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Fri
14
Dec

Shirley K. Weller

Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/14/2018 - 14:43

Shirley Kujawa Weller, 94, of Glen Burnie, Md., passed away on Dec. 5, 2018. 

Shirley was born on May 24, 1924, in Marquette, to the late Frank and Gladys Kujawa. 

She graduated from Marquette High School Class of 1941. In 1946, she married Everett Weller, of McGregor.  Because of Everett’s Army career, they lived in six states and two foreign countries. She enjoyed sewing, playing the piano, reading and playing cards. Shirley was a member of Glen Burnie Baptist Church.  

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Everett H. Weller, and her sister, Elma Reetz.

Tue
11
Dec

MFL MarMac dance team receives fourth-place honors at state

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/11/2018 - 10:28

Members of the MFL MarMac High School dance team include (front, left to right) Jayde Schubert, Megan Lang, Lexy Johnson, Kaylee Bachman, Brookelyn Radloff; (back) Destiny Berns, Taylor Berns, Chloe Diehl, Kaitlyn Berns, Lizzie Herzmann and coach Kelli Saxe. (Submitted photo)

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times

When Kelli Saxe took over as coach of the MFL MarMac High School dance team this year, she knew her group had a lot of potential. She’s friends with former coaches Angie Killian and Michelle Hontz and had helped judge team tryouts. 

When the girls gathered in August for team camp, to work on their skills, all the good things she’d seen and heard were only reinforced.

“They catch on really well. And they work really well as a team,” she found. “They take each other under their wings. They’re kind and thoughtful.”

But even then, there was no intention of taking the dancers’ abilities beyond performances on the football field or basketball court.

Tue
11
Dec

Investigator offers advice on scams, identity theft

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/11/2018 - 10:26

Brent Ostrander, investigator with the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office, spoke about identity theft and scams at the Dec. 4 coffee house at Murphy Helwig Library, Monona. (Photo by Audrey Posten)

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times

Scams and identity theft—these fraudulent schemes claim over 11.5 million victims in the U.S. each year, with an average loss just shy of $5,000.

“It’s a big business,” reported Brent Ostrander, investigator with the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office, who spoke about the practice at the Dec. 4 coffee house at Monona’s Murphy Helwig Library. “If I dealt with every time a credit card was compromised, I wouldn’t have time to do anything else. I should screenshot all the fraud calls Clayton County gets. It’s amazing to know how many times in a week somebody is trying to steal your money.”

Tue
11
Dec

Mayor proud of goals Monona has accomplished

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/11/2018 - 10:24

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times

With 2018 coming to a close, Monona mayor Lynn Martinson took time at the Dec. 3 council meeting to address the goals the city accomplished this year.

One of the biggest was the voluntary annexation of 13 properties adjacent to Monona’s southeast boundary. A sanitary sewer extension from Oak Street to South Main Street was also part of that endeavor.

Tue
04
Dec

Seeing through the vapor

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/04/2018 - 13:56

SODA members Saysha Schoulte, Macie Weigand, Hope Guyer and Tyler Trappe recently shared their thoughts on the e-cigarette trend. (Photo by Audrey Posten)

The most popular e-cigarettes, JUULs, closely resemble flash drives and can be charged in USB ports. (Stock photo)

Local teens offer insight into e-cigarette trend

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times

“They’re here, they’re easy to hide, people are using them and kids are addicted to them.”

They are e-cigarettes. And, as prevention coordinator for Substance Abuse Services for Clayton County, Adam Sadewasser has seen them become the latest substance abuse trend among area teens.

Tue
04
Dec

Decorating trees is as fun as viewing them

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/04/2018 - 13:48

The ninth annual Festival of Trees will be held this Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7 and 8, at Backwoods Bar and Grill, in McGregor. (NIT file photo)

Michelle Pettit and Jane Lundquist, from the McGregor Public Library, are among those who lovingly decorate the trees each year. They always create something uniquely homemade, like these silver hearts from last year’s tree. (NIT file photo)

McGregor's ninth annual Festival of Trees is Dec. 7-8

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times

From the twinkling lights and detailed ornaments to the fresh scent of pine, walking among the 45 decorated trees on display at McGregor’s Festival of Trees is always an awe-inspiring experience.

“You go down there and everyone has all these ideas. The trees are all so different,” remarked Jane Lundquist, children’s librarian at the McGregor Public Library. When the event is held this Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7 and 8, at Backwoods Bar and Grill, it will mark the seventh year she and library director Michelle Pettit have been among those who bring the trees to life.

Tue
04
Dec

KWWL’s Ron Steele visits MFL MarMac High School

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/04/2018 - 13:46

KWWL news anchor Ron Steele spoke at MFL MarMac High School on Nov. 27.

Steele shares a laugh with high school principal Larry Meyer and PE teacher Pat Wille.

After the presentation, Steele posed for photos with students. (Photos by Audrey Posten)

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times

KWWL’s Ron Steele visited MFL MarMac High School Nov. 27, speaking to students about his over-40-year journalism career, and also encouraging them to exercise, work hard and dream big.

Physical education teacher Pat Wille coordinated the event, which she hoped would add to the activities students perform in class.

“I want to change how you look at PE,” she told those gathered. “I want you to hear from others who are physically active in the workforce. The goal is for you to learn something and take it with you when you go.”

Tue
04
Dec

Community members share thoughts on area’s health needs

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/04/2018 - 13:42

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times

Community members shared their thoughts on the area’s health needs, resources and trends at a focus group held at the McGregor Public Library on Nov. 28. The event was one of several held in Clayton County, along with Crawford and Grant counties in Wisconsin, over the past few months. 

“We’re asking for input on what needs there are and how we can help address those needs,” explained Sasha Dull, chief development officer at Crossing Rivers Health in Prairie du Chien, who led the focus group with Crawford County Health Officer Cindy Riniker. 

Tue
27
Nov

Remaining Restore McGregor funds will go toward endowment, pocket park

Submitted by admin on Tue, 11/27/2018 - 13:21

The lot next to the McGregor Public Library will be turned into a memorial pocket park in honor of Roger Witter. Since the lot could someday become a community center, the potential structures, like benches, picnic tables and a stage, will not be permanent. (Photo by Audrey Posten)

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times

In the wake of the July 19, 2017 tornado, over $50,000 in donations from businesses, organizations and individuals flowed into the Restore McGregor fund established by the Clayton County Foundation for the Future. Last fall, a five-member committee awarded $36,376.50 in small grants to 42 applicants for storm-related losses.

“There’s been $20,000 sitting in that fund for the past year,” said McGregor Deputy Clerk Duane Boelman at the Nov. 21 city council meeting. The committee would like to see it utilized, and has proposed putting half toward establishing an endowment fund and the other half toward creating a memorial pocket park.

Tue
27
Nov

Continued interest in iconic White Springs Supper Club leads to book idea

Submitted by admin on Tue, 11/27/2018 - 13:05

White Springs, which is currently up for sale, is still a popular talking point nearly two decades after it closed its doors. (Photo by Audrey Posten)

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times

Nearly two decades since it closed its doors, White Springs Supper Club remains an iconic piece of McGregor history. 

“Two or three people each week mention it,” said Doris Barrette, who grew up at the Springs, washing dishes and peeling potatoes as a girl, then later waiting tables and serving drinks. Her mother, Ethel Mann, helped run the establishment from 1949 until her death in 2004. “Wherever I go, people say, ‘I miss the Springs.’ I’ve heard it for years.” 

That’s why, at the urging of her niece and the ladies at the Hair Hut, in Marquette, where she gets her hair done, Barrette has decided to write a book about White Springs. 

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