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Tue
28
Mar

Library tech help sessions offer both knowledge and comfort for attendees

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/28/2017 - 12:34

Murphy Helwig Library Director Chris Bee (far right) shares tech advice with Marilyn Swanson, Ellen LaFrentz and Helen Hanson at one of the library’s tech help sessions. The library will offer these free, informal sessions the third Tuesday of each month, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. (Photo by Audrey Posten)

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times Editor

Having trouble connecting your tablet to Wi-Fi? Curious about the difference between a megabyte and a gigabyte? Wondering how an app on your cell phone works?

Discover the answers to these and other related questions at Monona’s Murphy Helwig Library, during tech help sessions offered the third Tuesday of each month. Anyone is welcome to these free, informal sessions, which run from 10:30 a.m. to noon.

“It’s just to help people with technology, whether it’s phones or tablets,” said library director Chris Bee. “We wanted to create an opportunity for people to ask questions no matter the device.”

Tue
28
Mar

Middle, long distances look to be strengths for boys track team

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/28/2017 - 12:33

Members of the MFL MarMac high school boys track team are (left to right) Nick Larson, Kolton Matthews, Jamarr Tanniehill, Levi Ferguson, JT Stocker, Riley Doeppke, Alex McNally, Korby Keehner, Zach Trudo, Dylan Corlett, JP Murphy and Spencer Rose. (Photo by Audrey Posten)

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times Editor

This year’s MFL MarMac boys track team is a smaller squad than in years past, but a combination of experienced runners, new faces and hard work should make the group exciting to watch, said head coach Dan Anderson.

2017 is Anderson’s 11th year at the helm, and he’ll be joined by second-year assistant Kyle Kirkestue.

The team’s biggest strength, said Anderson, will be at the middle and long distances.

Fri
24
Mar

Matthew Allison Jacobs

Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/24/2017 - 09:22

 

Matthew Allison Jacobs, 20, of McGregor, died Sunday, March 19, at his home in McGregor. 

 

Wed
22
Mar

Mabel Elizabeth Nelson Bowden

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/22/2017 - 10:49

 

Mabel Elizabeth Nelson Bowden, 99, of Strawberry Point, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, at the Great River Care Center in McGregor. 

 

Wed
22
Mar

Kevin Clair Hedeman

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/22/2017 - 10:06

 

Kevin Clair Hedeman, 61, of Raleigh, N.C., passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 18, at Wake Med Hospital. 

 

He was born on Oct. 2, 1955, in McGregor, to Elmer and Nelda Hedeman. He lived most of his life in McGregor and Raleigh.

Tue
21
Mar

John K. Hart, Jr.

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/21/2017 - 15:48

 

John K. Hart, Jr., consummate musician, wit, and dear friend to many died Jan. 14, at the age of 66. 

 

John was born in Oklahoma City, Okla., to John K. Hart, Sr., and Wilda (Arnot) Hart. The family moved to Illinois and John spent most of his childhood in Arlington Heights. 

Tue
21
Mar

Through speech, teens share pieces of themselves

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/21/2017 - 14:11

On Monday, March 27, Ayla Boylen (left), Walter Stavroplus and Anjela Waterman will join talented teens from across the state at the All State Speech Festival. (Photo by Audrey Posten)

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times Editor

On Monday, March 27, three local teens will join talented students from across the state at the University of Northern Iowa, for the All State Speech Festival. 

Ayla Boylen, Anjela Waterman and Walter Stavroplus were nominated for the prestigious event after earning straight ones at the State Individual Speech Contest at Waldorf College on March 11.

Only a fraction of participants are nominated to All State. 

Tue
21
Mar

Storm spotters are local eyes on the sky for NWS

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/21/2017 - 14:06

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times Editor

The National Weather Service (NWS) has 122 offices around the country, all tasked with providing their service areas with weather forecasts and hazardous weather notifications.

“At the National Weather Service, we try to tell the potential of hazardous weather,” explained Todd Shea, warning and coordination meteorologist with the NWS office in La Crosse. “We’re not hypers or storm chasers.”

The main goal, he said, is to create a weather ready nation.

Tue
21
Mar

Three recognized at Eagle Court of Honor

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/21/2017 - 13:59

Boy Scout Troop 32, of Marquette-McGregor, held an Eagle Court of Honor ceremony March 19, recognizing three young men—Nicholas Larson (left), Hunter Jensen and Walter Stavroplus—who attained Scouting’s highest rank over the past year. (Photo by Audrey Posten)

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times Editor

Boy Scout Troop 32, of Marquette-McGregor, held an Eagle Court of Honor ceremony March 19, recognizing three young men—Nicholas Larson, Hunter Jensen and Walter Stavroplus—who attained Scouting’s highest rank over the past year. 

Larson’s Eagle Scout project involved restoring the Civil War headstones at McGregor’s Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Over a dozen headstones were cleaned and raised to the correct height.

Tue
21
Mar

No more resident-only parking area on the Marquette riverfront

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/21/2017 - 13:58

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times Editor

A riverfront parking perk for Marquette residents will soon be a thing of the past because, according to the city’s attorney, it could violate several laws.

A city ordinance currently restricts parking in the north riverfront lot (in front of the fishing pier) to only residents who were issued a permit from city hall, without a fee, upon written application and proof of residency. Violators are subject to a $250 fine.

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