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Memorials were received by the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation in memory of Todd Pladsen by Jerry and Linda Siegrist, John and Lorna Kerndt, Orrin and Nan Grangaard, Jim and Jill Kiesau, and Craig and Barb Lensing.

Memorials were also received in memory of Robert Stock by Chuck and Lois Votsmier, JoAnn Peake, Jane Dietrich, Patsy Kerndt, Ernie and Donnalee Osland, Donelle Sherman, Norma Sander, Laura Duvel, Jerry and Linda Siegrist, Pat Pettingill, Don and DiAnne Haler and family and friends of Robert O. Stock.

Memorials and donations are appreciated by the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation, a 501C3 organization. All donations to the Foundation are tax deductible. Memorials and donations can be sent to the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation, 40 First Street SE, Waukon, IA  52172.
 

The Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital will be holding its monthly Euchre Marathon for all individuals of the community interested Thursday, July 18. Men and women are welcome to attend, even if not an Auxiliary member. The Euchre marathons are held the third Thursday of each month at the Senior Citizens Room at the Waukon Wellness Center.

The Auxiliary’s Euchre Marathons begin at 11:30 a.m. with dinner, if chosen.  Call Northland Agency on Aging at 877-838-8077 if choosing to eat dinner. Card playing will follow at 12:30 p.m. until approximately 2:30 p.m. Anyone wishing to stay and play cards following the Senior Citizens meal is more than welcome to do so. All proceeds go towards the Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital. Prizes will be awarded.

Anyone interested in attending but preferring to play Bridge is also welcome to join in. It is asked that they come with their own table of four players, however.

The Veterans Memorial Hospital Diabetes Support Group will not hold a regular meeting in July. The group will begin holding its regular monthly meetings again in August. For more information on the Diabetes Support Group, call Angie Mettille, RN, Diabetes Educator, at Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.
 

Veterans Memorial Hospital will not be offering a CPR course in July. The next class available will be offered Wednesday, August 21 and will be offered for health care professionals. For more information, call Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.
 

Richard and Bettina Dibert of New Albin will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house hosted by their children July 20 at the New Albin Community Center from 5-8 p.m. Family, friends and neighbors are invited.

Richard and Bettina Dibert were married July 20, 1969 in Urbana, OH. Their children are Tracy (Darcy) Dibert, Wendy Dibert, Holly (Kantrail) Horton and Kelly (Clint) Welsh. They have nine grandchildren including Annabelle, Kristina, Dalton and Evelynn Dibert, Kaiden and Kennedy Horton, and Oden, Ada and Easden Welsh.

The 61st annual reunion of the Bulman, Hartley and Beardmore families is scheduled for Sunday, July 21 at the Community Center in Eitzen, MN. A potluck meal will be served at 12:30 p.m. with a meeting to follow.

The five Bulman ancestors who came to America from Little Thetford, England in the 1850s were Thomas, George, William, John and their sister, Mary Bulman Sadler. All descendants of these early settlers are cordially invited to attend this reunion meal. Beverages will be provided. Those planning to attend are asked to bring their own table service, family pictures and stories to share.

A Sunday morning church service will be held at the family’s “home church,” Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church located in rural New Albin, at 9 a.m.

The Viroqua High School Class of 1969 50-year Reunion will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, August 10 at Gassers in Viroqua, WI. Classmates interested in attending should contact Chris Hendrickson at chrisser51@gmail.com or by calling 608-444-7986.

This will be an informal event with food and a bar with an assortment of beverages. Individuals who respond will be provided additional information prior to the event. Anyone with contact information about members of the Class of 1969 is asked to pass this reunion information along to them.  All assistance is appreciated.
 

Alicia and Brendan Leiran of Marion announce the birth of their daughter, Sloane Frances Leiran, born June 12, 2019 in Cedar Rapids. She weighed 8 lbs. 10 ozs. and measured 21 inches in length at the time of her birth.

Grandparents are Larre and Brenda Leiran and Dean and Becky Hoffman.

by Jeremy Leitz, Allamakee County Executive Director (563) 568-2148

Upcoming Deadlines/Dates
May 15 - August 1: Primary Nesting Season.  No MCM activities on CRP acres.
June 3 - August 23: CRP Continuous Signup 52 
June 14: COC Nominations Begin
June 17 - September 20: Dairy Margin Coverage Program Sign-Up

By relaxing the prevent plant restricted harvest date, farmers have two more months to harvest forages from cover crops

Grain and livestock farmers can both benefit from the recent rule change by the United States Department of Agriculture, which allows farmers who planted cover crops on prevented plant acres to harvest those fields beginning September 1.

With the change, farmers can hay, graze or chop those fields, and USDA also has determined that silage, haylage and baleage should be treated the same as haying and grazing for this year.

The adjustment allows farmers to harvest cover crops on prevented plant acres two months earlier than most years, which will be beneficial in a year when both grain and forage crops are limited.