26th Annual Christmas Fantasy ... The theme of the 26th Annual Veterans Memorial Hospital Health Care Foundation’s Christmas Fantasy is “a Christmas To Remember.” The Fantasy will be held November 10-13 at the Allamakee Fairgrounds Pavilion. Reservations are now being taken for the popular Saturday and Monday Christmas Fantasy Luncheons sponsored by the Allamakee County Cattlemen’s Association. The luncheons, pictured above, include a delicious meal served among the trees, plus entertainment and ample time to view all of the breathtaking decorations. Submitted photo.
Reservations are being taken now for the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation’s 26th Annual Christmas Fantasy to be held Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, November 10, 11, 12 and 13 at the Allamakee Fairgrounds Pavilion in Waukon. The theme for this year’s event will be “A Christmas To Remember.”
Reservations are now being taken for the popular Saturday and Monday Noon luncheons and the Saturday evening Wine, Cheese and Dessert Event.
The luncheons are sponsored by the Allamakee County Cattlemen’s Association and will be held Saturday, November 11 at Noon, and again Monday, November 13 at Noon. A full meal will be served plus entertainment will be provided at both events. All guests will have ample time to view all of the displays.
Veterans Memorial Hospital Community and Home Care is offering flu shots every Wednesday afternoon during regular immunization clinics. The next flu shot clinics will be held Wednesday, October 25 from 1-4 p.m. and again Wednesday, November 1 from 1-6 p.m. The Community and Home Care Immunization Clinic is located on the upper level of Veterans Memorial Hospital.
Immunization clinics are held from 1-6 p.m. the first and third Wednesdays of the month, and from 1-4 p.m. all other Wednesdays. Flu vaccine, pneumonia vaccine and a combination of flu and pneumonia vaccine will all be available. Tetanus shots will be offered as well.
Medicare does cover the costs for a flu shot. Billing for Medicare will be completed by the Community and Home Care staff, but participants will need to bring their physician’s name and their Medicare number with them. Pneumonia shots and Tdap shots are also available.
Veterans Memorial Hospital will be offering a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for health care providers (those working in health related fields such as physicians, nurses, EMTs etc.), Monday, November 13, beginning at 5:30 p.m. This “Health Care Professional” CPR class will be held in the Large Conference Room located on the lower level of the hospital.
The cost for all CPR classes, for certification or recertification, at Veterans Memorial Hospital is the same and all registrants should bring along their own pocket mask. The card received with the course does certify attendants in CPR for two years.
Pre-registration plus a minimum of three participants is required. For more information and to register, call Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon at 563-568-3411.
The next LifeServe Blood Center Blood Drive will be held Thursday, November 2, from 12-5 p.m., at the First Baptist Church in south Waukon. Blood drives are held once per month. The LifeServe Blood Center supplies Veterans Memorial Hospital with its blood and blood products.
The LifeServe Blood Center is seeking donors to ensure a safe and plentiful blood supply in Iowa. Because there is no substitute for human blood, the need for donors is continuous.
Over half of the United States population is eligible to donate blood, yet less than four percent donate on a regular basis. A single donation of blood can be used to save up to three lives and help in treatment of cancer patients, accident victims, hemophiliacs and surgery patients. The LifeServe Blood Center is committed to serving the needs of Iowans by saving lives through volunteer blood donation.
Veterans Memorial Hospital’s Diabetes Self-Management Education Program will be offering another free educational program on “Diabetes Prevention” out in the area communities served by Veterans Memorial Hospital. This time the diabetes staff will be hosting a program in the community of Monona, Monday, October 30, at the Monona Community Center from 6-7:30 p.m. Teresa Myers, RN, Certified Diabetes Educator, and Angie Mettille, RN, will be teaching all those attending how to reduce the risk of getting Type 2 diabetes.
Pre-Diabetes is a condition that comes before Type 2 diabetes when the blood glucose (sugar) levels are higher than normal, but aren’t high enough to be called diabetes. It is a silent disease, meaning someone can have it without even knowing it. Cutting back on calories and fat, being physically active and losing weight can reverse pre-diabetes and therefore delay or prevent Type 2 diabetes.
St. Patrick’s High School Class of 1967 Reunion ... Pictured left to right, front row: Msgr. Joseph Slepicka, Laura (North) Cira, Mary (Deeney) Chapman, Ann (Cunningham) Fossum, Carole (Anderson) Lahr, Kate (Tierney) Tooke. Middle row: Mary (Gregan) Timmerman, Faye (O’Neill) Nevermann, Elaine (Byrnes) Gaul, Nancy (Anderson) Nissen, Jill (Cronin) Maslowski, Bob Ryan, Ed Blake. Back row: Cathie (Collins) Logan, Greg Waldron, Fran (Sweeney) Samuel, Peg (Fries) Abshire, Bonnie (Blake) Sweeney, Arlene (Liddiard) Reich, Margaret (Doubek) Hammell, Jerry McCabe, Tom Brandt, Pat Liddiard, Frank Magner. Submitted photo.
St. Patrick’s High School Class of 1967 held its 50th-year reunion Saturday, October 7 at Green Valley Getaway in Waukon. Special guests at the event were Monsignor Joseph Slepicka and Father Mark Osterhaus. Reunion committee members were: Kate (Tierney) Tooke, Bonnie (Blake) Sweeney, Margaret (Doubek) Hammell and Greg Waldron.
The celebration began with Mass at St. Patrick’s Church followed by a tour of the school. Dinner and a program followed at Green Valley Getaway. A highlight of the evening was a trip down memory lane led by a lively group of St. Pat’s grade school girls dressed as cheerleaders. They led several cheers from the 1960s and sang the school song. A silent auction was held with donations going to St. Patrick’s School.
Owen (Ole) and Carol Thorson of Spring Grove, MN are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary. They were married October 23, 1952 in New Albin.
The couple has four children, Jan (Bob) Klug of Caledonia, MN, Greg (Terri) of Decorah, Gary of New Albin and Joel (Janice) of Dorchester, nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, with one on the way.
Cards and well wishes may be sent to: 123 Fourth Avenue NE, Spring Grove, MN 55974.
N. Josh and Nicole Hutson of La Crosse, WI announce the adoption of their daughter, Mia Christine Hutson, born September 9, 2015. She weighed 3 lbs. and measured 14-3/4 inches in length at the time of her birth. She officially became part of the Hutson family September 29, 2017. She joins a little brother, Seth.
Grandparents are N. Jim and Sandra Hutson and Jean Hutson, all of Olympia, WA, and Steve and Robin Oden of Waukon. Great-grandparents are Bob and Jo Oden and Phyllis Kubitz, all of Waukon.
Brian and Brittany Rosenthal of Cambridge, WI announce the birth of their daughter, Lydia Anna Rosenthal, born September 27, 2017 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, WI. She weighed 6 lbs. 14 ozs. and measured 19 inches in length at the time of her birth. She joins a big brother, Owen (2).
Grandparents are Duane and Robin Martin of Cambridge, WI and Jerry and Terri Rosenthal of Wisconsin Rapids, WI. Great-grandparents are Carol and the late Lloyd Martin of Waukon, Don and Millie Noyce of Oregon, WI and Jerry Nystrom of Wisconsin Rapids, WI.
Mark and Amanda Donlon of Monona announce the birth of their daughter, Remi Jo Donlon, born October 12, 2017 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. She weighed 7 lbs. 13.8 ozs. and measured 20-1/2 inches in length at the time of her birth. She joins a sibling, Case (20 months).
Grandparents are Rodney and Doreen Bries of Monona, Dan and Maryann Donlon of Postville, and Sonny and Patty Handke of West Union. Great-grandparents are Elmer and Teresa Bries of Monona.
