Waukon Dental named 2016 Cloy Kuhse Positive Impact Award winner ...

The Allamakee County Economic Development (ACED) Board of Directors announced Waukon Dental as the 2016 Cloy Kuhse Positive Impact Award winner at the ACED Annual Meeting hosted in Lansing Thursday, October 13. Waukon Dental joins the list of annual award recipients that also includes Mike Ferring Construction of Waukon, TASC of Waukon, Wuennecke’s Meat Market of New Albin, and Norplex-Micarta of Postville.

Waukon Dental participates in Dental Health Month, as well as hosts the Tooth Fairy Contest, Have a Heart Day, office tours, Halloween Buy Back, and school presentations. This past year, Waukon Dental celebrated 35 years in business by performing 35 Random Acts of Kindness. Waukon Dental staff performed such Acts of Kindness as washing and staining a MOSAIC home's deck and ramp, sewing blankets for nursing homes and the hospital, and making homemade goodies for firefighters, nursing home staff and medical staff. The annual award was created to recognize a business making a positive impact in Allamakee County, as well as to honor the memory of Cloy Kuhse and his vision.

Pictured above at the award presentation at the ACED Annual Meeting held at TJ Hunter’s Banquet Center in Lansing this year are, left to right: Front row - Waukon Dental employees Registered Dental Assistant Michelle Wood, Regional Manager Judy Kurth, Dr. Jessica Wilke and Marketing/Public Relations Manager Deb Hertges. Back row - ACED Board members Christina Drahos, Larry Schellhammer and Hollee McCormick, ACED Board President Matt Cole, ACED Board Secretary Mike Myers, ACED Board member Mike Kruckenberg, ACED Board Vice President Bill Nation, ACED Board member Craig White, and ACED Executive Director Val Reinke. Submitted photo.