Charles “Chuck” Edwin Andregg, age 70, passed away unexpectedly March 24, 2021 at his home in rural Lansing. He was born March 15, 1951 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon to Edwin and Evelyn (Glaus) Andregg. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waukon.
Chuck began school in Center Township in a rural schoolhouse, and after second grade, he began to attend school in Waukon. Throughout high school, he was active in football and wrestling. He went on to graduate from Waukon High School in 1969. Chuck and Mary Ann (Nelson) were married December 20, 1969 in Waterloo. Together they welcomed and raised three daughters, Therese, Erin and Renea.
State Representative Michael Bergan and State Senator Michael Klimesh voted their approval of HF 756 Omnibus Bill last week, loosening regulations on handgun sales in Iowa.
Bergan claims the legislation “will improve public safety by ensuring law-abiding citizens can protect themselves immediately, tightening the loopholes on private sales,” and “(t)his bill does not eliminate background checks” and “is actually likely to increase the amount and frequency of background checks on gun purchases.”
The author of the letter to the editor in the March 17 edition of The Standard claims that the Democrat Party, not the Republican Party, is the real party for working class Americans. I would suggest otherwise.
She points out that not one Republican representing Iowa voted for the American Rescue Plan. All Iowans should applaud that vote.
The American Rescue Plan was promoted by the Democrat Party as a COVID relief package, which it is not. Only nine percent of the package goes for COVID relief. If the package had included $1400 for every citizen of the country, that would have cost, at most, $49 billion.
Instead we are saddled with $1.9 trillion which included hundreds of millions for museums and endowments for the performing arts, as well as millions more to pay for abortions.
Upcoming Deadlines/Dates
April 9: Quality Loss Adjustment Program
May 15: August 1: Primary Nesting Season
July 15: Crop Certification
USDA Offers Disaster Assistance for Producers Facing Inclement Weather
Most of the nation is facing unusually cold weather, as a winter storm moved coast-to-coast over the weekend. Winter storms create significant challenges and often result in catastrophic loss for agricultural producers, especially for those raising livestock, row crops and vulnerable crops like citrus. Despite every attempt to mitigate risk, your operation may suffer losses. USDA offers several programs to help with recovery.
New data shows what Iowans charge and pay for custom farming
Many Iowa farmers continue to hire at least some of their fieldwork and livestock work to be done by others, and new data from a popular survey provides ranges and averages of what is being paid.
The “2021 Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey,” conducted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, covers the amounts charged and paid for common crop and livestock services. Tillage, planting, harvesting, manure hauling and livestock transportation are all included, along with dozens of other tasks and data points.
Allamakee County Public Health administered over 500 Pfizer and 80 Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations Thursday and Friday, March 11 and 12. Those first dose recipients who received the Pfizer vaccine at Veterans Memorial Hospital on those days need to return to the hospital for their second/booster dose either Thursday, April 1, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., or Friday, April 2, between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Both the Main Entrance and lower ICN Entrance of the hospital will be open to walk in for the booster dose (see schedule information at right).
Those individuals who received the Moderna first/primary dose March 12 will need to return to the main entrance of the hospital for their second/booster dose Friday, April 9, between 1-6 p.m. Everyone must bring their vaccination card with them so the second/booster dose can be documented.
Pfizer booster/second doses for individuals vaccinated March 11 and 12 at VMH will be administered:
- Walk-in Thursday, April 1: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at either the Main Entrance or lower ICN Entrance of VMH
- Walk-in Friday, April 2: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at either the Main Entrance or lower ICN Entrance of VMH
Moderna booster/second doses for individuals vaccinated March 12 at VMH will be administered:
- Walk-in Friday, April 9: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Main Entrance of VMH only
Vaccination cards are required. Individuals must bring their vaccination card that lists their primary dose information to these clinics so that booster dose information can also be documented for your records.
There will be no primary/first doses administered at these walk-in clinics.
Donations continue to be received for the Veterans Memorial Hospital Medical Clinic. Recently, a generous donation of $10,000 was received from FreedomBank of Waukon. Pictured above, left to right, at the registration desk of the renovated clinic is Dave Martin, Hospital Maintenance and Project Supervisor; Michael Coyle, Hospital CEO; Laura Baxter, RN, Clinic Manager; Dr. Dave Schwartz, Clinic Physician; Nancy Schoh, Market President, FreedomBank of Waukon; Kathy Mueller, President, FreedomBank; and Kevin Hanson, President, Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation.
Needed renovations to the clinic building are nearing completion with a date of May 3 set for the clinic opening. Donations are still being accepted by the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation. All gifts to the Foundation are tax deductible. Anyone with any questions about the campaign or Foundation is invited to call the hospital at 563-568-3411. Submitted photo.
The regular monthly blood drive will be held Monday, April 5 from Noon to 5 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in south Waukon, but an additional second blood drive is also being offered in April.
Thanks to the efforts of the Christensen family, the Julie Christensen Memorial Blood Drive will be held Wednesday, April 21 at the Waukon Wellness Center from 1-5:30 p.m. in the Senior Center.
Julie Christensen was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia November 27, 2019 and was in the hospital until February 14, 2020. She was then able to come home for a short while before she was admitted back into the hospital March 7, 2020 for more chemo and a stem cell transplant from an anonymous donor in Germany. It was a perfect match. Julie’s stem cells grafted well and she became Leukemia free. During this time, Julie received 45 units of blood and 38 units of platelets.
Sure, you can lose weight quickly. There are plenty of fad diets that work to shed pounds fast, leaving you feeling hungry and deprived. The problem is that most people can only follow these restrictive diets for a short time, eventually going back to their old way of eating. I call this the “diet roller coaster”.
Instead of starting a restrictive diet, which lowers your metabolism, why not adopt a few new choices that can turn into lifelong habits? The weight you lose with new habits is more likely to be permanent. Here are 10 of my favorite proven habits to promote weight loss:
1. Eat breakfast daily. This simple habit “breaks the fast” to wake up your digestion. It raises your metabolism, so you will be burning more calories all day long. I recommend eating something within the first hour of waking. Including protein at breakfast will help control your appetite later in the day.
