The Veterans Memorial Hospital Diabetes Support Group will hold its next meeting Thursday, October 21 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.
Mitchell Iseli and Nicole Cowell would like to announce their engagement and upcoming wedding to take place October 23, 2021 at the United Methodist Church in Lansing.
The groom-to-be is the son of Arthur and Lori Iseli of Waukon. He is employed at Reel Core in Waukon.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Dave and Bobbie Jo Cowell of Waukon. She is employed as a Quality Technician at Aveka Nutra Processing in Waukon.
A dance will be open to the public from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion in Waukon.
Roger John Valley will be honored at his 80th birthday celebration to be held October 30 at the City Lounge in Lansing. The gathering will begin at 3 p.m. with family and friends all being welcome.
Holly and Ted Benda of Decorah announce the birth of their daughter, Sylvia Marie Benda, born September 30, 2021 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. She weighed 8 lbs. 5 ozs. and measured 20-1/2 inches in length at the time of her birth. She joins sisters, Madilyn (11), Avery (8) and Vivyan (3).
Grandparents are Jim and Cindy Callahan of Lansing and Lawrence and Marsha Benda of Waukon. Margaret Ferring of Lansing is a great-grandparent.
Abraham and Elise Faugstad of Waukon announce the birth of their son, Bjug Abraham Faugstad, born October 10, 2021 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. He weighed 6 lbs. 12 ozs. and measured 20 inches in length at the time of his birth. He joins a sister, Hilde (20 months).
Grandparents are Daniel and Julie Faugstad of Redwood Falls, MN and Robert and Rachel Widmer of Yukon, OK. Great-grandparents are Martin and Martha Doepel of Yukon, OK.
Allamakee and Winneshiek counties share similar topography and rural challenges. I believe the issues that I’m experiencing in my neighborhood may be shared with those in yours.
I can only report what my own and some of my neighbors’ experiences have been, but I suspect the problem goes beyond my part of Winneshiek County. I live about ten miles from Decorah along the Upper Iowa River, where the terrain is pretty rough. Cell reception is spotty at best.
During the summer, I had experienced two landline telephone outages that lasted one week each from cable breaks. What used to take two days to fix now takes seven. In early September, a widespread outage occurred that affected up to ten homes near mine. The telephone cables under the Upper Iowa River had been swept away after recent flooding.
Senator Charles Grassley, Representatives Ashley Hinson and Mariannette Miller-Meeks, and Governor Kim Reynolds have sworn an oath to support the U.S. Constitution which entails protecting and defending it against all enemies foreign and domestic. And yet, there they were at a rally in Des Moines lending their support to the man who organized and led the failed coup that attempted to overthrow our free and fair election. Trump continues to spew his Big Lie in an attempt to set the stage for a successful coup in 2024.
If elected leaders refuse to defend democratic voting procedures, democracies die. Republicans have truly become the anti-democratic and authoritarian party. The only hope to save our democracy is to vote them out of office.
Fall Considerations for Soil Health by LuAnn Rolling, District Conservationist
There are several things that producers can do this fall when considering trying to improve their overall soil health. A dry fall and early harvest takes some of the pressure off emptying manure storage structures before winter. It’s tempting to want to apply as soon as possible. However, it pays to postpone land application until soil temperatures drop below 50 degrees. Cooler soils maximize nitrogen availability and minimize its loss - whether applying anhydrous ammonia or ammonia-laden manure. That saves money.
Profitable pig production depends on getting finished pigs to market, with costs below market price.
Lowering mortality rates can improve potential profitability. However, experienced pig producers know that mortality is a cost — by its very nature and by efforts to reduce it.
In a recent article in Ag Decision Maker, Russ Euken, swine specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, and Lee Schulz, extension livestock economist, take a look at some of the different factors that can affect the cost of mortality.
Five sessions on the issues affecting Iowa agriculture into 2022
The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach farm management team will hold its annual Pro-Ag Outlook and Management program via five webinars, scheduled for Nov. 1-5.
The goal of the program is to provide agribusiness leaders a concise evaluation of current market conditions, opportunities and challenges, and expected trends in crop and livestock income potential and management considerations heading into a new year.
Producers will hear about the COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 impact on farm markets, and what might lie ahead as the U.S. and the world continue to recover.
