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.
The Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital will not be holding its monthly Euchre Marathon in December, due to the busy holiday season. The Euchre marathons are held the third Thursday of each month at the Senior Citizens Room at the Waukon Wellness Center and will resume in January.
For more information on the monthly Euchre marathons, call Veterans Memorial Hospital Auxiliary President Nona Sawyer at 563-568-3105.
Erin and Jesse Bunge of Gypsum, CO announce the birth of their son, Leo John Bunge, born November 7, 2018 at Glenwood Springs, CO. He weighed 7 lbs. 5 ozs. and measured 20 inches in length at the time of his birth.
Grandparents are Bruce and Sue Torkelson of Waukon and Mark and Karen Bunge of Parker, CO. Great-grandparents are Wilma Havel of Stanwood and Marilyn Bunge of Mechanicsville.
Makenna Snitker and Jacob Mohn of Farmersburg announce the birth of their son, Brekken Louis Mohn, born November 23, 2018 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. He weighed 7 lbs. 2 ozs. and measured 19-1/2 inches in length at the time of his birth. He joins a sister, Gracelyn Jones (4).
Grandparents are Michelle and Kurt Kishman, Bob Snitker and Roger and Mary Jo Mohn. Great-grandparents are John and Sharon Costello, Janet Snitker and Georgianna Gavin.
... that it is with a very heavy heart that these are my words filling this column space this week, rather than the rightful author who has done so for longer than I have even been alive.
For those not yet aware, and who are looking for the usual wit and wisdom of the man who committed a vast majority of his life to informing, enlightening, educating and even entertaining this Waukon community he also called home for nearly all his life, it is with deep regret that I must tell you that Richard “Dick” J. Schilling, long-time editor - and more recently, editor emeritus - of this newspaper, was found deceased in his home this past Tuesday, November 27 - ironically, the same day of the week he would faithfully bring to the newspaper office for publication the column that usually appears in this space.
The Christmas lights and décor are up outside and in - there are presents being purchased and put under the trees - there are concerts and parties - there are family gatherings and extra Church services. And we do all this because???? Well, tradition, of course! Hasn’t Christmas been celebrated since the very night Jesus was born? No, actually there is no mention of commemorating his birth whatsoever in our Biblical text. But isn’t that where all our “traditions” come from?! Alas, no again, most of our 21st Century celebrated Christian “traditions” are of human making.
Well, in January the rule of law will start and after two years of the Republican party letting their president sell out this country to Putin and doing nothing about it, “time’s up”. No more running roughshod over the rule of law and the Constitution and making up laws to fit the crimes that he has committed as he goes along.
I hope Mr. Quandahl will do something about all the untruths or better yet pure out unforgiving lies that only he and a few others believe, such as the 2nd Amendment and your guns being taken away by the Democrats, and many other Republican fairy tales. Mr. Quandahl and the Republican party have been campaigning for years and years on that, they know not the law. I hope all those who locally support the Republican party pray for the rule of law to save this country for future generations.
