It’s that time year. Parents everywhere are sending their kids to preschool, school, junior high, high school, and college for the first time. Many emotional stories have been written about these events. Each of these events is a lesson in faith and parenthood. I’d like to add, they are also lessons in grandparenthood.
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Samuel Reid
Matt and Dawn Schechinger, Reasnor, are the parents of Samuel Reid Schechinger born Aug. 5, 2016. He weighed 7 pounds 2 ounces. His siblings are Asher (6), Peyton (4), and Lucy (2). Grandparents are Dennis and Karen DeVries of Reasnor and Dan and Rita Schechinger of Manilla. Great-grandparents are Tom and Viola DeVries of Pella,...
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Emery Rose
Emery Rose was born to Grant and Ashley Luebe of Cedar Rapids on Aug. 2, 2016. She weighed 6 pounds 2.6 ounces. Grandparents are Bruce and Sue Engbers of Sully and Ed and Christine Luebe of Cedar Rapids. Great-grandparents are Barbara Meredith of Lynnville and Zelda Engbers of Sully....
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Scout Bordeaux
Larry and Clarissa St. John of West Des Moines are the parents of their second daughter, Scout Bordeaux St. John. She was born Aug. 8, 2016, and weighed 7 pounds 7 ounces. Her sister is Atlas Renn, 22 months. Grandparents are Mark and Melissa Doll of Lynnville and Rick and Robbin St. John of Monroe,...
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Bid approved for repair of highway through Sully
By Margaret Vander Weerdt
The street in the worst condition in Sully, and possibly all of Jasper County, will be repaired soon now that the Jasper County Board of Supervisors approved an over $2 million bid from Manatts Inc. on Aug. 9 that includes 1st Street/Highway F62 in Sully. The 45-day contract totals $2,732,084.30 and is...
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Local motocross rider on the road to recovery
Daniel Zimmerman of Galesburg and his family and friends are counting their blessings one week after a severe motocross accident left the young 20-year-old wounded with internal injuries doctors report many people don’t survive from.
Oak Ridge Motocross
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The Wooden Spoon – Six-Pepper Buttermilk Ranch
First of all, let’s just start this article off with some pictures. Some pictures to get your mouth watering. Actually, not watering. Full-on drooling. Better grab a tissue to wipe your mouth. Happy viewing.
Obviously, pictures are all you need to be talked into making this recipe! Oh, I guess you need to know the ingredients.
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