Bleeding injuries can happen anytime, anywhere. If let uncontrolled, severe bleeding injuries could claim a person’s life in as little as five minutes.
With that in mind, Emplify Health by Gundersen will be offering a STOP THE BLEED® training event Tuesday, March 25 at Meehan Memorial Lansing Public Library, located at 515 Main Street in Lansing, from 5-6 p.m. Anyone may participate in this training, which is being offered free of charge to the first 10 participants to register by the March 24 at 12 noon registration deadline.
Join the Allamakee County Conservation Board (ACCB) and the Friends of Yellow River State Forest for a Moonlight Snowshoe Hike Wednesday, February 12 at 6:30 p.m. Meet at the Yellow River State Forest Headquarters and hike or snowshoe to the only fire tower in the state of Iowa.
If snowshoes are needed, the ACCB will provide them and trekking poles free of charge. For more information call the Driftless Area Education and Visitors Center at 563-538-0403.
The Moonlight Snowshoe will be a guided trail hike taking place after dark to enable the participants to see the stars and moon like they have never seen before. The event requires preregistration for those wishing to use snowshoes provided by the ACCB and is open to all ages. However, anyone under 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. In the case of inclement weather or poor snow conditions, the Moonlight Snowshoe may be postponed or canceled, and that will be announced via the ACCB’s Facebook page.
Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) Business and Community Solutions is offering a Create Your Own Dragon Egg class Tuesday, February 25. The youth class will run from 3:45-4:45 p.m. at the NICC Waukon Center, 1220 3rd Avenue NW.
Kids will learn the art of creating dragon eggs using a variety of materials. From sculpting clay to painting and decorating, children will unleash their creativity. All materials will be provided, but children are encouraged to bring an apron or smock to protect their clothes.
The deadline for paid registration is February 18. To register online visit www.nicc.edu/waukon or call NICC Waukon center at 844-642-2338, ext. 6700.
Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation (NEICAC) has announced the dates for its Head Start Preschool Open Houses and Registration Nights to apply for the 2025-2026 school year. Head Start Preschool is a free, all-day, five days a week, three- and four-year-old preschool program.
The Open House and Registration Night for the Waukon Head Start Classroom is scheduled for Tuesday, February 25 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The Waukon Head Start Classroom is located at 955 3rd Avenue NW in Waukon, with its entrance located behind the West Elementary School.
Nutritious breakfast, lunch and snacks are served daily at no cost to families. Qualified teachers use the Creative Curriculum to help children learn and provide the academic and social skills they need to succeed in Kindergarten. Free before and after school child care may be available for working parents and full-time students.
The Kee boys basketball team continued its recent winning ways this past week, adding two more victories to now five-game win streaks both overall and in Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) play. The Hawks completed season sweeps of both Clayton Ridge, 82-59 Tuesday, January 28, and Central Elkader, 62-56 Friday, January 31, with both of those victories coming in UIC road play.
Rising above for a career high ... Waukon boys basketball senior Ethan Palmer elevates above the congestion underneath the hoop to put up a shot in the Indians’ 45-27 home win over South Winneshiek Monday, January 27. Palmer muscled in a career-high 12 points and gathered five rebounds in the win. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
The Waukon boys basketball team played through a busy week of three games in five nights this past week, putting only the first of those contests in the win column. The Indians opened the week with a 67-59 home victory over South Winneshiek Monday, January 27 before finishing up the week with consecutive nights of competition that included a narrow, 74-71 loss at Sumner-Fredericksburg Thursday, January 30 before also falling at home to Class 3A second-rated Decorah, 72-37.
Consolation finalists at Regional Tournament ... Waukon girls wrestling sophomore 120-pounder Makenna Kurth (photo above) and freshman 105-pounder Addison Donahue (photo below) each wrestled their way to the consolation finals matches of their respective weight classes at the Class 1A Region 3 Tournament hosted by East Buchanan High School Friday, January 31. Kurth recorded three pins in her four matches on the mat, including winning her consolation finals bout to earn a chance to wrestleback for State Tournament qualification, but had that opportunity denied when the only wrestler to beat her at the tournament surrendered a forfeit in the championship match to secure second place and the final State-qualifying spot, leaving Kurth in third place as the consolation champion. Donahue’s advancement to the consolation finals included a win by injury default but she traded pinning opportunities in that finals match to end up in fourth place at 105 pounds. View and find out how to purchase these photos and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
The Waukon girls wrestling team was competing for continuation of its season with 18 other teams at the Class 1A Region 3 Tournament hosted by East Buchanan High School in Winthrop Friday, January 31. The mat Tribe had 11 young ladies - including two sophomores and nine freshmen - vying for either a championship or runner-up finish in their respective weight classes to earn State Tournament qualification, but ended up not advancing any of them to the season grand finale, with a pair of lighter weight Lady Indians wrestling their way back into late contention for that advancement opportunity but being denied as the Waukon girls compiled a total of 45 team points to tie for 14th-place in the final 19-team standings at the tournament and have their 2024-2025 season brought to a close.
Battling for a board ... Waukon girls basketball senior Reese McCormick battles for a rebound in the Indians’ 45-27 home win over South Winneshiek Monday, January 27. McCormick finished the game with 11 points, three rebounds and two assists to aid the Indian victory. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
The Waukon girls basketball team played through a busy week with three games played over five nights, first extending its new year win streak to seven consecutive games before having its 2025 undefeated run brought to a halt by the last team to have beaten them prior to that new year streak. The extension of that new year streak began with wins of 45-27 over South Winneshiek at home Monday, January 27 and 55-24 at Sumner-Fredericksburg Thursday, January 30 before Class 4A Decorah finally snapped the bucket Tribe’s 2025 undefeated stretch with a 46-39 home loss Friday, January 31 in a battle for Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) supremacy between two squads with a single NEIC loss coming into the contest.
Patient Recognition Week at VMH ... This is National Patient Recognition Week which concentrates on promoting and emphasizing patient satisfaction. The mission of Veterans Memorial Hospital includes providing an exceptional health care experience to each and every one of their patients. However, VMH relies heavily on the return of patient surveys to see how well they are doing at meeting this goal. They ask all patients who receive a survey to take the time to fill it out and return it so they can continually improve. Pictured above is Marian Meier of Lansing, surrounded by some of her nursing care team including Krystal Grotegut, RN; Miranda Bieber, RN; and Dannette Hermeier, RN. Submitted photo.
National Patient Recognition Week is held nationally during the first seven days of February and concentrates on promoting and emphasizing patient satisfaction. The week serves as a reminder and an opportunity for health care professionals to focus on the care they give their patients, to reflect on even better ways to provide their care and recommit to the pledge of superior healthcare service delivery.
The mission of Veterans Memorial Hospital includes providing an exceptional health care experience to each and every patient; however, they rely heavily on the return of the patient surveys to see how well they are doing in order to make needed improvements.
February is Heart Month. Veterans Memorial Hospital continues to encourage the public to learn the American Heart Association’s “Hands Only CPR.” This simple way of performing CPR is very easy to do and effective for the victim.
According to the American Heart Association, there are more than 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests annually in the United States, with nearly 90% of them fatal. This is because only about 40% of people who experience cardiac arrest outside of a hospital receive immediate care.
The American Heart Association has found Hands Only CPR is effective, easy to learn and encourages more people to act when they witness cardiac arrest.