Monthly Archives: January 2018

The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers 1-4-18

It’s the time of year to make New Year’s resolutions and also to remember gifts received for Christmas. These gifts go back several years.
  1. I got a gift certificate to get a free toupee. I’ve had very little hair on the top of my head for decades. So all of the people will never know it’s...
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Maddux Ray

Chris and Alicia Arkema of New Sharon are the parents of their first child, Maddux Ray Arkema, born Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017. He weighed 6 pounds 10 ounces. Grandparents are Mike and Denise Arkema of Sully and Steve and Polly Ehret of New Sharon. Great-grandmother is Pearldene De Witt of New Sharon....
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Taylor Rose

Taylor Rose Hoogland was born on Dec. 21, 2017, to Jordan and Julie Hoogland of Maurice. She weighed 7 pounds 10 ounces and measured 21-1/4 inches long. Her sisters who welcomed her home are Brooklyn (10), Sydney (8), Rylee (almost 7), and Gracelyn (3). Grandparents are Bernie and Nella Veenstra of New Sharon and Mary Hoogland...
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Alice Sparks, 94

Alice Sparks, 94, of Newton and formerly of Lynnville, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017, at Accura Healthcare of Newton West. A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3, at Lynnville Friends Church. Memorials may be directed to the Lynnville Historical Society. Alice, the daughter of Harold and Charlotte (Groves) Ratcliff, was born...
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Brand celebrates 60th birthday with a present to remember

Brand celebrates 60th birthday with a present to remember
The employees of Co-Line, a manufacturing business south of  Sully, surprised their owner Dale "Rail" Brand with a 60th birthday gift he won't soon forget. Co-Line, formerly known as County Line Welding back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, was prominently known in the area as a farm repair shop and portable welding service....
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