Waukon Head Start classrooms will be holding registration Thursday, March 10 from 4-6 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall in Waukon. Head Start, operated by Northeast Iowa Community Action (NEICAC), is a full-day program that offers a safe and nurturing environment while providing active learning.
Qualified teachers partner with families to provide a preschool experience for children who are three and four years old. Head Start services are funded by federal and state grants and are free for families who qualify.
Transportation is available in some areas. Nutritious meals and snacks are provided by the CACFP program. This institution is an equal opportunity provider. Parents are encouraged to bring proof of income and proof of their child’s birthdate.
Brad and Mary Kerndt of rural Lansing and their daughter and son-in-law, Katie and Brendon Kacher of Decorah, teamed up with River N Ridge Outdoors of Lansing to host the first annual Ben Kerndt Memorial Ice Fishing Tournament in honor of their son and brother, Ben Kerndt, a former Waukon High School student and a 2013 graduate of Kee High School who passed away in July 2021. The inaugural tournament was held in conjunction with the Busch Light Curling Festival and other activities in Lansing Saturday, February 19 and featured 138 people entered in the tournament, which offered a raffle and prizes from donations given by local businesses. The tournament raised $3,360 that was donated to the Lansing Fire Department. Pictured above at that donation presentation are, left to right, Troy Hill and Kenny Johnson of the Lansing Fire Department, Brad and Mary Kerndt, Katie and Brendon Kacher, and Mark Peterson of River N Ridge Outdoors. Submitted photo.
Main Street Lansing will be holding its 2022 Annual Meeting Wednesday, March 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Safe House Saloon on Main Street in Lansing. All are invited to attend and hear about Main Street Lansing’s efforts over the past couple years and plans for the future.
There will also be a presentation of the annual Leadership Award, which is given to a volunteer with unmatched dedication to improving Downtown Lansing. For additional information, call 563-538-9229 or send an email to director@lansingmatters.com.
VFW Auxiliary Gustave F. Kerndt #5981 is still accepting entries for the VFW Auxiliary’s National Anthem Singing Contest, “Get Excited for the Red, White and Blue!” Local youth in grades K-12 can showcase their talent, display their patriotism and express their creativity while competing for their share of $2,000 in national awards.
Contestants must submit a video of their solo vocal performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Video must be saved to a DVD or flash drive, or uploaded to an online video platform (e.g., YouTube or Vimeo) and submitted to a local Auxiliary for judging. The video must be recorded between July 1, 2021 and March 31, 2022. Entries will be judged on vocal ability, mastery of lyrics, originality or interpretation and entertainment value.
Historical State Tournament effort... Waukon boys bowling junior Cody Huinker and senior Chase Boydston (left to right in photo above from the Class 1A State Tournament at Maple Lanes in Waterloo) made history for the Waukon bowling program by being the bowling Tribe’s first multi-individual qualifiers for the State Bowling Tournament this past week. Huinker made further history by bowling to a Waukon bowling best-ever season grand finale placewinning with his sixth-place medal-winning finish (individual photo below) and also rolled a new single-game school record of 280 pins in the preliminary round of the Class 1A State Tournament. Boydston wrapped up his high school bowling career with a 32nd-place finish among this year’s Class 1A State Tournament field. Photos courtesy of Amanda Peterson.
Historical Huinker posts best Indian State finish, sets new single-game school record
An already historic accomplishment for the Waukon boys bowling team led to even more history being made Tuesday, February 22 at the Class 1A State Bowling Tournament held at Maple Lanes in Waterloo. With qualification for this year’s Class 1A season grand finale by junior Cody Huinker and senior Chase Boydston marking the first time in program history that multiple Indian bowlers have qualified for State Tournament competition, the history-making continued when Huinker bowled his way to the highest-ever Indian finish at that season grand finale and did so with help from a new school record single-game total of 280 pins.
The Waukon Park & Recreation Youth Soccer Program is for boys and girls in Kindergarten through sixth grade. Basic fundamentals of soccer will be taught along with team participation. Teams will be grouped together as follows: Kindergarten is alone, first and second graders will be together, third and fourth graders will be together, and fifth and sixth graders will be together.
Different size fields and balls will be used to accommodate the lower ages and skill levels. All players must wear shin guards and they must be covered by socks or pants. Cleats are optional.
The games will be played Saturday mornings starting April 23 and will run for five weeks. The dates will be as follows: April 23, April 30, May 7, May 14 and May 21. The make-up dates will be May 16 (Monday), May 17 (Tuesday), or May 19 (Thursday), if needed.
Four outstanding individuals who’ve contributed mightily to the sport of wrestling will be inducted into the Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame (IWHOF) in Cresco Monday, April 11. The 51st Annual Awards Banquet and Induction Ceremony will begin with a 5:30 p.m. social hour followed by a 6:30 p.m. banquet at the Cresco Country Club south of Cresco.
After a two-year pause due to the pandemic, the Hall of Fame is excited to honor these individuals and also deeply saddened as new inductee Wyatt Schultz passed away August 21, 2021. Schultz, greatly missed by the wrestling community, will be honored, along with his friends and family.
The list of this year’s Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame inductees includes the following:
Norbert James Palmer, 90, of Waukon died Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. A Celebration of Life was held Saturday, February 19 at First Presbyterian Church in Waukon with Pastor Grant VanderVelden officiating. Military honors were held outside the church following the service.
Norbert James Palmer was born July 18, 1931 on Big Foot Road, Linton Township, Allamakee County, the first-born son of Emmett Earl Palmer and Florence Evelyn Klees Palmer. He was baptized and confirmed at Rossville Presbyterian Church, Rossville.
William N. Ronnfeldt, age 84, of Omaha, NE passed away February 25, 2022. Visitation will be held Thursday, March 3 from 5-7 p.m. at the West Center Chapel, located at 7805 West Center Road in Omaha, NE. A graveside service is scheduled for Friday, March 4 at 9 a.m. at Omaha National Cemetery with military honors. Funeral service will be held Friday, March 4 at 11 a.m. at Rejoice! Lutheran Church, 2556 South 138th Street in Omaha, NE.
The family requests everyone wear masks for visitation and services. To view a live broadcast of the funeral service, go to www.heafeyheafey.com and click the “View Live Cast” button on the home page. Memorials are suggested to Hope West Food Pantry or Food Bank for the Heartland.
Arlene H. King, 90, of Waukon died Thursday, February 24, 2022 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Graveside services will be held Saturday, March 5 at 11 a.m. at Oakland Cemetery in Waukon with Pastor Cathy Jurgens officiating. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling the arrangements.
Arlene Hazel King was born October 27, 1931 at the Hall Hospital in Waukon, the daughter of Edward and Hazel (Turk) Hansmeier. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion United Church of Christ. Arlene and her family lived on a farm three and half miles east of Waukon, where she attended Elk Country School through the fourth grade. Her father passed away and the family moved into town, where she then attended school.
November 19, 1949, she married Bernard King at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon. Arlene worked at Heimer Supervalu and Northern Engraving.
