will highlight the summer field day of the Iowa State University Northern Research and Demonstration Farm.
The field day will take place June 16 at the farm’s southern location, one mile south of the main farm on R35 or 1040 James Ave. Registration and refreshments will begin at 9 a.m. and the field day will start at 9:30 a.m. Certified Crop Adviser credits will be available. Lunch will be served at noon and the field day will conclude by 1 p.m.
Matt Schnabel, farm superintendent, will begin the day with a season review of the farm activities, followed by Greg Guenther, North Central Iowa Research Association president, with an update on the on-going capital campaign.
Tuesday, June 7 will be the Primary Election to determine which candidates will be representing their respective political parties in the 2022 General Election in November. A Public Notice of Election listing all candidates on this year’s Primary Election ballot for the respective races in each of the Republican and Democratic parties was published on Page 24 in the May 25 issue of this newspaper, listing races at the Federal, State and County levels of government for voters to make their selections in, along with additional ballot and election information, including the polling location times opening at 7 a.m. and closing at 8 p.m. for all 10 polling sites that June 7 Primary Election day. The actual sample election ballots may now be viewed at the Allamakee County election website: https://allamakeecountyelections.iowa.gov/.
After two years of planning, organizing and preparation, the Allamakee County Veterans Museum was dedicated and opened Saturday, May 28 in a brief ceremony held at the new museum housed in the former Vet’s Club on Allamakee Street in Waukon, with many in attendance at the outdoor ceremony and for the first viewing open to the general public, as evident in The Standard photos above and below by Joe Moses. Following the Pledge of Allegiance to kick off the ceremony, Allamakee County Historical Society Board of Directors President George Beardmore noted he was honored to have the flag raising for the dedication event take place on the flag pole dedicated in honor of his father, Glenn Beardmore, and former Waukon Mayor Robert White, both of whom were WWII Veterans. He also thanked U.S. Air Force Lt. Col.
Allamakee County Farm Bureau recently donated $10,000 to the Building New Traditions Campaign at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds in Waukon. The Building New Traditions Campaign is dedicated toward constructing a new, larger all-species youth livestock show barn centrally located at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds, a project that also involves relocation, elimination and transformation of some of the other livestock buildings at the Fairgrounds, with that project well underway and expected to be completed this summer. Pictured above at the donation presentation at the site of the new building construction are, left to right: Adam Bieber and Bobbi Baxter of the Allamakee County Fair Board, and Allamakee County Farm Bureau Vice President Melissa Wedo and President Ross Weymiller.
The Allamakee County Dairy Promotion Board has scheduled the June Dairy Days Parade in Lansing this year. The parade will be held Monday, June 6, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Line-up for parade entries begins at 7 p.m. at Kee High School. The parade route will then travel up 6th Street from the high school to its main Main Street stretch, then east to the 2nd Street four-way stop, and then south to Center Street, where it will venture back west to the high school.
The Allamakee County Dairy Promotion Board will be setting up its dairy wagon at the parking lot of Kerndt Brothers Bank on Main Street and serving from 4-8:30 p.m.
