Sioux Center News (Newspaper) - October 20, 1998, Sioux Center, Iowa SECTION ONE October CRC Page 2 Page 9 BRIEFLY names leaders Senator dhuck Grassley has announced that Merlyn Rehder of Hawarden and Arle Oliver of Sioux Center are his Sioux County chairs for his reelection campaign to the The Grassley campaign has organized grassroots action teams in all of Iowas 99 The led by the county will ensure that Grassley is represented in all appropriate county The teams help with county yard signs and My campaigns have always been about organizing at the grassroots Neighbors talking to neighbors is what wins elections in said Im excited that Merlyn and Arie have agreed to make a public show of support for my clothing to The Sioux Center TEAM mentoring program will be spon soring a drive on October The clothing drive will benefit the homeless shelters of Des The drive will also be part of the Make A Differ ence Day The clothing drive will be at Kinsey the Sioux Center middle school and the Sioux Center high The clothing items will be collected from 8 to 9 For home pick people may call INSIDE Dittie Houtkooper will speak at the annual Friends of Hos pice Banquet on October 27 at at Dordt Colleges West She will take guests on an adventure to Hol Reservations may be ordered at 712 See letter on Section 1 Page Source Iowa DOT 1997 TEAP study project Goals for 1998 Thanksgiving and YearEnd Appeal are chosen Upon the approval of the Board of Directors and Founda tion Board of the Sioux Centeri Community Hospital and Health the 1998 Thanksgiving and YearEnd Appeal has been The goals have centered around the improve ment to senior services to the Sioux Center They are as follows H Bone Twentyfive million Americans are affected by making it a major Fifty percent of women older than 50 have osteoporosis related bone fractures by age a third of all men are affected by Osteo porosis accounts for fractures CT bone densitometry is per formed with a standard CT scan ner which the hospital has in house due to the 1997 appeal using special analysis software and The scan mea sures the amount of mineral density in the This scan painlessly completes this exam in 15 minutes with exposure to the Why measure for bone densi ty With bone densitometry and prudent patient fractures can be Why would this be advanta geous at Sioux Center The fol lowing is an overall summary from Sioux Center physicians The usage of the bone densitom etry system would be utilized at about an average of 20 to 35 examinations in a months That would allow patients to have the examination done in Sioux Center instead of having to travel and it would also utilize the hospitals present CT scan Through earlier detection of low bone mass and use of prevention and treatment the ravaging effects of this disease will be The cost of this portion of the project is H Video Scope Unit This piece of technology is especially beneficial to the doctor arid nurses in Sioux Centers surgical Instead of utilizing a small eyepiece when conducting such procedures as gastroscopy and the doctor and staff are able to better visualize the area by use of a video screen much like that of a This allows for more accurate color This unit also includes accurate documenta tion with data display for patient Printouts are also available for patient including that of the text and The Sioux Center Hospital and Health Center has a belief to pro vide the highest professional standards this is an opportunity to improve the hospitals diag nostic The hospitals patients will be the recipients of this proactive The cost of this portion of the project is approximately liS Upgrading Manor Manor was pur chased by the Sioux Center Com munity Hospital and Health Cen ter in January The hospi tal was able to purchase this facility for significantly less than Don Van Voorst at left is presented a plaque by Mayor Dale Den Herder at a banquet last By Gordon Wolf Don Van Voorst looks upon his volunteer work as an emer technician not only in terms of service to his community but also as being a willing servant of the This year Van Voorst marked a milestone in his tenure as a member of the Sioux Center ambulance squad he reached the mark and received recognition and plaques from his fellow and from the City of Sioux The service to others and to the Lord and the camaraderie with other are factors that have allowed him to serve as an EMT for 25 he It was a course Van Voorst took at the Sioux Center Community Hospital that led him to his volunteer EMT I was taking the course because of a personal interest in first and several of the people taking the course with me were talking about the EMT course they were going to he stat That piqued Van interest enough so that he also took the EMT course offered through Northwest Iowa Com munity College then called Northwest Iowa Technical Col and he started his duties with the Sioux Center ambulance squad in The were quite new in Sioux having formed only a year In the had been as their a ambulance borrowed from Vancler Funeral But about the time Van Voorst became an EMT the squad purchased a 1973 Chevy Superior ambulance and equipped For many years that lance and subsequent lances were housed in a garage at the Sioux Center Community Hospital and Health Now the Sioux Center ambulance squad has its own garage and meeting room in the downtown area and has three ambulances and much more These are just a few of the changes that have taken place during the past 25 years that are most visible to the Other changes are less visible but are still vital to how the deliver their As time has gone the whole ser vices process has Van Voorst There has been more involvement from the state as far as setting the guide lines for Our squad is in charge of its own We set a training meeting every month and period ically have larger training ses sions that involve our fire and rescue squads as well as squads from other are able to maintain their certification if they go to all the prescribed training sessions that our squad Through all the changes and the needs created by the the City of Sioux Center has been The city has been The city has always been good to the ambulance squad if there are they have helped us fill The new ambulance garage is one example of he contin What is now the ambulance garage had been a part of the old city The city has also helped with the recruitment of people inter ested in becoming Van Voorst continued that making the rescue squad a sepa rate entity from the ambulance squad is one factor that allowed him to stay with the for as long as he Relieving the ambulance of the rescue duties allowed us to VAN see Section 1 Page 6 THANKSGIVING 1 2 For decades patients at the Sioux Center Community Hos pital and Health Center have enjoyed the benefits of equip ment donated by the Hospital The money to purchase the equipment was raised through many the Hospital Bazaar food stand at the Sioux County Youth and at the Hospital which has now made way for the annual Hospital Harvest This year the Hospital Har vest Supper will have a new fundraising sale of Elmer Van whose is the of the Harvest rounded up donations of hamburger from a number of businesses arc not only donating the beef but also the Businesses include Sioux Farmers Coop Beef Con Trans Ova Livestock Sioux Automation and Coop Gas The Hospital Harvest Supper is scheduled for October from at the Sioux Center Com munity The frozen hamburger will be available at the Harvest Sup per arid can be paid for at the cashiers Other features at the Har vest along with a fine for a freewill the sale ol baked candy and People are encouraged to contribute to the Hospital Har vest Supper by donating baked or hair and of the candy booth are Dee Te Slaa Laurie Betcke Chair and of the booth are June De Wit 7222216 and Lynn Cash donations can be directed to Donna Den treasurer of the Hospi tal People in charge of other parts of the Hospital Harvest Supper are the following bi Kay Margaret booth Li Ue Bondt kitchen m Karen Koui Janet Den Herder committee M Jailer Diane Van be Berg Hospi tal i Supper M Ctrl Jilt Qf
