U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley will be hosting a Town Meeting Monday, April 11 at Robey Memorial Library, 410 1st Avenue NW in Waukon. Area residents are invited to attend the meeting from 12:45-1:45 p.m. to discuss matters with Senator Grassley.
MEET THE STAFF: Cate St. Clair and Ellie Krousie ... Upon completion of a classroom tour, Robey Memorial Library Director Cate St. Clair (photo foreground) guided the students to Library Aide and Children’s Programming Coordinator Ellie Krousie (photo background) for the end of the tour specialty, Story Time. Cate was excited to be on her way to her office to enjoy a favorite library task - opening a brand new box of books. Submitted photo.
MEET THE STAFF: Ellen Thiele ... Robey Memorial Library Aide Ellen Thiele (pictured above) acknowledges a community member’s request to reserve a book through the inter-library loan service. Submitted photo.
MEET THE STAFF: Chris Kerndt ... Robey Memorial Library Aide Chris Kerndt (at left in photo background) leads a classroom tour, providing students with resource information for their educational assignments, in addition to coordinating interesting programs and activities sponsored by the library. Submitted photo.
MEET THE STAFF: Brian Koch, Patrick Ryan... Brian Koch (left photo) and Patrick Ryan (right photo) are Robey Memorial Library’s “unseen” staff members. The gentlemen professionally clean the building very early each morning to ensure the comfort of each patron. Submitted photos.
Robey Memorial Library in Waukon provides in-library browsing, reading and computer use during regular hours of Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday, 10am-6pm; and Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. This week, Robey Memorial Library encourages all community members to visit the library’s website to explore and access virtual services and programs.
Robey Memorial Library offers a wide array of online resources that are available from the comfort of home, including:
· BRIDGES offers ebook and audiobook downloads available through bridges.overdrive.com or the Overdrive or Libby apps on electronic devices.
· HelpNow is an online resource for live tutoring, study tools, building academic skills, collaborative learning, and adult learning.
· JobNow/VetNow is an online resource for career services, test prep and software tutorials. It includes specialized services for veterans and their families.
The Waukon City Council met in regular session Monday, April 4 to address a variety of matters including the Sexual Assault Awareness Month Proclamation, the Resolution Approving and Confirming Plans, Specifications and Form of Contract and Awarding Contract for the 2022 Street Improvements Project and the procurement and installation relating to the Water Meter Project.
River clean-up scheduled for April 23 ... Debris collected during the 2021 Friends of Pool 9 river clean-up fills the dumpster located at the Brennan Landing in Lansing. Friends of Pool 9 is scheduling another Mississippi River clean-up for Saturday, April 23. Submitted photo.
The Friends of Pool 9 (FOP9) Directors have scheduled a Pool 9 Mississippi River clean-up for Saturday, April 23. Because of COVID-19 virus concerns there will be no mass meetings of individuals at the Lansing VFW building or elsewhere, as in years past, and there will not be a lunch following.
Lansing volunteers should gather at the waterfront area below the VFW building next to the river to sign the 2022 Friends of Pool 9 Release of Liability form before participating in the event. FOP9 representatives Alex Galema, Bob Henkel, Bruce ReVoir and Mike Conway will be available to hand out garbage bags, gloves and water, and assign collection areas. Directors will also be available at most launch sites in Pool 9 including Big Slough Landing (Lisa Welsh/Jerry Boardman), Black Hawk Park (Ric Zarwell), Ferryville (Larry Quamme/John Mitchell) and Lynxville Landing (Mark Schneden).
Waukon High School to present “A Nice Little Island: A Thriller” on stage this weekend ... The Waukon High School Drama Department will be presenting “A Nice Little Island: A Thriller” as its spring play production this weekend at the Waukon High School auditorium. Pictured above during a performance rehearsal, left to right, are Waukon High School seniors Abby Wiemerslage and Madelyn Helgerson, who play the roles of Shelly and Libby, respectively, in this year’s production. Performances dates and times include this Friday and Saturday, April 8 and 9, beginning at 7:30 p.m. each evening, with tickets available for purchase at the door the evening of each performance. Submitted photo.
For those who like scary movies or the thrill of suspense, the Waukon High School Drama Department is stepping outside the norm of mystery/comedy to present “A Nice Little Island: A Thriller” for this year’s spring play production. The curtain will open on the show this Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9, both at 7:30 p.m. at the Waukon High School auditorium.
The cast and crew this year bring many new faces to the theater and they add a new perspective to the stage. The cast list is as follows:
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.
Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation (NEICAC) has announced the availability of NEICAC Scholarships supported solely by employees and friends of Community Action.
The application and criteria for eligibility are available through the County Family Service Offices or the Administrative Office in Decorah (563-382-8436), online at https://www.neicac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022-Scholarship-Filla..., or at high school guidance counselors’ offices. Applications must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 29 to be considered.
The 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament has come to an end after Kansas was crowned this year’s NCAA Champion with a 72-69 win over North Carolina Monday, April 4. With that final game determining this year’s tournament champion, the same can be said for The Standard’s Bracket Challenge, as, much like Kansas in the NCAA Tournament field, Annabelle Dibert of Lansing emerged atop this year’s collection of entries as the Bracket Challenge champion.
Standing just two points apart heading into Monday night’s championship game, Dibert and Stan Johnson of Holly Hill, FL were two of just six entries who had some combination of three teams remaining out of this year’s final four teams in the tournament, with no entries picking all four teams correctly.
2022 Waukon boys golf team ... Left to right - Front row: Dylan Hogan, Cayden Kruger, Riley Miller, Rowen Althof, Ryan Kolsrud; Back row: Cody Huinker, Drew Weymiller, Mason McGeough, Dalton Ellickson, Cashton Lloyd. Not pictured: Ishq Pafel.
2022 Waukon boys golf team returning letterwinners ... Left to right: Dylan Hogan and Cody Huinker.
The Waukon boys golf team of 2022 will return a pair of varsity letterwinners from last season, that experienced pair leading a collection of 11 players making up this spring’s squad. Having to replace a large group of seven graduated seniors that made up half of last season’s squad, this year’s Indians will try and do that with an influx of nearly that many first-year high school golfers.
That pair of letterwinning returnees includes one golfer who was in that same situation last season as a freshman, as sophomore Dylan Hogan and junior Cody Huinker bring back their varsity experience from last spring. With nine of this season’s 11 players being sophomores or younger, there will be plenty of opportunity to continue to build the program for the future.
“We will be looking for some younger underclassmen to step up and fill the other varsity spots,” Waukon boys golf coach Tharin Benson said.
2022 Waukon girls golf ... Freshman Alyssa Connelly is the lone player for the Waukon girls golf team for this 2022 season.
The 2022 Waukon girls golf season will feature an unprecedented situation in the fact that there will be just one young lady taking to the course for the Lady Indians this spring. Freshman Alyssa Connelly makes up the entire roster for this season’s golf Tribe, as no golfers returned from previous seasons for this spring campaign.
“The census of the team is down considerably, but my individual is working hard, is excited about the game, and has personal goals that she wants to achieve,” Waukon girls golf coach Kathy McMillan said.
Even though her team size may be the smallest it has ever been, Coach McMillan will continue to provide the tutelage she has for all golfers who have gone through her program. “I want to teach my individual good course management skills and establish solid fundamentals,” she explained.
