Rounds out varsity effort ... Waukon girls bowling junior Mia Huffey rolls the ball down the lane in the Indians’ 1810-354 home win Friday, January 20 over an Oelwein team that had just two bowlers competing. Huffey wrapped up the Lady Indians’ varsity effort at the meet, bowling games of 87 and 65 pins for a 152 series total. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
The Waukon bowling teams each recorded a victory in their Friday, January 20 home meet with Oelwein. The Indian girls faced a limited Husky squad that had just two young ladies competing, tallying 1810 pins for their varsity total to easily improve their season record to 5-1. The Waukon boys rolled to a 2604-2474 victory to get back on the winning track and advance to a 4-2 season mark.
The bowling Indians were next scheduled to compete in their Conference Meet Wednesday, January 25 in Waterloo before hosting Sumner-Fredericksburg Friday, January 27 and then competing at North Iowa Monday, January 30 in a match rescheduled from December 9 by weather. The Tribe will then host Denver Friday, February 3 before bowling at New Hampton Friday, February 10.
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Leads the give and take ... Kee boys basketball junior Kaleb Drape looks to make a pass in the Hawks’ 66-48 home loss to Clayton Ridge Friday, January 20. Drape recorded team highs of four assists and three steals, and he also finished the game with three points and five rebounds. Photo courtesy of the Kee High School Yearbook. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
Coming off its busiest week of the season, the Kee boys basketball team was looking to build off a dramatic win that ended that previous week, playing a pair of games in Upper Iowa Conference competition this past week. Facing a pair of teams battling for second place in the Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) standings behind a yet UIC-unbeaten MFL/MarMac squad, the Hawks couldn’t quite continue that late-week momentum into this past week, falling at North Fayette Valley by a 56-48 count Tuesday, January 17 before suffering a similar fate at home, 66-48, to Clayton Ridge Friday, January 20.
Doubling up on defense ... Kee girls basketball junior Mallory Mohn (left) and senior Alison Wagner (center) work to stop this Clayton Ridge player in the Hawks’ 34-32 home triumph over the Eagles Friday, January 20. Mohn scored 11 points, grabbed two rebounds and swiped four steals, and Wagner grabbed three rebounds, dished out a team-high two assists and posted one steal and one block. Photo courtesy of the Kee High School Yearbook. View and find out how to purchase this photo and more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
The Kee girls basketball team earned a split of its games played this past week - both in Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) play, snapping what had turned into a month-long, six-game non-winning streak with a two-point triumph to wrap up the week. The Lady Hawks opened last week’s effort with a 72-32 road loss at North Fayette Valley Tuesday, January 17 before bouncing back with a 34-32 triumph at home over Clayton Ridge Friday, January 20 in a close battle from start to finish to snap that six-game slide that began prior to the holiday break.
The Waukon boys wrestling team ended up competing in just one event this past week but within that event the Indians wrestled three duals. After a Thursday, January 19 home double-dual with Crestwood and St. Ansgar was canceled due to winter weather, the mat Tribe took part in the Denver Duals Tournament Saturday, January 21, winning two of the three duals wrestled by the Indians and being awarded a forfeit in their final placewinning dual to claim a third-place team finish in the eight-team field.
The three duals wrestled by the Tribe at the tournament all came in the initial pool round of competition, with the Indians matched up against fellow Northeast Iowa Conference mat squad Crestwood, the host Denver Cyclones and Dyersville Beckman in Pool A of the Tournament. Pool B featured New Hampton/Turkey Valley, Garner-Hayfield/Ventura, North Fayette Valley and Fennimore, WI.
For the second consecutive week, the Waukon girls basketball team had an undefeated week denied by a team from a larger school ranked among the top teams in their respective class. This past week, the Lady Indians had a pair of games scheduled on back-to-back nights, splitting that pair of contests played on the road. The better part of that split came in a 51-38 Northeast Iowa Conference win at New Hampton Friday, January 20, with that win being followed by a 63-36 loss at Class 5A third-rated Waterloo West the very next day, Saturday, January 21.
Holding a 9-6 season record that now includes a mark of 5-2 in Northeast Iowa Conference play, the Lady Indians are next scheduled to host Class 1A eighth-rated Central Elkader Thursday, January 26 before playing at Waverly-Shell Rock Friday, January 27. The Waukon girls then play at North Fayette Valley Tuesday, January 31 before hosting Decorah Friday, February 3.
Health Insurance Information Program volunteers ... For the last twelve years, Russ Hagen of rural Waterville, pictured above at left, has provided assistance to hundreds of individuals in the tri-state area as a Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) volunteer at Veterans Memorial Hospital and has recently retired. Nancy Schoh, of rural Dorchester, pictured above at right, still provides this one-on-one assistance with Medicare coverage, supplement insurance, long-term care and other related issues, at the hospital. One more volunteer is needed to continue to meet the needs of the area communities. Anyone interested in volunteering should call the hospital. Submitted photo.
For the last twelve years, Russ Hagen of rural Waterville has provided assistance to hundreds of individuals in the tri-state area as a Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) volunteer at Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH). He has helped many with their Medicare questions when joining the program and each year during the annual open enrollment period. Russ also delivered many “Welcome to Medicare” seminars at the hospital for those preparing to join a Medicare plan for the first time.
Russ initially completed an extensive six-day training program to become a SHIIP volunteer, and other trainings as needed, to continue his service at Veterans Memorial Hospital for over 12 years. He recently retired from this service at the end of 2022, making him the longest running SHIIP volunteer in the hospital’s history of being a SHIIP sponsor.
The New Year is here and most of us are interested in adding “lose a few pounds” to our list of goals for 2023. It sounds simple enough, but where to begin? The key to releasing excess weight, almost effortlessly, is to eat real food and stop snacking. A great goal is to eat real food 75-80% of the time. The term “real food” may be defined differently according to other health professionals, but my definition is:
• Any whole food that has only one ingredient such as “whole grained rolled oats” or no ingredient label at all, such as fruits and vegetables
• Packaged foods made with no more than three unrefined ingredients
• Dairy products like milk, unsweetened yogurt, eggs and cheese
• Wild-caught seafood and fish
• Lean meat, chicken, pork, beef; ideally locally raised
• Dried fruits, nuts and seeds.
The LifeServe Blood Center reported a great number of donors at the January blood drive with 44 total units collected which saved or sustained up to 132 lives.
Here are some facts from the LifeServe Blood Center explaining just how much blood many patients need for their illness.
• Cancer patients can use up to eight units of blood a month.
• Bone Marrow Transplant patients can use up to two units a day.
• Cardiovascular Surgery patient can use between two and 25 units.
• Liver Transplant patients can use up to 100 units.
• Auto/Trauma Accident patients can use from five to 100 units.
• Premature infants can use from one to four units.
• Burn victims case use up to 20 units of platelets.
• Heart surgery patients can use from three to eight units of red cells and from one to 10 units of platelets.
• Organ transplant patients can use 10-30 units of blood.
Memorials were recently received by the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation in memory of Leotia Flage by Mary Ann Burke, Wayne Fish, Mary Ann Hager, Randy and Lori Hover, Patsy Kerndt, Les and Ada Marie Kerndt, Dave and Laurie Martin, JoAnn Peake, Pat Pettingill, Al and Fern Rissman, Carolyn Thompson and Chuck and Lois Votsmier.
Dustin and Liz Baumler of Ossian announce the birth of their son, Zachary John Baumler, born January 13, 2023 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. He weighed 8 lbs. 15 ozs. and measured 21 inches in length at the time of his birth. He joins siblings Raelynn (5) and Conner (2).
Grandparents are David and Janette Heitman of Lansing, Natalie Hemesath of Calmar, and the late Joseph Baumler.
