29th Annual Foundation Golf Tournament scheduled for Monday, June 20 at Waukon Golf & Country Club ... Thanks to Farm Bureau Financial Services agents, pictured in the photo above, left to right, Caitlin Johnson, Andy Moore and Wade Bucknell, the first person hitting a hole-in-one on the first round of golf at the 29th Annual Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation Golf Tournament will be awarded a new Harley Davidson motorcycle as pictured above. A new John Deere riding lawn mower, pictured below, will be the hole in one prize for the second round of golf at the tournament, thanks to Waukon Implement. The tournament is scheduled to be held Monday, June 20 at the Waukon Golf and Country Club. Call the Waukon Golf and Country Club at 563-568-9939 to register to play in the tournament. Submitted photos.
The Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation’s 29th Annual Three-Person Best-Shot Golf Tournament will be held Monday, June 20. The tournament will be held at the Waukon Golf and Country Club with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m.
Thanks to Wade Bucknell, Andy Moore and Caitlin Johnson, agents of Farm Bureau Financial Services, Waukon, the first person hitting a hole-in-one during the first round at the tournament will be awarded a new Harley Davidson motorcycle.
Also, thanks to Waukon Implement, anyone hitting a hole-in-one during the second round at the tournament will be awarded a new John Deere riding lawn mower. As always, many other gifts and prizes will be awarded to all the golfers participating.
Every three years, Veterans Memorial Hospital is required to survey the residents of Allamakee County and the surrounding area served by the hospital to collect a list of the health needs residents feel are most important. Community Health Needs Assessments gather information to help guide and direct health planning activities. The hospital is still conducting that survey from now through June 30 and more input is needed from all the area communities in the county.
“Welcome to Medicare” is a free, two-hour seminar offered by the Veterans Memorial Hospital Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) counselors for those nearing Medicare age. This program will be held Tuesday, June 21 from 5-7 p.m. in the Large Conference Room located on the lower level of Veterans Memorial Hospital.
“Welcome to Medicare” will cover Medicare Part A and Part B benefits, the prescription drug benefit (Part D), Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare supplement insurance.
SHIIP, the Senior Health Insurance Information Program, is a service of the State of Iowa. Local SHIIP counselors Russ Hagen and Nancy Schoh are trained by the State and do not sell or promote any insurance companies, policies or agents. Veterans Memorial Hospital is a local sponsor for SHIIP in Allamakee County.
Veterans Memorial Hospital Community and Home Care/Allamakee County Public Health are offering all doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, plus the additional booster dose, at their weekly immunization clinics each Wednesday throughout the month of June. These vaccinations are by appointment only and are held each Wednesday afternoon, with extended hours available the first and third Wednesdays of each month.
These vaccinations are available at the main entrance of the hospital in the Meditation Healing Center. To make an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccination, in June and beyond, call Veterans Memorial Hospital Community and Home Care at 563-568-5660.
Jeremy and Lana Troendle of Waukon and Tom and Connie Hellmann of Ankeny announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their children, Keisha Troendle and Tyler Hellmann, both of State Center. The couple will exchange vows Saturday, July 9, 2022 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon.
Herb and Vicki Behrend and Brad and Becky Decker, all of Waukon, announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their children, Nicole Behrend and Desmond Decker, both of Surprise, AZ. The couple will exchange vows Saturday, July 9, 2022 at a ceremony at the Decker family farm located south of Waukon. Friends and family are invited to a wedding dance taking place Saturday, July 9 at the Waukon Banquet Center from 7-11 p.m.
The bride-to-be is a 2016 graduate of Waukon High School and a 2020 graduate of the University of Iowa in Iowa City with a degree in Education. She is employed as a kindergarten teacher at Festival Foothills Elementary School in Buckeye, AZ.
The groom-to-be is a 2012 graduate of Waukon High School and a 2016 graduate of Iowa State University in Ames with a degree in Turf Grass Management. He is employed at The Wall Company in Phoenix, AZ.
A celebration in honor of Betty Troendle’s 80th birthday is planned for Sunday, June 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Old East Paint Creek Church Basement, located at 1799 Elon Drive, rural Waterville.
Brittany Hawkinson and Brian Schroeder of McGregor announce the birth of their son, Brandon Edward Schroeder, born May 31, 2022 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. He weighed 6 lbs. 12 ozs. and measured 20 inches in length at the time of his birth.
Grandparents are Casey and Teuka Halvorson of McGregor, Angela and Bobby Schroeder of Prairie du Chien, WI, Corey Schroeder of Clermont and Tristia Woltzen of Postville.
Upcoming Deadlines/Dates
May 15 – August 1: Primary Nesting Season
July 15: Spring Crop Reporting
June 2022 CCC and FSFL Interest Rates New rates were issued for the month of June and are as follows:
• 2.875% for 3 years
• 2.875% for 5 years
• 3.000% for 7 years
• 2.875% for 10 years
• 3.000% for 12 years
