Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon will begin its next Prepared Childbirth Education class (formerly called Lamaze) Monday, April 10, and that class will continue for two more consecutive Monday evenings beginning at 6 p.m. in the Large Conference Room.
The Prepared Childbirth Education classes at Veterans Memorial Hospital are offered in three sessions that allow the expectant parents to choose which topics they wish to learn more on. They may choose to attend one, two or all three sessions. Session 1 covers labor, delivery and the postpartum period following delivery; Session 2 includes relaxation, breathing and pain management; and Session 3 covers infant care. Tours of the OB Department are available with each session as well.
The 2017 Live Healthy Iowa challenge that so many local Iowans are participating in will soon be drawing to a close, March 31. Veterans Memorial Hospital has announced it will again be awarding prizes to all those in Allamakee and northern Clayton counties that participated in this Live Healthy Iowa 10 Week Wellness Challenge in 2017.
Prizes for all participants will be awarded during the hospital’s annual Family Wellness Fair which will be held Wednesday, May 10 from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the hospital.
The Waukon High School Class of 1961 will meet this Friday, March 24 at 11:30 a.m. at Gus & Tony’s in Waukon for lunch and social time. All classmates are invited.
Arlene (Brincks) Lansing of Waukon, previously of Castalia and Ossian, will be celebrating her 80th birthday with a luncheon. Friends and relatives are invited to her birthday celebration Sunday, March 26 from 12:30-3 p.m. at the Community Room in the Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank, 201 West Main Street in Waukon.
In honor of the occasion, cards and well wishes may also be sent to 917 Second St. NW, Waukon, IA 52172.
Marshall and Stephanie Iverson of Lansing announce the birth of their daughter, Rose Marie Iverson, born March 9, 2017 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. She weighed 8 lbs. 6 ozs. and measured 20-1/4 inches in length at the time of her birth. She joins siblings, Hank (3) and Hazel (2).
Grandparents are Tom and Angela Weighner of Dorchester, Connie and Charlie Regan of Waukon, and Jim Iverson and Annie Riehm of Decorah.
Seth and Brittney Clarke of North Liberty announce the birth of their son, Elon Ralph Clarke, born March 1, 2017 in Cedar Rapids. He weighed 7 lbs. and measured 20-1/2 inches in length at the time of his birth. He joins a sister, Ida (2).
Grandparents are Jim and Patty Clarke of Waukon, Ralph and Yvonne Savoy of Cedar Rapids and Maria Savoy of Plymouth, MI.
by Jeremy Leitz, Allamakee County Executive Director (563) 568-2148
Upcoming Deadlines and Important Dates
• ARC/PLC Sign-up: August 1
• Marketing Assistance Loans for Prior Year Harvested: Wheat, barley, honey, oats - March 31; Corn, soybeans - May 31
The sun was shining almost as brightly as the Irish pride at the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade held Sunday, March 19 in Waukon, the event taking approximately an hour to display the wide variety of well over 100 entries. As depicted in the three photos below, there was certainly an abundance of ways entries displayed their Irish pride and made their way along the parade route. While one such entry appears to have been carried along the route with a little luck from a leprechaun, it also appears that Msgr. Ed Lechtenberg (photo at right) was carrying along his own bit of leprechaun luck as he made his way along the parade route on the way to seeking re-election in the annual race for the office of Mayor of Hanover. Photos by Lissa Blake. Additional photos from this year's event can be found on Page 14A of this week's print edition of The Standard. All of the parade photos found in this issue, along with many more from Sunday's St.
The 2017 Allamakee County Dairy Banquet will be held this Saturday, March 25 at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion in Waukon. The meal will be served from 7-8:30 p.m. with the program starting at 8 p.m.
The annual celebration recognizes the importance of the dairy industry in Allamakee County and the contributions dairy families make to this important industry. Every year, top producers from the county are recognized at the banquet. In addition, several other awards are presented that evening, some of which include the following:
• Outstanding Young Dairy Family Award
• Pioneer Dairyman Award
• Distinguished Dairy Family Award
• Service to Dairy Industry Award
• Golden Butter Knife Award.
Iowa House District 56 Representative Kristi Hager and Iowa District 28 Senator Michael Breitbach held a public legislative forum in Waukon Saturday, March 18. Iowa House District 55 Representative Michael Bergan joined Hager and Breitbach shortly after the meeting began in answering questions from the capacity crowd in the Allamakee County Farm Bureau building.
Several hot-button issues were raised by those in attendance at the public forum. Steve Peterson, a Decorah Middle School teacher, addressed the legislators with his concerns relating to the $118 million cut from Iowa's budget. Peterson advised, "We are in a period of expansion and we are having to make all these cuts to things that are really important to people in the area: higher education, access to affordable women's healthcare, youth social services, the arts, environment, under-funding K-12 education at 1.1%, which is an increase but it is not sufficient."
