Leads all scorers ... Waukon girls basketball senior Sydney Ross soars toward the hoop in the Indians’ 57-19 home win over Oelwein Friday, December 7. Ross paced all offensive efforts in the win with 15 points and also led the Indians with seven rebounds and posted three steals and one assist. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this website.
It was its only scheduled game for this past week, and it ended up being a lopsided victory over an overmatched opponent, but no other game this season will likely hold a deeper meaning than the Waukon girls basketball team’s Friday, December 7 home game vs. Oelwein, as the Lady Indians christened the newly dedicated Dave Schoeberlein Gymnasium with a 57-19 rout of the visiting Huskies.
The Waukon boys basketball team played to another split of two ballgames this past week to even its overall season record at 2-2. The Indians opened the week with a 63-47 road win at Sumner-Fredericksburg Monday, December 3 before closing out the week by starting their Northeast Iowa Conference schedule with a loss on the road, 63-54, at Oelwein Friday, December 7.
The Indians were next scheduled to play a pair of Northeast Iowa Conference games at home, hosting Crestwood Tuesday, December 11 before doing likewise with Waverly-Shell Rock Friday, December 14 in a girl/boy doubleheader. The hardcourt Tribe will then finish off the 2018 portion of its schedule with a road game at Decorah Friday, December 21 prior to the holiday break.
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The Kee girls basketball team put together another pair of wins this past week, winning both at home and away and both in and outside Upper Iowa Conference play. The Lady Hawks played to a 35-18 victory at home over Clayton Ridge Tuesday, December 4 before battling to a much closer final result, a 49-44 triumph over Houston, MN at the annual Iowa-Minnesota Border Battle hosted by Luther College in Decorah Saturday, December 8.
The Kee girls will remain at home for all this week, hosting Turkey Valley Tuesday, December 11 and then Central Elkader Friday, December 14. The Lady Hawks will then finish off the 2018 portion of their schedule with a very busy final week on the road before the holiday break, playing at North Fayette Valley Tuesday, December 18, at De Soto, WI Thursday, December 20 and at MFL/MarMac Friday, December 21.
The Kee boys basketball team remained in search of its first win of the season but came very close to achieving that feat in each of its two games this past week. The Hawks opened their home season coming up just shy of a win, 53-51, in an Upper Iowa Conference match-up with Clayton Ridge Tuesday, December 4 before closing out the week with a 60-54 loss to Lanesboro, MN at the Iowa-Minnesota Border Battle hosted by Luther College in Decorah Saturday, December 8.
The Hawks were next scheduled to host both Turkey Valley, Tuesday, December 11, and Central Elkader, Friday, December 14. The Kee boys will then wrap up the 2018 portion of their schedule with a pair of road games, playing at North Fayette Valley Tuesday, December 18 and then at MFL/MarMac Friday, December 21 prior to the holiday break.
Paul J. Moore, 56, of Lincoln, NE passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 15 at St. Joseph Catholic Church with burial in the church cemetery, both in New Albin.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church Saturday. Memorials may be directed to the family of Paul.
Paul was born to James and Virginia (Ferring) Moore November 23, 1962 in Waukon. He married Susan Kelly June 26, 1993 in La Crosse, WI. Paul was a member of Knights of Columbus councils in both Omaha and Lincoln, NE.
Dr. James “Jim” P. Rixen, 64, of Waukon died Monday, December 3, 2018 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Memorial services were held Friday, December 7 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial will be at a later date at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon.
James “Jim” Pagel Rixen was born January 24, 1954 to Walter “Red” and Helen (Pagel) Rixen in Waukon. Jim graduated from Grinnell High School in 1972 and attended Luther College in Decorah for two years before moving on to the Illinois College of Optometry in 1974. Jim married Debra “Debbie” Cetin August 20, 1977, and Jim and Debbie lived in Chicago, IL while Jim finished his doctor of optometry degree.
New pain control options at VMH ... Tom Regan of Waukon, pictured above, was in the first group to have the Bone Marrow Concentrate injections by Dr. Davide Schwartz at Veterans Memorial Hospital. “I had made up my mind I was not going to have my knee replaced even though I was in pain when I walked and my knee often gave out when I tried to stand. My wife told me about a new option at the hospital. I was in the first group to have the stem cell procedure and I have had great luck so far. I took a couple of Tylenol the first night, but really had very little discomfort. I just had the second procedure, the PRP procedure, on my knee a couple weeks ago as a follow-up procedure and again had very little pain. These have made a significant difference in my life. I know I have improved a lot when one of my sons that I had not seen for a while noticed how good I was doing. It feels great to be able to do more walking again now that I’m not in pain.” Submitted photo.
Wednesday evening, December 5, Dr. Dave Schwartz will be hosting an informative pain control presentation detailing the two new pain control options he offers at Veterans Memorial Hospital. This presentation will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will be held in the Large Conference Room located on the lower level of Veterans Memorial Hospital.
These two new options for pain control that are now offered locally at Veterans Memorial Hospital help people with chronic joint pain or soft tissue/musculoskeletal pain. These new procedures provide patients with another option for pain control instead of only traditional means, such as surgery or pain pills.
LifeServe Blood Center is urging eligible blood donors to roll up a sleeve and give the ultimate gift this holiday season: the gift of life. Blood cannot be manufactured in a lab and there is no substitute for it. In order to ensure blood will be available for local hospital patients in their critical time of need depends on generous donors to make that lifesaving gift.
The standard blood donation process only takes an hour start to finish, with the actual blood collection procedure only lasting about ten minutes. One donation can save the lives of up to three local hospital patients. Be a holiday hero, schedule an appointment at an upcoming blood drive in the local community.
The Waukon Community Blood Drive is scheduled for Monday, December 10 from 12-5 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 614 Rossville Road. Schedule a blood donation appointment online at lifeservebloodcenter.org or call 800-287-4903.
Veterans Memorial Hospital will begin the next Prepared Childbirth Education classes (formerly called Lamaze) Monday, January 7, and they will continue for two more consecutive Monday evenings beginning at 6 p.m. in the hospital’s Large Conference Room.
The Prepared Childbirth Education classes at Veterans Memorial Hospital are offered in three sessions that allow the expectant parents to choose which topics they wish to learn more on. They may choose to attend one, two or all three sessions. Session 1 covers labor, delivery and the postpartum period following delivery; Session 2 includes relaxation, breathing and pain management; and Session 3 covers infant care. Tours of the OB Department are available with each session as well.
Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon will be offering the next course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for health care providers (those working in health related fields such as physicians, nurses, EMTs, etc.) Wednesday, December 19, beginning at 5 p.m. This “Health Care Professional” CPR class will be held in the Large Conference Room located on the lower level of the hospital.
The cost of the class, for certification or recertification, is the same and all registrants should bring along their own pocket mask. The online certificate received with the course does certify attendants in CPR for two years.
Pre-registration plus a minimum of three participants is required. For more information and to register for the “Health Care Provider” CPR Course, call Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.
