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Calendar
Allamakee County
ISU Extension Office November Calendar
Allamakee County ISU
Extension Office December Calendar
Waukon Park and Recreation Department: http://waukonparkandrec.com/wpr/
Waukon Wellness Center: http://www.waukonwellness.com/
Northeast Iowa Food & Farm Coalition events: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/allamakee/info/events.htm
November 2008
Road to Recovery Program
Veterans Memorial Hospital, along with
the American Cancer Society, is pleased to announce the start of a Road to
Recovery program for Allamakee
County. Cancer patients may
call Jeanette Danaher at 563/568-4262 and leave a
message to set up a driver. For information on becoming a
volunteer, please call Becky at Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563/568-3411.
November 2008
November 13
Soup Supper
Forest Hills United Methodist Church
4
- 7:30 p.m.
Forest
Hills United Methodist Church
Rural
Postville
Located
on Highway X-16, between Luana and Waukon.
Serving
homemade chili and chicken noodle soup with sandwiches, rolls and more.
Free-will offering.
November
14 - 15
Rivers
& Bluffs Fall Birding Fest
Lansing
Middle School
Get
close-up views of 15-20,000 elegant Tundra Swans and 300-400,000 ducks
and geese; plus numerous Bald Eagles, hawks, etc. Field trips to MN, WI
& IA; cruises on heated Excursion Boats; expert speakers; vendors
with nature items; silent auction; Sat. night dinner, plus live auction
and live music; 2 homemade sourdough pancake breakfasts; sponsored by
Friends of Pool 9 - Upper Miss. River Refuge, Inc; see website www.lansingiowa.com
for details.
November
13 - 15
"Annie"
Thursday
7:30 p.m.
Friday
7:30 p.m.
Saturday
7:30 p.m.
High
School Auditorium
Allamakee
Community Schools
Waukon
November
14 - 17
VMH
Foundation Christmas Fantasy
Waukon
Fairgrounds
Uniquely
decorated Christmas trees, food, music and other events and attractions
to get everyone in the Holiday spirit. Many items for sale as well.
November
14
Open
House
Operation
Christmas Child
12
noon - 9 p.m.
Farmers
& Merchants Savings Bank
Waukon
Will
be filling boxes.
November
14
Deadline
for Wreath Making Workshop
See
Nov.. 17 for details
November
16
Soup
Supper & Bake Sale
4:30
- 7 p.m.
King
of Grace Lutheran Church
101
Second Street NW
Waukon
November
17
Wreath
Making Workshop
6:30
- 8 p.m.
Allamakee
County Extension Office
Waukon
Make
a 12 inch wreath to take home. Basic materials provided, bring pruners
of you have them. Cost is $10 and pre-registration is required.
Registration deadline is Nov. 14. Class limited to 12. Call
563.568.6345 to register.
November 18
Diabetes Class
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Large Conference Room
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Waukon
November 18
Community & Home Care
Foot Clinic
1:00 p.m.
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Waukon
November 18
Cancer Support Group
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Large Conference Room
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Waukon
November 18
VMH Ambulance Meeting
7:00 p.m.
Large Conference Room
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Waukon
November 19
CHC Immunization &
Lead Screening Clinic
1:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Waukon
November 20
Vocational Rehabilitation
VMH - Waukon
By appointment only
November 20
Diabetes Support Group
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Large Conference Rm
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Waukon
November 20
Euchre Marathon
Sponsored by VMH Auxiliary
12:30 p.m.
Waukon Wellness Center
November 20
Quillin’s Health Testing
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Waukon
November 20
Dementia/Alzheimers Support Group
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Large Conference Room
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Waukon
November 22 & 23
Weekend Clinic
1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Waukon
November 24
WIC
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
St. Johns
Waukon
November 24 *add text to current listing for
Holiday parade*
Holiday Parade
6:00 p.m.
Downtown Waukon
Bring a non-perishable food item for the local food
pantry.
November 25
Diabetes Class
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Large Conference Room
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Waukon
November 26
CHC Immunization & Lead Screening Clinic
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Waukon
November 29 & 30
Weekend Clinic
1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Waukon
November
19
Food &
Fitness Meeting
4 - 6 p.m.
Waukon
Wellness Center
Contact
Teresa Wiemerslage at 563.568.6345 or email her at wiemer@iastate.edu .
November
21 - 23
McGregor
Iowa Gun Show
Friday
5 - 9 p.m.
Saturday
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
McGregor's
Landing Event Center
Near
Triangle Park
McGregor
November
24
Holiday
Parade
6
p.m.
Downtown
Waukon
A
parade will be held to kick-off the Christmas season. View beautiful
decorated floats, horses and more. Also included is a visit from Santa!
For more information contact Danny Schlitter, Waukon Area Chamber of
Commerce, at 563.568.4110 or e-mail at waukoncc@mchsi.com .
November 26
Lansing
Blood Drive
American
Red Cross
9
a.m. - 1 p.m.
Kee
High School
569
Center St.
Lansing
Give the
gift of life by donating blood. Call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE
(1-800-448-3543) or visit www.givebloodgivelife.org for more information or to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins
are welcome.
November
29
Country
Christmas Craft Boutique
9 a.m. - 3
p.m.
Postville
Schools
Postville
Country
Christmas craft show with over 50 area exhibitors selling many unique
and wonderful gifts and home furnishings. Free admission, refreshments,
lunch and door prizes.
December
4
Better Kid
Care
"I want! I
want! I want!: Building Good Consumers"
6 - 8 p.m.
Allamakee
County Extension Office
Waukon
Pre-registration
required. Contact Teresa at 563.568.6345 or email her at wiemer@iastate.edu .
December
6 & 7
Holiday
Pottery Sale and Firing
Saturday
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday 12
noon - 4 p.m.
2856 Blair
Road
New Albin
Annual
sale featuring functional wood fired pottery, custom oak furniture,
cutting boards and much much more. We produce simple, functional
pottery for everyday use in your home and garden. Visit for
some great gift ideas for Christmas! For more info contact Hallie &
Nate Evans at 563.544.4378 or visit their website at www.allamakeewoodfiredpottery.com
.
December
6
Holiday
Open House
Effigy
Mounds National Monument
Visitor
Center
Refreshments,
bookstore items 10% off. Visit www.nps.gov/efmo or call 563.873.3491.
December
6
Gingerbread
House Decorating
Contest
begins 8:30 a.m.
Public
welcome at 9:15 a.m.
Winner
announced 9:30 a.m.
Waukon
Elementary School
Each
participant will be supplied with all they'll need: an assembled
gingerbread house, icing, and candies for decorating. The contest
begins at 8:30 a.m. and at 9:15 the public is invited to stop in, enjoy
some refreshments and browse the masterpieces created by all those
little hands! At 9:30 winners will be announced and prizes will be
awarded. Participants will be divided into two age categories (ages 7,
8 & 9 and 10 &11). Each age category will have two winners:
Best Decorated and Most Creative. Once the event is over, each child
will be invited to take his/her decorated gingerbread house home. There
is limited seating for this workshop therefore pre-registration is
required. A minimal fee of $3 per child is due upon registration.
Registration forms now available. For more information visit www.kitchenkrafts.com or e-mail Lynn Sorensen at lynn@kithcenhrafts.com .
December
6
Holiday
Craft Show
Waukon
Reception & Banquet Center
Beautiful
crafts for you to purchase. Buy some presents or get something unique
for yourself. Contact Stacie Cooper at 563.568.6425 for additional
details or e-mail her at sweeneyrealestate@mchsi.com .
December
14
Ecumenical
Concert
7:30 p.m.
Waukon
Christmas
concert involving volunteers from several organizations and churches.
Includes brass choir, bell choir, men, women and children
choirs. Call Jim Bieber for more details at 563.568.3435.
December
17
Food &
Fitness Meeting
4 - 6 p.m.
Waukon
Wellness Center
Contact
Teresa Wiemerslage at 563.568.6345 or email her at wiemer@iastate.edu .
September 2008
September 16
Employment
Basics, NICC Waukon Center – Room 115, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Cancer Support Group to Meet at VMH
The Veterans Memorial Hospital Cancer Support Group will hold their
next meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 4 p.m. in the Large Conference
Room, located on the lower level of the hospital. A video,
entitled “Experiencing the Soul During Life” will talk about our moment
to moment awareness we have, beyond our physical body and personality.
This Cancer Support Group is open to individuals with cancer, those in
remission, cancer survivors, and their family members or friends. A
speaker will be providing educational, useful information at each
meeting, with time allowed for sharing experiences and questions.
Meetings are held the third Tuesday, every other month in the Large
Conference Room at the hospital at 4 p.m. For more information
contact Becky Welper, RN at Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.
September 17
Food
& Fitness Meeting, Waukon Wellness Center, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Old West Church Meatball Supper
1306 Maud Road, Waterville
Enjoy a tasty Norwegian ethnicity in a rural country church setting.
Take-outs are also available. Serving starts at 4:30 p.m.
Contact Lillian Christianson at 563.568.4750 for additional information.
Northeast Iowa Food & Fitness Allamakee County Planning Team meeting
Dining Center at Waukon Wellness Center. Waukon
4:15-6 p.m.
September 18
Quillin’s
Food Ranch & VMH Offer Body Mass Index Testing
Veterans Memorial Hospital will be visiting Quillin’s Food Ranch in
Waukon to perform free body mass index tests to the shoppers in the
store on Thursday, Sept. 18. These free tests will be available
from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
The Quillin’s in-store free health testing is held the third Thursday
of each month. A different free health test is offered each
month. There is no fasting required for any of these tests.
All tests have immediate results and any high readings will be referred
to a physician for a more detailed test.
For more information, please call Quillin’s at 568-3316 or Veterans
Memorial Hospital at 568-3411.
Hospital Auxiliary Euchre Marathon
The Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital will be holding their
monthly Euchre Marathon for all individuals of the community interested
on Thursday, Sept. 18. Anyone is welcome to attend, even if you
are 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 you
chose. Please call Deloras Paus at 568-3805 if you wish to eat
dinner. Card playing will follow at 12:30 p.m. until
approximately 2:30 p.m. The cost is $3.00 per person with all
proceeds going 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 you come with your table of
4 players, however.
For more information, please call Auxiliary member Nona Sawyer, at
568-3105 or 568-0043.
Diabetes Support Group Meeting
The Veterans Memorial Hospital Diabetes Support Group will meet on
Thursday, Sept. 18, at 10:00 a.m. in the Large Conference Room at
Veterans Memorial Hospital.
This diabetes class is open to everyone who has diabetes or has a
friend or loved one with diabetes. For more information on the
Diabetes Support Group, please call Teresa Myers, RN, Diabetes
Coordinator, at Veterans Memorial Hospital at 568-3411.
Parkinson Support Group Meeting at VMH
The area Parkinson Support Group will meet Thursday, Sept. 18 at 1 p.m.
at Veterans Memorial Hospital in the lower level Large Conference
Room.
This local Parkinson Support Group welcomes anyone with Parkinson
Disease to attend, including caregivers of a patient with Parkinson
Disease, or any interested family or friend.
For more information on the Parkinson Support Group meeting at Veterans
Memorial Hospital, please call Linda Nolting at 568-5040.
September 19
Harpers
Ferry Farmers Market
Harpers Ferry Conservation Park, Harpers Ferry
Featuring Homemade, homegrown and hand-crafted products and in-season
produce from 5 until 7 p.m. Held rain or shine.
Contact Teresa Wiemerslage at 563.568.6345 or e-mail at wiemer@iastate.edu for additional
information.
September 20
Railroad
Days
Marquette Depot & Information Center
10 am - 4 pm
WWC 1st Annual Duathlon
Waukon Wellness Center, Waukon
Individual and Team Competition for 5K Run – 10K bike – 3K Run. Begins
at 8 a.m.
September 20-21
Harvest
Days
Eagle Landing, Marquette
September 21
Lansing
Tour of Homes
Tour three Lansing homes from 1 until 4 p.m. All homes have a beautiful
view of the Mississippi River.Contact Rachelle Howe at 563.568.2624 or
800.824-1424 or e-mail at aced@mchsi.com for additional information.
September 22
Farmers
Market
Allamakee County Fairgrounds, Waukon
Featuring Homemade, homegrown and hand-crafted products and in-season
produce from 4 until 6 p.m. Held rain or shine.
Contact Teresa Wiemerslage at 563.568.6345 or e-mail at
wiemer@iastate.edu for additional information.
September 23
Employment
Basics, NICC Waukon Center – Room 115, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
September 24
Robey
Memorial Library
Waukon
Closed 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. for an out-of-town staff training event.
September 25
Dementia
Caregivers Support Group Meeting at VMH
The Dementia Support Group meets every other month at Veterans Memorial
Hospital. The next meeting will be held Thursday, September 25,
from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Large Conference Room, located on the
lower level of the hospital.
These Alzheimer’s Association support groups give caregivers of
individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia the
opportunity to meet others who are caring for someone with this
disease. During the meetings, caregivers will have a chance to
share their experiences and learn more about the disease.
This Dementia Support Group is held every other month, the fourth
Thursday of the month at 4 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Hospital.
For more information on the Dementia Caregivers Support Group, please
call Laura Kann of the Alzheimer’s Association at 319-272-2300
September 26
Harpers
Ferry Farmers Market
Harpers Ferry Conservation Park, Harpers Ferry
Featuring Homemade, homegrown and hand-crafted products and in-season
produce from 5 until 7 p.m. Held rain or shine.
Contact Teresa Wiemerslage at 563.568.6345 or e-mail at wiemer@iastate.edu for additional
information.
September 27
National
Public Lands Day
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Fee Free Day! The National Park Service will join other agencies for a
fee free day in celebration of National Public Lands Day. Volunteers
across the country celebrate National Public Lands Day by assisting
with conservation projects on their favorite public lands.
Contact Kenneth Block at 563.873.3491 or e-mail at Kenneth_Block@nps.gov or visit
their website at www.nps.gov/efmo
for additional information.
Old West Bank Robbery & Shoot Out
McGregor
Heritage Hills Christian Music Fest
Clermont
Guided Bird Walks
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Departing from the Visitor’s Center, one guided bird walk will be held
per month beginning at 8 a.m.
Contact Kenneth Block at 563.873.3491 or e-mail at Kenneth_Block@nps.gov or visit
their website at www.nps.gov/efmo
for additional information
September 28
County
Council Meeting, Extension Office, 7:30 PM
NE IA Animal Club Bird/Animal Swap
Allamakee County Fairgrounds, Waukon
Bird and small animals swap being held at the Waukon Fairgrounds. Food
will also be available on the grounds.
Contact Dean Bechtel at 563.535.7606 for additional information.
September 29
Farmers
Market
Allamakee County Fairgrounds, Waukon
Featuring Homemade, homegrown and hand-crafted products and in-season
produce from 4 until 6 p.m. Held rain or shine.
Contact Teresa Wiemerslage at 563.568.6345 or e-mail at
wiemer@iastate.edu for additional information.
September 30
Leader
Meetings, Extension Office, 5:15 PM and 7:00 PM
Budgeting Basics, NICC Waukon Center, 2-5 pm
Mentor Training Session
Building Bridges Through Mentoring
7 - 8:30 p.m.
United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, Decorah
All current and new mentors and parents of mentees from Allamakee,
Howard, and Winneshiek programs are invited to attend this training
session focused on “Community Circle of Care.” Refreshments will be
served. Contact Kathy Schwartzhoff or Dan Bellrichard at Helping
Services 563-387-1720 ext. 180 or visit: www.helpingservices.org for
more information.
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