Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) will be offering Grandparenting classes again this spring. Corinne Cook, RN, Babysitting Class instructor, will teach the next Grandparenting Class Saturday, April 6 from 9:30 a.m. until Noon. The class will be held in the hospital’s Large Conference Room.
In these classes, new or soon-to-be grandparents will learn all the new protocols to use when caring for their new grandchild. Some topics covered will include basic baby care, car seat safety, Tylenol/ibuprofen dosing charts, home safety, poison control information, infant/child CPR, choking and other emergency medical information, as well as tips to support parents such as handling the baby blues and postpartum depression. Free-will donations will be accepted to cover the costs of the class.
Each year, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics celebrates the month of March as National Nutrition Month. The focus of this campaign is to help you make informed food choices and encourage healthy lifestyle habits. Ideally, you will be reducing your risk of chronic disease and enjoying optimal health.
Since there are so many different diets being talked about in the media, knowing which one is the best can be confusing. Should you avoid all carbohydrates? Do you need to count calories? Should you eat six small meals daily or eat only once per day?
Beverly Walsh of Waukon will be celebrating her 90th birthday April 4. In honor of the milestone occasion, cards and well wishes may be sent to her attention at the Good Samaritan Center, 21 East Main Street, Room #134, Waukon, IA 52172.
Zach Crandall and Kennedy Larson of Waukon announce the birth of their daughter, Maren Denise Crandall, born March 18, 2024 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. She weighed 8 lbs. 6 ozs. and measured 20 inches in length at the time of her birth. She joins siblings, Zaynn (5) and Brylie (2).
Grandparents are Casey and Lynn Larson of Waukon, Kent and Karla Schulte of Waukon, Jeff Crandall of Brownsville, MN and the late Carrieanne Larson. Great-grandparents are Joe and Denise Colsch of New Albin, Ray Crandall of Oelwein, Judy Wood of La Crosse, WI, Earl and Linda Schulte of Waukon, Rick and Sheila Steele of Waukon, and Linda and the late Phil Fowler of Waterloo.
In a few days we are celebrating Easter which is the oldest Christian feast day and most important day and season of the church year. We shall rejoice in our Risen Savior! The resurrection of Jesus is recorded in the four Gospels and written about throughout the New Testament. St. Paul wrote extensively about the resurrection and penned that without the Resurrection, “then empty is our preaching; empty, too, your faith … and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain” (1 Corinthians 15:14, 17a).
Is our Faith vain? Absolutely not! Because our hope and trust is in the Lord. The hope of Jesus’ resurrection does not deny sin, suffering, hardships or loss; it acknowledges and overcomes them! Darkness and death do not have the final word. God does! Jesus is proof of this. He brings hope to fruition; Jesus plants in our hearts the conviction that God is able to make everything work for good, since even from the empty tomb near Calvary he brings life.
I have lived in the southwest quadrant of the town for the last eight years. Up until the last two years, traffic over here was doing OK.
However, these last two years have seen a major increase in speeding, running stop signs, doing the so-called California stop, and semis or heavy trucks on streets that were not designed to support them.
I would also like to say - last but not least, I will just throw this one in there - I know on the corner of 2nd Street and Main Street there are two signs on Main Street - one facing east and one facing west - that say, “yield to pedestrians at crosswalks”. I have been at those crosswalks in my mobility chair waiting to cross when, on two separate occasions, I have seen a sheriff’s deputy and a Waukon police officer not yield but then had the nerve to wave at me.
Upcoming Deadlines/Dates
March 29: Deadline to sign up for General CRP
April 29: Deadline to sign up for Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC)
May 14: Deadline to complete CRP Management Activities
May 15 - August 1: CRP Primary Nesting Season
May 31: Deadline to apply for a Marketing Assistance Loan (MAL) for 2023 crops
A unique group of specialists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is organizing a new program to help landowners incorporate soil health principles into their farmland. The program brings together specialists in agronomy, conservation, finance and law to assist landowners in making beneficial decisions for their land.
The Landowner Education Program is intended for Iowa landowners who want to learn about soil health practices, understand relevant financial and legal considerations, and build a supportive network of peers and experts.
Landowners can apply through April 19 to be part of the first cohort. Participants will be organized into small groups according to their awareness, motivations and challenges to conservation adoption.
Bruce J. Mullikin, age 50, of Waukon passed away Thursday, March 21, 2024 at his home surrounded by his family following a courageous battle with cancer. A Memorial Mass of Resurrection was held Monday, April 1 at St. John’s Church of the Holy Family Parish with inurnment at a future date in the Calvary Cemetery Columbarium, both in Prairie du Chien, WI.
Bruce was born September 26, 1973, the son of Robert and Carol (Cipra) Mullikin. He owned and operated Mullikin Masonry and worked for Rusty Berger Masonry.
Bruce married Cheryl Triggs September 28, 2018 in Waukon. He was always willing to help everyone and anyone, but his greatest joy was the time he could spend with his grandchildren.
Snow flurries at times drifted through the air and wind chills dipped into the 20-degree range, but the streets of Waukon were still filled with the warmth of the Irish spirit that was on full display during the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade held Sunday, March 17 in Waukon. The nearly 150 parade entries that made their way along this year’s parade route took approximately 45 minutes to complete their circuit of Irish celebration. Additional photos taken by Standard Assistant Editor Joe Moses from this year’s parade can be found on Page 16 inside this same edition of The Standard. All of the parade photos found in this issue, along with many more from Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, are available for viewing/purchase by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on The Standard’s website at www.waukonstandard.com. A video of this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade can also be found on The Standard Newspaper’s Facebook page.
