Once again, it seems that roads are becoming very busy with farm equipment. It is the season when ag equipment will be traveling area roads more frequently, as local farmers begin to harvest the crops.
So, as you drive to work or are just on a weekend road trip, please take extra caution and pay attention for farm equipment. They are only traveling at one-third to half the speed of most vehicles on the road.
Here are some tips to keep you and them safe on the roads. Pay attention to their flashing amber lights, these are their way of telling you they are slower than you and also which direction they are possibly going to be turning for a driveway. If you pass on the highway, be courteous and move over and do it in a marked passing zone because it is the law, even if you’re just passing a tractor!
Get your walk on in Waukon ... The Healthiest State Initiative is asking Iowans to #GetYourWalkOn in Waukon October 4 and walk for 30 minutes, not just October 4, but every day. Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon will host a walk in cooperation with this healthiest state initiative Wednesday, October 4 at Noon. The route will follow the WalkMore.ConnectMore route around the golf course, returning to the hospital. This 1.4-mile route walk will conclude at the hospital’s main entrance where free wellness testing, educational displays, photo booth and light refreshments will all be available. Submitted photo.
Iowans encouraged to walk more and also connect more
The Healthiest State Initiative’s seventh annual statewide walk, presented by Delta Dental of Iowa, takes place Wednesday, October 4 and the Healthiest State Initiative is asking Iowans to #GetYourWalkOn in Waukon and walk for 30 minutes, not just October 4 but every day. The goal of this year’s walk is to have walks organized and registered in all 99 counties of Iowa.
“We all know that walking is one of the best ways to stay healthy but it’s also one of the best ways to connect with others,” said Jami Haberl, executive director for the Healthiest State Initiative. “Through walking with your friends, family or co-workers, you get to catch up, move your body and refresh your mind while building strong social connections.”
The Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital, together with Elliott Jewelers of Waukon, will be hosting its 13th annual Women’s Health Day wellness event and luncheon Tuesday, September 26 at the Waukon Banquet Center. All ages are invited to attend this educational event, beginning at 11 a.m. with a wellness fair offering a variety of free health tests and information, and a salad luncheon and program held from Noon to 1 p.m.
Tickets are available at Veterans Memorial Hospital and Elliott Jewelers. Tickets will also be available at the door, until the event is sold out. The proceeds from this event will be used to help purchase the new digital 3D mammography machine at Veterans Memorial Hospital, which will be the first one of its kind in northeast Iowa.
The next LifeServe Blood Center blood drive will be held Monday, October 9, from 12-5 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in south Waukon. The LifeServe Blood Center supplies Veterans Memorial Hospital with its blood and blood products.
Here are some interesting blood facts from the Blood Center of Iowa:
The Veterans Memorial Hospital Diabetes Support Group will hold its next meeting Thursday, September 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 Teresa Myers, RN, C.D.E., Diabetes Educator, or Angie Mettille, RN, at Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.
The Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital will be holding its monthly Euchre Marathon for all individuals of the community interested Thursday, September 21. Men and women are welcome to attend, even if they are not members of the Auxiliary. The Auxiliary’s Euchre marathons are held the third Thursday of each month at 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. The cost is $3.00 per person with all proceeds going towards the Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital. Prizes will be awarded.
Memorials were recently received by the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation in memory of LaVon Kaeser by Gordon and Darlene Kaeser, Jr.; in memory of Bernice Schafer by Claude Schafer; in memory of Nicklas Denny (Dr. Wiley’s grandson) by Mary Axmear; in memory of Robert Halverson by Craig and Barb Lensing; and in memory of Idella Bresnahan by Lyle and Marilyn Larson and Jim and Jill Kiesau.
Memorials were also received in memory of Jean Pufahl by Dave and Suzanne Hahn, Joan Bieber, Bob and Linda Thompson, Kay Carter, Gayle Larkin, Ray and Lorraine Mitchell and Ron and Nancy Adams.
In addition, memorials were received in memory of Earl Waters by Robert and Judy Iseli, Patsy Kerndt and Iris Waters.
Roger Mahr and Vicky Kurk, and Jeff and Rebecca Hawes, all of Waukon, parents of the bride-to-be, and Bruce and Sheila Snitker of Waukon, parents of the groom-to-be, announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their children, Ciara Mahr and Matthew Snitker, both originally of Waukon. The wedding ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, September 23, 2017 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon.
The bride-to-be is a 2006 graduate of Waukon High School, a 2011 graduate of the University of Northern Iowa with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and recently completed a Master’s degree in Education from Morningside College. She is currently employed as a teacher at Waukon Middle School.
Kelsie Deering and Heath Dee announce their engagement and upcoming wedding to be held at their farm east of Waukon at an outdoor service September 30, 2017. A reception and dance will be held at the Fairgrounds Pavilion in Waukon following the ceremony.
The bride-elect is the daughter of Chuck and Kim Deering of Postville. She is a 2007 graduate of Postville High School, a 2009 graduate of Kirkwood Community College, a 2014 graduate of UNI with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Gerontology with a minor in Family Services and a 2015 graduate of Hawkeye Community College with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Occupational Therapy Assisting. She is employed as an Occupational Therapy Assistant at Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital in West Union.
The groom-elect is the son of Don and Michelle Dee of Waukon. He is a 2007 graduate of Waukon High School and is a co-owner of the family dairy farm.
Arlene Beisker of Waukon will be celebrating her 90th birthday September 28. A spa day with her four daughters is being planned to help celebrate the occasion.
Those wanting to send cards and well wishes in celebration of the occasion may do so at the following address: 709 Third Avenue NW, Waukon, IA 52172.
