VMH Christmas Fantasy plans in place for 2022 ... Pictured is a scene from the 2019 Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation Christmas Fantasy. The Foundation is excited to return to a normal event this year like the one pictured here, with all of the special events and displays held inside the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion. The theme will be “Making the Future Bright.” Decorators are needed to decorate the numerous trees for display as well as donors needed for the silent auction items such as miniature trees, wall hangings, quilted items, gift baskets, centerpieces and more. This is the 31st annual Christmas Fantasy hosted by the Foundation and it will be held November 11, 12, 13 and 14 at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion. Submitted photo.
The Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation has announced the 2022 Christmas Fantasy will be back to a normal event this year, holding it back inside the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion in Waukon with all of the special events included. This will be the 31st annual Fantasy event the Foundation has hosted.
The theme will be “Making the Future Bright.” Christmas Fantasy decorators are needed to decorate the numerous trees for display as well as donors needed for the silent auction items such as miniature trees, wall hangings, quilted items, gift baskets, centerpieces and more.
The 2022 event will be held Friday through Monday, November 11-14. Plans will again return to include the usual Friday night happy hour event, Saturday and Monday luncheons, Saturday night wine, cheese and dessert event and general admission Sunday and Monday afternoons.
Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) in Waukon will be offering Grandparenting classes again this fall. Corinne Cook, RN, Babysitting Class instructor, will teach the next Grandparenting Class scheduled for Saturday, October 1 from 9:30 a.m. until Noon. The class will be held in the hospital’s Large Conference Room. Signs will be posted.
In these classes, new or soon-to-be grandparents will learn all the new protocols to use when caring for their new grandchild. Some topics covered will include basic baby care, car seat safety, Tylenol/Ibuprofen dosing charts, home safety, poison control information, infant/child CPR, choking and other emergency medical information, as well as tips to support parents such as handling the baby blues and postpartum depression. Free-will donations will be accepted to cover the costs of the class.
Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) and Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) have teamed up to provide a day for sixth-eighth graders to explore the many health care careers that are available to them. The event will be held Wednesday, September 14, which is a teacher in-service day with no school. The event will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon.
All attending will be visiting numerous health care departments around the hospital and hearing from staff in those roles. They will share their education, job duties and what a typical day in their work life is, all in an effort to introduce more youth to the career opportunities in health care.
Corinne Cook, RN, will be the class instructor. This class is held free of charge and a lunch will be served. All those attending should enter the hospital through the ICN entrance located at the southeast side of the hospital along the golf course.
The Veterans Memorial Hospital Diabetes Support Group will hold its next meeting Thursday, September 15 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. Masks will be required to be worn.
This diabetes class is open to everyone who has diabetes or who 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.
The local Grief Support Group will be holding its monthly meeting at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon Tuesday, September 13 at 5 p.m. in the Meditation Healing Center, located just inside the main entrance of the hospital. Masks will be required.
This informal meeting is open to anyone suffering from any type of loss whether it be death, divorce, illness or some other grief.
Feel free to attend and bring a friend and be sure to wear a mask. All attendees will be able to physically distance during the meeting. This grief support group meets the second Tuesday of each month at Veterans Memorial Hospital.
Vernon and Eilene (Moody) Cooper of Lansing are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. The couple married September 22, 1962. They will be celebrating their anniversary with a family dinner.
They have five children, Deb (Dan) Windfield, Wayne (Tammy) Cooper, Vicky (the late Scott) Hill, Ron (Angie) Cooper and Brenda (Scott) Schorr. The couple is blessed with 18 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
In honor of the occasion, cards and well wishes may be sent to 2235 Gruber Ridge Road, Lansing, IA 52151.
Brody and Jessica Wells of Johnston announce the birth of their twin sons, Brooks Kent Wells and Blaise William Wells, born August 11, 2022 at Mercy Hospital in West Des Moines. Brooks weighed 6 lbs. and measured 18-1/2 inches in length and Blaise weighed 6 lbs. 2 ozs. and measured 19-1/4 inches in length at their births. They join two siblings, Matthew and Mackenzie Wells.
Grandparents are Kent and Donna Schultz of Frankville and Bill and Linda Wells of Ellston. Great-grandmothers are Doris Eglseder of Waukon and Sylvia Wells of Traer.
Treven and Bailey Davidson of Dorchester announce the birth of their daughter, Colette Idella Davidson, born August 25, 2022 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. She weighed 6 lbs. 15 ozs. and measured 18-1/2 inches in length at the time of her birth. She joins siblings, Gatton Paul (3) and Starlee Jo (2).
Grandparents are Jeremy and Heather Rissman, Paul and Kathy Howes, and Tony Beneke, all of Waukon. Great-grandparents are Karen and Terry Mulholland, Jane Rissman, Lori Thies and Reggie Rissman.
