Few men can spend as much time as I do doing things wrong.
I had quite a project working on my old Blazer. The driver’s seat was showing a lot of wear. The passenger’s seat was near perfect. I decided to switch the two seats.
I don’t know how much time I spent getting those two seats...
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Ruth Vander Wilt, 101
Celeste Ruth Gertsma was born to Andrew and Dora (Kooistra) Gertsma on June 7, 1917, on a farm near Lynnville. Ruth, as she was always called, had a very happy childhood with a fun-loving mother, a kind and helpful father, and one brother, Merlyn Bruce, who was born in 1922. Ruth also enjoyed the company...
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Marge Van Gilst, 81
Marjorie “Marge” J. Van Gilst, 81, of Newton died Monday, Aug. 6, 2018, at Nelson Ma-nor Nursing Home. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 13, at Community Heights Alliance Church in Newton. The family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 12, at the church. Memorials to...
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Thousands of riders trek through area communities on RAGBRAI’s day five
Thursday, July 26, this year’s 428-mile, 46th Annual Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa came through the area – including overnight in Newton, Reasnor, pass-through town of Sully for breakfast (and lunch as it turned out), Lynnville, Searsboro, Montezuma, Deep River, Keswick, and overnight in Sigourney. RAGBRAI® has become the world’s oldest, largest, and...
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Heart of Worship’s fifth annual Pay It Forward event blesses over 900 people
Lynnville’s Heart of Worship opened the doors and welcomed hundreds of people into their church-turned-shopping center for the annual community outreach, Pay It Forward, held Friday and Saturday, July 27-28.
People from across the state started lining up hours before the doors opened on Friday, eager to fill shopping bags with free clothes, shoes, and more...
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From the Kitchen of Cayla Wichhart
This week’s featured cook is Cayla (Collins) Wichhart of Pella. Cayla grew up in Lynnville and graduated from Pella Christian High School in 2009 and Iowa State University in 2014. Her parents are Duane and Joni Collins, and she has one brother, Coltin (22), and one sister, Cheyanne (17).
Cayla is married to Mason Wichhart, and...
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Pickleball grows in popularity, hooks Searsboro couple
A fun sport with an odd name has exploded in popularity not just in the Midwest but across the U.S. and internationally in recent years. In fact, since 2010, the number of places to play the relatively young sport of pickleball has more than doubled in the U.S., and locally, the sport of pickleball has...
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