Hammering out a highlight ... Waukon volleyball senior Kloe Hemmersbach smacks an attack past a Riceville block attempt in the Indians’ three-set win over the Wildcats at the Waukon Invitational Saturday, September 16. Hemmersbach swatted out three kills and dug up a pair of saves in the match. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
In its only competition of the week, the Waukon volleyball team played host to its annual Waukon Invitational Tournament Saturday, September 16. The tournament of nine total teams has typically been played in an early session of three pools of three teams in round-robin fashion, with the teams then being placed in a late session bracketed tournament according to their pool play results to play out to final placewinnings.
This season’s tournament, however, would only feature two pools of round-robin play, as limited availability of officials did not allow for the regular tournament format to be played out. Those two pools were split up between one four-team pool that played in an early-morning session of round-robin matches, with the tournament’s five other teams playing in their own round-robin pool later that morning into the afternoon.
The early-season success the Kee football team has been creating ran into a bit of a stumbling block that has been there for many teams over the years, as the Hawks traveled to Gilbertville Friday, September 15 to face a Don Bosco team rich in football and other athletic success. Taking its 3-0 season record into the home of a Don squad whose only loss this season has come to top-rated Gladbrook-Reinbeck to open this season, the Hawks used a strong second quarter flurry to fight back from a 20-0 first quarter deficit but couldn’t quite keep up that same comeback pace with their hosts in the second half, falling by a 68-34 final result.
The beginning of Class 2A District 3 play for the Waukon football team found the grid Tribe in a place where it has not been in the past five years, the short end of the scoreboard in a district football game. Traveling to West Union to open up their district schedule for the 2023 campaign against North Fayette Valley Friday, September 15, the football Indians saw an otherwise close battle, 14-7, at the halftime break get away to a 34-7 defeat for the Tribe’s first loss in a district football game since its second district contest of the 2017 season.
Upcoming Deadlines/Dates
November 1: Organic Certification Cost-Share and Transition/Education Certification Program
January 31: Livestock Forage Program (LFP)
2024 Program Dates submitted by Ben Cottrell, District Conservationist
The end of September brings the end of the Fiscal Year 2023 for us and all the Farm Bill Programs. With that, we are transitioning to a new set of funding for Fiscal Year 2024. It was recently announced that an established application date for the first round of funding considerations on all programs will be November 3, 2023. Applications will still be accepted on a continual basis after the date and considered for future funding rounds. Two of the bigger programs we assist producers within the county are the Conservation Stewardship Program and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program.
Monday, September 11, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation relating to the weight limits and transportation of grain, fertilizer and manure in the state of Iowa.
The proclamation is effective immediately and continues through October 11, 2023. The proclamation allows vehicles transporting corn, soybeans, hay, straw, silage, stover, fertilizer (dry, liquid and gas), and manure (dry and liquid) to be overweight (not exceeding 90,000 pounds gross weight) without a permit for the duration of this proclamation.
As the annual fall harvest season gets underway, Alliant Energy reminds farmers of the vital importance of staying safe when operating farm equipment near power lines.
According to Alliant Energy, contact incidents with electric power lines significantly increase this time of year. The fall harvest season is riskier for several reasons: More equipment is deployed in the field; the equipment tends to be larger, such as combines, wagons and tractors; and farmers often work long hours into the dark when it’s difficult to see poles and wires.
In addition to the risk of an injury or fatality, contact with power lines can interrupt electric service. That can halt work and slow electricity-dependent farm activities such as grain drying and other crucial farm functions.
The Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) and Elliott Jewelers of Waukon are excited to announce they will soon be hosting their 18th Annual Women’s Health Day wellness event Tuesday, September 26 at the Waukon Banquet Center. All ages are invited to attend any part of this educational event, beginning at 11 a.m. with a wellness fair offering a variety of free health tests and information, and a luncheon and program held from Noon to 1 p.m. This year the menu will consist of a full salad buffet, sandwiches, beverages and dessert.
The theme for this year’s event is “Embracing Life at all Stages.” Featured speakers for the Women’s Health Day program will include Alex Berns, Family Nurse Practitioner at the Waukon Clinic, who will speak on his experience as a Hospice Care Nurse. His presentation, entitled “Clearing the Air About Hospice Care,” will help explain how Hospice Care works, how to qualify and the different levels of Hospice care available.
VMH Lab offers Walk-In Wellness Testing for cholesterol ... September is National Cholesterol Awareness Month. The Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) Lab, pictured in the surrounding photos, offers community wellness testing including cholesterol lipid panels, at a low upfront cost, to help accommodate individuals that may forgo these important tests due to the high cost of health insurance premiums and deductibles. For more information, call the Laboratory at 563-568-3411. Submitted photos.
September is National Cholesterol Awareness Month. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) explains cholesterol as a waxy, fat-like substance made by your liver. Blood cholesterol is essential for good health. Your body needs it to perform important jobs, such as making hormones and digesting fatty foods.
Your body makes all the blood cholesterol it needs, which is why experts recommend that people eat as little dietary cholesterol as possible while on a healthy eating plan. Dietary cholesterol is found in animal foods, including meat, seafood, poultry, eggs and dairy products.
This is Clean Hands Week. Washing hands and washing them well is a great way to help stop the spread of disease, especially the flu this coming winter. It is recommended that good hand washing, along with eating a well-balanced diet and getting enough rest, will help stop the spread of the flu.
The following facts from the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) will help explain the benefits and the best way of washing hands.
• Use soap and warm or hot running water.
• Take at least 15 to 20 seconds to do the washing.
• Wash all surfaces using a vigorous rubbing (friction) including: wrists, palms, back of hands, between fingers and as much as possible under the fingernails.
• Rinse under running water.
• Away from home, dry using disposable paper towels or hot air blower, if possible.
• At home, provide a separate towel for each member of the household, and wash towels regularly in hot water and detergent.
The Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) Diabetes Support Group will hold its next meeting Thursday, September 21 at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at VMH in the Large Conference Room, located on the lower level of the hospital.
Amy Robinson, Director of Rehabilitation at Veterans Memorial Hospital, will be there to discuss ‘how to stay active during the winter months.’
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.
