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August 15, 2007 What's Happening? Farmers Market The Farmers Market, sponsored by the Akron Area Chamber of Commerce is held every Wed., in the Akron City Park. The Aug. 15 food stand is the Akron Area Museum, serving 5 to 7 p.m. The Aug. 22 stand is Knights of Columbus. Open House An Open House for D-8 students is Aug. 22 at the school, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Explorers Night Akron Night at the Explorers is Wed., Aug. 15. Purchase tickets, which includes a tailgate party, from Booster Club board members Greg Heeren, Missy Bundy, Cindy Harris, Dodie Hook, Sophornia Heyl, Sandy Koch, or Bill Brown, at FNB or The Akron Hometowner. Kids Day Britton Chiropractic & Rehab Clinic is holding its fourth annual Kids Day, Aug. 18. FNB tailgate First National Bank is holding a tailgate party Aug. 31 at the first home football game. See more information next week. Rebels update The Akron Rebels lost in the first round of the South Dakota Amateur Baseball League Tournament in Sioux Falls. They lost a tough game to Chamberlain, 13-12. A-W FFA Fall Kick-Off Sunday, Aug. 19 4:00 p.m. Lefty Swift Field 4 p.m.: Softball Game 6 p.m.: Potluck Meeting of both FFA Chapter and FFA Alumni to follow. All FFA members, alumni members and parents are invited to participate in the annual FFA Fall Kick-Off event.
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PA Bob will soon retire after 42 years in medicine
Robert Watson, a
Certified Physician Assistant at the Akron Mercy Medical Clinic in Akron
will retire in September after a career in the medical field that spans
four decades. Known by his patients and Akron area residents as “PA Bob,”
Watson joined the Akron Mercy Medical Clinic more than
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19 years
ago. In 2003, Watson was honored as Iowa’s PA of the Year by the Iowa
Physician Assistant Society. Watson began his career in medicine in 1965
as an Air Force medic. After tours of duty in South Dakota, Vietnam, and
North Dakota, he was selected by the Air Force to attend its physician
assistant training program. In 1974, he graduated from the University of
Nebraska in Omaha with a Bachelor of Science degree in medicine and
surgery. He then continued to serve in the U.S. Air Force until his
retirement in May 1988. He would then move to Akron the following month.
“PA Bob has been a stabilizing influence on the continued availability of
medical care in the Akron area,” said Lori Heeren, the clinic’s manager.
“He is living proof of the very important role that mid-level providers
play in the field of health care.” “He has delivered excellent care with
great compassion and personal attention. He will be truly missed, but we
wish him the best for a happy, health-filled retirement. After looking
after others for so long, he certainly has earned time for himself,”
Heeren added. The Akron Mercy Medical Clinic will host special retirement
open house to honor Watson on Friday, Aug. 17 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at
the medical clinic, which is located at 321 Mill Street. Members of the
public are cordially invited to attend the event. Watson’s colleagues, Dr.
Cindie Wolff, Dr. David Wolff, and Dr. Allison Schoenfelder, will continue
to serve patients of the Akron Mercy Medical Clinic.