Summer Reading Challenges: July & August

Want to stay busy and curious in the coming month? Decorah Public Library is offering two reading challenges for July/August: an “Early Literacy” bingo card designed for children 0-5 and another challenge designed for readers of any age.   These challenges are similar in structure to the ones the library offered in June, but offer new prompts and prizes.

For the Early Literacy Bingo, Decorah Public Library took cues from the “Every Child Ready to Read” early literacy program and the Public Library Association.  Prompts like “ Make a tent out of blankets and pretend to be camping in the forest ” or “ draw and decorate the alphabet together ” encourage the kind of play that leads to learning and literacy.

The all ages challenge is designed to encourage readers to try new things this summer.  The library welcomes children, teens, and adults who want to participate.  The prompts range from “visit a place in Decorah you’ve never been before ” to “read a book outside” and encourage connection with books and with community. 

Participants have between July 1 and August 10 to complete 5 of the activities on their challenge.  The prize for this round of challenges is a free ice cream cone or cup from the Sugar Bowl.  Challenges can be turned directly into Decorah Public Library where free ice cream tickets will be distributed.
This program is free, open to the public, and sponsored by Decorah Public Library.

Questions can be directed to Rachael Button at rbutton@decorahlibrary.org.

FAQ:

  • Which summer reading challenge should I choose?
    The Early Literacy challenge emphasizes play-based components of literacy and is geared toward ages 0-5–it’s a great choice for kids building skills to get reading to read.  Our Reading Challenge is for all ages and is designed to diversify reading and promote exploration of our community.  If someone in your household is “between” challenges you are welcome to mix and match between the cards and make to make it appropriate to your child’s reading level and interests.
  • What are the prizes?
    The prize for this round of challenges is a free ice cream cone or cup from the Sugar Bowl.  Challenges can be turned directly into Decorah Public Library where free ice cream tickets will be distributed.
  • What is the goal of this program?
    Our hope is to get kids and families reading, being creative, and exploring Decorah.  We want to make summer fun as accessible as possible and give kids and families an incentive enjoy our library collection and our awesome community!

Questions can be directed to Rachael Button at rbutton@decorahlibrary.org.

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G2G at the Winneshiek County Fair

G2G at the Winneshiek County Fair

photo of Nitty Gritty Dirt BandDecorah’s Get-2-Gether (G2G) Committee and Decorah Parks and Recreation invite adults with special needs to the Winneshiek County Fair Friday, July 15 for music by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band!

A gathering area and brown bag supper will be provided for all registered participants between 4:30 and 6:30pm in the seating area under the overhang of the new community building. A number of designated parking spots will be available for G2G participants just outside the new community building.

Participants will receive ride tickets for the midway, and at 6:30pm the gates open and G2G participants will have a designated spot on the track to enjoy the concert that begins at 7:30pm!

Participants must register by Friday, July 8. Registration can be completed online or by calling the Decorah parks & Recreation Office (563-382-4158). This is a free event, but registration is required for planning purposes.

Please note, participants who have a 2022 Winneshiek County Fair Button should wear their button to the event.

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Dog Tales

7/26 | 4:30-5:30 pm

Independent readers are welcome to join us in reading to some adorable four-legged friends. Our visitors are certified therapy dogs (with their trainers), and are more than excited to see you.

What you can expect:  This drop-in program invites emerging readers to read with a certified therapy dog and their trainer.  Dogs and trainers will be available on a first come first serve basis in DPL’s children’s section.  Readers can select a book of their choice to read with a dog.  Participants can read a book with the dog…or more than one book if their aren’t other readers waiting.  It’s an opportunity to both practice skills and to have positive and affirming experiences with books and with the library.  Readers are “old enough” to participate when they can engage with a book independently and be safe and respectful with our animal visitors–we’re not necessarily looking for a specific level of phonic fluency.  Readers under 8 should be accompanied by an adult.  Please feel free to reach out to Rachael at rbutton@decorah.lib.ia.us for any additional questions about accessibility, accommodations or logistics.

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Naturebrary: Fairy Houses

Thursday 7/21 at 2:00 pm
Naturebrary at Twin Springs Park: Fairy Houses 

Come explore the outdoors with Decorah Public Library!  Naturebrary is an active outdoor program that gives families a chance to connect with the outdoors in a facilitated way.  For our first Naturebrary we’ll be making fairy houses at Twin Springs.  We’ll read a story, paint doors for our fairy houses, and then do some fairy house building.  In the event of inclement weather we will reschedule this event.

Registration required. Please use form below to register.  

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This will be an active program with a read aloud, followed by a craft, and some nature play time. We understand that in a multi-age setting that attention spans will vary and welcome you to participate at the level that feels appropriate.

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Luther College announces 2022 graduates

Luther College held the 2022 Commencement ceremony at 9 a.m. Sunday, May 22, in Carlson Stadium.

President Jenifer K. Ward greeted the graduates and the in-person audience. She then read a message from Keith Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson, who were to deliver the commencement address but could not attend due to illness. Their biggest piece of advice to the graduates read “Don’t be afraid to flip the script. At some point in life each of us with be faced with an opportunity to turn VERSUS into AND or THEM into US…You have within you the capacity to make a difference and to help make this world a better place.”

At the ceremony, Godson Sowah ’08 received the Luther College Young Alumni Award. The award recognizes the outstanding achievement of Luther alumni who have graduated in the last 15 years. 

Nora Nyi Myint ’22 was awarded the Luther College Elizabeth A. and Paul G. Jenson Medal. That award is presented each year to an outstanding senior, selected by the graduating class, who best demonstrates the ideals of the college through service to students and the college community.

A total of 413 students participated in Commencement. Of that number, 183 graduates received Latin honors, seven were fourth-generation Luther graduates, and more than 100 were first-generation college students.

The graduates represented 32 different countries.

To view Luther’s 2022 Commencement, visit luther.edu/commencement/.

Congratulations to the following graduates:

United States:

Alaska, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin

International:

Afghanistan, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burundi, Canada, China, East Timor, Ethiopia, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ghana, Haiti, India, Ireland, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Panama, Paraguay, Spain, Tajikistan, Uganda, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Yemen

Alaska

Palmer
Parker Kizer, Accounting 

California

Anaheim
Tan Le, Computer Science

Murrieta
Hayden Glynn, Nursing

Colorado

Aurora
Esther Choo, Nursing, magna cum laude
Mara Wood, Global Health

Colorado Springs
Bryce Cox, Accounting 

Parker
Ian Clear, Management 

Steamboat Springs
Robert Reece, English, magna cum laude

Georgia

Woodstock
Skyler Shuman, Computer Science

Idaho

Twin Falls
Kayla Davis, Classics, magna cum laude

Illinois

Algonquin
Adam Burdzy, Chemistry, cum laude

Atkinson
Shane Holmstrom, Data Science 

Aurora
Shelby Cassidy, Nursing
Stephanie Viayra, Art

Chicago
Lucero Estrada, Management
Joselin Gonzalez, Management
Elisa Herrera, Health Promotion
Karla Lechuga Villa, Elementary Education
Tamara Rojas Luna, Management
Yashica Zuniga, Psychology

Columbia
Sienna Haubein, Music Education

East Dubuque
Alison Schneider, Social Work

East Dundee
Brynn Guth, Psychology, cum laude

Erie
Hannah Schanze, Nursing, cum laude

Galena
Michael Lorento, Economics

Geneseo
Madison Miller, Music Education, summa cum laude

Glen Ellyn
Erin Villmow, Music Education

Hoffman Estates
Molly Holcomb, Management

Jacksonville
Nora Homolka, Nursing

LaGrange
Madeline Wilkins, Music Education

Libertyville
Alexander Dikelsky, Computer Science, Mathematics, magna cum laude
Lukas Plunkett, Management

Moline
William Van Vooren, History, magna cum laude

Morrison
Allison Houldson, Music, summa cum laude

Normal
Elizabeth Burton, Music Education, magna cum laude

Oak Park
Destini Miller, Management

Port Byron
Kirsten Melaas-Swanson, Anthropology, French, summa cum laude

Saint Charles
Naomi Kreiner, Sociology, History

South Jacksonville
Camille Blanford, Music Education, magna cum laude

St. Charles
Alexander Laskowski, Music 

Sterling
Charles Lehman, Mathematics/Statistics 

Urbana
Natalie Brown, Elementary Education 

Indiana

Carmel
Elijah Rotto, Management

Iowa

Adel
Silvia Angel, Psychology
Nicholas Dufoe

Algona
Alison Merrill, Religion, Management

Altoona
Emily Martinson, Biology
Gabrielle Sonntag, French, Psychology

Ames
Alison McHenry, Nursing
Lauren Taylor, French, magna cum laude
Isak Werner Anderson, Environmental Studies 

Anamosa
Sophia Wilt, Art, cum laude

Aredale
Ashley Harms, Music

Bettendorf
Bailey Connors, Music Education, summa cum laude
Emily Kidwell, Social Work
Elizabeth Lindmark, Social Work

Burlington
Thea Good, Nursing, magna cum laude

Calmar
Madisen Ondrashek, Elementary Education, cum laude

Cedar Falls
Caleb Burjes, Biology, magna cum laude
Sarah Hoehns, Biology, magna cum laude
Emily Lehman, Spanish, Communication Studies, summa cum laude
Clare Rolinger, Theatre, English, magna cum laude
Samuel Schillinger, Philosophy, Identity Studies, magna cum laude

Cedar Rapids
Kate Andreasen, Political Science, Social Work, summa cum laude
Shelby Cook, Identity Studies, cum laude
Isabelle Dalton, Elementary Education
Megan Grimm, Accounting, summa cum laude
Kennedy Wilson, Nursing

Center Point
Madison Kurt, Elementary Education

Clinton
Kristen Flathers, Communication Studies

Columbus Junction
Grace Rotter, Dance Therapy

Cresco
Haley Newman, Nordic Studies, Biology

Davenport
Brittney Witt, English
Dakota Wright, Exercise Science

Decorah
Madeleine Davis, Social Work
Isabel De la Cruz Hexom, Social Work, cum laude
Sierra Duncan, Communication Studies
Rye Hawley-Bourcier, English
Meron Kahsay, Data Science 
Andrew Kozelka, Sociology
Harley McCabe, Chemistry, cum laude
Keshawn McCain, Dance
Isaiah Mitchell, Visual Communication, Management, cum laude
Jake Muhlbauer, Accounting, summa cum laude
Jarod Phillips, Neuroscience, summa cum laude
Rylea Ranum, Psychology, Neuroscience, magna cum laude
Andrea Sullivan, Elementary Education
Abigail Toussaint, Music Education, magna cum laude
Abby Trewin, Music, Accounting, magna cum laude

Denver
Colin Beck, Accounting, Management, cum laude

Des Moines
Emma Hildebrandt, Nursing
Jerry Jones, Political Science, Philosophy, English, cum laude
Sophia Rodriguez, French

Dubuque
Trina Biver, Anthropology
Theresa Easley, Economics, Environmental Studies
Brianna Fry, Nursing, cum laude
Katherine Gorton, English, magna cum laude
Grace Herber, Social Work, magna cum laude
Heather Hostager, Nursing, magna cum laude
Madeline Perreard, Psychology

Elkader
Lauryn Swigart, Art, cum laude

Epworth
Chloe Baumgartner, Elementary Education, cum laude

Grimes
Emily Frett, Chemistry, magna cum laude
Jayson Peitzman, Music Education

Independence
Cyrus Butters, Management 

Indianola
Elizabeth Lester, Allied Health Sciences
Madison Wedmore, Nursing, cum laude

Iowa City
Katharine Dunn, Nursing
Ethan Goers, Political Science, cum laude
Elizabeth Heimer-Lang, English, summa cum laude
Julia Lassner, Biology
Quenton Max, Accounting, Data Science, summa cum laude
Amelia Morrow, Political Science, magna cum laude
Lindsey Parrott, Biology, magna cum laude
Jacob Sharafuddin, Biology, summa cum laude
Emilia Thedens, Mathematics/Statistics, cum laude
Anna Ziniel, Nursing, summa cum laude

Johnston
Hailey Abbey, Political Science, History, summa cum laude
Madison Gregurek, Political Science, Biology
Peyton McClure, Biology, Anthropology, magna cum laude
Carsten Thompson
Waleed Yual, Chemistry

Kalona
Kaitlin Poock, Social Work, magna cum laude

Kensett
Anna Dietrich, Communication Studies

Keokuk
Gerald Glenn, Exercise Science

Lake Mills
Lily Thompson, Mathematics

Lansing
Kendra Cooper, Allied Health Sciences, Exercise Science

Le Mars
Sarah Benton, Psychology, Allied Health Sciences, magna cum laude

Maquoketa
Camryn Berg, Theatre, Biology, cum laude

Marion
William Angstman, Management, cum laude
Hoffman Chan, Chemistry, cum laude
Kirsten Loynachan, Music, Accounting, summa cum laude

Mason City
Natalia Cadena, Psychology

Monticello
Ryan Manternach, Data Science

Mount Vernon
Kristen Elliott, Allied Health Sciences, cum laude
Preston Shultz, Elementary Education
Katherine Bellamy, Nursing

Muscatine
Morgan Hogenson, Elementary Education

Newton
Preston Sherwood, Chemistry, cum laude

North Liberty
Stone Grell, Accounting, Management
Cassandra Kaminsky, Political Science
Jayden Kies, History

Osage
Claire Sullivan, Nursing, summa cum laude

Readlyn
Kyla Billington, Music

Remsen
Jenna Gengler, Communication Studies, Management, cum laude

Sheffield
Sarah Retz, Nursing

Solon
Faye Duster, Environmental Studies, magna cum laude
Jill Richards, Biology, magna cum laude

Spirit Lake
Kylie Holdorf, Biology, magna cum laude

Storm Lake
Shannon Schultz, Biology

Story City
Megan Stevenson, Visual Communication

Urbandale
Alex Thompson, Communication Studies, summa cum laude

Vinton
Brittany Grendler, Communication Studies

Waterloo
Taryn Ray, Neuroscience

Waukee
Sonja Barrett, Nursing
Benjamin Meyer, Chemistry, summa cum laude

Waukon
Katelyn Leiran, Biology, cum laude

Waverly
Ashley Schultz, Religion, History, magna cum laude
Samantha Snyder, Nursing, magna cum laude
Burke Wallace, Communication Studies

West Des Moines
Greta Carlson, Psychology
Kelsey Hubble, Nursing, cum laude
Danielle Nichols, Elementary Education 

West Union
Zoey Frey, Nursing

Williamsburg
Jurgen Dovre, English 

Kansas

Lawrence
Lindsey Fry, Theatre, Visual Communication

Michigan

Decatur
Logan Kennedy, Health Promotion

Minnesota

Alden
Benjamin Jahnke, Music

Alexandria
Nathaniel Eck, Philosophy, Music

Apple Valley
Kira Dobberman, English, Environmental Studies, magna cum laude
Hope Gilbertson, Communication Studies, cum laude

Arden Hills
Marikka Coltvet, Nursing

Austin
Hannah Alberts, Psychology
Samuel Bailey, Accounting
Isaac Christopherson, Biology, summa cum laude
Jordan Harmon, Management
Ochain Okey, Biology
Matias Parada, Visual Communication, magna cum laude

Belle Plaine
Hunter Meyer, Visual Communication, magna cum laude

Bloomington
Madison Chesky, Nordic Studies, Psychology
Philip Royer, Theatre
Sydnee Schreier, Nursing

Burnsville
Kyle Brusco, Political Science, Philosophy, summa cum laude

Cannon Falls
Tessa Barnes, Nursing, cum laude
Abigail Collins, Nursing
Grace Hall, Neuroscience

Chanhassen
Sydney Thompson, Nursing

Chaska
Joseph Jersak, Management

Chatfield
Hunter Hobbs, Biology, magna cum laude

Clearwater
Sarah Damhof, International Studies, Political Science, magna cum laude

Coon Rapids
Ian Wreisner, English

Corcoran
Heidi Trandahl, Visual Communication

Cottage Grove
Fancy Mua, Sociology, Political Science

Duluth
Frost Bowen-Bailey, Music, Accounting, summa cum laude
Olivia Helland, Environmental Studies, Nordic Studies

Eagan
Eleanor Schrantz, Nursing, summa cum laude
Anna Tahnk, Social Work, Sociology, summa cum laude

East Bethel
Logan Olson, Environmental Studies, summa cum laude
Laura Voltz, Nursing

Eden Prairie
Asher Smith, Communication Studies
Kaija Welter, Communication Studies

Edina
Emily Dyrdahl, Psychology, cum laude
Ian Klein, History, German, cum laude
Eli Leupold, Communication Studies, cum laude
Natalie Richards, Art, cum laude

Eyota
Valorie Ziemer, Music Education, cum laude

Faribault
Amanda Johnson, Art

Geneva
Nikita Peterson, Nursing

Hastings
Eric Bacon, English, magna cum laude

Hayfield
Kyal Heydt, Physical Education

Henderson
Gabrielle Malecha, Elementary Education
Chastity Swenson, Elementary Education

Houston
Ethan Papenfuss, Music Education, magna cum laude

Hugo
Katherine McKeown, Communication Studies

Inver Grove Heights
Kelly Fiedler, Elementary Education, magna cum laude

Kenyon
Lauren Berg, Economics
Layla Sjolander, Elementary Education, magna cum laude

La Crescent
Weston Riley, History

Lakeland
Anthony Hamer, German, Environmental Studies

Lakeville
Kinsey Greenlee, Communication Studies
Griffin Pleschourt,
ManagementJenna Uphoff, Psychology, cum laude

Lanesboro
Matthew Eversole, Visual Communication
Alleigh Meyer, Allied Health Sciences, Nursing

Lindstrom
Naomi Weiss, Communication Studies

Lino Lakes
Charles Sylvester, Environmental Studies, magna cum laude

Mankato
Rachel Clennon, Social Work, Political Science, cum laude
Kaitlyn Frutiger, Allied Health Sciences
Maya Mukamuri, Sociology

Maple Grove
Kyra Kjeldahl, Global Health, magna cum laude

Mendota Heights
Emilie Gitter, Biology, summa cum laude

Minneapolis
Mercedes Cruz, Political Science, magna cum laude
Hailee Gilliand, Biology, magna cum laude
Anna Hasper, Visual Communication
Anna Jenewein, Management
Owen Johnson, Physics, summa cum laude
Kell Knutsen, Nordic Studies, Psychology
Grace Meyers, Visual Communication
Sophia Nall, English, Theatre, magna cum laude
Anna Northenscold, English, French, cum laude
Maxwell Pardo, Psychology
Annie Thoma, English, Theatre
Kathryn Waller, Visual Communication, magna cum laude

Minnetonka
Jane Bremer, German, English, magna cum laude

Minnetrista
Anna Worden, English, Psychology

Morristown
Maclean Braun, Music

Nerstrand
Olivia Schmidt, History, English, magna cum laude

Northfield
Jacob Gonnerman, History
Jessica Labenski, Biology, Religion, magna cum laude
Brooke Stanga, Biology, cum laude

Owatonna
Elena Dant, Music, magna cum laude

Park Rapids
Matthew Benson, Biology, summa cum laude

Pine Island
Katilynn Swanson, Sociology, summa cum laude

Plymouth
Ingrid Christopherson, Psychology, magna cum laude
Elena Fackler, Theatre
Molly Jaeger, Nursing, cum laude

Princeton
Elena Palashewski, Social Work, Theatre

Red Wing
Calvin Harper, Environmental Studies, magna cum laude

Rochester
Abigail Gapinski, Elementary Education
Elizabeth King, Psychology
Noel Krotzer, Biology
Abbe Lacey, English
Josie LaVoi, English
Zachary Olson, Health Promotion
Alex Smith, Management, Psychology, cum laude
Siri St. Louis, French, magna cum laude
Kenova Withers, Anthropology, cum laude

Rosemount
Collin Chalmers, Economics, Data Science
Nathan Putman, Accounting, cum laude

Roseville
Gibson Swalley, Music

Rushford
Anna Kjos, Nursing, summa cum laude

Saint Charles
Abigail Miller, Biology
Cami Sternberg, Elementary Education

Saint James
Landon Hoppe, Political Science, cum laude

Saint Michael
Nathan Loch, Art
Nora Weigle, Social Work
Brent Zastrow, History

Saint Paul
William Benjamin, Chemistry, cum laude
Annika Hedges, Art, cum laude
David Herrick, Political Science
Alexandra Hire, Social Work, cum laude
Mary McTeague, Environmental Studies, English, magna cum laude
Kimberlyn Perez-Salazar, Nursing
Meghan Rice, Chemistry, Mathematics, cum laude
Leif Saveraid, Environmental Studies, magna cum laude
Parker Swenson, History
Emilia Syers, Nursing
Catherine Vitt, Art History, summa cum laude

Saint Peter
Greta Anderson, Psychology, summa cum laude
Alexis Orth, Biology, Chemistry, magna cum laude

Savage
Greta Brua, Elementary Education

Scandia
Laura Bailey, Computer Science

Shoreview
Ella Sneltjes, Communication Studies, magna cum laude

Spring Valley
Audrey Farlinger, Elementary Education, cum laude

Stewartville
Emily Rinken, Nursing, magna cum laude
Nathan Sikkink, Music Education, cum laude

Stillwater
Carolyn Wrightsman, Nursing, magna cum laude

Waconia
Grace Edsill, Nursing
Annah Fritz, Political Science, Biology

Winona
Caleb Glodowski, Elementary Education
Sarah Halverson, Athletic Training, magna cum laude
Haley Hoffmann, Accounting, magna cum laude

Woodbury
Leah Marxhausen, Music, Communication Studies
Tessa Sand, Nursing, magna cum laude

Wyoming
Natalie Danzl, Biology, cum laude

Zimmerman
Lindsey Briggs, Theatre

Zumbrota
Dalton Ludington, Physics

Missouri

Kansas City
Frederick Farrand, Mathematics, magna cum laude

Montana

Kalispell
John Desmul, Management, Music

North Dakota

Grand Forks
Shauna Stoltman, Nursing, cum laude

Ohio

Beavercreek
Cody Hocker, History
Bryce Neuse, Management

South Dakota

Canton
Samantha Feucht, Social Work

Sioux Falls
Abigail Falconer, Music Education
Ethan Moore, Nursing, cum laude
Benjamin Wentzel, Psychology
Isaac Woods, Allied Health Sciences, cum laude

Tennessee

Pleasant View
Mitchell Camper, Environmental Studies

Texas

College Station
Aimee Hodges, Elementary Education

Houston
Dominique Stringer, Anthropology, summa cum laude

Utah

Cedar Hills
Christopher Robinson, Management

Virginia

Lynchburg
Jordan Pennix, Psychology

Stafford
Christion Pinkney, Sociology

Wisconsin

Alma
Juhl Kuhlemeier Sarao, English, cum laude

Appleton
Katherine Fetting, Biology, summa cum laude

Eau Claire
Hannah Messer, Global Health
Cassidy Miller, Biology
Laurel Studt, Psychology, summa cum laude

Ferryville
Lane Buchner, Neuroscience, cum laude

Fon du Lac
Hailey Becker, Health Promotion, cum laude

Franklin
Emily Versnik, Accounting, Management

Glenwood City
Jacob Nadeau, Accounting

Hazel Green
Derek Leibfried, Accounting

Hudson
Jacey Echo, Nordic Studies, magna cum laude
Zachary Yanta, Exercise Science

Janesville
Jack Jorgensen, Music Education, summa cum laude

La Crosse
Annika Dome, English, German, Nordic Studies
Nina Kudimova, Biology, cum laude
Isaac List, Computer Science, Nordic Studies, magna cum laude

Lodi
Hunter Bowman, Music

Madison
Elizabeth Roby, Social Work, summa cum laude
Rose Torti, Anthropology

Manitowoc
Rebekah Nteso, Accounting, cum laude

Middleton
Iris Ohlrogge, International Studies, Spanish, Global Health, magna cum laude

Milwaukee
Paul Priester, Environmental Studies

Monona
Gabriel McKelvey, Philosophy

Monroe
Stephanie Kolden, Social Work

Mukwonago
David Burgad, Allied Health Sciences, Exercise Science

New Lisbon
Hannah Slater, Health and Dance Performance

New Richmond
James Nysse, English

Onalaska
William Moses, Accounting

Oregon
Michaela Bieno, English

Osceola
Ryan Rogers, Environmental Studies, Nordic Studies, magna cum laude

Prairie du Chien
Owen Feye, Psychology
Carter Wittrig, English, Visual Communication, cum laude

Racine
Erin Keller, Visual Communication

Retreat
Isabella Audetat, Economics

Rice Lake
Paul Adams, Theatre
Laura Elmquist, Music Education
Emily Fell, Visual Communication, Art, cum laude

Sheboygan
Andrew Engberg, Political Science 

South Range
Mollie Middleton, Psychology, Political Science, cum laude

Tomahawk
Allison Meinheit, Elementary Education, summa cum laude

Viroqua
Evergreen Wildingway, Theatre, magna cum laude

Waumandee
Kaleb Krzyszton, Music Education

Wilton
Tyler Brandau, Management, Political Science

International

Afghanistan

Panjsher
Ahmad Danesh Rassa, Visual Communication

Armenia

Vanadzor
Ani Sargsyan, Art, summa cum laude

Yerevan
Arpine Hovhannisyan, Management, cum laude

Bangladesh

Dinajpur
C M Nafi, Data Science, cum laude

Belarus

Minsk
Darya Davidouskaya, Communication Studies

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Mostar
Edis Pajic, Nordic Studies, Psychology

Brazil

Joinville, Santa Catarina
Brendha Klaus, Communication Studies

Burundi

Bujumbura
Alain Nishimwe, Physics

Canada

Edmonton, Alberta
Anneke Knauss, Neuroscience, cum laude

China

Beijing
Qian Yang, Computer Science, cum laude

East Timor

Jorania Ferreira Alves, Economics, Data Science, cum laude
Ruivaldo Freitas Viana, Economics, cum laude

Ethiopia

Aksum
Yordanos Alemu Kiros, Data Science

El Salvador

Antiguo Cuscatlan
Sofia Martinez Cruz, International Studies

San Salvador
Jorge Contreras Osegueda, Computer Science
Juan Quintanilla Cervantes, Chemistry

Eswatini

Malkerns
Siyabonga Mabuza, Management, Data Science, magna cum laude

Nhlangano
Sitsandziwe Simelane, Neuroscience, cum laude

Ghana

Accra
Ursula Damtse, French, International Studies
Alice Odame, International Studies, Economics, cum laude

Haiti

Cite Soleil
Marc-Arthur Shapiro, French

India

Bangalore
Sebastine Swamynathan, Accounting

Bihar
Sneha Verma, Data Science, Economics, summa cum laude

Phaltan
Sharayu Phanse, Computer Science

Ireland

Ardee, County Louth
Ben Phipps, Accounting

Laos

Vientiane
Dalavanh Phongsavath, Computer Science, Mathematics, cum laude

Lebanon

Tripoli
Marwa Bahij, Chemistry

Lesotho

Maseru
Nyathi Motlojoa, Management

Myanmar

Yangon
San Thu Min, Visual Communication, cum laude
Nyi Myint Nora, International Studies, Women and Gender Studies, summa cum laude

Namibia

Otjiwarongo
Kelao Neumbo, Biology, Global Health

Ruacana
Kovenda Mbuale, Data Science

Nepal

Kathmandu
Rajiv Chaudhary, Data Science

Nepal
Juni Deshar, Accounting

Nuwakot
Anita Tamang, Global Health

Panama

Aguadulce
Melany Nicole Ruiz Torres, Management

Paraguay

Pilar Neembucu
Juan Palacios Rodas, Computer Science, magna cum laude

Spain

Madrid
Marcos Vila Valdivieso, Management

Tajikistan

Tajikistan
Firdavs Atabaev, Computer Science

Uganda

Kampala
Joshua Lutaakome, Biology

Vietnam

Can Tho
Quang Lam, Computer Science, magna cum laude

Hanoi
Duc Chu, Biology, Nursing, summa cum laude
Thi Bang Linh Do, East Asian Studies, Visual Communication,
My Hieu Kien Huynh, Music, Psychology, summa cum laude
Anh Nguyen, Psychology, magna cum laude

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WMC Auxiliary Card Marathon raises $600

WMC Auxiliary Card Marathon raises $600 – Winneshiek Medical Center

The WMC Auxiliary card marathon players raised nearly $600 for the Auxiliary throughout the 2021/2022 season. Funds from the card marathon are used to purchase equipment to provide or support patient care at Winneshiek Medical Center.

Winners were announced at an appreciation coffee in June:

  • Bridge Group A
    • 1st – Mary Ellingson and Bev Dohse
    • 2nd – Rose Peterson and Carl Peterson
  • Bridge Group B
    • 1st  – Mona Monroe and Gerry Sorenson
    • 2nd – Rose Peterson and Carl Peterson
  • Bridge Group C
    • 1st – Mary Ellingson and Caron Carlson
    • 2nd – Mary Lou Cotton and Gerry Sorenson
  • 500 Group D
    • 1st – Rosemary Vopava and Gerry Sorenson
    • 2nd – Elsie Swehla and Helen Zbornik

Bridge and 500 will again be offered this fall. Card playing begins in September and continues through May. Registrants are welcome to sign up for more than one marathon.

Contact Gerry Sorenson at 563-382-2669 by August 5, 2022 to register.  The entry fee is $10 per person and participants are asked to sign up with a partner.  A schedule for the 2022-2023 season will be given to each player in August.

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Winneshiek County Conservation Board Welcomes New Staff Members

The Winneshiek County Conservation Board is happy to introduce two new full-time employees to the team.

Evan Neubauer joins the team as the new Waste Reduction and Recycling Educator, replacing Birgitta Meade who recently retired. He will be responsible for creating programming and collaborating with schools and other organizations to promote waste reduction, recycling, and sustainable behaviors.  

Neubauer graduated from Decorah High School and Luther College with a B.A. in Environmental Science. His time at Luther sparked his interest in sustainability.

For several years, he worked as an environmental specialist for West Liberty Foods in the Iowa City area, ensuring that the company remained landfill free. Evan is thrilled to be back in Winneshiek County with his family. Evan says, “Recycling has always been a huge passion of mine. I’m looking forward to programming with community members and encouraging individuals to reduce, reuse, and recycle!”

Hanna Schmitt joins the team as the new Education and Outreach Coordinator, where she will be responsible for planning environmental education programs and outdoor recreation opportunities for local organizations and schools.

Schmitt graduated from South Winneshiek High School and Wartburg College with a B.A. in Biology and Secondary Education with an All Science Endorsement. Her interest in environmental education has grown over the past three summers as she interned with Winneshiek County Conservation.

Hanna is looking forward to giving back to her community in this full-time role. She says, “I am most excited to collaborate with local organizations to promote the enjoyment of our natural spaces and appreciation for the natural world in Winneshiek County.”

Neubauer and Schmitt already have several upcoming programs this summer that you are welcome to attend. Meet them and check out their booths under the grandstand at the Winneshiek County Fair from July 12-16. Visit www.winneshiekwild.com/ and https://www.winneshiekwaste.com/ for more information and to explore program opportunities.

Milk Cartons

Milk cartons cannot be recycled at the Winneshiek County Recycling Center. Cartons generally contain a thin layer of plastic coating on the inside. The mix of paper and plastic in this product make it difficult to recycle. Please throw milk cartons in your trash bin. Plastic gallon jugs and half gallon jugs can be recycled.


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July Book Discussions

Decorah Public Library staff are hosting eight book discussions in July. The groups are open to the public and newcomers are encouraged to attend. Anyone interested should call the library at 382-3717 to learn more or to reserve a book. Zoom links are available on the Library’s website or you can email ktorresdal@decorahlibrary.org to be added to any of the groups’ email distribution lists. Funds for multiple copy sets were generously provided by Friends of Decorah Public Library.  

For more information, contact Tricia Crary (Friday Book Group), Zach Row-Heyveld (Cookbook, Quick Bites Groups and Troubled Water) or Kristin Torresdal (Happy Hour, History, and Speculative Fiction Book Groups) at 563-382-3717.

The World by Night & Reeling for the Empire

Quick Bites will meet in a hybrid format on Tuesday, July 12 at 12:15 to discuss Anjali Sachdeva’s “The World by Night” and Karen Russell’s “Reeling for the Empire.” In-person attendees will meet in the lower-level meeting room at the library and digital attendees will join via Zoom. The World by Night tells the story of an isolated homesteader who discovers a cave near her sod house. “Reeling for the Empire” features a group of women whose humanity is imperiled after being sold into servitude and transformed into silk worms in Emperor Meiji’s silk factories in Japan. Links to materials are available on the library’s website. 

The Sentence

The Happy Hour Book Group will hold a hybrid meeting Wed. July 13 at 5:15 p.m. to discuss Louise Erdrich’s “The Sentence.” In-person attendees will meet in the lower-level public meeting room at the library and digital attendees will join via Zoom. A small independent bookstore in Minneapolis is haunted from November 2019 to November 2020 by the store’s most annoying customer. Flora dies on All Souls’ Day, but she simply won’t leave the store. Tookie, who has landed a job selling books after years of incarceration that she survived by reading, must solve the mystery of this haunting while at the same time trying to understand all that occurs in Minneapolis during a year of grief, astonishment, isolation, and furious reckoning.

Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail

The History Book Group will hold a hybrid meeting Thurs. July 14 at 3:00 p.m. to discuss Ray Dalio’s “Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail.” In-person attendees will meet in the lower-level public meeting room at the library and digital attendees will join via Zoom. A few years ago, renowned investor Ray Dalio began noticing a confluence of political and economic conditions he hadn’t encountered before in his fifty-year career. Seeking to explain the cause-effect relationships behind these conditions, he began a study of analogous historical times, such as the years between 1930 and 1945, in which wealth and power shifted in ways that reshaped the world order. Looking back across five hundred years of history and nine major empires, Dalio puts into perspective the cycles and forces that have driven the successes and failures of all the world’s major countries.

Ottolenghi Flavor

The Cookbook Group will meet in-person in the lower-level meeting room of the library on Thursday, July 14 at 6:30 for the potluck and final discussion of Yotam Ottolenghi’s “Ottolenghi Flavor.” In this groundbreaking cookbook, Yotam Ottolenghi and Ixta Belfrage offer a next-level approach to vegetables that breaks down the fundamentals of cooking into three key elements: process, pairing, and produce. For process, Yotam and Ixta show how easy techniques such as charring and infusing can change the way you think about cooking. Discover how to unlock new depths of flavor by pairing vegetables with sweetness, fat, acidity, or chile heat, and learn to identify the produce that has the innate ability to make dishes shine.

 

 

 

Less

The Friday Book Group will hold a hybrid meeting Fri. July 15 at 2:00 p.m. to discuss Andrew Sean Greer’s “Less.” In-person attendees will meet in the lower-level public meeting room at the library and digital attendees will join via Zoom. Arthur Less is a failed novelist about to turn fifty. A wedding invitation arrives in the mail: his boyfriend of the past nine years is now engaged to someone else. He can’t say yes—it would all be too awkward—and he can’t say no—it would look like defeat. But on his desk are a series of literary invitations he’s received from around the world. Arthur arranges to skip town by accepting them all, and thus begins a fantasia that will take him to Mexico, Italy, Germany, Morocco, India, and Japan, and put thousands of miles between him and the problems he refuses to face. What could possibly go wrong?

 

The Shop & Trevor

Quick Bites will meet in a hybrid format on Tuesday, July 26 at 12:15 for a discussion of Anthony Veasna So’s short story “The Shop” and Ocean Vuong’s poem “Trevor.” In-person attendees will meet in the lower-level meeting room and digital attendees will join via Zoom. “The Shop” tells the story of the cast of Cambodian immigrants and refugees that find themselves working at Toby’s dad’s auto shop in California and the extent to which Toby is willing to go for his family and the American dream. “Trevor” is about the confusing, intense, unlikely love between two teens. Links to materials are available on the library’s website.  

 

Children of Time

The Speculative Fiction Book Group will meet via Zoom Wed. July 27 at 5:15 p.m. to discuss Adrian Tchaikovsky’s “Children of Time.” The last remnants of the human race left a dying Earth, desperate to find a new home among the stars. Following in the footsteps of their ancestors, they discover the greatest treasure of the past age—a world terraformed and prepared for human life. But all is not right in this new Eden. In the long years since the planet was abandoned, new masters have turned it from a refuge into mankind’s worst nightmare. Now two civilizations are on a collision course, both testing the boundaries of what they will do to survive.

 

The Test

The Speculative Fiction Novella Group will meet via Zoom Wed. July 27 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss Sylvain Neuvel’s “The Test.” In the not-too-distant future, Idir is sitting the British Citizenship Test. He wants his family to belong. Twenty-five questions to determine their fate. Twenty-five chances to impress. When the test takes an unexpected and tragic turn, Idir is handed the power of life and death. How do you value a life when all you have is multiple choice?

 

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Rhymes With Decorah Podcast: RWD#13 Adam Wiltgen – Arts in Community / Anderson Center

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Adam Wiltgen is a Harmony, MN native who’s work in connecting communities through the arts spans our greater region. Currently, Adam and his family live in Red Wing (MN) where he is the Program Director at the Anderson Center at Tower View, and also a member of the City of Red Wing’s Arts & Culture Commission.

One of the things that we’ve learned in creating a regional publication for almost 15 years, is that it takes a lot of actual hard work and creativity to make rural places shine. Artistic endeavors and fostering creative community are often at the heart of what makes an authentic feeling community, and Adam’s work across our region in the past decade has absolutely been in helping places weave that creative fabric.

Join us as we talk about some of the projects that Adam has been involved in over the years – from the transitional days of KPVL Radio, to guiding the programming and being part of the creative team at Lanesboro Arts that continued the work of making this SE Minnesota gem not just a tourist destination, but a living arts “campus”. Through his work, Adam has also had the opportunity to be a part of larger national and international conversations that showcase the importance of the arts in communities.

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In his roll at the Anderson Center at Tower View in Red Wing, Adam is also a key team member in not only helping events and programming happen at and around the historic campus, but also fostering the Center’s artists-in-residence program.

The Anderson Center serves creative people of all kinds – writers, poets, visual artists, sculptors, composers, dancers, archaeologists, anthropologists, scholars, and others. The interdisciplinary nature of the Center inspires creative dialogue among the disciplines and places the Center at the forefront of thoughtful exchange.

Since 2014, the historic venue has also been home to the Deaf Artist Residency Program at the Anderson Center – helping create artistic and organizational networks that support the development of the Deaf Arts as a distinct cultural area within the larger context of American Culture. Founded by local Deaf Artist and activist Cynthia Weitzel, the program has grown since its inception in 2014. With the addition of the 2022 cohort, the Deaf Artist Residency Program has connected and supported 28 artists. The Deaf Artists Residency Program is supported in part through an award from the National Endowment for the Arts and partnerships with Gallaudet University and Deaf Spotlight.

 

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In addition to 20 on-site artist studios, the Center offers a black-and-white equipped dark room, an outdoor kiln, glass blowing studio, blacksmith shop, printmaking facilities, and a press-in-residence.

 

 

The Red Wing Area Studio Tour will take place July 30-31, 2022. See the work of 36 Artists across 12 locations around the Red Wing area while exploring all that the historic town offers. The tour is a collaborative effort of Red Wing Arts and the Anderson Center, with a community reception on Saturday evening, July 30 from 6-8 pm with live music and refreshments on the Anderson Center’s recently renovated Rooftop Deck.

We graciously thank Adam for taking the time to talk with us for this show, and for the work that he and many others do to support the arts across the many communities of our region.

 

https://www.andersoncenter.org/

https://www.redwingareastudiotour.org/

 

“Rhymes With Decorah” is a companion project of Inspire(d) Media.

Original music heard in this podcast performed and recorded by Nick Zielinski of Decorah. Find him on Instagram @indicative_of_drumming

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