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Grandparenting Classes to be held again at Veterans Memorial Hospital

Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) will be offering the Grandparenting Classes again this Spring. Corinne Cook, RN, Babysitting Class instructor, will be instructing the next Grandparenting Class Saturday, April 2 from 9:30 a.m. until Noon. The class will be held in the hospital’s ICN Conference Room on the east side of the hospital, next to Gundersen Clinic.  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.

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Mar

Last Walk-in Vaccination Clinics to be held March 25; Make appointments for April Vaccination Clinics

Veterans Memorial Hospital Community and Home Care/Allamakee County Public Health will offer one more walk-in clinic for all doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, Friday, March 25, from 1:30-3:45 p.m. in the ICN Conference Room located on the southeast side of the hospital. Both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will be available.

Parking is available by the orange cones along the golf course for easy access to the vaccine location. Flu shots will also be available and can be safely administered at the same time as the COVID-19 vaccine.   Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Be sure to wear a mask and bring your insurance card and vaccination card if you are coming for your second or booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Vaccination clinics will continue in April, by appointment only. To make an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccination, in April and beyond, call Veterans Memorial Hospital Community and Home Care at 563-568-5660.

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Mar

March is National Nutrition Month; Satisfy your sweet tooth naturally

by Jill Fleming, MS, RD
Veterans Memorial Hospital

Do you have a sweet-tooth? Most of us do. How you choose to satisfy your sweet tooth can either be a healthy choice or an unhealthy choice. When your body is craving sugar, it is because glucose is the fuel your body uses to function. Your body will convert all nutrients into glucose to be used for energy.

When you crave sugar, it feels like your body desires table sugar or candy.  When you give into this simple-sugar craving, your body quickly uses the sugar and then wants more. This is a cycle that sends your blood sugar level higher, then your insulin (a fat-storage hormone) level surges.  You then end up with a low blood-sugar level.

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23
Mar

“What’s Your Word?” event set for March 30 in Waukon

Area residents invited to learn how to clarify values, set goals, and tips for persevering through setbacks

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Melissa R. Collum
Editor - Postville Herald

Mental Health Today (MHT - a Matt Howe Tribute) and Worldmaker International are sponsoring a “What’s Your Word?” event for all Allamakee County residents Wednesday, March 30. Co-hosts Rachelle Howe and Dr. Mollie Marti, who is originally from Waukon, will use the THRIVE Resilience model to train participants on how to clarify personal values, set goals, and learn tips for persevering through setbacks.

Wed
23
Mar

Logo revealed for Lansing RAGBRAI at Main Street Lansing Annual Meeting


Lansing RAGBRAI logo revealed ... The logo for Lansing RAGBRAI was revealed Wednesday, March 16 at the Main Street Lansing Annual Meeting held at the Safehouse Saloon in Lansing. Pictured above with the new logo are, left to right, artist and local minister Laura Gentry, who created the logo, and Lansing RAGBRAI Chair Ian Zahren. Lansing was selected as the end destination for this year’s RAGBRAI event, which is scheduled to take place July 23-30 this year. Photo by Julie Berg-Raymond.

In January, it was announced that RAGBRAI, Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, in which thousands cycle the state from the west to the east, will be ending in Lansing this year. Preparations are already underway for the town to host the event, which takes place July 23-30. Wednesday, March 16, at the Main Street Lansing Annual Meeting, the logo for Lansing RAGBRAI was revealed.

Ian Zahren, vocal music director at Kee High School in Lansing and executive chair of Lansing RAGBRAI, convened a team to design this logo. That team consisted of artist and pastor of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Rev. Laura Gentry, and Elizabeth Loberg, founder and CEO of Wood Media.

“We wanted our logo to reflect the charm and uniqueness of our town,” Zahren explained, “something that said ‘You are here, you made it, you have done it!’ while also encompassing the elements of the natural beauty of the area.”

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23
Mar

Allamakee County Dairy Banquet set for April 2

The Annual Allamakee County Dairy Banquet will be held Saturday, April 2 at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion in Waukon. Food service will start at 7 p.m. and the program will start at 8 p.m. Banquet tickets will be available at the door.

Production and recognition awards will be presented to local dairy producers and the coronation of the 2022 Allamakee County Dairy Princess will also take place. Information on this year’s Dairy Princess candidates will be presented in next week’s edition of The Standard.
 

Wed
23
Mar

Photos sought of local veterans for inclusion on “Roll of Honor” wall in Allamakee County Veterans Museum

Organizers of the Allamakee County Veterans Museum are seeking help from family members, friends and the general public in locating good quality photos of a number of Allamakee County Veterans who were Killed in Action (KIA) or held as Prisoners of War (POW) during World War I, World War II, the Korean War or the Vietnam War. A full listing of the photos needed can be found in the bordered box accompanying this article (to the right).

The photos are needed to help create a “Roll of Honor” wall in the new Allamakee County Veterans Museum. The photos are asked to be good, quality photos that can be enlarged or reduced to a 5”x7” size to become part of that “Roll of Honor”.

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23
Mar

Veterans Memorial Hospital to file petition for public vote on conversion from City to County ownership

During the Monday, March 21 meeting of the Waukon City Council, Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) officials shared their intent to file a petition to invoke a vote for a City to County conversion of ownership of the hospital, and that expressed intention received the council’s support. VMH will now begin a petition for voter support on the conversion April 4. Approximately 400 signatures are needed to file the petition with the Allamakee County Commissioner of Elections in order to bring the matter to a required public vote later this year.

Like most rural hospitals, VMH faces growing financial challenges. Changes made by the hospital’s current leadership team have helped the hospital become solvent over the past two years. COVID relief dollars also helped offset expenses and fund minor renovations. Converting to a County-owned hospital will build on this progress and help ensure long-term sustainability with the support of recurring annual appropriations.

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23
Mar

Bridge on Makee Drive begins two-month closure for replacement project ...

The Allamakee County Engineer’s Office has announced the closure of a bridge on Makee Drive northeast of Waukon, located approximately three-fourths of a mile east of Makee Drive’s intersection with Four Corners Road, as pictured in the map image above. The bridge was closed as of noon Monday, March 21 for a replacement project that is expected to take approximately two months, depending upon weather conditions. There will be no signed detour route for the closed segment of Makee Drive and motorists are reminded to plan accordingly. Map image courtesy of the Allamakee County Engineer’s Office.
 

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Massage therapist Shannen Mezera returns to downtown Waukon with opening of Serene Massage & Bodywork


Serene Massage & Bodywork receives First Dollar Visit ... Serene Massage & Bodywork, newly opened within the Gemini Salon & Spa location at 7 East Main Street in Waukon, recently received a First Dollar Visit from the Waukon Chamber of Commerce. Pictured above at that First Dollar presentation are, left to right, new Waukon Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Laurie Adrian and Serene Massage & Bodywork owner Shannen Mezera. Photo courtesy of the Waukon Chamber of Commerce.

A familiar face - and even more familiar hands - recently returned to a familiar location in downtown Waukon, but with a new venture of their own.

Massage therapist Shannen Mezera has opened Serene Massage & Bodywork within the Gemini Salon and Spa at 7 East Main Street in Waukon. Familiar to many who have benefited from her services in recent years, Mezera first offered massage therapy locally at Gemini several years ago before taking her skills to Veterans Memorial Hospital Massage Therapy Services in 2016 and now opening her own venture, Serene Massage & Bodywork, as the new year 2022 got underway.

Starting her own new venture has provided many benefits for Mezera, including more time with family and greater flexibility, and she’s excited to be part of a downtown business climate that has been growing in recent months. Her greatest inspiration in venturing out on her own, however, comes from the people she serves.

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