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Tue
17
Sep

Marquette mom spearheads autism safety training session for first responders

Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/17/2019 - 15:17

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times

Central State Bank is sponsoring an Autism Safety Initiative First Responders Training at the Marquette Community Center on Thursday, Oct. 3, in an effort to help not only emergency personnel, but the public in general, better understand what autism is and how they can help keep individuals with the condition safe.

The idea was spearheaded by one of the bank’s Marquette employees, Abbigale Martin, a single mother of three boys—two of whom have autism.

According to the organization Autism Speaks, autism, or autism spectrum disorder, refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication. 

Tue
17
Sep

City of Marquette awarded school property

Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/17/2019 - 15:13

Recent retirees who were honored at the Sept. 9 MFL MarMac School Board meeting included Larry Cox, Kurt Gaylor and Sandra Thornton. They are pictured with school board president Gina Roys and superintendent Dale Crozier. (Photo by Audrey Posten)

School board honors retiring staff members

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times

The MFL MarMac School Board, at its Sept. 9 regular meeting, accepted an offer of $28,000 from the city of Marquette for 4.9 acres of district property in Marquette’s bench neighborhood.

Tue
17
Sep

Marquette is expanding solar to Driftless Area Wetlands Centre

Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/17/2019 - 15:11

Dave Schneider was appointed—and sworn in—to the Marquette City Council on Sept. 10. He replaces Pamela Brodie-Fitzgerald, who resigned last month. (Photo by Audrey Posten)

Schneider appointed to fill council vacancy

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times

The city of Marquette is expanding its solar infrastructure to the Driftless Area Wetlands Centre. The council approved the $16,500 project at its Sept. 10 regular meeting.

The move comes seven months after the city flipped the switch on its first project at well number four, in the Timber Ridge subdivision. 

“We’ve saved, already, $2,000 this year on solar at well number four, which is about the equivalent of planting 59 trees,” said city clerk Bonnie Basemann.

Tue
17
Sep

Pikes Peak plans another archery deer hunt

Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/17/2019 - 15:10

Pikes Peak State Park is planning another managed archery deer hunt this fall, in the hopes of thinning its large herd. 

The hunt will run from Oct. 1 to Jan. 10, and be antlerless only. One hundred tags will be available to Iowa residents; a small game hunting license and habitat fee is required.  

Pikes Peak State Park Manager Matt Tschirgi will hold a registration meeting for interested hunters at the Pikes Peak Shop/Office, 15316 Great River Road, south of McGregor, on Sunday, Sept. 22, at 1 p.m. Hunters should bring their hunter’s safety card or hunting license to the meeting, which will also go over guidelines and include a proficiency test. 

Tue
17
Sep

Monona reviews preliminary plans for North Page Street improvements

Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/17/2019 - 15:06

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times

The city of Monona hopes to let bids yet this year for the proposed replacement of one block of North Page Street from Center Street to the railroad tracks. The council reviewed preliminary plans, specifications and cost estimates for the project at its Sept. 9 meeting.

According to engineer John Biederman, with Fehr Graham, the project will include replacing the street, which is a well-traveled route to the Monona Fire Department and EMS building, Murphy Helwig Library and several businesses. In addition to new surfacing, he noted that the slope of the street will also be changed to improve storm water drainage. 

Tue
10
Sep

Bringing back GRRRR: A look back at event's history

Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/10/2019 - 14:52

“It was a special event,” said original GRRRR organizer Don Smalley, pictured here kicking off the 1989 event. GRRRR will be held this fall, on Oct. 5, for the first time in 17 years. (North Iowa Times file photo)

At its peak, GRRRR drew over 600 entrants, who were attracted to the beautiful setting, well-managed race and unique pancake and chicken gravy breakfast. (North Iowa Times file photo)

Over the next few weeks, the North Iowa Times will spotlight the history of the Great River Road - Road Race, as well as the activities that will be offered this year as part of the reincarnation of the iconic fall event. GRRRR will be held on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 8:30 a.m., at Pikes Peak State Park near McGregor.

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times

After a 17-year hiatus, the Great River Road - Road Race  (GRRRR) will return on Saturday, Oct. 5. That date is nearly 40 years after the first event was held at Pikes Peak State Park in 1981.

Tue
10
Sep

Effigy Mounds art exhibit re-imagines Iowa

Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/10/2019 - 12:51

An art exhibit on display now at the Effigy Mounds National Monument Visitor Center re-imagines Iowa through the eyes of members of the Ioway tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, descendants of some of Iowa’s original inhabitants. (Photos by Audrey Posten)

“This is a little bit of the past connecting with the present, because we’re all here today looking at the wonderful work, but it’s kind of forward-looking work as well,” said Effigy Mounds Superintendent Jim Nepstad at the exhibit’s Aug. 30 opening reception.

Jessica Pope said the plan is for the Effigy Mounds Visitor Center to become more of a cultural center—"a living, breathing site where all Americans can come together and get to know one another.” The exhibit plays well into this vision.

Reuben IronHorse-Kent is one of five Ioway artists whose work is featured in “ReImagining Iowa.” He spoke about his piece at the opening reception.

Phillip Pursel’s painting features an Iowa corn maiden.

Sydney Pursel took a more interactive approach. “I wanted to make something that was touchable,” she explained. “I wanted to do something that had an impact and would actually contribute to the re-wilding of Iowa.” The result was two gum ball machines filled with seed balls. The balls are made of clay and compost with seeds rolled up in them. Thanks to input from Effigy Mounds staff, Pursel purchased seeds that are specific to the area.

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times

An art exhibit on display now at the Effigy Mounds National Monument Visitor Center re-imagines Iowa through the eyes of members of the Ioway tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, descendants of some of Iowa’s original inhabitants.

“Many of us who’ve established roots in areas for a generation or two become very attached to those places. Some might have roots in Iowa that are six, seven generations deep. But imagine having ancestors that have been attached to the land for hundreds of generations? They remember a place very different than it looks today,” shared Effigy Mounds Superintendent Jim Nepstad at an opening reception for the exhibit on Aug. 30. 

Tue
10
Sep

Two occupants unhurt in McGregor house fire

Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/10/2019 - 12:27

The home at 30279 Klein Brewery Road, near McGregor, was severely damaged by a Sept. 5 fire. (Photo by Audrey Posten)

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times

No injuries were reported, but a home has been deemed “unlivable,” following a fire near McGregor on Sept. 5.

McGregor Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1 responded to a structure fire at 30279 Klein Brewery Road, just outside McGregor, around 8 a.m. Firefighters remained on scene until 10:30 a.m., to contain the blaze.

“It started in the garage area,” near the rear of the home, said Trampus Thornton, with McGregor Hook and Ladder. “Then it went into the house.”

According to Thornton, two people were in the home at the time the fire started, but were able to escape. The home was not so lucky.

Fri
06
Sep

Jaxson James Jones

Submitted by admin on Fri, 09/06/2019 - 14:59

Jaxson James Jones, five days old, of Harpers Ferry, died Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, Wis.

Jaxson is survived by his parents, Chelsey Young and Peter Jones of Harpers Ferry; one sister, Carlie Jones; maternal grandparents, Brian and Lisa Young; paternal grandparents, Darci Jones and Thomas Burke and Henry Jones and Elfriede Marcussen; great-grandparents, Darwin Hallberg and Darlene Adrian; uncles and aunts, Joseph Lenz Jr., Jeremy (Alicia) Lenz, Kyle Young (Briana Berger), Anna Jones (Don Moose), Sara Jones and Adam (Cydney) Jones; and seven cousins, McKenna, McKlain, Avery, McKoeta, Lainey, Riley and Beckett. He was preceded in death by several great-grandparents.

Tue
03
Sep

Bringing back GRRRR: Iconic event returns Oct. 5

Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/03/2019 - 15:36

Over the next few weeks, the North Iowa Times will spotlight the history of the Great River Road - Road Race, as well as the activities that will be offered this year as part of the reincarnation of the iconic fall event.

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times

After a 17-year hiatus, the Great River Road - Road Race  (GRRRR) will be back on Saturday, Oct. 5. 

“It’s been talked about for years, and this year, it finally got off the ground,” said Duane Boelman, one of the event organizers. “There was an amazing amount of interest right away. So many people remember it well.”

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