Veterans Memorial Hospital recently received a donation of children’s books from Jackson Moore, son of Andy and Emily Moore of Waukon. For his birthday, in lieu of presents for himself, he requested that his friends bring a book to be donated to the hospital for children of any age to enjoy. Moore is pictured above with many of the books his friends gave him in honor of his 10th birthday. These books have been scattered around into every department of the hospital by the Housekeeping staff to ensure each waiting room has a few new books for the young patients to enjoy while visiting the hospital. Submitted photo.
The local Grief Support Group will hold its monthly meeting at Veterans Memorial Hospital Tuesday, September 11 at 5 p.m. in the Education Conference Room.
This informal meeting is open to anyone suffering from any type of loss, whether it be death, divorce, illness or some other grief.
Feel free to attend and bring a friend. This grief support group now meets the second Tuesday of each month at Veterans Memorial Hospital.
The Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital will be holding its monthly Euchre Marathon for all individuals of the community interested Thursday, September 20. 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 will go toward 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.
A familiar face at the Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital in West Union is now caring for women as a nurse midwife. Kylie Jirak, CNM, who has been a registered nurse at the hospital for the past six years, is now offering comprehensive well-women care at the Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics in West Union and Postville.
Jirak will care for women from adolescence through menopause and offer a full-scope of pregnancy care - before, during and after a woman is pregnant. In addition, she will see women and teens for contraceptive management including IUD insertions and removals and will offer gynecologic care, yearly exams, Pap smears and sexual transmitted infection testing and treatment.
The Veterans Memorial Hospital Diabetes Support Group will hold its next meeting Thursday, September 20 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.
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.
Individuals can make a difference by making a life-saving blood donation at the next Waukon Community Blood Drive. The next blood drive will take place Thursday, September 6 from 12-5 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in south Waukon.
Donating blood is safe, simple and it saves lives. Blood donors have a unique opportunity to contribute to their community by making a life-saving blood donation. Everyone who registers to donate blood goes through four simple steps during the donation process: registration, donor history and mini-physical, blood donation and snacks.
New blood donors who are not familiar with the blood donation process are encouraged to ask questions before, during and after their blood donation. Below are a few tips for ensuring a successful donation:
Kent and Rhonda Stock of Waukon and Bob and Jeri Rethamel of Fredericksburg announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their children, McKayla Stock and Clinton Rethamel, to take place Saturday, September 1 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon. Following the wedding ceremony, a reception and dance will take place at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion in Waukon.
The bride-to-be is a 2014 graduate of Waukon High School, a 2016 graduate of Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) in Calmar with an Associates Degree in Nursing and a 2018 graduate of Upper Iowa University in Fayette with a Bachelors Degree in Nursing. She is currently employed as a Registered Nurse at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
The groom-to-be is a 2010 graduate of Sumner-Fredericksburg High School and is currently employed as an Assistant Manager of Fareway Food Stores in Rochester, MN.
Len and Joan Bruce, who began their teaching careers in Waukon in 1968, will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary at a reception to be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport Sunday, September 9 from 2-4 p.m.
The couple was married July 13, 1968 in Janesville, WI and taught in Waukon until 1981, when Len accepted an administrative position. They are both retired now, Joan from Pleasant Valley High School in Bettendorf and Len from Camanche High School in Camanche.
The Jarchow Family Reunion is scheduled for Sunday, September 9 at the Methodist Church, one block north of the bank, in Hawkeye. All relatives and siblings of Wilhelm/William Jarchow, Sr. are welcome to attend. A potluck dinner is planned at noon with the meeting to follow and time for visiting and family stories.
Feel free to bring photos. Help may be available with identifying individuals in photos. Bring information about weddings, births and deaths. Share this reunion notice with other family members.
