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Wed
30
Mar

Wisconsin Hwy. 35 to be closed to through-traffic between De Soto and Genoa

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has announced that WIS Hwy. 35 is scheduled to be completely closed to through-traffic between De Soto and Genoa, beginning Monday, April 4, for a road replacement project. Road closure on that nearly 12-mile stretch is expected to continue through August of this year, with some preliminary work already being performed this week that may impact traffic as well.

Through-traffic (traveling north to La Crosse or south from La Crosse) will be detoured using WIS 82, WIS 27 and WIS 56 through Viroqua, WI, adding 55 miles and more than an hour on to any venture to or from La Crosse via WIS 35. The project will replace deteriorating pavement and resurface 11.8 miles of the highway, along with replacing 21 pipe culverts, one box culvert and guard rails, and rehabilitating two bridge structures.

Wed
30
Mar

Allamakee County Conservation Board to host Iowa Hunter Education Online Field Day

The Allamakee County Conservation Board (ACCB), in partnership with the Mississippi Valley Sportsman’s Club, will be offering two Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Hunter Education Online Field Days Saturday, April 9 at the Mississippi Valley Sportsman’s Club.

The first field day will be from 8:30-11:30 a.m. and the second field day will be from 1-4 p.m. The Mississippi Valley Sportsman’s Club is located at 1797 Columbus Road, Lansing.

Hunter Education is required for anyone 12 years of age or older in the state of Iowa to purchase a hunting license. In order to participate in the online field day, students must complete the online course work at  https://www.hunter-ed.com/iowa/. Completion of the online portion of the program is not needed to register for the class, but must be completed by the day of the class.

Wed
30
Mar

Waukon alums coach Estherville-Lincoln Central to Class 3A Girls Basketball State Tournament crown


State Championship bookends ... A pair of Waukon High School graduates bookend the Estherville-Lincoln Central (ELC) bench of players in the photo above during the Class 3A State Championship game at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines in early March. ELC head coach Don Martindale (standing at far right) and assistant coach Annie (Stelow) Kalous (seated at far left) coached the Midgets to the Class 3A State Championship this season, marking Martindale’s first-ever State Championship in his basketball coaching career that spans over four decades. Photo by David Swartz, Estherville News.

Winners from Waukon ... Waukon High School 1973 graduate Don Martindale (standing in photo center) and 1986 graduate Annie (Stelow) Kalous (standing at right) get ready to send their team out on the court during the recently completed 2021-2022 Estherville-Lincoln Central (ELC) girls basketball season. The two former Indians joined forces on the Midget staff to guide them to this year’s Class 3A Iowa Girls Basketball State Championship, Martindale winning his first State Championship as a head basketball coach. Photo courtesy of Estherville News.

“Gettin’ down” after winning the crown ... Waukon High School 1986 graduate Annie (Stelow) Kalous dances in front of Estherville-Lincoln Central players celebrating their Class 3A State Championship at this year’s Iowa High School Girls Basketball State Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines in early March. Kalous has been serving as an assistant coach for the Midgets under head coach Don Martindale, a 1973 Waukon High School graduate who won the first-ever State Championship of his basketball coaching career that spans over four decades. Photo by David Swartz, Estherville News.

Don Martindale wins first-ever State Championship as head coach, assisted by Annie (Stelow) Kalous

by Perry Hesse

Estherville-Lincoln Central (ELC) head girls basketball coach Don Martindale triumphantly put his right fist in the air as junior forward Brei Christoffer hugged the ball tightly while time ran out awarding Martindale and his Class 3A Midgets the State Championship title at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines March 12. For Martindale, it highlighted an already highly successful coaching career that has spanned over 40 years with his love for the game beginning as a prep in Waukon. ELC defeated Ballard, 44-30, as the Bombers attempted to repeat as State Champions after winning the Class 4A title last year.

Wed
30
Mar

Annabelle Dibert takes over the lead in The Standard’s 2022 Bracket Challenge

The 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is headed toward its final week of competition, meaning a new champion will be crowned in the tournament and in The Standard’s Bracket Challenge within the next week. Following this past weekend’s trimming of the tournament field to its final four teams, the top 22 Challenge entries currently stand as follows:

Annabelle Dibert    85
Kristi Campbell    80
John Reinke    79
Chase Adam    79
Morgan Weymiller    77
Keira McCormick    75
Caity Schultz    74
Charlene Baxter    73
Pat Stilwell    71
Jerry Brinkman    71
Stan Johnson    71
Scott Dougherty    70
Grady Goetzinger    69
Mitchell Schultz    68
Tate Ellingson    67
Kent Schultz    67
Kaley Benzing    66
Diane Piittmann    66
Caylie Adam    65
Gina Curtin    65
Tucker Jackson    65
Mark Welsh    65

Wed
30
Mar

Waukon boys track team wins three events to open team season at NEIC Indoor

The Waukon boys track team got its 2022 season underway as a full team, competing in the Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) Indoor Meet hosted by Luther College in Decorah Tuesday, March 22. No team scores were kept in the meet, but the Indians made their presence felt with finishes within the top two placewinnings of six different events, including three event wins.

Senior Braxton Stewart recorded two of those three gold medal performances, winning the high jump with a leap of 6’2” and topping the 400 meter dash field with a clocking of 53.75 seconds. The track Tribe’s other event victory came in the 4x800 relay in a time of 8:47.17 recorded by the crew of senior Logan Delaney and juniors Josh Keenan, Nate Keenan and Nathan O’Neill.

Wed
30
Mar

Margaret "Marg" Hogan

Margaret “Marg” Mary Hogan, 92, of Lansing died Thursday, March 24, 2022 at Thornton Manor in Lansing. Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday, March 29 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Lansing with Rev. Sean Smith as the celebrant. Burial followed at Gethsemane Cemetery in Lansing.

Memorials may be given in Marg’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association and Thornton Manor in Lansing.

Margaret Mary was born April 27, 1929 to Eugene and Dorothy (Thornton) Brennan in the Wexford area. She graduated with the Class of 1947 from Immaculate Conception Catholic High School and furthered her education with a BA in Business and Education at Clarke College, graduating in 1951.

Mon
28
Mar

Patricia Bruns

Patricia A. Bruns, 66, of Waukon died Monday, March 21, 2022 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI. Memorial services will be held Friday, April 1 at 11 a.m. at Martin - Grau Funeral Home in Waukon with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 9:30 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home Friday.

Patricia Ann Bruns was born June 2, 1955 in Waukon, the daughter of Herbert Theodore and Helen Verna (Johnson) Bruns. She attended school in Lansing and Waukon. Patricia had many challenges in her life due to a disability that stemmed from having spinal meningitis before her first birthday, which she spent in the hospital in Rochester, MN. This left her with paralysis on her right side and mental challenges.

Sun
27
Mar

Allan "Tommy" Palmer

Allan E. “Tommy” Palmer, 90, of rural Monona died Friday, March 25, 2022 at Elkader Care Center. Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 29 at Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon with Pastor Steve Oden officiating. Burial with military honors was at IOOF Cemetery, Rossville.

Allan “Tommy” Eugene Palmer was born August 26, 1931 in rural Waterville, Allamakee County, the son of Everett and Laura (Flage) Palmer. He was baptized July 4, 1948 and graduated from Waterville High School in 1950.

Allan then entered into the U.S. Air Force in June of 1950, serving for four years. He attended aeronautics school at Hunter AFB in Savannah, GA and Amarillo, TX; Allan was a crew chief on a B47 bomber in Africa and at Lockbourne AFB in Columbus, OH. After being discharged, Allan enrolled at the University of Tulsa in the Spartan School of Aeronautics and worked for American Airlines as a crew chief, flying all around the country as a mechanic troubleshooting airplanes.

Thu
24
Mar

Robert Lewey

Robert L. Lewey, 91, of Sumner died Tuesday evening, March 22, 2022 at Community Memorial Hospital in Sumner. Funeral services for both Bob Lewey (Judy Lewey’s husband) and Neva Nerge (Judy Lewey’s mother who passed away Thursday evening, March 24) were held Tuesday, March 29 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Sumner with Rev. Tanner Post officiating. Burial was at Lutheran Cemetery of Sumner Township, rural Sumner. Memorials may be made to the family for later designation.

Becker & Son Funeral Home in Sumner assisted the family. Online condolences may be left at www.beckermilnesrettig.com.

Wed
23
Mar

Word for Word 3/23/22

Pastor Laura Gentry
Pastor Laura Gentry

Feeling lonely?

You’re not alone. In our country, more than a quarter of adults over age 60 live alone, according to a Pew Research Survey. Of them, 43 percent reported feeling lonely even before the COVID-19 pandemic, a situation which has worsened in the past two years.

Young people are lonely, too. In fact, new Harvard research suggests feelings of social isolation are on the rise and that those hardest hit are older teens and young adults.

Whatever your age, loneliness has significant health consequences. One study found that loneliness and social isolation can be as damaging to your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day and contributes to early mortality because it puts you at higher risk for cardiovascular disease, obesity, dementia, and depression.

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