© 2025 Hamilton's Funeral and After Life Services Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application Her memorial service will be held at 10:30 A.M at First Reformed Church in Sheldon with Pastor Paul Van Maaren To view Marie's service via livestream please visit:   https://www.sheldonfirstreformed.com/media/worshipservices.cfm  Her graveside service will be held at 10:00 A.M  Visitation with family present will be from 5 to 7 P.M Processional: “I Knock On Your Door” “The Old Rugged Cross” ~ Paul Van Maaren Burdens Are Lifted At Calvary” ~ Paul Van Maaren Recessional: “Go For The Gold”  to join the family in the fellowship hall of the church at Sanford Sheldon Medical Center in Sheldon the daughter of Cornelius and Dena (Buysman) Lode She entered eternal rest on her 100th birthday She received her education at a country school She was united in marriage to Gilbert Van Veldhuizen on February 14 where Marie worked for Sears in Sheldon for 17 years They moved to the Christian Retirement Home in Sheldon in 2002 Marie remained at the Christian Retirement Home until moving with Kellye’s family in June of 2023 until November of 2023 when she moved to Fieldcrest Assisted Living until her passing  Marie was a longtime member of First Reformed Church in Sheldon being actively involved in teaching Sunday school She was also a member of the Women’s American Legion Auxiliary and also wintering in Florida for 23 years and Texas for 9 Nancy and her husband Claude Struve of Shelon; grandchildren Nick (Rachel) Van Veldhuizen of El Cerrito Kellye (Justin) Kleinhesselink of Sheldon and their children Kyle (Molly) Struve of Estherville and their children Kayla (TJ) Miller of Sheldon and their children  Marie was preceded in death by her parents Cornelia (John) Oldenkamp and brothers and sisters-in-law Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Esther Margaret Veldhuizen was born on December 30 She attended a country school in Troy Township until 8th grade and transitioned to the Pipestone Area School and graduated in 1941 Esther went on to attend Stewart’s Beauty School in Sioux Falls for a year before returning to Pipestone to work at Fecker’s Egg Company as an egg candler until 1943 she was united in marriage to Arnold Veldhuizen at St Esther enjoyed staying busy on the family farm Some of her favorite pastimes were her garden and caring for the different animals on the farm Esther and the family participated in the Hiawatha Pageant for almost 40 years Esther and Arnold spent time RV’ing across the country and Canada Her favorite destinations being California and Texas to visit family.  While living in town Esther delivered Meals on Wheels and continued to participate in events at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Esther moved to Ridgeview Apartments in Pipestone She was admitted to the Pipestone County Hospice House on Saturday She is lovingly remembered by her five children and Jessica Collins; seven great-grandchildren Our Saviour's Lutheran Church - Pipestone at the Netherlands Reformed Congregation in Corsica Burial will follow at the Graceland Cemetery in Corsica with Rev Visitation with the family will be Tuesday Condolences may be sent to www.porterfuneralhomes.com memorials may be directed to the Netherlands Reformed Christian School of Rock Valley They made their home on a farm near Corsica To this union were born 3 sons and 3 daughters  Hermina was united in marriage to Arie Van Veldhuizen on April 19 To this union were born one son and one daughter Hermina was a homemaker and cleaned houses for others and Robert (Tasha) Van Veldhuizen; daughter James (Sheri) Van Veldhuizen; stepdaughters Cornie (Bernice) Van Veldhuizen; brother-in-law Leonard Spaans; 44 grandchildren; and many great and great-great-grandchildren  Hermina was preceded in death by her parents; stepmother Cora (Alvin) Star and Nellie (Teunis) Fluit; stepbrother Gerrit (Bernice) Hup; plus many brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law 2024 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer Visitation will be one hour prior to the service time also at the church John was born the son of Gradus and Elbertha Dorothy (Aalbers) Van Veldhuizen on February 14 He graduated From Sanborn Public High School They moved around the Sanborn area before settling in Sioux City John worked as a semi-truck driver and dispatcher for most of his years He ended career as a Sioux City bus driver until his retirement.  John was a very passionate fan of his children and his grandchildren’s athletic and musical events John and Glenda were both youth leaders and active members of Morningside Reformed Church John was also a long-time member of Sunnybrook Community Church He was an active Bible study leader and formed a close bond with his young mens group "there’s always time for God.”  John was very proud of his Dutch heritage as evidenced by his personalized license plates John is survived by his wife and best friend Glenda Van Veldhuizen of Sioux City; daughters Shavelle (Richard) Peschau of Paoli Alaska and Shaun (Tim) DeChicchis of Stafford and Bonita Kenagy; grandchildren Jonte Harris Kaylie and Jacob DeChicchis; great-grandchildren He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers John’s family would like to thank everyone for their visitations, thoughts and prayers during this time. In remembrance of John's life, the family asks that any charitable donations be made to Big Oak Ranch https://www.bigoak.org  lovingly known as “Gert,” passed away peacefully on January 7 January 18 at First Reformed Church in Willmar Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church Burial will be at Roseland Reformed Cemetery memorials can be made to the Bethesda Activities Department Arrangements are with Harvey Anderson & Johnson Funeral Home in Willmar her caring spirit began to shine when the loss of her mother required her to step into a nurturing role for her siblings Childhood friends turned high school sweethearts Gert married Bernard "Buzz" Bulthuis on December 17 Their partnership flourished through nearly seven decades of marriage marked by unwavering devotion to one another Gert’s work life spanned a variety of roles over the years; secretary including West Central Wheel and Body, that she owned with her husband Buzz the role that brought her greatest joy was that of wife sewing everything from wedding dresses to Barbie clothes her hands brought beauty and care to every project cherished by her grandchildren and honored with local and state awards reflected her meticulous skill and deep love for her family She enjoyed puzzles and games of all kinds Gert volunteered throughout the Willmar community and served in many roles at Willmar First Reformed Church where her faith and joyful spirit were constants Known for her radiant smile and heartfelt embrace leaving an indelible impact on all who knew her Rick (Kris) Bulthuis and Renae (Danny) VanBuren; grandchildren: Melissa (Chad) Dahlberg Trenton and Jaycie Bulthuis; great-grandchildren: Grace Dahlberg George Poppen and many other relatives and friends She was preceded in death by her beloved husband and son Ross Jon Bulthuis; parents; brothers: John (Joan) and Harvey (Ardys) Veldhuizen; brothers-in-law: Norman Grussing Claude (Annie) Bulthuis and Henry (Leona) Bulthuis Feature Films Database Southern Mediterranean films database Scriptwriters European Film Schools Production Companies Distributors International Sales Submit a Film Industry Reports Co-Production Podcast Online Screenwriting Training Course Guided Course for Feature Film Writing Script Analysis Analysis of the potential of your series Cineuropa's Training Catalogue Film Festival Photographs Newsletter Photogalleries EUFCN Location Award Euro Film Fest 27 Times Cinema GoCritic! Advertise on Cineuropa Logos and Banners MOVIES THAT MATTER 2025 by Olivia Popp 27/03/2025 - Daan Veldhuizen’s documentary is part-historical recap part-personal investigation of colonial and imperial violence in West Papua where it is competing for the Grand Jury Documentary and Justice Frame competition prizes Veldhuizen’s nearly two-hour documentary begins from the emotional viewpoint of Dutch individuals with heritage and roots from West Papua many of whom play active roles in today’s movements of awareness and independence using a huge swath of dramatically restored archival footage to explain the centuries of Dutch presence on the island of New Guinea (West Papua is the western part of the island) and the heavy exploitation of the indigenous population disguised as a classic case of “education” and “the white man's burden” which highlights the Dutch colonial viewpoint is staggering in terms of the rhetoric and material that are heard and shown the film begins to turn into more of a historical documentary revealing a very complicated colonial and imperial past after World War II and into the Cold War era As the Indonesians advocated on both the local and diplomatic levels for the Netherlands to cede colonial control this led to a series of international negotiations helmed by the USA that eventually resulted in Indonesian control of West Papua many have seen Indonesia’s management of West Papua as extremely oppressive filled with mass killings and human rights abuses that some organisations today view as genocide Veldhuizen is very successful: he is notably very perceptive when it comes to highlighting these repeated acts of ignorance many Dutch people have no idea of the history that exists or that West Papua was even a colony people around the world hardly seem to know (or care) about the egregious acts of violence still being committed in West Papua The more difficult part is keeping the narrative clear for a place with such a complex historical and political landscape; the director’s four-part framing device is creative but ultimately serves little function but two hours feels remarkably long for a film in which we never directly learn the names of our informal Dutch guides of Papuan heritage Although this leaves an affective gap between the viewer and the interesting subjects you’ll likely come away feeling motivated to empathise and learn more – Veldhuizen cracks that egg wide open The Promise also raises questions around how archival material is used and modified It appears that there is no reenacted footage but audio segments of Dutch statements are vibrant and crisp making it unclear whether these were read from statements or otherwise recorded It becomes clear that the visual segments are heavily colourised and restored in a way that involves some sort of smoothing: the credits point to AI image optimisation by the director himself and there is a whole team of investigative and archive researchers listed The uncanny audiovisual feel often also detracts from the otherwise deeply intense material that reveals a history we all should really care more about The Promise is a Dutch production by Witfilm Please subscribe to our newsletter to receive more stories like this directly in your inbox Daan Veldhuizen’s documentary is part-historical recap, part-personal investigation of colonial and imperial violence in West Papua   27/03/2025 | Movies That Matter 2025 The world premiere of Daan Veldhuizen’s documentary The Promise will open the festival, which includes fiction, documentary and various thematic competitions   12/03/2025 | Movies That Matter 2025 02/05/2025goEast 2025 Review: My Magical World 30/04/2025Films / Reviews – Italy Review: San Damiano 30/04/2025Hot Docs 2025 Review: King Matt the First 29/04/2025Films / Reviews – Italy Review: Storia di una notte 29/04/2025Films / Reviews – Peru/Spain Review: Kayara. 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of company finances to avoid reckless management claims Seek legal advice: Consult with a lawyer and a tax practitioner on best practices for corporate governance and tax compliance Business owners must ensure they are fully compliant with tax and corporate regulations to avoid costly pitfalls “Good governance protects both the company and its directors,” concludes Veldhuizen “And seeking professional advice on how to run your business effectively is not just smart; it’s essential for long-term success,” he adds Choose a topic below and thereafter view all articles on the topic using the "Next >" button or swiping left Choose a topic below and thereafter view all articles on the topic using the "Next >" button or the keyboard right arrow key CORNELIUS 'CASEY' JOHN VELDHUIZEN passed away peacefully at his home in Miami He was born to Cornelius Johannes and Sophia Verhoeff Veldhuizen on October 20 where he was raised and attended country school He worked on the family farm and at various jobs until December 1 After his discharge from the service on December 1 he moved to California where he worked in several dairies he returned to Minnesota where he worked on farms and started a custom corn shelling business he was united in marriage to Wilma Bos at First Reformed Church in Edgerton they farmed near Woodstock and had three children The family faithfully attended and Casey served as a volunteer at the American Reformed Church of Woodstock Casey and his family experienced the devastating loss of Michael Lee at the age of 18 Casey began working on farms near Paynesville While he was working on the Emmett Clark ranch in March 1996 and Casey was eventually held in a Billings jail and two federal prisons with the Montana Freeman until November 19 1998 when he was acquitted in federal court and released Florida where he briefly worked on an organic farm he worked full-time at farming and driving truck until the fall of 2016 He was a member of the Christian Motorcycle Association delivering motor bikes to local churches and missionaries and he loved living healthy and sharing his story of healthy living he loved and was very proud of his grandchildren and treasured every moment he was able to spend with them supportive friend to so many across the country his almost-perfect memory of the highways in nearly all 50 states He is lovingly remembered by his two daughters Renee Kinney and her husband Patrick of Miami Minnesota; son-in-law Michael Ross of Marshall Anthony Veldhuizen and his wife Kathy of Portland Robert Veldhuizen and his wife Marian of Jamestown Roger Veldhuizen and his wife Iann of Waterloo and Marvin Veldhuizen and his wife Rosalyn of Sioux Falls Sophie Schoolmeester and her husband Jerold of Edgerton Mildred Van Wyke and her husband Don of Denver and Julie Kreun and her husband Carl of Hemet California; and many other loving friends and family             Harold A 2023 at the Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls 2023 at the First Reformed Church in Sheldon Iowa with Rev Paul Van Maaren ~ officiating             Burial will be in the East Lawn Cemetery in Sheldon             Visitation with the family present will be from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M 2023 at the Vander Ploeg Funeral Home in Sheldon The Vander Ploeg Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements Troy Van Veldhuizen                            Taylor Krukow Brandon Krukow                                  Dennis TenClay Dennis Van Veldhuizen Jr.                    Roger Hibma After today’s service relatives and friends are invited to join the family in the fellowship hall of the church        Harold Allen Van Veldhuizen the son of Gradus and Elbertha Dorothy (Aalbers) Van Veldhuizen was born June 6 Iowa.  He received his education in Sanborn Iowa and graduated from the Sanborn Public School.  He went on to attend Nettleton Business College in Sioux City Iowa and received an Accounting Degree.  Harold was united in marriage to Gladys Nieuwendorp on November 12 1969 at the First Reformed Church in Sheldon he then worked for Land-O-Lakes Cooperative until his retirement he worked at Northwest Décor and at Hy-Vee in the Produce Department Harold passed away at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls      Harold was a member of the First Reformed Church in Sheldon He was an active member of the Sheldon Morning Kiwanis and volunteered on many Mission Trips to Haiti and in the United States      He is survived by his wife John (Glenda) Van Veldhuizen of Sioux City Iowa; Dennis (Sallee) Van Veldhuizen of Milford Iowa; and other relatives and many friends      He was preceded in death by his parents Gradus and Elbertha Dorothy Van Veldhuizen; a granddaughter ARNOLD VELDHUIZEN was born to Cornelius Johannes and Sophia (Verhoeff) Veldhuizen on July 4 Minnesota where he was raised and attended grade school he moved with his family to a farm near Hull he was united in marriage to Esther Stueven at St Army serving in the South Pacific during World War II After his discharge from the service in January he farmed northwest of Pipestone for many years they moved into Pipestone but Arnie continued to help his daughter For the past 14 years he resided in town and made daily trips out to the farm 2016 he entered the Pipestone County Hospice House where he passed away peacefully on Saturday Arnie was a charter member of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Pipestone where he served as an elder and as the chairman of the congregation for three terms each He was a member of the Michael Boock American Legion Post #6 and the VFW Arnie and Esther delivered Meals on Wheels in Pipestone.Arnie and family participated in the Hiawatha Pageant for almost 40 years Arnie enjoyed RVing with Esther and during many winter months the two travelled the country visiting family Arnie spent the winter building a house in Leakey Barbara and for many years Arnie and Esther spent their winter in Leakey One of Arnie’s proudest accomplishments was to help start Progress and Marvin (Rose) Veldhuizen of Sioux Falls He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers Albert and Bernard; and one brothers-in-law passed away after a lengthy and courageous battle with brain cancer 2016 at his residence surrounded by his family 2016 at the First Reformed Church in Rock Rapids A luncheon will follow the funeral with burial at 2:15 p.m at the Valley View Cemetery in Rock Valley Visitation with the family will be from 6 p.m Monday at the Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley The family prefers memorials to Hospice Beecin Foundation of Lyon County in Rock Rapids or Hope Haven in Rock Valley the son of Henry and Dena (Brinkman) Van Veldhuizen He worked at Kooikers in Hull before moving to Ripon California where he was employed with Wallenburg Construction They moved back to Iowa where he drove an ice cream truck for a short while South Dakota and later near Doon and then near Alvord John was also employed at Hope Haven in Rock Valley for 8 years while farming He was a member of the First Reformed Church in Rock Rapids where he served as an Elder taught Sunday school and helped with the youth club He enjoyed the many Sunday meals with his family and they loved to go on cruises Survivors include his wife Garlene; 7 children Kevin (Fawn) Van Veldhuizen of Sioux Falls IA; 34 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; his siblings Bernie (Sharon) Van Veldhuizen of Rock Valley and Lester (Harriet) Van Veldhuizen of Doon Roger and Lori Van Maanen and Frank and Julie Boyer John was preceded in death by his parents; son-in-law Henrietta Van Der Weide; an infant brother; infant twin sisters; a chosen brother and Arnold Sohl; and Garlene’s family When Ryan Veldhuizen first was contacted about appearing in a film about farming let's just say he didn't rush to return the call the fourth generation to farm land north of Edgerton "At first we kind of gave them the run-around," Veldhuizen said in a telephone interview A farm in southwest Minnesota getting calls from a production company in Los Angeles What kind of undercover group is trying to do an activist video So we gave them the run-around until we figured out they were serious." Allentown Productions certainly was serious The company was established by Academy Award-winning director James Moll and specializes in non-fiction filmmaking According to information from the South Dakota Soybean Research & Promotion Council the documentary "Farmland" "takes an intimate look at the lives of American farmers and ranchers in their '20s all of whom are now responsible for running their farming businesses." The documentary will be screened in Sioux Falls on Thursday for one showing only "In 'Farmland,' audiences will hear thoughts and opinions about agriculture They're from the mouths of the farmers and ranchers themselves." the audience also will hear a little more from Veldhuizen He will answer questions from the audience at the conclusion of "Farmland." The land first farmed by Christiaan Veldhuizen today raises corn The Veldhuizens also market about 30,000 hogs annually It is not that often that every sibling wants to farm Perhaps even more unusual is that they get along although the children aren't old enough to participate But Veldhuizen was not much older than his nieces and nephews when he decided it would be his future "I grew up loving what I do," Veldhuizen said I have known exactly this is what I wanted to do." Veldhuizen graduated from South Dakota State University in 2010 That's essential in a profession where there is no control over the weather or the market all you can do is grit your teeth and hold on "With commodity prices where they've been lately "I think I'm kind of getting spoiled with how good it is now The farm crisis of the 1980s still reverberates with Veldhuizen's parents and grandparents "The first and foremost lesson I still hear the most to this day is never ever have a floating interest rate," Veldhuizen said "There's a lot of valuable lessons that came out of there that are becoming more and more applicable today It's a major advantage having my dad and my grandparents around Both of those are very valuable resources as far as advice and wisdom." Elmer and Marie Veldhuizen live across the road from the farm With fewer and fewer people living on farms or having family members there it is important to remember that "food doesn't just happen," Veldhuizen said "It doesn't just appear on the grocery store shelves You rapidly lost the knowledge that food is still raised by people You hear these horror stories (about large operations) and it gives you an impersonal view of farming It's still people with families still raising food." that is why Veldhuizen agreed to appear in Moll's documentary "It was a very good opportunity to share our story of a modern family farm," he said "It's so easy for us in agriculture to sit back and say 'Somebody's got to tell the story but not me It's got to be somebody else.' This is our opportunity to make our voice heard in a very reasonable manner." Reach Jill Callison at 331-2307 or jcalliso@argusleader.com "Farmland," a documentary from Academy Award winning director James Moll Purchase at the theater or online at cinemark.com/farmland Six farmers and ranchers are featured in the film He will participate in a question-and-answer session after the film Arizona State University biomedical engineering doctoral student Jaimeson “Jaime” Veldhuizen and Associate Professor Mehdi Nikkhah collaborated with an interdisciplinary research team to design and validate a new heart-on-a-chip platform for use in disease modeling Providing meticulous care of the human heart means having an accurate cardiac model on which to conduct disease modeling One new way to study the heart is through the use of miniature microfluidic chips These silicone-based rectangular pieces are about the size of a soda can tab and have tiny specially designed channels where cells are deposited The cells organize and grow into tissues that mimic organs at a much smaller scale The tissue in the chip responds to pharmaceuticals and diseases just like a human heart would respond in the body allowing researchers to closely observe the responses without the potential for harm Their chip improves upon other engineered cardiac tissue platforms to provide more control and accuracy to study drug toxicity Nikkhah and his lab group have been very active in the development of organ and disease tissue-on-a-chip platforms including neurovascular tissue as well as breast and brain tumors “Development of these tissue-on-chip models has generated a rich amount of knowledge and technical expertise in our lab in pertinent areas such as design and fabrication of the microfluidic platforms surface chemistry and so forth,” Nikkhah said expertise and toolkits have laid a solid foundation for our work in successful engineering of target tissue-on-chip models.” Organ-on-a-chip technologies have been developed in a variety of structures and cell configurations for some time now Developing heart patches for therapeutic use has been common and other engineered tissues in different platforms have been used to research them Some investigators use a 2D sheet of tissue but this doesn't mirror the three dimensions of a human heart Others employ posts around which engineered tissue is wrapped — a format that is good for measuring contractions of the heart muscle One drawback to these types of engineered tissues and other chip platforms is they typically use only cardiomyocytes which are the cells that make up the heart muscle the studies are limited because they don’t consider other important cell types that make up the wall of the heart Veldhuizen and Nikkhah created a unique design that differs from others in key ways Their model is the first 3D microfluidic heart-on-a-chip that uses both cardiomyocyte muscle cells and fibroblast connective cells The chip’s tissue channels also have microposts around which the tissues grow in a more organized structure ASU biomedical engineering doctoral student Jaimeson “Jaime” Veldhuizen works in the Nikkhah Lab Veldhuizen is the lead author on a research paper published in Biomaterials that details a new 3D heart-on-a-chip model.  Heart cells within an extracellular matrix (ECM) are injected into the green channel within the chip which is surrounded by flanking media channels (purple) to supply nutrients to the cells The specialized center channel (green) includes elliptical microposts around which co-cultured cardiomyocytes and fibroblasts grow in an organized fashion into tissues an associate professor of biomedical engineering Together with students like Jaime Veldhuizen they design and create specialized microfluidic chips to study organs and diseases in vitro If you look at the wall of a heart muscle through a microscope aligned fibers that enable regular heartbeats Veldhuizen and Nikkhah mimic this structure on a chip platform with elliptical microposts — a unique design for organ-on-a-chip platforms “The importance of these posts is their ability to affect the surrounding 3D tissue causing it to align around the posts,” Veldhuizen said “We found that these posts can align heart tissue in a similar fashion (to natural myocardial tissue) which not only enhances the structure of the tissue making it a better heart-on-a-chip model.” Another way to better represent a real heart is to use more than just muscle cells Cardiomyocytes enable the heart muscle to beat throughout a person’s life Creating these cells is a challenging task for researchers — and Veldhuizen had to do it three times with different stem cell types Veldhuizen used human pluripotent stem cells to create cardiomyocytes Pluripotent stem cells are expensive and hard-to-produce but they are very beneficial as they can turn into any type of organ cell But turning them into the right type of organ cell is a researcher's biggest challenge researchers use specific stimuli or reagents to make human pluripotent stem cells “differentiate” themselves into the type of cells they want But sometimes the stem cells spontaneously start on their journey to become something the researchers don’t want she’d sometimes see spontaneous differentiation of the stem cells where they'd become some mixture of cells instead of the heart cells they needed to use in their model Even when Veldhuizen got the cardiomyocyte cells she wanted another obstacle she encountered was their immaturity stem cells reflect tissue cells in an embryonic or fetal state not how typical adult cells look and behave “The ability to mature human pluripotent stem cell cardiomyocytes is a major obstacle in the field of heart tissue modeling,” Veldhuizen said “The differences between the fetal and the mature or adult types span cell size Therefore it is important to mature these cells to model the adult human heart in a lab and to translate any biological or pharmaceutical findings into clinical relevance.” Veldhuizen found that by both co-culturing the muscle cells with supporting fibroblast cells among a 3D hydrogel and causing them to align with the microposts her research team’s heart-on-a-chip model enhances the maturity level of these heart cells so they’re more suitable for in vitro heart studies Just as the human body uses a team of specialized organs to function complex health technology requires an interdisciplinary group of researchers to get results Veldhuizen and Nikkhah worked with stem cell biology expert David Brafman, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering and faculty member of the ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center, as well as recent bioengineering and biomedical engineering doctoral degree graduate Joshua Cutts. Brafman and Cutts provided guidance on the foundations of differentiating commercial stem cell lines into heart tissue, and access to a quantitative polymerase chain reaction machine in their lab, which is used for gene expression analysis. To ensure their work is clinically relevant, the team consulted with Dr. Raymond Migrino, a cardiologist and cardiovascular biology expert from the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care System and the University of Arizona. Working together with experts in these areas allowed Veldhuizen and other members of the Nikkhah Lab to design a chip that resulted in the best functional model of a heart for a range of important uses. Now that Veldhuizen and Nikkhah have validated the technology, it can be used as a platform to model the progression and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. This is an important platform for testing pharmaceutical effects on the heart. Many drug discovery approaches fail in preclinical and clinical trials because the conventional assays used in earlier tests do not sufficiently mimic the human heart. As well, researchers can bypass animal models that do not accurately reflect human physiology. By introducing drugs to tissue on the chip, researchers can observe toxicity and side effects that would negatively affect the heart. For example, chemotherapy often leads to cardiac toxicity, but no one knows why. Researchers can study this phenomenon with Veldhuizen and Nikkhah’s new platform. In addition to drug experiments, researchers can introduce “insults” such as oxygen deprivation for a heart attack or high glucose to simulate diabetes-related heart disease as a means to study common ailments, or to discover causes of diseases that are currently unknown. Finally, since it has been validated for use with stem cells from adult humans — the pluripotent stem cells — the platform can use a particular individual’s cells to study their own genetic diseases. In the future, the individual’s care team can safely find the most effective treatments by experimenting on the chip and not the person’s heart. “We can study disease manifestations, mechanisms for how it progresses or different kinds of treatments,” Veldhuizen said. Vincent Truong is graduating from Arizona State University with dual degrees in psychology and biochemistry (medical chemistry),… Rivers flow across the planet’s surface, carving deep valleys and intricate canyons. Likewise, makers of microelectronics direct… For nearly 60 years, global giant Applied Materials has been hard at work engineering technology that continues to change how… Hearing her husband’s voice upon entering his room at the Cleveland Clinic on Monday morning was a major surprise for Kim Veldhuizen. It also represented a major victory in a battle that could last a while. Cory Veldhuizen, a former basketball standout at Hoover High School and Malone University, had his ventilator removed as he recovers from complications due to a rare autoimmune disorder called Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS). “I hadn’t heard him talk since Wednesday morning,” Kim Veldhuizen said by phone Monday. “It was very exciting for me to be able to talk to him when I walked in the room.” Her 25-year-old husband was diagnosed with GBS in late January and went through two weeks of treatment. Doctors removed a dialysis catheter from his neck Wednesday morning, sending him into a spiral that included Acute Respiratory Distress, septic shock and pneumonia with his body so weak from the GBS, Kim said. In critical condition, he was taken to the emergency room at Aultman Hospital, where he was put on the ventilator and sedated. He remained there until stabilizing enough to be moved to the Cleveland Clinic on Sunday. “It was touch and go for a while,” said Veldhuizen’s uncle, Thom Grubb, a long-time Lake High School teacher and coach. “His mom called me Wednesday night and said, ‘Get on your knees. He’s in trouble.’ ” The 6-foot-4 Veldhuizen was a four-year starter at Malone, graduating with 1,343 career points and 642 rebounds. At Hoover, Veldhuizen helped lead the Vikings to their first district title in almost 25 years and a Federal League championship as a junior in 2009. As a senior, he averaged 17.5 points and 7.5 rebounds while shooting 61.0 percent from the floor in earning Third Team All-Ohio. “This kid was a stud on the basketball court, and he’s a stud at beating something like this, too,” Grubb said. “I believe he’ll recover fully.” GBS causes the immune system to attack the nerves and damage their protective coverings. Symptoms include tingling in extremities, weakness and numbness. It can lead to temporary paralysis in some cases and be deadly. According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, GBS affects one in every 100,000 people. “Every person responds to the treatment differently,” said Kim Veldhuizen, a nurse at Akron Children’s Hospital. “Everyone recovers at a different rate. It’ll probably be a few months or more before he’s walking, probably several months — maybe up to a year — before he’s back to normal. It’s just hard to know. He’s going to have to be really patient during the recovery. At this point, his nerves need to heal. Then he’ll go through a lot of intense physical therapy to learn how to walk again.” In Veldhuizen’s case, it began as a few viral symptoms on Jan. 25, his wife said. An English teacher and volunteer basketball coach at Perry High School, he called off work Thursday and Friday of that week, then collapsed in the couple’s apartment on Sunday. A doctor’s visit Monday led to him being directed straight to Aultman Hospital, where he was diagnosed that day. Cory and Kim met at Malone, where she played volleyball. They graduated together in 2014 and were married not long after. She is a native of Beaver Falls, Pa. The couple has a six-month-old daughter named Claire. Veldhuizen’s family set up a GoFundMe campaign on Sunday afternoon to help with impending expenses and financial strains. Within the first 24 hours, it raised more than $30,000 of the $50,000 goal. “We’ve looked at it and we’re blown away,” Kim said. “It brought us both to tears. We’re speechless.” To donate, visit; https://www.gofundme.com/medical-fund-for-cory-veldhuizen?rcid=1dcdaff74fa54f038fe47e4593b7ebf9 Cory was expected to be on the ventilator for maybe two or more weeks upon arriving at the Cleveland Clinic, so Monday’s development was welcomed for a guy who only could nod and shake his head to communicate since Wednesday. “He’s tired, but he’s alert and awake,” Kim said. “He’s responding completely normally and appropriately. He’s thrilled to be off the ventilator and have the tube out of his mouth, because that was super uncomfortable. He’s in good spirits and ready to start the recovery process and get home as fast as he can.” A mother-of-two celebrating her wedding anniversary was kicked off from Carnival Cruises for carrying CBD gummies A Texas woman has decried Carnival Cruises for allegedly giving her a life ban after she tried to bring CBD gummies with her on a ship Melinda Erin Van Veldhuizen, 42, was all set to go aboard a Carnival cruise with her family from Port Miami in Florida in August when their holiday came to a very abrupt end The family was about to embark on a trip to Aruba, Curaçao and the Dominican Republic to celebrate her and her husband’s 21st wedding anniversary and her son’s senior year of high school, reports WPLG Yet just as they were about to start their vacation the mother-of-two pulled to one side by a terminal worker who questioned the CBD gummies in her bag She was allegedly interrogated by Carnival security and police for two and a half hours over what they believed was an illegal controlled substance Ms Van Veldhuizen tried to explain that the gummies contained next to zero THC the main psychoactive chemical in marijuana that produces a high CBD is the other main compound in marijuana that does not cause a high according to the Centres for Dease Control and Prevention CBD is legal as long as there is no greater than 0.3 per cent of THC in the substance; Ms Van Veldhuizen’s gummies contained less than 0.01 per cent The gummies she had travelled with numerous times were used to help her sleep “The captain asked me several times if I had a marijuana card or if I had a diagnosis if I needed it,” Ms Van Veldhuizen said the CBD has to be used for medicinal reasons and the laws may change once cruises reach ports in other countries Carnival Cruise Line states on their website that CBD is not prohibited on their ships “While certain CBD products used for medicinal purposes may be legal in the US they are not legal in all the ports we visit and therefore are also considered prohibited items,” their website says she thought it would not stop her from enjoying the rest of her vacation; instead “I thought it was one of those situations where you’re like I left a bottle of water in my backpack; you gotta throw it away,’ kind of thing like that happens at TSA,” Ms Van Veldhuizen told WPLG The family had spent roughly $5,586 on their holiday the Texas mother later received a letter in the post explaining she had been banned from all Carnival Cruise ships for life “This decision was based on your actions on the current cruise interfered with the safety and/or enjoyment of other guests on the ship or caused harm to Carnival,” the letter read according to WLPG to help her take legal action for the financial losses she acquired due to the incident The attorney told the outlet that the woman was held under “false imprisonment” while she was being interrogated over her sleep gummies Ms Stabinski also criticised the cruise company’s decision to ban the mother who has been on many cruises for a lifetime it seems like an extreme measure," the attorney told Fox35 "The conditions of carriage specifically say that marijuana or controlled substances are illegal and are not allowed on the ship a spokesperson from Carnival Cruises said that they were “following federal law under which CBD is defined as a controlled substance.” “We are not here to ascertain where our guests purchase CBD or what they intend to use it for once on board Our responsibility is to follow federal guidelines and stop prohibited items from being brought on board our ships,” they added The Independent has contacted Carnival Cruise Line for further comment. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Scott and Sandy Van Veldhuizen of Oskaloosa woke up early to drive their son Reuben to West Lakes Surgery Center in Clive The 12-year-old was to undergo a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy relatively routine procedures performed on thousands of children each year.  bud,” were the last words Scott said to his son before he was wheeled away.  Reuben’s heart seized during the surgery Paramedics arrived and tried to revive the boy One EMT later told state inspectors she had to ask who was in charge of the resuscitation efforts Reuben was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital 37 minutes after the surgery center staff called for help alleging the center and anesthesiologist erred in giving the boy a drug that carries a warning about cardiac arrest risk in young boys In court filings responding to the lawsuit the facility said Reuben’s death was a result of “pre-existing conditions or conditions over which (defendants) had no control or responsibility.” The Iowa boy’s death was among surgery center cases examined by a team of journalists in a partnership between USA TODAY Network and Kaiser Health News gathered more than 12,000 inspection records autopsies, EMS documents and medical records that became the foundation for their investigation published this year.  They discovered at least 260 patients have died since 2013 after in-and-out-procedures at surgery centers across the country such as colonoscopies and tonsillectomies.  Yet no one knows exactly how many people die each year in surgery centers because no national authority tracks these outcomes. Health facilities are not required to report them, even though researchers estimate errors in hospitals and other health-care facilities are now the third leading cause of death.  As the Register editorial board has repeatedly asserted comprehensive method to document and make public all medical mistakes Death certificates should include a field asking whether a preventable complication stemming from the patient’s care contributed to the death.  When facilities know the public is watching Patients and their families considering where to undergo a procedure can be informed about outcomes at specific facilities including publicly funded Medicare and Medicaid can refuse to cover services offered by surgery centers with troubling track records The USA TODAY investigation raises many questions about these particular facilities They were started nearly 50 years ago as lower-cost alternatives for minor procedures Federal law allows surgery center doctors — unlike others — to steer patients to places they own rather than the full-service hospital down the street This can double a physician’s profits.  More than 5,600 surgery centers nationwide outnumber hospitals Staff in surgery centers may excel at the procedure they perform but not in dealing with an emergency One center in California had empty oxygen tanks One operating on children in Arkansas didn’t have a pediatric tracheotomy set to restore breathing; another lacked defibrillator pads to shock hearts back into rhythm.  these centers call 911 to respond to patient complications ranging from minor to fatal Reuben Van Veldhuizen was among these patients.  “It’s the most awful feeling you can ever have as a parent,” said his father “To take your kid to a routine procedure and drive home four hours later without him.”  The Iowa Legislature should establish a database and require all health facilities and providers report all errors and adverse outcomes Iowans should have comprehensive information to make informed decisions about care instead of relying on media investigations to know about problems http://www.veldhuizencheese.com/ Dublin – The cattle industry in the Lone Star State is big business we’ve seen all sorts of livestock is all sorts of settings and when we pulled into the Veldhuizen Farm in Dublin it’s safe to say we found some of the happiest cows we have ever come across Stuart Veldhuizen takes good care of his cattle because they provide him and his family with lots of cheese “We really disturb them very little,” Stuart said “The only time we really mess with them is milking so we really don’t mess with them a lot they’re just curious as ever it’s like it’s where I’m supposed to be,” Stuart said His journey to the Lone Star State started in the early 90’s when the former diary farmer’s father found a magazine article about making milk in the most beautiful place in the whole world “My dad actually read an article about a Texas dairy and he showed me pictures and there was cows on green grass in December,” Stuart said “And when you live in that world you think A dairy where there’s green grass in December?” Their venture only lasted until 1996 when Stuart decided that making milk wasn’t for him but after working off the farm for a few years he started to yearn for another adventure in agriculture “Doing some research and found that raw milk cheeses looked like the up and coming thing To make the artisan cheese different from the rest his daughter Chelsea had the bright idea of adding sheep to the mix “This is the only dairy in Texas that has sheep,” Stuart said “I’m sure there’s a little bit around more in Europe where there’s maybe some blends Stuart and four generations of his family got to milking and making all sorts of raw milk cheese “It’s just a beautiful … flavors of the cow side and amazing flavors of the sheep side,” Stuart said One of the biggest differences with this cheese is the fact it’s raw milk which means it’s not processed “Raw cheese means that it never gets warmer than the temperature of the cow during the whole cheese making process,” Stuart said “So with most cheese that people are used to they first pasteurize the milk at 181 degrees for 30 seconds What we do is we start with our milk at 89 degrees with our cheese making and it’ll only get up to 100 to 102 So we don’t change the structure of the cheese we keep all this natural flora that’s in our milk that gets passed on into the cheese And so this’ll be run through the Cheddar mill and we will add salt to it and some beer today and we’ll mix all this in and then we’ll be running it or putting it into the molds.” The cheese is aged in rooms that would surely be on any rodent’s bucket list “We make sheep Gouda and then we thought well let’s marry the two and so now we have a blend “Now you’re just making everything Gouda Connie gave us a crash course on this culinary delight “We’re gonna go over here next to our sheep cheese So it’s gonna have a little bit different flavor to it ’cause it’s a different type of milk they’re all aged at different amounts of time so you’ll taste them more but actually so it doesn’t actually have more salt.” It’s all comes down to happy cows and sheep making the most of their milk the Veldhuizen farm in Dublin is a can’t miss stop on the Texas Bucket List “I really feel that I’m really living more than the American Dream because I get to have all these people at home at a place where we work and live life daughter of Karen Watson and the late Michael Prange of Oakville announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage Prange of Oakville is a 2003 graduate of Lutheran High School South and a 2007 graduate of Concordia University Chicago with a degree in elementary education She is employed by Good Shepherd Lutheran School of Collinsville is a 2001 graduate of Crete High School and a 2006 graduate of Concordia University Chicago with a degree in secondary education He is employed by Lindbergh High School as a math teacher and freshman football coach The couple plan a June 20 wedding at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Sunset Hills at the Great River Klein Center in West Burlington she was the daughter of Maas and Hattie Blyenberg Van De Hoef she married Joe Van Veldhuizen in Sioux Center She was a member of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Burlington Ida loved to bake everyone's favorite butter cookies and did some embroidering Her favorite thing was taking care of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren Milo (Kim) Van Veldhuizen of West Burlington Lee (Sandy) Van Veldhuizen of Sioux Center Randy (Lisa) Van Veldhuizen of Hawarden; one daughter Jeanette Van Kikerix and Henrietta Van Beek all of Rock Valley IA; 22 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until 12:00 noon with the family to receive friends from 10:00 AM until 12:00 noon Wednesday Iowa from 9:00 - 10:00 AM with a Funeral Service following at 10:00 AM with Rev Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley 2016 at Prairie Ridge Care Center in Orange City Visitation with family present from 1-2 PM at the First Reformed Church in Sioux Center           Gert was born to Gerrit and Adriana (Van Egdom) Van Veldhuizen on May 30           Gert will always be remembered as the family “rock” through grounded and committed love of our Lord and Savior She enjoyed the fashion industry and infected all that knew her with  quick wit           She is welcomed into heaven by her husband of 62 years           Left to cherish and celebrate her life are:                     Cami Jo and Darin Howrey                     Lance and Holly Ann Aubrey  Daughter: Audrey and Keith Reid of Cedar Rapids  Daughter-in-law: Carla Kieft of Rock Valley  Son: Jerry and Linda Kieft of Sioux Center                 Henry and Irene Ter Haar (Garriet Van Veldhuizen)                 Albert and Gloria Van Beek                 Arlene and Junior Van Beek                 Donald and Gwen Van Veldhuizen The Pritchard Family Auto Stores Mason City Motor Speedway hosted an electrifying afternoon and evening of racing Sunday with the “May The Fourth Be With You” event featuring the K Sports Park Raceway kicked off its season Saturday night with the KS Engineering Iron Man USRA Stock Cars Series driven by Terminator Chassis highlighting action in the Summit USRA Weekly Racing Serie I-35 Speedway delivered high-octane racing Saturday night during Highway 36 Auto & Diesel Night featuring the Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series © Copyright 2025 United States Racing Show Breaking News BarCloseLocal NewsJeff Weinsier MIAMI – A Texas woman is now banned from stepping onboard any Carnival cruise ship for life all because she tried to bring CBD gummies on board to help her sleep Melinda Van Veldhuizen has been on so many cruises she was pulled from the line when a Carnival security guard spotted a bag of CBD gummies in her backpack so it was just to make sure I could sleep on the trip -- so if there were any issues Her plan was to celebrate her 21st wedding anniversary and her son’s senior year onboard Carnival’s Horizon was taken to an area away from her family and claims she was interrogated by security and police at PortMiami really not sure what was going to happen,” she said “The way that they treated me was like a criminal.” CBD is available all over the place and is not illegal in Florida I left a bottle of water in my backpack; you gotta throw it away,’ kind of thing like that happens at TSA,” Van Veldhuizen said Congress legalized CBD as long as it has 0.3% or less THC THC is the major psychoactive component found in marijuana But all major cruise lines ban CBD and Melinda was told she was not allowed to board “The captain asked me several times if I had a marijuana card or if I had a diagnosis Her family decided they wouldn’t cruise without her She later received a letter from Carnival noting that she was now banned for life “We are very sorry this guest and her family are unhappy with the outcome of their vacation plans but we are following federal law under which CBD is defined as a controlled substance We are not here to ascertain where our guests purchase CBD or what they intend to use it for once on board Our responsibility is to follow federal guidelines and stop prohibited items from being brought on board our ships.” The spokesperson says there are numerous messages about marijuana and related prohibited items pre-cruise and on the cruise line’s website Carnival says it lists CBD as prohibited and claims it’s banned at several ports of call “We believe it was false imprisonment what they did to her especially when she did nothing wrong in the first place,” attorney Daren Stabinski said When you look at the specific rules and conditions that you agree to when you sail marijuana derivatives and all illegally-controlled substances are prohibited and what my client had was none of those things.” is not derived from marijuana,” toxicologist Alberto Augsten said “It is derived from the hemp component of the plant.” And the public’s perception of CBD and those rules make this anything but smooth sailing this one was just specifically outrageous,” Stabinski said Van Veldhuizen said the experience “was really traumatizing Copyright 2023 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved TV Listings Email Newsletters RSS Feeds Closed Captioning / Audio Description Contact Us Careers at WPLG Terms of Use Privacy Policy Public File FCC Applications EEO Report Do Not Sell My Info 1.0 Host Exhibit Copyright © 2025 Local10.com is published by WPLG INC. 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