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Dominick R. Damiano, 72, of Waukon died Friday, June 4, 2021 at his granddaughters’ home in Waukon. Please join his family, Michael (Karla) Damiano, Tami (Mike) Tschudi and Nicoel (Rick) Damiano and his grandchildren, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, June 12 for a Celebration of Life at the Allamakee Event Room, 108 Second Street NW #101, in Waukon.

Condolences can be sent to his daughter, Nicoel Damiano, at 922 Fourth Street, Lot 23, Waukon, IA 52172. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling the arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.martinfunerals.com.
 

Charles “Chuck” Tryon, age 72, of Oelwein passed away March 16, 2020 at the Edgewood Convalescent Home in Edgewood. A graveside service with full military honors was held Saturday, May 29 at Strawberry Point.

Charles was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He worked as a die setter for Northern Engraving in Waukon for many years.

A Celebration of Life memorial service for Beverly Bartlein is scheduled to be held Sunday, June 13 at New Life Christian Church, located at 12 Seventh Avenue SE in Waukon. Born June 8, 1931, Beverly passed away April 20, 2020.

The service will begin at 1 p.m. Masks will be available at the door.
 

Steven L. Mitchell, 56, of rural Blair, WI, formerly of Waukon, died Sunday, May 30, 2021 at his home. A graveside service was held Tuesday, June 8 at Oakland Cemetery in Waukon with Pastor Kim Gates officiating. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon handled the graveside service.

Steven Lyal Mitchell was born January 31, 1965 in Waukon to Ray and Lorraine (Schellhammer) Mitchell. He was baptized and confirmed at the Rossville Presbyterian Church in rural Waukon and graduated from Waukon High School and NICC in Calmar.

Steve worked as a mechanic for Rodger Honne’s garage in Waterville, Leadfree in Waukon, Jim’s DX in Waukon, Trosinski Trucking in Galesville, WI and La Crosse Truck Center, where he was still employed. Steve was an avid football and basketball fan.

The Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation’s 28th annual Three Person Best-Shot Golf Tournament will be held Monday, June 21. The tournament will be held at the Waukon Golf and Country Club beginning with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m.

Thanks to Wade Bucknell and Andy Moore, 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.

Teams of three will play 18 holes of golf. Breakfast rolls, lunch and dinner and prizes for everyone are all provided for the donation of just $75. All those interested are asked to pre-register their team by calling the Waukon Golf and Country Club at 563-568-9939.

Since Veterans Memorial Hospital is a health care facility, masks are still required to be worn by every patient and visitor to the hospital. Masks  are effective against the COVID-19 virus and should be worn by everyone not vaccinated at all other locations that are non-health care related. At this time, the Centers for Disease Control does mandate that even those vaccinated must wear masks at all health care facilities.

According to the CDC, once an individual is fully vaccinated for COVID-19, they can resume activities they did prior to the pandemic. Fully vaccinated people can resume activities without wearing a mask or physically distancing, except where required by law or regulations, such as a health care setting.

Those who haven’t been vaccinated yet are urged to find a vaccine. Being fully vaccinated begins two weeks following a second or final COVID-19 vaccination. Keep using all personal protective tools until that two-week wait time has expired.

There are a few spots still available for any six- to 14-year-old children who would like to attend the Veterans Memorial Hospital Safety Day Camp. This camp will be held Thursday, June 10, at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds in Waukon from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The day camp is designed to increase children’s awareness of a wide variety of safety hazards, as well as provide them with hands-on, first aid training to help themselves or someone else survive an accident should one occur.
Individual topics covered at this year’s safety camp will include the following:

• ATV & Motorcycle Safety
• Farm Equipment Safety
• Electrical Safety
• Lawnmower/Weed Eater/Chainsaws
• Pinch Point Safety
• Bicycle Rodeo
• Grain Bin Safety
• Internet Safety
• Firearm Safety
• First Aid
• Water Safety
• Drone Safety
• Snake Awareness

Another generous donation of $5,000 to the Veterans Memorial Hospital Waukon Clinic was recently received from Brad and Judy Herman of Waukon. Pictured above, left to right, are Veterans Memorial Hospital CEO Michael Coyle, along with Judy and Brad. Judy is also a member of the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation. “We believe it is extremely important to support our local health care for the overall growth and stability of our community,” states Brad and Judy. “We are very fortunate to have the outstanding facilities that we currently have. We encourage everyone to consider a donation to the new clinic to meet current and future demand and to maintain continued access to quality health care in our area.”

Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) in Waukon will be hosting a free weight loss support group the first Tuesday of each month at VMH. The focus of this support group will be learning how to stop emotional eating and over-eating, creating new habits that support each one’s journey to weight loss and discovering the importance of mindfulness in eating and lifestyle.

Those interested in attending may register online by going to the hospital’s website at www.veteransmemorialhospital.com. This support group will be offered two different times the first Tuesday of each month, at Noon and again at 5 p.m., so those attending can choose the time that is most convenient for them.  Face masks will be required to attend.

For more information or assistance in registering, call Jill Fleming, Registered Dietitian, at 563-568-3411 ext. 567.
 

The Veterans Memorial Hospital Diabetes Support Group will hold its next meeting Thursday, June 17 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 who 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.