David Coster, MD, with Surgical Associates of Grinnell, completed a complex diaphragm hernia repair using the new da Vinci Xi surgical robotic unit at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. This is the first surgery in the state on this advanced model.
Other surgeons, Nick Kuiper, DO, and Mathew Severidt, DO, both of Surgical Associates, completed surgeries on...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 8/21/14
Happy Annibirthday!
This last week in the beige house on the corner brought a lot of excitement! The Rankins celebrated turning nine this past week, and one of us had a 28th birthday roll around! It just so happens we got married on my birthday! It was a phenomenal week to say the least! Lots of...
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Remember When 8/21/14
35 years ago (1979)
Grant Rooda, 20, won the honor to compete in the North American Rodeo Finals in Red Rock Park at Gallup, NM. Grant competed in bull riding and some saddle bronc riding.
More than 300 people attended the meeting sponsored by Citizens for Workable County Zoning at the horse show grounds at Kellogg Holmdahl...
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Leona Pothoven, 84
Funeral services were held for Leona Pothoven, 84, of Pella on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, at the Pella First Reformed Church. She died Aug. 10 at home. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery in Pella.
Leona Vos was born Nov. 17, 1929, in Sully. She was the first of six children born to John Cornelius Vos and...
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Boaz Henry
Kyle and Cailin Van Zee of Kauai, Hawaii, are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Boaz Henry, on Aug. 1, 2014. He weighed 9 pounds 4 ounces and was 22.5 inches long. He was welcomed home by big brother, Jedidiah Luke, age 4. Grandparents are Mike and Cindy Brooks of Lakeland, MN, and...
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Faith Caroline
Justin and Heather Droppert of Grimes are the parents of a daughter, Faith Caroline. She was born Aug. 13, 2014, weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces and measuring 19 inches long. Her brothers are Nash (4) and Toby (3). Grandparents are Gerald and Elaine Droppert of Lynnville and Henry and Celeste Butler of Rustin, LA....
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 8/21/14
I haven’t been to the Iowa State Fair for years. I did go this year.
My Uncle Bill Zegers asked me to go with him on the Wednesday of the fair. He was taking two antique John Deere tractors to the fair where they would be on display along with many other old tractors. I don’t...
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