<div>A free pancake breakfast on Saturday, Nov. 14, in the lower level of the Sheldon Community Services Center will give the community a chance to thank local veterans and first responders.The congregation at First Reformed Church in Sheldon will cook and serve pancakes and sausages 8-10 a.m.Pastor Paul Van Maaren and a few congregation members wanted to do something to continue celebrating America’s 250th anniversary.A few congregation members have been deployed recently, including Ryer Dacken and Jager Rozeboom, and several veterans attend services at First Reformed Church.“We thought it would be a good thing to recognize them and the first responders and have the community recognize them,” said Dianne Wolthuizen, a congregation member and one of the event organizers. “We are hoping to have some veterans and some who currently serve, along with first responders with SCAT, Sheldon Fire Co., and the Sheldon Police Department.“Hopefully, they can come and stick around so people can thank them.”The breakfast will be a few days after Veterans Day on Nov. 11 and a couple of weeks after National First Responders Day on Oct. 28.Wolthuizen’s family has a history of service.She has been a first responder for 18 years and is an emergency medical technician for the Sheldon Community Ambulance Team. She is also a patient access representative at Sanford Sheldon Medical Center.Her husband, Wally, has been with SCAT for seven years and is an ambulance driver. He spent 25 years with the Sheldon Fire Co. before joining SCAT. He worked at the Ritter Elevator for a while and then served as custodian at First Reformed for two decades until he retired.“We are very glad to serve the people in the community when they have a time of need. We just like to serve and be involved in the community,” Wolthuizen said. “It’s always nice to have a familiar face to pick you up. We do have some new people, but it’s nice when they can see a familiar face.”Their son, Justin, is a lieutenant colonel and is stationed at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio. He has served for 18 years and will be promoted to colonel in February.“It would be nice to thank all of these people for the time they gave,” Wolthuizen said. “Some of them that served, they gave their lives, and I’m sure there will be people there whose relatives gave their lives for our country.”The breakfast will be a simple one with pancakes and sausages, and the goal is to have people thank the veterans and volunteer first responders during the event.“You just don’t get them all together often. We have the Memorial Day service and all of that,” Wolthuizen said. “We don’t realize what a lot of them went through, and sometimes we won’t always know what they gave during the time they served for our country.”She said the goal is to have many veterans and first responders there so people can thank them for their time.“They can come, have the meal, and people that come can thank them for their service,” Wolthuizen said. “It’s a sacrifice for their families, for the veterans and first responders, and for their employers to be able to serve.“We would just love to see everybody there.”The breakfast will include information for anyone who wants to become a member of SCAT, the Avenue of Flags, or the Sheldon Fire Co.“We are always looking for more people and for people to help put up flags for the Avenue of Flags,” Wolthuizen said.</div>

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A free pancake breakfast on Saturday, Nov. 14, in the lower level of the Sheldon Community Services Center will give the community a chance to thank local veterans and first responders. The congregation at First Reformed Church in Sheldon will cook and serve pancakes and sausages 8-10 a.m. Pastor Paul...

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