Veterans Memorial Hospital was again made aware last week of another phone scam involving the hospital name. This time the caller is offering a Medicare insurance package. Veterans Memorial Hospital does not have any association with these calls and wishes to warn anyone who receives them to hang up.
For any questions on any emails or phone calls that may have been suspiciously received from the hospital, feel free to call Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411 for more information.
How much blood is needed by certain patients? Here are some facts from the LifeServe Blood Center:
• 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 patients can use between two and 25 units.
• Liver Transplant patients can use up to 100 units.
• Auto/Trauma Accident patients can use up to five to 100 units.
• Premature infants can use up to one to four units.
• Burn victims can use up to 20 units of platelets.
• Heart surgery patients can use up to 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.
The next LifeServe Blood Center blood drive will be held Monday, October 4 from 12-5 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in south Waukon.
Msgr. Ed Lechtenberg of Lansing will be the guest of honor at a Sunday, October 3 open house event being held in honor of his 95th birthday and celebrating 70 years since his ordination into the priesthood. That open house event will take place from 1-4 p.m. October 3 at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion in Waukon.
The Toe Tappers will be providing the musical entertainment. Snacks and refreshments will be available.
Those unable to attend may send cards and well wishes to P.O. Box 104, Lansing, IA 52151.
Kerry and Tammy Troendle of Waukon and Corey and Millie Richards of Lansing announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their children, Shelby Troendle of Waukon and David Richards of Lansing. The couple will exchange vows Saturday, September 25, 2021 at St. Ann - St. Joseph Catholic Church in Harpers Ferry. A dance open to the public will be held at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion in Waukon, beginning at 8 p.m.
The bride-to-be is a graduate of Iowa State University in Ames with a degree in Ag Business and is employed with the USDA Farm Service Agency as a Farm Loan Officer. The groom-to-be is a graduate of Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon with a degree in Equipment Operations and is employed with the Allamakee County Secondary Roads Department.
The family of Brent and Shirley Darling is celebrating the couple’s 60th wedding anniversary with a card shower. Brent Darling and Shirley Fink were united in marriage September 23, 1961 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Lansing.
Their children include Sheryl (Dave) Mooney of Lansing, Lynn (Tom) Reburn of New Albin and Ellen Darling of Wauwatosa, WI. Their grandchildren are Nick Mooney, Jason Mooney, Dan Reburn and Jake Reburn, and their great-grandchildren are Connor Stilwell and Rian Reburn.
In honor of the occasion, cards and well wishes may be sent to P.O. Box 224, Lansing, IA 52151.
“Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?” (John 8:31-33)
It is amazing how such a simple truth can be so hard to understand. Jesus offered truth that could provide freedom from spiritual darkness and bondage. Yet His audience thought He was talking about their economic status as freemen, as opposed to indentured servants. They missed the point.
I’m shocked at the new laws and policies that Iowa’s state Republican legislators and Gov. Kim Reynolds enacted; many of these are against local control and inflict harm on everyday Iowans.
With COVID positive cases increasing dramatically, it would be reassuring if schools had rapid COVID tests available, but Governor Reynolds turned down over $95 million in federal money meant for COVID-19 testing in our schools. This bad decision affects approximately 500,000 school-age kids, that is $190 per student. That $190 per student would provide many rapid tests, as well as a staff person for administering these tests.
Parents, just think if your student wasn’t feeling well, you could go to school, have your child take a rapid test and know within 15 minutes if your student had COVID or not! Governor Reynolds demonstrated her short-sightedness, lack of leadership, and lack of compassion for everyday Iowans.
Upcoming Deadlines/Dates
October 1: Start of Fiscal Year 2022
October 12: Coronavirus Food Assistance 2 (CFAP2)
October 15: Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers
Alliant Energy provides tips to keep farmers safe and avoid overhead power lines.
As the annual fall harvest begins, Alliant Energy urges farmers to know their surroundings and equipment sizes. This knowledge will help them avoid overhead power lines and keep them safe while in the fields. Contact incidents with Alliant Energy’s electric power lines increase significantly during harvest season. There are three main reasons for this: More equipment is in the field; that equipment tends to be larger, like combines, wagons and tractors; and farmers work more hours in the dark when it’s difficult to see poles and wires.
Study shows Iowa farmers are taking adaptive and maladaptive actions to climate change
Iowa is a major producer of grain, meat, dairy, eggs and other major agricultural commodities. The state’s agriculture has also been increasingly impacted by climate change-related extreme weather over the last decade as droughts, extreme rains, floods, and most recently, a severe derecho have damaged crops, livestock and livelihoods.
A new study from researchers at Iowa State University and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, published in Frontiers in Climate, examines how farmers are responding to the increasing threats that weather extremes and related harms such as pests and disease represent.
Climate and agricultural scientists and other stakeholders are concerned that without major shifts away from degrading practices toward regenerative systems, long-term sustainability will be compromised.
