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Deb Reardon was awarded the Margaret Swanson Legacy in Giving award for her 43 years of dedicated service with the Clayton County Visiting Nurse Association. (Photo submitted)
By Caroline Rosacker
In early October, Deb Reardon of Guttenberg was recognized for her long-standing career in caregiving by Iowa CareGivers with the Margaret Swanson Legacy in Giving award.
For the past 43 years, Reardon, a Home Health Aide at the Clayton County Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) office in Elkader, has been changing lives – one person at a time.
From left are new owner Bob Urbain and Beth Murray. (Press photo by Caroline Rosacker)
By Caroline Rosacker
In 1998, Beth Murray, and her husband, Dan, purchased Dave's Sports Outlet, owned by Dave, Rosalie and the late Loras Kickbush. Beth's intention was to add a nursery to the existing bait shop located at the intersection of Highway 52 and Garber Road, renaming it Murray's Country Garden and Outdoor Store.
Guttenberg Municipal Hospital and Clinics will receive $384,800 in federal rural health care grant funds from the fiscal year 2022 appropriation package.
The money will be used to help purchase a health care communication system and equipment including a nurse call system, ventilators, personal protective equipment and food pantry items.
Clayton County Conservation naturalist Kenny Slocum admires the forb diversity in the goat prairie at the Bloody Run County Park oak savanna. (Photo submitted)
By Caroline Rosacker
Since 2016, Clayton County Conservation naturalist Kenny Slocum and the Conservation Corps of Minnesota and Iowa (CCI) have been working on a restoration project at Bloody Run County Park, located two miles west of Marquette off Highway 18 on 128th St. The 135-acre park provides excellent trout fishing, hiking trails, and primitive camping opportunities.
Adrian White, herbalist and owner/operator of Jupiter Ridge Farm, has published her first book, "Herbalism: Plants & Potions That Heal." (Photo submitted)
By Caroline Rosacker
Adrian White is an herbalist, farmer, author, and freelance writer specializing in, and researching topics of food, agriculture, health, nutrition, herbalism, farming, gardening, and sustainability.
The traditional Christmas open house held by Guttenberg merchants will once again be held on the Saturday following Thanksgiving and will coincide with the national "Small Business Saturday" promotion.
Participating merchants will be offering special sales, refreshments and door prizes that day as they welcome customers shopping for the holidays.
Diane Bockenstedt (left) and Rondee Troester have earned the 2022 Clayton Ridge Friends of Education Award. (Press photo by Caroline)
By Caroline Rosacker
Longtime educators Diane Bockenstedt and Rondee Troester have earned the 2022 Clayton Ridge Friends of Education award for their continuing dedication to the Clayton Ridge School District.
The two elementary teachers have been educating area youth for over three decades.
Above, a group of 55 area high school students prepared for a hands-on tour of Pattison Sand Mine in Clayton as part of the NICC Clayton County advanced manufacturing event on Oct. 21. (Press photo by Caroline Rosacker)
By Caroline Rosacker
Fifty-five local students from MFL Mar-Mac, Postville, North Fayette Valley, Clayton Ridge and Elkader Central participated in Clayton County's Advanced Manufacturing Day on Oct. 21. The worksite exploratory event included Pattison Sand Mine in Clayton and Gencor – Bituma in Marquette.
Clayton County voters turned out for midterm elections on Tuesday, Nov. 8, to choose candidates for county, state and federal offices.The following results are unofficial; winners will be declared following the official canvass of votes by the Clayton County Board of Supervisors.
From left, Dr. Andrew Smith received a Lifetime Achievement Award and Dr. Jeffrey Hoffman was named Iowa Family Physician of the Year by the Iowa Academy of Family Physicians. (Photo submitted)
Guttenberg Municipal Hospital & Clinics has announced that two of its physicians, Dr. Jeffrey Hoffmann and Dr. Andrew Smith, were recognized at the Iowa Academy of Family Physicians’ annual banquet in Des Moines on Friday, Oct. 28.
Dr. Jeffrey Hoffmann, DO
Dr. Jeffrey Hoffmann, DO, was awarded the Family Physician of the Year by the Iowa Academy of Family Physicians (IAFP).
