7 DAY FORECAST WEDNESDAY Official Newspaper of Clayton County | Cities of Monona, Farmersburg, Luana WEDNESDAY,
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AREA EVENTS DECEMBER 8
Grant Langhus will be hosting an Introduction to Photography workshop on Thursday Dec. 8, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. at the Murphy Helwig Library in Monona. This free workshop will teach the basics of photography as well as some information about essential equipment. There will also be Introduction to Adobe Photoshop & Lightroom workshop on Thursday Dec. 15th from 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. also at the Murphy Helwig Library in Monona. This will cover the basics of using Lightroom to postprocess digital photography and the use of Photoshop.
Celebrating the season in Monona The City of Monona celebrated a kick-off to Christmas celebration last Saturday with several special events. Pictured above is a lighted vintage fire truck which was part of the Lions Club’s Lighted Holiday Parade that took place Saturday evening. The parade marked the beginning of the holiday season as vehicles were decked out with lights and Santa Claus was also there to greet the children. Following parade the Festival Christmas Tree in the park was lit and carols were sung. Other events that took place during the day included the Boy Scout pancake breakfast, a vendor and craft show, a children’s ornament workshop, the Lions Fish Sale and a potato bake and soup supper. JENNIFER LUBKA PHOTOS
Andy Meyer of Meyer’s Auto Services drives in the Lighted Holiday Parade.
The Monona Blood Drive will be held at the Monona Community Center located on East Center Street. The blood drive will last from noon to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8. For an appointment, please call Celia at 539-2275 or visit redcrossblood.org.
DECEMBER 9
A Holiday Open House will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. at Jerry’s Gift Shoppe in the Crossing Rivers Health facility, Prairie du Chien, WI. Events include: music, mocktails and appetizers, baked goods, Trees of Enchantment, door prizes and more. All proceeds go towards health and wellness projects including purchase of medical equipment. December 5-10 visitors can view, vote and bid on Trees of Enchantment.
DECEMBER 12
Grief Support Group will be held at the Central State Bank Community Room in Elkader from 5-6 p.m. The support group is facilitated by Brittney Miller, Hospice Social Worker and the topic of focus will be on Holiday season and grief. For more information, call Hospice at 608-357-2000.
DECEMBER 13
Candlelight Memorial will be held in remembrance of those lost in the past year at Crossing Rivers Health, Prairie du Chien, between 3 and 7 p.m. with prayers at 5 p.m. Call 608-357-2000 for more information.
Students get hands-on Mayor of Monona Fran Passmore interviews MFL MarMac student Matt Knipfel during the mock interviews. NOLAN PORTER, THE OUTLOOK
Students get hands-on experience with interviews at high school Nolan Porter
Outlook Editor The students of the MFL MarMac High School attended mock interviews in the Monona gym on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016. The students, juniors and seniors, took part in the interviews with local companies and employees from Northeast Iowa Community College. The interviewers, about 23 total, included local businesses like hospitals and car dealerships. If a student showed interest in a field, then a professional in that field would interview them. This was the first year that the pre-employment strategy class used mock interviews for students to get a feel for what an actual interview
Front row, left to right: Addison Buccheit, MacKenzie Bachman, Will Koether, Zachary Driscoll, Sawyer Keehner and Cody Moses; back row, Chanc Schroeder, Dacia Schoulte, Colin Moses, Olivia Martins, Hailee Corlett and Rose Grau.
4th grade: MacKenzie Bachman is very busy with volleyball, gymnastics, basketball, track, swim team, piano lessons, as well as enjoying hunting, fishing, camping, boating, and spending time with family. In school, she enjoys math, reading, and social studies. Two favorite books of hers are the Who Was books and “The Land of Stories”. In her future, MacKenzie hopes to be married with kids and be a doctor and designer! Addison Buchheim loves math and social studies at school, and her favorite book is “Adventure Time”. After high school, her goals are to start a city community garden, and her dream career is to be a lawyer! Zachary Driscoll enjoys basketball, baseball, and football. He likes math the best at school. His favorite books are “What Was the Underground Railroad” and “What was D-Day?” Zachary dreams of playing in the NBA one day! 5th grade: Sawyer Keehner loves to play football and basketball. He likes learning about math, social studies, and spelling. His favorite books are “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” and books by Mike Lupica. Sawyer hope to play college football as a Hawkeye for the University of Iowa! Olivia Martins keeps busy with basketball, volleyball, playing with her sister and going on her iPod or watching tv during free time. Her most liked school subjects are
DECEMBER 10
Partners invite families to their 1st annual Christmas Right Here, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Crossing Rivers Health, Prairie du Chien, WI. There will be children’s activities and a visit from Santa and his favorite elf!
Students of the Month
would be. This was a way for the students to test their soft skills. Soft skills are things that do not pertain to a certain field, but are important skills like working with a team, having proper communication and how to be an overall good employee. Each students was given 30minutes with an interviewer. At the end of that time, the interviewer and interviewee can give feedback about their experience. At the end of the day, the interviewers hosted a panel so that students could ask questions and the interviewers could give general feedback to the student body. The class is required to graduate high school and counts as a college credit.
math and reading, and a few of her favorite reads are “Drama”, “Shiloh”, “Smile”, “Sister”, “Ruby Lee and Me”, and “Who Was Marco Polo”. Olivia wants to do a career someday involving both sports and kids! Cody Moses enjoys swimming and kickball and plans to do track in the spring. His favorite subjects are math and science. A few favorite books of his are “Captain Underpants”, “Amulet Series”, “Who Was” Series, and “I Survived” Series. In his future, Cody plans to become an Information Technologist and specialize in video games and YouTube! 6th grade: Hailee Corlett is active in basketball, volleyball, Stu Crew, and Band. She likes learning about math and history. A few favorite reads include “Wildflower” by Alecia Whitaker, “One Silver Summer” by Rachel Hickman, “The Fill-in Boyfriend” by Kasie West. Hailee plans to go to college to pursue a degree in education and eventually have a career as a college professor! Will Koether keeps involved in Boy Scouts, Band, and 4-H. He likes learning math and art the best. A few of his favorite books are “Rot and Ruin” and “Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief”. Will plans to attend UNI and be a photographer and an author! 7th grade: Dacia Schoulte is in 4-H, she’s the catcher and left fielder on her softball team, and she’s in confirmation
at church. At school, Dacia looks forward to Pre-Algebra, History, and lunch. Some of her favorite books are “The Fixer” by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, “Force Out” by Time Green, “All Fall Down” by Ally Carter, “See How They Run” by Ally Carter, and “My Life Next Door” by Huntley Fitzpatrick. In her future, Dacia wants to attend Iowa State University or Texas Tech to major in something to do with agriculture! Chanc Schroeder likes to spend time outdoors working on tractors and cutting wood to help his dad out. In school, he enjoys math and P.E. For reading, Chanc enjoys “A Small White Scar” and “the Total Dear Hunter Manual”. In his future, Chanc wants to either be a farmer or work for the Department of Natural Resources! 8th grade: Rose Grau keeps busy in band, chorus, church activities, volleyball, softball, and Peer Helpers. Her favorite school classes are language and literature. Two favorite books of hers are “What Waits in the Woods” and “Love Lucas”. Rose wants to attend the University of Iowa to be a pediatrician, and she also wants to live in northeast Iowa! Colin Moses is active in basketball, football, church, and more. In school, he enjoys P.E., math, and more. His two favorite books are “Prisoner B-3087” and “A Night Divided”. Colin plans to go to college for Ag Business or for engineering so he can build tractors.
Deer and car collisions on the rise Nolan Porter
Outlook Editor This time of year has a lot of people are driving on the highways. Also, due to the winter season, it gets darker much sooner. Finally, mating season for deer is in full swing. All those factors combined means there is an increase of animal and car related accidents. According to the State Farm Insurance Company there were 1.23 million car and deer collisions between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. That was an increase of 4.4 percent from the pervious year, according to an article on the website Insurancejournal.com. In Clayton County, there have been 97 reports of deer collisions since Oct. 1 of this year. Three to four police vehicles have been involved in accidents, with one police car being totaled. The numbers this year seem to “up a little bit” according to Clayton County Sheriff Mike Tschirgi.
According to the Insurance Information Institute, Iowa is the fourth highest state with deer collisions. Their numbers suggest that there is a one in 68 chance that a motorist will hit a deer. Although the physical damage can be seen along the roadside, the financial damage is something that people often forget. According to State Farm, it has paid out $4 billion in animal related accidents from 2011 to 2012. That is not counting the amount that other insurance companies pay out. The national average per collisions $3995 for this year however, more and more accidents are yet to be reported. On a local level, the amount of accidents has meant long repair times for locals. At Brown’s Auto Body in Guttenberg, there have been 13 vehicles in the past two weeks that are waiting to get repaired, according to Laura Larson, the manager at the shop. According to Larson, adjuster shops have been “swamped with deer accidents.”
She commented that the number of accidents seems higher this year. She also encouraged people to “be patient” with the long wait times, as many repair shops are getting high volume of request. As bad as the cost for fixing damage, the greatest damage of all is the loss of life. The Center for Disease Control estimated, from 2001 to 2002, that roughly 200 people died each year due to animal collisions on roads in the United States. State Farm declared that in 2013 there were 191-recorded deaths. The best way to avoid hitting a deer or other animals is to slow down and obey the posted speed limit. While driving through an area that is known for collisions, slow down and turn the high beams on, unless there are other motorists coming toward the car. It is important to wear a seatbelt, being as most injuries occur when the occupants are not wearing their seatbelts.
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