Linda K. (Cass) Williams, 72, of Lynnville died Sun-day, Apr. 26, 2015, at the Comfort House in Pella. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Apr. 30, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton. Memorials to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or to Comfort House in Pella may be left at...
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Gilbert Blom, 85
Funeral services for Gilbert Blom, 85, of Silverdale, WA, were held Apr. 18, 2015.
Born Nov. 15, 1929, in Sully, he went home to be with the Lord on Apr. 13.
Preceded in death by his parents John and Leota (Van Zante) Blom, he is survived by his wife of nearly 59 years, Doris (Sparrow) Blom; and...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 4/30/15
I hear from the people who read this column (both of them); they would like to read stories about the 50 years I was on the road in a semi. There are plenty of stories out there.
One cold, snowy day, we had three full loads of freight to deliver in northern Iowa. They were terrible...
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Piper Bethany
Jason and Kallie Van Zee of Grinnell welcomed their third daughter, Piper Bethany, on Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2015. Piper weighed 7 pounds 9 ounces and was 21 inches long. Her sisters are Tessa and Julia, four-year-old twins.
Grandparents are Clarence and Judy Van Zee of Lynnville and Larry and Pam Blaz of Clinton, OH. Reva Van...
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Davidson, community coach for Hometown Pride Program
The Jasper County Hometown Pride Program, in conjunction with Keep Iowa Beautiful, has hired a coach, Jeff Davidson, to aid each community of the county participating in the program in meeting goals set by the community. Davidson started with his duties Apr. 13.
Hometown Pride is a community development program designed to assist clusters of communities...
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RISE paving project progresses in Sully
The old 1st Avenue surface on the west edge of Sully has been removed, shown above looking north with Kruseman Implement on the left and Fast Trax on the right. Seven-hundred feet of eight-inch water line has been placed on the west side of the street by the underground subcontractor. Even with the rain last...
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Grandparents learn, listen, and love on Grandparents Day
It’s a toss up as to who had more fun in the elementary classrooms on Friday, Apr. 17 – the students or the proud grandparents who doted on their loved ones for the annual Grandparents Day.
Over 300 grandparents roamed the hallways of L-S for several hours Friday morning as they watched their kindergarten through fifth-grade...
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