Sully City Council met in regular session at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 8, at Sully Community Center. Councilmembers present were Jeff Brummel, Wes Van Wyk, Teryl Ver Ploeg, Gordon Yarrington, city clerk Barbra Maasdam, and public works director Jeremy Behun. Mayor Brent Vander Molen and councilmember Brad Rozendaal were absent. Guests present were Jerald...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers July 11, 2019
I’m older than most of the trees in the park. The differences from when I left high school are fantastic. (I said when I left high school, not when I graduated from high school.)
I don’t believe there was prom. There was a gathering to eat not-so-good food. They showed a movie. I think it was...
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June Kramer, 88
June (Van Wyk) Kramer, 88, of Pella, passed away early Monday morning, July 1, 2019, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House.
Funeral services were held Friday, July 5, at 10:30 a.m. at Second Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Interment followed in Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. Memorial contributions are suggested for Pella Christian High School.
Bertha June Van...
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Lisa Jansen, 51
Lisa Renee Jansen was born Aug. 14, 1967, to Lloyd and Arlene (Beyer) Brand. She passed away at the Comfort House of Pella on July 3, 2019. Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 9, at 10 a.m. at Third Reformed Church in Pella. Memorials have been designated for the Pella Athletic Booster Club.
Lisa grew up...
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Carter Andrew
Andrew and Shelby Shinkle of Pella are the parents of a son, Carter Andrew, born Monday, July 8, 2019. He weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces.
Grandparents are Craig and Barb Maasdam of Sully and Eric and Vanessa Shinkle of Lynnville.
Great-grandparents are Forrest Roorda of Pella, Ron and Deloris McKeag of Sully, Melanie and Larry Maasdam of...
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Historical railroad continues to chug through small town of Searsboro
Most towns like Searsboro with populations under 200 do not have lighted railroad crossings complete with warning gate arms. As of last fall, warning lights and gates are operational twice a day at the railroad crossing at the south entrance to town. The railroad placed the warning lights, and the City of Searsboro had no...
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David Blauw, new Sully rural mail carrier
David Blauw, 63, became the new Sully rural mail carrier on June 10. He has been a Pella rural carrier for the past five years. Prior to that, he was self-employed with Blauwbilt, a residential construction business he still does part-time.
“I’ve even been a truck driver, too, for various places including sub-leased to Sully Transport,”...
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