Sincere congratulations to all Hometown Press personnel on the many honors your paper received from the Iowa Newspaper Association! You all do an outstanding job of reporting local news and reporting in such a way it is a true joy to read about all that is happening in the area! I love to keep in...
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Ruiter-Jansen
The engagement of Kara Kaylee Jansen and Seth Jeffrey Ruiter is announced by their parents, Rick and Staci Jansen of Sully and Jeff and Lisa Ruiter, formerly of Pella and currently of Milford.
Kara is a 2013 graduate of Pella Christian High School and a 2014 graduate of the Iowa School of Beauty with a cosmetology...
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Mildred G. Bogaards, 83
Mildred G. (Van Wyk) Bogaards, 83, of Pella, passed away Feb. 23 at Pella Regional Health Center. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Feb. 26, at 11 a.m. at Third Reformed Church, Pella.. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery at Pella. Visitation will precede and follow the funeral service on Thursday at Third Reformed Church....
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 2/26/15
I can take a joke as well as the next, but the cold weather is wearing me down.
Anytime there is a minus sign in front of the number on your thermometer, it’s too darn cold for any human being to be out of the house. Most animals get put into a shed or at least...
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Keith L. Goodyk, 56
Keith L. Goodyk, 56, of Pella, passed away Tuesday night, Feb. 17, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 21, at Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Pella.
Interment was in Sully Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for the Za-Ga-Zig Shrine in Altoona.
Keith Lugene Goodyk was born Dec. 8, 1958,...
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Equestrian Excellence: Maren Egging honored at Iowa Horse Show Association
From the time she was a little girl, Maren Egging has always loved horses. The 12-year-old daughter of Phil and Rachael Egging of rural Galesburg can think of no other place she’d rather be than on the back of a 1,200-pound powerful and beautiful equine.
The Eggings do not own a horse of their own so...
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Ehresmans also honored at Business Appreciation Night
Representatives from local businesses were honored for the vital role they play in the community at the L-S basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 10, as part of the annual Business Appreciation Night (BAN). BAN is sponsored by the City of Lynnville, City of Sully, Lynnville Chamber, Lynnville-Sully Community School District, and Sully Development. Sully Development representative Teryl...
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