It’s Memorial Day week.
I remember so many people who have passed on that I thought so much of or loved.
My parents, of course. My mother was such a kind, soft-spoken lady she could not discipline me.
Had it not been for my dad giving me a mega thumping now and then, I would have amounted to...
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Water issues continue in Sully
Since a leak occurred on May 17 in the Central Iowa Water Association (CIWA) water tower on the northwest corner of Sully, there have been water issues. The tower has been drained, and CIWA has rerouted water to supply Sully residents. This has caused fluctuating water pressure which in turn has caused a leak on...
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Dunham-Rozendaal
Mike and Sandy Rozendaal of Falls Church, VA, announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Breianne Noel Rozendaal, to Joshua Wayne Dunham.
Bre is a 2008 graduate of Lynnville-Sully High School and a 2012 graduate of the University of Iowa with a degree in communications. She is employed at Wells Fargo in Des Moines.
Josh is the...
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Duane C. Rozendaal, 64
Duane C. Rozendaal, 64, of Newton and formerly of Sully, died Friday, May 26, 2017, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A funeral service was held Wednesday, May 31, at Sully First Reformed Church.
Duane, the son of Gorman and LaDonna (Schuring) Rozendaal, was born Mar. 21, 1953, in Newton. He grew up in...
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Hazel Maxine (Brouwer) Hamilton, 92
Hazel Maxine (Brouwer) Hamilton, 92, formerly of Barnes City and Lynnville, died Mon-day, May 22, 2017, at The Cottages in Pella. A funeral service was held Friday, May 26, at the Barnes City Community Christian Church. Memorials in Hazel’s name are to be used for veterans.
Hazel, the daughter of Andrew and Antoinette “Nettie” (Van Helten)...
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Valerie’s Fine Dining and Cocktails comes to the Linden House
It has been a whirlwind spring for former Grinnell resident Val Courter and her husband, Randy. Around the first of this year, Val heard that Brownells, the Montezuma- and Grinnell-based company that owns the Linden House Bed and Breakfast in Lynnville, was in search of someone to operate the restaurant and bed and breakfast. Having...
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Dr. Bitsas to retire from Pella Regional Health Center
Dr. William Bitsas, the doctor providing service at Pella Regional Health Center’s Sully and Monroe clinics, has announced his retirement. Effective June 3, Bitsas will no longer be seeing patients.
A farewell coffee time will be held for Dr. Bitsas at the medical clinic in Monroe on Wednesday, May 31, from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and in...
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