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Gardening and pizza went together perfectly in Waukon recently when youth learned the different parts of a plant, and how each part is edible depending on the fruit or vegetable. It was discussed which parts help make a pizza, while everyone designed their perfect pizza. Ideas ranged from pepperoni to ice cream. Youth used English muffins to make personal pizzas for lunch.

They also discussed the four needs for plants to survive: air, soil, water and sun. To highlight soil, everyone was able to plant their own pizza garden to take home, using a variety of seeds of foods used to make pizza such as tomato, pepper, basil and thyme. To highlight sun, they made UV bracelets which turned colors in the sunshine. It was suggested to experiment with different sunscreens on their beads to see if the beads would still change colors or if the sunscreen would block the UV rays. Youth also learned how to make a rain gauge out of recycled pop bottles (pictured above).

Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) Business and Community Solutions and Allamakee County Economic Development & Tourism is offering “Build Your Own Business” #70687 summer camp July 30-31 for students entering fourth-sixth grade in the fall.

For those who have a great idea they’d like to turn into a business, this two-day camp is their shot at a Shark Tank-style experience where they can learn basic business concepts and vocabulary, create a business plan, and pitch ideas in a presentation to young entrepreneurs from the area.  They will share their business stories and help those attending learn everything from a proper greeting handshake, to good customer service skills, to building a professional business card, all included within the registration fee.

To register online for “Build Your Own Business” #70687 or for more information, visit www.nicc.edu/solutions or call NICC Waukon Center 563-568-3060.
 

Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) Business and Community Solutions is offering “Healthcare Faces of the Future” #70688 summer camp Thursday, August 8 for students entering third-seventh grade in the fall.

Calling all kids who want to be a nurse, paramedic, doctor or other health professional. Spend an action-packed day experiencing what these careers are like. Those attending will have a chance to work with manikins in a health lab setting and try lots of interactive, hands-on activities. They will also be visited by guest speakers from local healthcare facilities who can tell them what  it’s really like to work in their jobs. Lunch will also be included in the cost of the camp.

To register online for “Healthcare Faces of the Future” #70688 or for more information, visit www.nicc.edu/solutions or call NICC Waukon Center at 563-568-3060.
 

The Waukon baseball team played through a week outside the win column in three games against some of the more traditional powers in Iowa high school baseball at some unique sites this past week. The Indians first fell to West Delaware, 13-3 in five innings, at the Mt. Mercy University baseball field in Cedar Rapids Tuesday, June 2 before playing in the Waterloo Columbus Tournament Saturday, June 6 at Riverfront Stadium in Waterloo - home of the Waterloo Bucks, where the baseball Tribe forged a pair of late comeback efforts that just missed their mark, first falling to the host school, 7-4, in the opening round and then coming up just short against Class 1A second-rated Martensdale-St. Mary’s, 6-5, in the tournament’s consolation game.

The Kee softball team wrapped up its regular season with two final games this past week, splitting that non-conference pair to finish the regular season with a 21-17 overall record, including a 14-2 mark that placed the Lady Hawks as this season’s Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) runner-up behind a North Fayette Valley team that posted a 15-1 UIC record, owning Kee’s only two UIC losses of the season along the way and denying the Lady Hawks the UIC season title for the first time since the 2013 season. The Kee girls opened this past week with an 11-2 home win over Sumner-Fredericksburg Tuesday, July 2 before falling to Class 1A third-rated Clarksville at home Wednesday, July 3 by an 11-1 result in five innings.

The Kee baseball team was limited to just a pair of games this past week, splitting those two contests that turned out to be half of what was originally scheduled. The Hawks first defeated Turkey Valley at home, 14-4 in six innings, Monday, July 1 in the first half of a home doubleheader that had the second game postponed until Monday, July 8 at Turkey Valley due to weather. The Kee boys then fell at Wapsie Valley, 7-4, Friday, July 5 in what turned out to be just a single game for the Hawks from an originally scheduled triangular event that was supposed to include Dunkerton and be played at Upper Iowa University in Fayette.

The Waukon softball team brought its regular season to a close this past week, winning one of its three final games, all in Northeast Iowa Conference play. The week started with trekking in some unfamiliar territory, as the softball Tribe’s 7-1 win at Waverly-Shell Rock Tuesday, July 2 marked the first time since the 2012 season the Indians won a season series against the Go-Hawks, having split a doubleheader at Waverly earlier this season for Waukon’s first win over the Go-Hawks since that same 2012 season. The Lady Indians wrapped up the week, and their regular season, suffering a season sweep at the hands of Crestwood, falling in a road doubleheader rescheduled from June 27 at the home of the Cadets by scores of 11-1 in six innings and just 2-1 Wednesday, July 3.

Charles “Charlie” Schroeder, 72, of Dorchester passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI. A Celebration of Christian Faith Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 13 at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Eitzen, MN. Rev. Todd Krueger will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Following the burial, the celebration will continue at the Eitzen Community Center until 7 p.m. A visitation will be from 12 noon until the time of service Saturday at the church.

In lieu of flowers, Charlie’s wishes were for donations to be made to St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran School in Caledonia, MN, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery Fund in Eitzen, MN or the Fred and Bertha Schroeder Scholarship Fund at Martin Luther College in New Ulm, MN.

Carol A. Lyon, 79, of Waukon died Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Memorial services will be held Saturday, July 13 at 11 a.m. at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, with Pastor Grant VanderVelden officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call one hour before services Saturday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.

Carol Ann Lyon was born January 6, 1940 in Waukon, the daughter of Carl and Bernice (Bellows) Schweinfurth. She attended Hanson Country School and graduated from Waukon High School in 1958. Carol worked at a factory in Spring Grove, MN, and then worked for Collins Radio in Cedar Rapids for four years before returning to Waukon.

April 23, 1966, she married Donald Lyon at First Presbyterian Church in Waukon; they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary before Donald had passed away. Carol worked at Impro Products in Waukon from 1968 -2015 before retiring from a job that she enjoyed very much.

Margaret “Marge” Krambeer, 79, of New Albin died Saturday, July 6, 2019 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 13 at 11:30 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in New Albin. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, New Albin. Friends may greet the family from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service at the church Saturday. Online condolences may be left at www.martinfunerals.com.