Local SHIIP volunteers at VMH ... Local Senior Health Insurance Information Program volunteers Russ Hagen and Nancy Schoh will be hosting a “Welcome to Medicare” seminar for all those soon enrolling in Medicare, Tuesday, June 21, from 5-7 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Hospital. These two volunteers also hold regular meeting times at the hospital to meet with anyone regarding their Medicare coverage. To register for this seminar, call Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411. Submitted photo.
“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 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, be sure to call Veterans Memorial Hospital Community and Home Care at 563-568-5660.
The local Grief Support Group will be holding its monthly meeting at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon Tuesday, June 14 at 5 p.m. in the Meditation Healing Center, located just inside the main entrance of the hospital. Masks will be required.
This informal meeting is open to anyone suffering from any type of loss, whether it be death, divorce, illness or some other grief.
Feel free to attend and bring a friend, and be sure to wear a mask. All attendees will be able to physically distance during the meeting. This grief support group meets the second Tuesday of each month at Veterans Memorial Hospital.
The Veterans Memorial Hospital Diabetes Support Group will hold its next meeting Thursday, June 16 at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at Veterans Memorial Hospital in the Large Conference Room, located on the lower level of the hospital. Masks will be required to be worn.
This diabetes class is open to everyone who has diabetes or has a friend or loved one with diabetes. For more information on the Diabetes Support Group, call Angie Mettille, RN, at Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.
Ben and Shanna Holzwarth of Waukon and Ken and Sandy Rozzell of Spicer, MN announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their children, Hally Holzwarth and Matthew Rozzell, both originally of Waukon. The couple will exchange vows Sunday, June 12 at Celebrations on the River in La Crosse, WI.
The bride-to-be is a 2021 graduate of Waukon High School and is employed at 3M in New Ulm, MN while pursuing a degree in elementary education through a transfer program with South Central Community College and Minnesota State University - Mankato. The groom-to-be is a 2020 graduate of Waukon High School and is employed as a Group Leader at 3M in New Ulm, MN.
Sarah Welsh of Waukon is celebrating her 90th birthday Wednesday, June 1. In honor of the occasion, cards and well wishes may be sent to Good Samaritan Society, 21 East Main Street, Waukon, IA 52172.
Marissa Shelton and Garrett Cooper of Waukon announce the birth of their daughter, Vivian Judith Cooper, born May 19, 2022 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. She weighed 7 lbs. 9 ozs. and measured 20 inches in length at the time of her birth.
Grandparents are Corey and Trish Shelton of Waukon, Karen and Darryl Frana of Calmar and the late Kevin Cooper. Great-grandparents are Dennis and Judy Byrnes, Janice and the late Glenn Cooper, Joyce and the late Michael Regan, and the late Donald and Judith Shelton, all of Waukon.
Mackay and Brooke Mathis of Harpers Ferry announce the birth of their son, Weller Mack Mathis, born May 20, 2022 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. He weighed 9 lbs. 12 ozs. and measured 21-3/4 inches in length at the time of his birth. He joins a sister, Wava (2).
Grandparents are Dave and Karen Mathis and Randy and Louise Wild, all of Lansing. Great-grandparents are Rupert and Martha Caballero of Waukon.
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New Food Trends Looking at Sustainably Raised Foods by LuAnn Rolling, District Conservationist
To shed light on how cultural and demographic shifts are impacting demand for food and beverage, Hartman Group analysts recently examined six key trends in consumer culture. The Hartman Group includes anthropologists, social scientists and business analysts. This article was written by Laurie Demeritt and published April 4, 2022 on Smartbrief.com.
According to the report “Fresh, less processed foods” have become the premier signifier of quality today when it comes to consumer views on foods and beverages.
The Hartman Group analysts recently examined six key trends in consumer culture in Ideas in Food 2022. These six trends are:
Dairy goat webinar series continues with Paul Plummer June 14
The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach dairy team will continue its quarterly dairy goat webinar series June 14, with a look at Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis, also known as CAE.
The webinar will be led by Paul Plummer, veterinarian with the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University and executive director of the National Institute of Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Education.
CAE is a viral disease of goats that is very closely related to Ovine Progressive Pneumonia of sheep and HIV of humans. In goats, there are two predominant presentations. The most common is an arthritic form in adult goats. The second presentation is an encephalitic (neurologic disease) of young kids and is much less common than the arthritic form.
Plummer will discuss management practices that can help prevent the spread of CAE.
