The square in Sully is brimming with the activity of the Jasper County Freedom Rock project, rejuvenating the park, and the opening of the Deep Rock Ice Cream Shoppe. But have you noticed the gardens north of the Deep Rock Station?
The Deep Rock Station and the gardens are a project that began in 1998 when...
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Remember When – 7/3/14
35 years ago (1979)
Marty Vander Molen became the new operator of Sully Stockyards. Russ Vande Krol had operated the business for the past six years. Earlier, Vande Krol was part-time with Arie Van Weelden when it was operated as a branch of Sully Co-op. The co-op kept ownership of the property and leased it to...
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Press INKlings: Looking skyward, remember our independence
To our credit, we Americans are still doing our own thing to re-declare our independence each Fourth of July, in part by spending it largely as we please. We don’t hold forth, over our potato salad and grilled burgers, about what this day signifies. Like those truths our forefathers held, it seems self-evident to us.
Fireworks...
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Hayden Lee
Troy and Jess Latcham of Searsboro are the parents of Hayden Lee born June 17, 2014. He weighed 9 pounds 13 ounces and was 22.75 inches long. His big brother is Lane Latcham, 2 1/2 years old. Grandparents are Craig and Linda McCreery of New Sharon and Allen and Teresa Latcham of Lynnville. Great-grandparents are...
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Lila Dawn
David and Mindy Beerends of Waukee are proud to announce the birth of their daughter. Lila Dawn Beerends was born Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at 10:14 a.m. Lila measured 19.75 inches long and weighed 6 pounds 12 ounces. She is their first child. Grandparents are Harlan and Norma Beerends of Sully and Sharon and the...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers 7/3/14
I’ve been fortunate enough to go to The National Drag Races in Pomona, CA, for the last several years.
I have a long-haired nephew out there. He and I go to the races together. We make quite a pair. He is 53 years old. We look like the aging hippie and the redneck. Some of his...
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Marvin Meinders, 71
Marvin Richard Meinders was born on Aug. 8, 1942, at his family’s farm home northwest of Leighton to Gilbert and Bernice (Brux-voort) Meinders. He grew up there, attending the Black Oak Center Country School through the third grade. He then attended Pella Christian Grade School and Pella Christian High School, graduating with the Class of...
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