Mark your calendars for a noon webinar September 26. Join the ISU Extension and Outreach Dairy Team as Dr. Larry Tranel, ISU Extension and Outreach Dairy Specialist hosts “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”. This webinar will discuss organic and organic “grass-fed” dairy systems.
... that there is an old adage to the effect that you should be careful what you wish for because it might happen.
For days I wished that television would cover something else besides the hurricane headed for Florida. The networks and weather channel sent reporters out into the worst weather conditions they could find, and they would stand there leaning into the wind in drenching rain and tell us what we could see, which they could have done just as well from inside the window they were just outside of.
And the predictions were dire, and it was (is) very bad, but one called it a rainfall “of Biblical proportions.” Presumably meaning that episode of Noah and his arc. Before man’s industrial revolution caused climate change, by the way!
In his letter of September 6, Jacob Galema has a couple of things right. We need to reduce/eliminate waste and fraud in the government. And we need to end corporate welfare. On everything else he is wrong.
His plea to support his “dude Bernie” requires that you give up the notion of self reliance and self determination and let the government take care of you. That is not what made America great and it will certainly do nothing to improve it.
I am not willing to give the government any more power at the expensive of individual freedom. I will continue to promote that as long as I can take a breath. We do not need any more power handed over to the government.
Once again, it seems that roads are becoming very busy with farm equipment. It is the season when ag equipment will be traveling area roads more frequently, as local farmers begin to harvest the crops.
So, as you drive to work or are just on a weekend road trip, please take extra caution and pay attention for farm equipment. They are only traveling at one-third to half the speed of most vehicles on the road.
Here are some tips to keep you and them safe on the roads. Pay attention to their flashing amber lights, these are their way of telling you they are slower than you and also which direction they are possibly going to be turning for a driveway. If you pass on the highway, be courteous and move over and do it in a marked passing zone because it is the law, even if you’re just passing a tractor!
Get your walk on in Waukon ... The Healthiest State Initiative is asking Iowans to #GetYourWalkOn in Waukon October 4 and walk for 30 minutes, not just October 4, but every day. Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon will host a walk in cooperation with this healthiest state initiative Wednesday, October 4 at Noon. The route will follow the WalkMore.ConnectMore route around the golf course, returning to the hospital. This 1.4-mile route walk will conclude at the hospital’s main entrance where free wellness testing, educational displays, photo booth and light refreshments will all be available. Submitted photo.
Iowans encouraged to walk more and also connect more
The Healthiest State Initiative’s seventh annual statewide walk, presented by Delta Dental of Iowa, takes place Wednesday, October 4 and the Healthiest State Initiative is asking Iowans to #GetYourWalkOn in Waukon and walk for 30 minutes, not just October 4 but every day. The goal of this year’s walk is to have walks organized and registered in all 99 counties of Iowa.
“We all know that walking is one of the best ways to stay healthy but it’s also one of the best ways to connect with others,” said Jami Haberl, executive director for the Healthiest State Initiative. “Through walking with your friends, family or co-workers, you get to catch up, move your body and refresh your mind while building strong social connections.”
The Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital, together with Elliott Jewelers of Waukon, will be hosting its 13th annual Women’s Health Day wellness event and luncheon Tuesday, September 26 at the Waukon Banquet Center. All ages are invited to attend this educational event, beginning at 11 a.m. with a wellness fair offering a variety of free health tests and information, and a salad luncheon and program held from Noon to 1 p.m.
Tickets are available at Veterans Memorial Hospital and Elliott Jewelers. Tickets will also be available at the door, until the event is sold out. The proceeds from this event will be used to help purchase the new digital 3D mammography machine at Veterans Memorial Hospital, which will be the first one of its kind in northeast Iowa.
The next LifeServe Blood Center blood drive will be held Monday, October 9, from 12-5 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in south Waukon. The LifeServe Blood Center supplies Veterans Memorial Hospital with its blood and blood products.
Here are some interesting blood facts from the Blood Center of Iowa:
The Veterans Memorial Hospital Diabetes Support Group will hold its next meeting Thursday, September 21 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 Teresa Myers, RN, C.D.E., Diabetes Educator, or Angie Mettille, RN, at Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.
The Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital will be holding its monthly Euchre Marathon for all individuals of the community interested Thursday, September 21. Men and women are welcome to attend, even if they are not members of the Auxiliary. The Auxiliary’s 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. The cost is $3.00 per person with all proceeds going towards the Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital. Prizes will be awarded.
Memorials were recently received by the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation in memory of LaVon Kaeser by Gordon and Darlene Kaeser, Jr.; in memory of Bernice Schafer by Claude Schafer; in memory of Nicklas Denny (Dr. Wiley’s grandson) by Mary Axmear; in memory of Robert Halverson by Craig and Barb Lensing; and in memory of Idella Bresnahan by Lyle and Marilyn Larson and Jim and Jill Kiesau.
Memorials were also received in memory of Jean Pufahl by Dave and Suzanne Hahn, Joan Bieber, Bob and Linda Thompson, Kay Carter, Gayle Larkin, Ray and Lorraine Mitchell and Ron and Nancy Adams.
In addition, memorials were received in memory of Earl Waters by Robert and Judy Iseli, Patsy Kerndt and Iris Waters.
