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With potential budget cuts looming, community voices support for Wetlands Centre

By Audrey Posten, Times-Register

Over 20 community members voiced support for the Driftless Area Wetlands Centre at the Dec. 8 Marquette City Council meeting, as potential budget cuts threaten facility operations and the hours of director Alicia Mullarkey.

At last month’s meeting, city clerk Bonnie Basemann revealed the city of Marquette is looking at cost saving measures in anticipation of a revenue loss of just over $110,000 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That includes a 50 percent drop in hotel/motel tax revenue, the main funding source for culture and recreation, including the Wetlands Centre.

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Dec

Window decorations brighten holiday season for care center residents


For residents at McGregor’s Great River Care Center and Turner Pointe Assisted Living (GRCC), the holiday season has gotten a littler brighter—literally. Over the past few weeks, community members came together to decorate residents’ windows. (Photos by Audrey Posten)

“I wanted something with lights,” Great River Care Center Activity Director Debbie Johnson said of the window decorating effort, “so that, when residents saw them, it would be like a light in the darkness. It would light up the residents’ lives and remind them that they’re loved.”

By Audrey Posten, Times-Register

For residents at McGregor’s Great River Care Center and Turner Pointe Assisted Living (GRCC), the holiday season has gotten a littler brighter—literally. Over the past few weeks, groups of people—including residents’ families, several businesses, both hospices that serve the facility, daycare and school representatives and other community members—came together to decorate residents’ windows.

The end result is a festive mixture of colorful, twinkling lights, Christmas trees, snowmen, wreathes and red bows around most of the building’s exterior.

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15
Dec

Ole’s 5 Star Realty is ‘Paying it Forward’ this holiday season

By Willis Patenaude, Times-Register

It’s Christmas time, the season of giving holiday cheer and spreading the festive spirit—giving gifts and love to family and friends. It’s also about giving to those less fortunate, so they, too, may have a merry holiday. 

Giving is what Ole’s 5 Star Realty is doing with its current “Pay it Forward” program that seeks to help those in financial need and provide some economic relief, however brief it may be. 

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15
Dec

14 COVID-19 related deaths in Clayton County over past week

First COVID-19 vaccine doses arrived in state on Monday

By Audrey Posten, Times-Register

Clayton County saw its largest increase in COVID-19 related deaths over the past week, with the total rising from 11 to 25, according to data from the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH).

In the past two weeks alone, the county has recorded 20 deaths.

All other area counties reported additional COVID-19 fatalities over the past week as well, including 24 in Dubuque County, five each in Allamakee and Delaware counties, two in Fayette County and one in Winneshiek County.

Tue
15
Dec

Wetlands Centre Nature Nook brings the fun of the outdoors inside

By Audrey Posten, Times-Register

A new space at the Driftless Area Wetlands Centre in Marquette will help visiting kids learn even more about the natural areas around the facility and the critters who call the area home.

The “Nature Nook” is located in its own corner at the Wetlands Centre and contains a variety of nature books, games and puzzles. Over a dozen puppets—ranging from a beaver and a squirrel to an owl and butterfly—sit around the space.

“They’re all native animals you can find in the area,” said Wetlands Centre Director Alicia Mullarkey. “I like that they’re not just stuffed animals. It makes it that much more engaging.”

Tue
15
Dec

Despite reservations, Monona Council approves $12k contribution to MCED

By Audrey Posten, Times-Register

The city of Monona will continue to support the Monona Chamber and Economic Development, Inc. (MCED) in 2021. The city council, at its Dec. 7 regular meeting, approved a contribution of $12,000—matching the amount it gave this year—but not without some reservations.

Board President Linda Knockel said MCED has been active in 2020. 

“Number one, we have all kinds of advertising, Facebook accounts, fliers, newspapers, community things that go out for all the businesses to try to promote them and keep Monona growing,” she shared.

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15
Dec

Elkader Friends of the Library stay connected to community with Family Fun Bags


This tree activity is just one of the things kids will find in the Family Fun Bags from the Elkader Friends of the Library and library staff. (Submitted photos)

With this activity, kids can tell their own mitten story.

By Willis Patenaude, Times-Register

It was eight years ago, on a trip with her granddaughters to an American Girl Doll-themed tea party sponsored by the Elkader Friends of the Library, that Faith Blaskovich first fell in love with the organization. 

“It was an outstanding afternoon, and before we left, I’d made a donation and became an official ‘friend,’” she said. 

Since then, Blaskovich has risen to be the group’s current president, overseeing members, or “friends,” on a civic minded quest “to promote, improve and support the library.”

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15
Dec

Central girls win big at Clayton Ridge, but fall to TigerHawks


Fern Diersen looks for an open teammate. (Photos by Bev Hamann)

Grace Kuehl avoids a Clayton Ridge defender in last week’s Central win.

By Willis Patenaude, Times-Register

It was an up and down week for the Central girls basketball team, as they easily defeated the Clayton Ridge Eagles 57-36 before losing their second game of the year—a disappointing 55-31 defeat to North Fayette Valley. 

Against the Eagles, Central’s defense was strong, holding Clayton Ridge to nine points or less in the first three periods and forcing 20 turnovers. 

Delaney Scherf led the team in the scoring column with 24 points, and Haley Frieden added 15 points on the night. Ashlyn Scherf had seven points off the bench and Hannah Asche was good for three. Fern Diersen, Carly Kluesner and Abby Cummer each had two points. 

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15
Dec

Bulldogs win three more duals, place second at Nashua-Plainfield Tourney

By Audrey Posten, Times-Register

The MFL MarMac wrestling team continued to perform well last week, winning three more duals and placing second at the Nashua-Plainfield Tournament.

The three dual victories came in a meet at Edgewood-Colesburg on Dec. 8. The Bulldogs started the night by defeating a tough Beckman-Catholic squad 44-36.

“They took care of us pretty good last year, and they’ve got some good kids who’ll be right there at the end,” said head coach Chet Bachman. “So it was nice to beat them.”

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Dec

MFL MarMac girls basketball team off to 4-1 start


Riley Moreland has been MFL MarMac’s top scorer and rebounder so far, including double-doubles against Ed-Co and South Winn last week. (Photos by Audrey Posten)

Sophomore Grace Anderson, in her first game back from an injury, provided a spark off the bench in MFL MarMac’s win over West Central, with 14 points and four rebounds.

Last week, Carlie Jones and the Bulldog defense were able to hold off a pesky West Central team, winning 33-26.

Miranda Lang sends a pass to one of her MFL MarMac teammates.

By Audrey Posten, Times-Register

Two weeks into the season, the MFL MarMac girls basketball team is 4-1, but head coach Jason Winter said there’s still room for improvement.

“Almost every one of our games has been pretty close,” he said. “Right now, we’re kind of playing to the level of our competition.”

After a big season-opening win over Turkey Valley, the Bulldogs started the second week of play Dec. 7, against Edgewood-Colesburg. MFL MarMac jumped out to a 28-18 advantage over the Vikings in the first half, but Ed-Co chipped away at the lead in the third quarter, making it 37-30. The Bulldogs held them off in the fourth period, though, winning 50-42.

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