Leonette Troendle is pictured here with family members. She will be turning 101 years old April 23. In honor of this occasion, cards and well wishes may be sent to 1971 Silver Creek Road, Waukon, IA 52172. Submitted photo.
Robert Larson, formerly of Waterville, will be celebrating his 90th birthday April 24. In honor of the occasion, cards and well wishes may be sent to his attention at Crystal Seasons Living Center, 222 South Murphy Street, Room 102, Lake Crystal, MN 56055.
Members of the Waukon High School Class of 1965 will celebrate their 60-year reunion Thursday, May 22 at Empty Nest Winery, located at 1352 Apple Road in rural Waukon. The event will begin with a gathering at 10:30 a.m. followed by lunch at 12:30 p.m.
Those in the Waukon High School Class of 1965, as well as faculty and staff from that era, are invited to attend. For additional information or to register for the reunion, contact the reunion committee at kcmathis@msn.com.
Matthew and Emily Meyer of Monona announce the birth of their daughter, Kinley Kate Meyer, born April 3, 2025 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. She weighed 8 lbs. 9 ozs. and measured 21-1/2 inches in length at the time of her birth. Grandparents are Leon and Anne Meyer of Monona and Jeff and Tammy Kinley of McGregor.
The Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) Diabetes Support Group will hold its next meeting Thursday, April 17, 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 month’s topic will be a continuation from last month, discussing specifically how food affects blood sugars. The group will be looking into Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) Data and seeing how certain foods truly affect blood sugars. Angie Mettille, Diabetes Educator, has many varieties of foods to show which should be very interesting to all attending.
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, Diabetes Educator, at Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.
Upcoming Deadlines/Dates
May 14: 2025 deadline to complete spring CRP Mid-Contract Management (MCM) activities
May 15-August 1: Primary Nesting Season (PNS)
May 31: Deadline to request a Marketing Assistance Loan (MALs) for 2024 farm stored or warehouse stored grain
USDA Conservation Compliance
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) places high importance on maintaining productive land and a healthy environment. Part of that commitment is reducing soil erosion and preserving wetlands. Soil erosion reduces the fertility of the nation’s farmland and harms water quality in our lakes and rivers. Wetlands serve a vital role in protecting water quality, re-charging groundwater and reducing the impact and frequency of flooding.
The Urban Agriculture team with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering four Urban Agriculture Field Days in 2025, partnering with area urban farms. Local community members and those interested in urban agriculture are invited to attend.
This field day series provides an opportunity for urban farms and their communities to engage with local ISU Extension and Outreach offices, while learning about urban farming practices through onsite demonstrations.
Urban farms are essential to providing food security, sustainability, access to nutritious food and economic strength to urban communities, according to Iowa State’s urban agriculture outreach specialist, Graham Sandersfeld.
Each event will have a unique agenda but will generally include a tour of the host farm and a presentation of agricultural research from on-farm demonstrations during the 2025 growing season.
Why is it called “Good Friday?” It should be called “Bad Friday!” That was a response I received some years ago from an individual after his return from such a service. This conversation did not take place in a church building but in the hallway of a busy professional institution. I was able to share with this individual the true good that actually took place on that historic day.
Many of us know the significance of Good Friday, or at least a portion of it that puts us at ease. Many of us know the price that was paid for our sin on the cross by Jesus the Christ. I’m also aware that many have missed or overlooked another major and significant benefit that was paid for that fateful day before the cross. This event had been prophesied years prior to its coming to pass.
The current pseudo government is attempting to defund all money for libraries. This type of control has got to stop.
This negative action is backed by parents trying to remove informative books that they are afraid for their children to read. Maybe if they informed themselves more, they would be able to pass along correct information too.
That’s why we need libraries. Please read, be informed and be supportive of our libraries.
Our veterans gave years, if not decades, of service for the United States, protecting us in times of peace and war. The United States government recognized the vital importance of veterans and in 1865 President Lincoln created a network to care for wounded Civil War soldiers.
Our current president has decided that veterans are “suckers and losers” and that they are falsely receiving benefits, underperforming at their jobs, and syphoning unearned money from the government. In fact, he chose to go golfing, instead of honoring four fallen soldiers killed in Lithuania.
Wednesday, April 3, DOGE canceled 47 contracts worth over $878.5 million from Veterans Affairs (4-3-2025, Newsweek, Rahman). Upgrades to computer systems and research contracts were cut, as well as closing some service centers.
