Henry Vande Voort, of Pella, passed away on Monday morning, Apr. 14, 2014, at Pella Regional Health Center, two days following his 89th birthday. Funeral services were held Apr. 18, at Peoria Christian Reformed Church with interment at Peoria Cemetery. Memorial gifts in his memory can be designated for Peoria Christian School or Pella Christian...
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Geraldine Dykhuis, 75
Geraldine Dykhuis, 75, passed away Monday, Apr. 14, 2014, at her farm where she was happiest, north of Pella. Memorial services were held Apr. 18 at Pella First Reformed Church. Interment preceded the services in the Oakwood Cemetery at Pella. In keeping with the family desires, memorial contributions in her memory may be designated for...
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Local youth baseball, softball seasons underway
The start of spring welcomes the rebirth of nature – green grass, budding trees, flowers peeking out after a long, cold winter. Spring also goes hand in hand with baseball and softball season. The crack of the bat, a cheering crowd and the aroma of hot dogs and popcorn will soon be the sounds, sights,...
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Resurfacing project will take about six weeks
Jasper County Highway T-38 between Lynnville and Interstate 80 will be resurfaced starting next week. According to Pam Olson, Jasper County Engineer Assistant, the $3,327,070.56 eight-mile project consists of placing a seven-inch concrete overlay on the existing surface under contract with Manatt’s Inc. of Brooklyn. The project will be paid for by the federally-funded Surface...
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Jansen marks two decades with second heart
It’s been 20 years since Roger Jansen received a new heart. Twenty years since he was given a second chance at life.
In 1994, the then-50-year-old had been on a waiting list for a heart transplant for about a year and a half. He’d been called to Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines a couple...
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43 years of service by Phyllis Tice to Lynnville senior housing organization
Lynnville Senior Citizens, Inc. organized in April 1971 and Phyllis Tice was a charter member. For the past 43 years, “It has been a privilege to serve as secretary of the Lynnville Senior Citizens Inc. along with the past and present officers and directors,” Tice said.
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Members of the Lynnville and Sully Fire Departments take the Polar Plunge
Call them generous, brave, crazy, or all of the above. Six members of the Lynnville and Sully Fire Departments – Jason Allbee, Carna De Jong, Corey Van Kooten, Tony Van Wyk, Jeff Vander Molen, and Jeremy Vander Molen – accepted the “Take the Plunge for Landon” challenge from Kellogg Fire Department members and leaped into frigid waters...
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