Westin Allen Lange is First Baby of the Year born at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon
First Baby of the Year born at Veterans Memorial Hospital... Pictured are Brian and Sunny Lange of Dorchester holding their newborn son, Westin Allen Lange, the First Baby of the Year, born January 5, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Westin joins two older brothers, Garner and Cael, at home. The family will all enjoy many gifts thanks to the local merchants who helped celebrate the First Baby of the Year born at Veterans Memorial Hospital in 2016. Submitted photo.
Physicians and staff at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon are pleased to announce that the first baby of the new year born at the hospital was Westin Allen Lange, son of Brian and Sunny Lange of Dorchester. Westin Allen was born Tuesday, January 5 at 7:47 a.m., weighing seven pounds, two ounces and was 21 inches long. He joins his big brothers, Garner and Cael, at home. Dr. Benjamin Nesseim was the delivering physician.
Westin's grandparents are Mark and Pat Lange of Freeburg, MN and Jane Benson of La Crosse, WI. His great-grandmother is Vi Lange of Caledonia, MN.
As the first baby of the new year born at Veterans Memorial Hospital, this fortunate child and his family received the following generous gifts compliments of these area merchants:
• $100 cash from Dr. Bruce Carlson, Lansing Dental Clinic
• A free night’s stay in a whirlpool suite from the Stoney Creek Inn
• $20 gift certificate to Cynda’s West Side Café
• Gift basket from Mayo Clinic Health System-Waukon
• Free pedicure from Hair, Body and Mind Salon and Day Spa
• Free year of baby photos (five sessions) from Cote’Color Photography, Katie Hennessy, owner
• Mary Kay Hand Cream from Debbie McGeough, Mary Kay Consultant
• One-year subscription to The Standard Newspaper from The Standard/News Publishing
• A Tupperware Quick Chef Pro from Linda Manning, Tupperware Consultant
• $10 gift certificate from Village Farm and Home, Waukon
• Two T-bone steak dinners from Jet’s Meat Processing prepared by Gus and Tony’s
• Tastefully Simple gift basket from consultant Jan Baumler
• Gift basket from Sycamore Floral Productions
• Sterling Silver Mother/Child Pendant from Elliott Jewelers
• $10 gift certificate from Milty’s Restaurant, Lansing
• $25 gift certificate from Waukon Greenhouse
• $15 gift certificate from the Waukon City Club
• Duffle bag from Waukon Dental
• 10 free color copies from JaDecc’S
• 10-punch pass from the Waukon Wellness Center
• One large Godfather’s Pizza from Guppy’s On The Go, Postville
• Baby afghan from the Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital
• Diapers, wipes and laundry basket from Veterans Memorial Hospital.
All other babies born at Veterans Memorial Hospital in the year 2016 will receive a Baby Coupon Book coordinated by the hospital through coupon donations from over 80 area businesses in Harpers Ferry, Lansing, Monona, Postville and Waukon. The hospital coordinates this in an effort to assure all babies born at the hospital are treated extra special.
