Funeral services for Frank M. Gritters, 81, of Pella, were held Saturday, May 2, 2015, at Calvary Christian Reformed Church, Pella. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given for the Pella Christian Grade School, Pella Christian High School, or Rehoboth Christian School.
Frank Martin Gritters was born Jan. 29,...
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Jennie Branderhorst, 85
Funeral services for Jennie Branderhorst, 85, were held Thursday, Apr. 30, 2015, at the Newton Christian Reformed Church. Jennie died Monday, Apr. 27, at her home in Newton. Memorials have been designated for the Newton Christian School, Wesley Life Hospice, or Rehoboth Christian School in Rehoboth, NM.
Jennie Marie Branderhorst, the daughter of Marion and Hattie...
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Fourth graders step back in time at Living History Farms
Far removed from iPads and cell phones, L-S fourth graders traveled back to the 1800 and 1900 historical time periods at Living History Farms on Wednesday, Apr. 22. The trip was educational and entertaining, providing insight into how Iowans transformed the plains of the Midwest into productive farmland hundreds of years ago.
At the 1850 Pioneer...
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Love of flying draws pilots over Sully
No precipitation. No storms. No high winds. Area farmers need that weather for planting this time of year. For another group, it is the weather meant for flying above the land, in aircrafts built by the pilots them-selves.
John Bender, flyout coordinator from the Waterloo EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association), checks three aviation weather sites before sending...
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Wolf Creek Life & Wellness formed to help people attain goals
Most people have goals, dreams, and hopes for their lives. But the tricky part is knowing how to make them happen. For many, the path to their goals seems too difficult, confusing, or impossible – and the goals are never reached.
That’s where Aaron Sterrett comes in.
Sterrett has started a new business called Wolf Creek Life...
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April 30: National Pay It Forward Day, a Lynnville Heart of Worship cause
April 30, 2015, has been designated as National Pay It Forward Day. Let’s face it, who hasn’t gotten a little emotional when hearing how blessed people were by being on the receiving end of having a meal or coffee purchased for them by a complete stranger, just when they needed it most?
Lynnville Heart of Worship...
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Pastor’s Pen – 4/30/15
By Pastor Randall E. McNeer, Killduff and Reasnor United Methodist Church
Here is a question for you today: “What is an oxymoron?” An oxymoron is a combination of contradictory terms, which seem to cancel each other out. For example, bittersweet, jumbo-shrimp, authentic-reproduction, and House Ethics Committee.
Here is another, “Good Shepherd.” Certainly, to our modern ear, there...
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