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Waukon wrestling senior Miles Hansmeier continued his "comeback kid" ways in the opening round of the Class 2A State Wrestling Tournament Thursday evening, February 14 in Des Moines. Trailing by a 10-5 count early in the third period against Roland Story senior Koby Hassebrock (39-3), Hansmeier scored a late takedown followed by nearfall points to tie the match at 10-10 in the closing seconds before winning it in overtime with a takedown. He will now wrestle top-rated senior Joey Busse (44-0) of Humboldt in the Class 2A quarterfinals Friday afternoon that begin at 2:30 p.m., with a win advancing him to the Class 2A semifinals Friday evening, beginning at 8:45 p.m., and a loss forcing him to the Class 2A consolation round right away that same Friday afternoon. Full coverage of Hansmeier's State Wrestling results, complete with photos, will appear in the February 20 edition of The Standard.

Margaret Mary Stortz, 90, of Waukon died Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Tuesday, February 19 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial was at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon.

Margaret Mary Stortz was born December 28, 1928 in rural Decorah, the daughter of Leonard and Vera (Stoskopf) Stortz. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Decorah, graduated from St. Patrick High School in Waukon and received her teaching certificate from Luther College in Decorah.

From 1947-1951, Margaret taught at Union Prairie Township country school, where she was paid $190 per month. She then went to work for Berg Implement and then Allamakee Implement, both in Waukon, as a bookkeeper before she retired. Margaret was a caregiver to her parents and also did some babysitting for her nieces and nephews.

Neva G. Bechtel, 97, of Waukon died Monday, February 11, 2019 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Thursday, February 14 at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon with Pastor Kim Gates officiating. Burial was at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon.

Neva Grace Bechtel was born September 20, 1921 in the Rossville area, the daughter of Ernest and Margaret (Valley) Deal. She attended Rossville schools through the eighth grade before attending Waukon High School. Exactly one year before she got married, Neva was baptized at Rossville Presbyterian Church.

December 25, 1939, Neva married Lloyd Benjamin Bechtel at the Zion Reformed Church parsonage in Waukon. They farmed in Jefferson Township, milking cows and raising dairy cattle, pigs, sheep and chickens. Neva also tended to a large garden, which she did a lot of canning from. In the late 1980s, Neva and Lloyd moved into Waukon.

Veterans Memorial Hospital began nuclear cardiac stress testing within its Cardiac Rehab unit over 10 years ago, in 2008. The convenience of having these nuclear tests offered on a local level has been well received by many in the community since it began.

Nuclear Cardiac Stress Testing offers two different methods, both highly effective in detecting heart disease. These two forms of nuclear stress testing are called the Exercise Nuclear Stress Test and Lexiscan Nuclear Imaging. Both methods can increase the likelihood of finding heart disease by 20% when compared to traditional treadmill stress tests.

The Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital will be holding its monthly Euchre Marathon for all individuals of the community interested Thursday, February 21. Men and women are welcome to attend, even if not an Auxiliary member. The Euchre marathons are held the third Thursday of each month in 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. All proceeds go towards the Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital. Prizes will be awarded.

Anyone interested in attending, but preferring to play Bridge is also welcome to join in.  It is asked that they come with their own table of four players, however.

The Veterans Memorial Hospital Diabetes Support Group will hold its next meeting Thursday, February 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 Angie Mettille, RN at Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.
 

Veterans Memorial Hospital will be offering the next course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for health care providers (those working in health related fields such as physicians, nurses, EMTs, etc.) Wednesday, February 20, beginning at 5 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 of the class, for certification or recertification, is the same and all registrants should bring along their own pocket mask. The online certificate 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 for the course, call Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.

The local Caregiver Support Group meets monthly at Veterans Memorial Hospital.  The meetings take place the third Monday of each month at 1:30 p.m. The next meeting will be held Monday, February 18 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in the ICN Conference Room, located on the lower level of Veterans Memorial Hospital.

This informal meeting is open to anyone who provides care and support for a family member or friend. Feel free to attend and bring a friend.  This new Caregiver Support Group meets the third Monday of each month at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon.
 

Memorials were recently received by the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation in memory of Marsha Bieber by Dave and Laurie Martin, Randy and Karen Loeb, Joan Bieber, Gayle Larkin, Jim and Jill Kiesau, Sigurd and Barb Ness, George Pickett, Carol Krumme, Jerry and Linda Siegrist, Les and Ada Marie Kerndt and family and friends of Marsha Bieber.

Memorials were also received in memory of Wayne Jahnke by Gayle Larkin, in memory of Murvel Barness by Cindy Barness and Kris Barness and in memory of Dick Schilling by Dave and Laurie Martin, Jerry and Linda Siegrist and Brad and Erin Berns.

In addition, the Foundation also received donations from Jeff and Martha Byrnes and Leslie Ness for the Ness Pumping Breast Cancer Awareness and Treatment fund for breast cancer prevention and detection.

Korine and Kenny Schmeichel of Dubuque announce the birth of their daughter, Lottie Mae Schmeichel, born December 8, 2018 at Mercy Hospital in Dubuque. She weighed 6 lbs. 12 ozs. and measured 21-1/2 inches in length at the time of her birth.

Grandparents are Tom and Beth McCormick of Harpers Ferry and Tom and Diane Schmeichel of Dubuque. Great-grandparents are Dorothy McCormick of Harpers Ferry and Lois Smith of Dubuque.