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Helen J. (Zoll) Hilts, age 93, of Onalaska, WI passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2019. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral Marion Chapel in La Crosse, WI Tuesday, July 23.

A private family burial will take place at a later date. Please visit www.dickinsonfuneralhomes for more information.

Veterans Memorial Hospital will be offering a variety of free health tests and education at the 2019 Allamakee County Fair. Testing and educational materials will change daily and will include the following schedule:

Submitted by the Iowa Department of Public Health and Veterans Memorial Hospital Community and Home Care

Since the heat of summer is now in full swing, take measures to prevent heat stress. Serious health complications from heat include exhaustion, stroke and dehydration.

Heat exhaustion occurs when sweating, the body’s cooling system, fails to eliminate heat fast enough. The first signs of heat exhaustion are faintness, rapid pulse, flushing or reddening of the skin, and often accompanied by stomachache or headache. When heat exhaustion symptoms occur, stop all activity and drink liquids such as water or re-hydrating fluids (Gatorade, Powerade, or for children, Pedialyte). Do not drink alcohol, coffee or caffeinated soft drinks. If possible, take a cool shower.

Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon, together with the Alzheimer’s Association®, offered two education sessions earlier this summer concerning Alzheimer’s and Dementia for both the general public and for caregivers of anyone with these conditions. The third session of this three-part series, which was scheduled for August 7, has been canceled due to a shortage of staff at the Alzheimer’s Association.

The Alzheimer’s Association is always looking for more volunteers. If interested in volunteering, contact them through their website at www.alz.org. For more information, call Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.
 

Memorials were received by the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation in memory of Todd Pladsen by Jerry and Linda Siegrist, John and Lorna Kerndt, Orrin and Nan Grangaard, Jim and Jill Kiesau, and Craig and Barb Lensing.

Memorials were also received in memory of Robert Stock by Chuck and Lois Votsmier, JoAnn Peake, Jane Dietrich, Patsy Kerndt, Ernie and Donnalee Osland, Donelle Sherman, Norma Sander, Laura Duvel, Jerry and Linda Siegrist, Pat Pettingill, Don and DiAnne Haler and family and friends of Robert O. Stock.

Memorials and donations are appreciated by the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation, a 501C3 organization. All donations to the Foundation are tax deductible. Memorials and donations can be sent to the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation, 40 First Street SE, Waukon, IA  52172.
 

The Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital will be holding its monthly Euchre Marathon for all individuals of the community interested Thursday, July 18. Men and women are welcome to attend, even if not an Auxiliary member. The 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. All proceeds go towards the Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital. Prizes will be awarded.

Anyone interested in attending but preferring to play Bridge is also welcome to join in. It is asked that they come with their own table of four players, however.

The Veterans Memorial Hospital Diabetes Support Group will not hold a regular meeting in July. The group will begin holding its regular monthly meetings again in August. For more information on the Diabetes Support Group, call Angie Mettille, RN, Diabetes Educator, at Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.
 

Veterans Memorial Hospital will not be offering a CPR course in July. The next class available will be offered Wednesday, August 21 and will be offered for health care professionals. For more information, call Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.
 

Richard and Bettina Dibert of New Albin will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house hosted by their children July 20 at the New Albin Community Center from 5-8 p.m. Family, friends and neighbors are invited.

Richard and Bettina Dibert were married July 20, 1969 in Urbana, OH. Their children are Tracy (Darcy) Dibert, Wendy Dibert, Holly (Kantrail) Horton and Kelly (Clint) Welsh. They have nine grandchildren including Annabelle, Kristina, Dalton and Evelynn Dibert, Kaiden and Kennedy Horton, and Oden, Ada and Easden Welsh.