The 70th Jubilee Mass of Monsignor Cletus Hawes has been scheduled for this Sunday, May 1 at 11 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, Wexford. In addition to celebrating 70 years as a priest, Monsignor Hawes is also celebrating his 95th birthday. There will be an Open House in the parish hall from 12-3 p.m.
All are welcome to attend. If unable to attend, consider sending a card to 2423 Wexford Hollow Drive, Lansing, IA 52151.
Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon is once again able to allow multiple visitors in the hospital with only a restriction of three visitors at one time in the same patient room. As always, children under the age of 16 visiting the hospital need to be accompanied by an adult, but the number of visitors per day is now unlimited for the first time in over two years, since the start of the COVID virus.
Absolutely all visitors to the hospital must be feeling well and must wear a mask at all times, even when in the room with a patient. In addition, all visitors are asked to enter through the main front entrance of the hospital.
Recipient of DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at Good Samaritan Society - Waukon ... Kayla Rowan (center) of Lansing is pictured above with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses she received in a ceremony held at Good Samaritan Society - Waukon April 13. She was presented the award by Good Samaritan Society - Waukon Administrator Steve Bargar (left in above photo) and Director of Nursing Lori Johnson (right). Photo submitted by Good Samaritan Society - Waukon.
Kayla Rowan of Lansing was awarded “The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses” at a presentation held Wednesday, April 13 at the Good Samaritan Society - Waukon. Rowan, a licensed practical nurse (LPN) serving residents at the Waukon facility, was presented the award by Good Samaritan Society - Waukon Executive Director Steve Bargar and Director of Nursing Lori Johnson.
Rowan’s award represents a national honoring for the Good Samaritan Society for the first quarter of 2022. She was selected from nurse-nominees from over 200 locations. “Kayla is a caregiver and leader in the community, with her family and at Good Sam,” facility leaders shared. “We are so proud of her and so blessed to be her teammate.”
Tuesday, April 19, Pack 64 Cub Scouts in Waukon collected 456 pounds of canned goods for the Allamakee County Food Shelf, all in the time frame of just one hour. Pictured in the two surrounding photos with the van loads of food that were collected are some of the Pack 64 members involved in the food drive. Pack 64 appreciates all the efforts and generosity of the Scouts, parents and community members who donated to the Scouting for Food event. Submitted images.
April proclaimed as Sexual Assault Awareness Month ... Lupita Solis, left, with Lansing Mayor Melissa Hammell at the Lansing City Council meeting Monday, April 18. The mayor signed a document proclaiming the month of April Sexual Assault Awareness Month and encouraging all citizens to learn more about preventing sexual violence. Solis is a bilingual advocate with Riverview Center in Decorah. Submitted photo.
by Julie Berg-Raymond
The project to replace the Black Hawk Bridge is going to cost the City of Lansing a lot more than was originally thought. During its regular meeting Monday, April 18, the Lansing City Council heard from Street Superintendent Ken Ripp regarding a utilities meeting he attended April 5 with the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT). “We’re going to be liable for quite a bit of costs on that project, in addition to the lights,” Ripp said.
The Iowa DOT’s current estimate is around $192,000; but that estimate is expected to increase. The costs are for “re-doing all the water and sewer underneath the new section of road,” Ripp said. “The State will not cover City utilities. Normally, the State never covers that.” But, he added, “I didn’t think the City was going to get the full impact of it.”
Friday, April 15, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Lansing led a Good Friday Justice and Peace Stations of the Cross event. Community members of all ages, faith backgrounds and walks of life participated in the one-mile walk to contemplate the suffering of Jesus on his way to the cross. Carrying a large wooden cross, the group (pictured above) meandered through town making 12 stops at places symbolic of suffering today. At each, they pondered the deeper roots of pain, lamented, sang, and prayed for the healing of the world. Some carried signs calling for justice or declaring God’s wide embrace.
The Standard newspaper office in Waukon hosted some special visitors Wednesday, April 20. First grade students from the classrooms of Ms. Deb Hauber and Ms. Thea Meyer at St. Patrick School in Waukon toured The Standard office for a field trip to learn more about the newspaper and its importance to the community, along with the jobs and processes involved in publishing a newspaper. Students in the two classrooms (pictured at right in a combined photo) had a chance to ask questions and also helped contribute to and edit their own newspaper front page to print and take with them. Standard photo by Joe Moses.
The annual P.E.O. reception for girls from the graduating class at Waukon High School was held Monday, April 18 at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon, marking the 59th anniversary of the event. The evening began with refreshments served. After a welcome by past president Nina Van Gorp, introductions by guests and members were made. President Loretta Schafer presented the program on “Life Can Be Golden,” based on the Little Golden books. The girls then shared memories from their high school years. Submitted photo.
Midwest Veterans of America is hosting an essay contest for high school students, freshmen through seniors, with cash prizes awarded to top entries. The theme of the essay is “My American Veteran Hero” and entries are due by May 1.
According to Midwest Veterans of America leadership, all essays must be typed in English with no color or graphics, and contestants can not identify themselves within the essay content. Essays must be the contest entrants’ own work; copied or plagiarized essay content will not be entered into the contest. All essays become the property of the Midwest Veterans of America.
Essays will be judged on how well the entrant understands, develops and presents the theme, which should be a positive representation of the veteran hero being written about. Entries should demonstrate research has been conducted about the hero and the author’s experience with them.
A Waukon woman faces five felony charges after admitting to Winneshiek County authorities that she had fraudulently taken more than $10,000 from the Winneshiek County business where she was employed. According to court documents, the business owners contacted the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Department in March 2022 in regard to suspected theft and fraud, and a review of business recordkeeping revealed that a large amount of money had been taken from the business through a series of actions that spanned an approximate timeline of January 2015 through January 2022.
