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Marquette native values internship experience at Wetlands Centre

Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/08/2023 - 15:30

Marquette native Riley Whitney has interned at the Driftless Area Wetlands Centre this summer. The experience has been fun and helped her learn about potential career interests, she said. (Photos by Audrey Posten)

Through the internship, Riley Whitney has helped with Wetlands Centre events like Dino Day (pictured here) as well as toddler programs and day camps for school-age children.

By Audrey Posten, Times-Register

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Aug

From federal to local level, private efforts have spearheaded preservation

Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/08/2023 - 15:26

Historic preservation efforts in McGregor kicked off in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including restoration of the American House. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 and as a contributing property in the McGregor Commercial Historic District the following year. (Photo by Audrey Posten)

By Audrey Posten, Times-Register

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Helen M. "Helly" Gritzner

Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/08/2023 - 14:26

Helen Mae “Helly” Gritzner, 78, of Elkader, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, at her home in Elkader surrounded by her family. She was born on May 19, 1945, in Red Wing, Minn., the daughter of John and Marie (Heimberg) Buhler. She was raised and educated in Pine Island, Minn., and was a 1963 graduate of Pine Island High School.

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Dean A. Hallberg

Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/08/2023 - 14:25

Dean Allen Hallberg, 77, of McGregor, passed away Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Harmony in Dubuque. He was born Feb. 9, 1946, to Otto Elmer August and Merriel Jenetta (Johnson) Hallberg in McGregor. He graduated from Mar Mac High School in 1963. Dean served in the United States Army from 1966 to 1968 during the Vietnam War.

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Gerald 'Jerry' Ostrander

Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/08/2023 - 14:23

Gerald “Jerry” Ostrander, 75, of Prairie du Chien, Wis., passed away Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, Wis. He was born May 17, 1948, in Prairie du Chien, to Bobbie Jack (Bob) Ostrander and Betty Kramer. After his graduation from Prairie du Chien High School in 1966, Jerry enlisted in the United States Air Force, serving as a security police and sentry dog handler from 1966 to 1973, during the Vietnam War. He served two consecutive tours in Ubon, Thailand and Phuket, Vietnam. In total, he proudly served 11 years with the United States Air Force.

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Aug

Two announce Clayton County Sheriff candidacy

Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/01/2023 - 14:23

Brent Ostrander and Brandon Taylor

After 35 years with the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office and 16 as sheriff, Mike Tschirgi announced earlier this summer that he will retire from law enforcement when his current term is up at the end of 2024. Brent Ostrander, an investigator with the sheriff’s office, and Brandon Taylor, a sheriff’s deputy, have announced their candidacy for sheriff. The two will face off in the Republican primary on June 4, 2024. Both Ostrander and Taylor recently made their cases as to why they should be elected.

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Aug

Kramers reflect on 60 years of Sweet Corn Days

Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/01/2023 - 14:11

At this year’s event, Sweet Corn Days committee member Danielle Shea introduced founding members of the festival, Gerry and Sandy Kramer. 2023 marked the 60th anniversary of the event founding in 1963.

By Willis Patenaude, Times-Register

Tue

Aug

Eastern Iowa youth test their skills in Bassmaster Junior National Championship

Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/01/2023 - 14:01

An eastern Iowa duo recently competed in the 2023 Bassmaster Junior National Championship, testing their fishing skills against teams from 38 states. Maddox Hanson (right) of Monona and his partner Avery Schmitt represented the Eastern Iowa Junior Bassmasters, based in Cedar Rapids. They placed 57th out of 123 teams during the two-day event, held July 21 and 22 on Lake Hartwell on the South Carolina/Georgia border. (Submitted photos)

Maddox (right) and Avery brought in five bass 12 inches or larger, which was the minimum size. The largest fish was 3.57 pounds, a good chunk of their 8 pound, 6 ounces total over the two days.

Fishing on Lake Hartwell was considerably different than the Mississippi River with its current and shallower water, said the boys. “You really had to find the cane piles, which are the man-made structures down deep...The warmer the water, the deeper you’ve got to go for bigger fish,” said Maddox Hanson of Hartwell.

By Audrey Posten, Times-Register

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