Community News Stories

According to new data from the Federal Trade Commission’s website, “consumers reported losing nearly $8.8 billion to fraud in 2022, an increase of more than 30 percent over the previous year”. Roger Huinker, a Northeast RSVP Volunteer trained by the Iowa Insurance Division, will be presenting an “Iowa Fraud Fighters” seminar. He will be joined by staff from Waukon State Bank, Waukon Police Department, and Decorah Tech. Join us at the Robey Memorial Library Meeting Room on February 27th at 10 AM (401 1st Ave W, Waukon). No registration is required.  Presenters will share about different types of scams, ways to identify fraud or scams, what is happening locally, and tips on how to protect yourself from being taken advantage of or what to do if you think you have been scammed. Information will be available from the Iowa Insurance Division Fraud Fighters and the Federal Trade Commission.

Northeast Iowa RSVP matches volunteers age 55 and better with opportunities to serve at non-profits in Allamakee, Howard, and Winneshiek counties.

If your business or organization would like to host a Fraud Fighters seminar, please contact Deana Hageman at 563-277-5181 or rsvp@decorahlibrary.org.

The Latecomers Relay for Life team will be taking donations for American Cancer Society at the Waucoma vendor show. Each $5.00 donation gets you a chance in a raffle  drawing of your choice of and Iowa Hawkeyes or Iowa State Quilt.

Quilts will be given away in August at the Chickasaw County Relay for Life event.

Bingo at Calmar Lutheran on February 25.

Waucoma Fire Department will be holding there annual pancake breakfast March 3rd 2024 from 9am to 12 at the Waucoma Event Center.  Serving Pancakes sausage apple sauce eggs orange juice milk. Raffle Prizes will be able to win.

Northeast Iowa Community Action (NEICAC) is excited to announce its Waukon Head Start Open House and Registration night will be February 29, 2024 from 4:30-6:30 PM. The Open House and Registration will be at our Head Start Preschool classrooms at 955 3rd Ave NW, Waukon. We are located on the back end of West Elementary. Families with children who will be 3 or 4 by September 15 are encouraged to attend to meet the staff, visit the classrooms and complete an application for next school year that night. Head Start is a free all day, five days a week, preschool for students age 3 and 4. All services, meals, and extended day services are free for all families. Families can also contact Robin at the NEICAC Waukon office at 563-568-4224 to apply.

RSVP of Northeast Iowa and the American Red Cross are holding their “Battle of the Badges” Blood Drive on Friday, February 16^th from 12 noon until 5 pm at Stone Ridge Community Church, 1111 Montgomery Street in Decorah. Respond to the call to give blood during this time of critical need and vote for your favorite public service department – EMS, Fire, or Law Enforcement – and we’ll show our appreciation by sending you a $20 Amazon Gift Card by email after you come to give.

Now is the time to give with your whole heart. Without more blood donors, patient care could be at risk. Donating blood is an act of kindness you can carry with you! For an appointment, call 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org and enter code DECORAH. Or, simply call Pete at 309-236-2382.

Landing Market to Host Fundraiser to Help Ukraine Feb. 21                                                   

To mark the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, The Landing Market, Decorah, will again host a fundraiser to help provide humanitarian relief to people in areas ravaged by war. The event is scheduled for Wed., Feb. 21, 11 am-7pm, and will feature a meal of traditional Ukrainian fare and a silent auction.

The meal will feature beef, pork, and rice cabbage rolls called holubtsi (“little doves”), black bread, and bilochka (“little squirrel”), a type of cheese and garlic spread. A vegetarian option (rice, carrots, and onions) will also be available. Ukrainian native and Luther College Professor of Anthropology Maryna B. Nading, her husband Scott, and close friends will prepare the meal.

Cost is $15 per person. Freewill donations will also be accepted. Reservations are not required.

In addition, a silent auction will take place onsite at The Landing Sun., Feb 18-Sat., Feb 24. Items include an original framed Carl Homstad painting and scarves, Ukrainian Post commemorative stamps, “rushnyk” (embroidered towel), and other items Nading brought back from a recent trip to Ukraine.

All proceeds will help benefit volunteer groups in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, (Nading’s hometown), who deliver medicine, protective gear, and food to the frontlines.

The is one of the Landing’s Passport Dinners, introduced in 2023, to bring the cuisine of other countries and cultures to the Decorah area and provide an opportunity to get to know about other places and meet new people

The Landing Market is located at 211 College Dr., Decorah, and houses food and beverage-oriented establishments which include Justin’s, The Buzz, and Root 43 along with space for events. For more information, email info@thelandingmarket.com or call (563) 277-1893.

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Clermont Fire Department will be hosting a Fish Fry Fundraiser Friday, February 16th from 4:30 – 8:00 PM.  Will be serving: Fish, French Fries, Coleslaw, Baked Beans, & Buns.  Dine-in will also include coffee, lemonade, & water.  Carry-outs available.  $15 per meal.  Proceeds to go towards replacing firefighter turnout gear.