Monthly Archives: April 2020

Hy-Vee KidsFit at Home keeps kids moving during COVID-19

                As COVID-19 continues to limit and affect daily lives, Hy-Vee KidsFit is helping people stay healthy and happy with some fun at-home exercises and games that can be enjoyed with the whole family.

                Hy-Vee KidsFit at Home was launched during the COVID-19 crisis to provide 15-20 minutes of movement and education for...

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Fitness center challenges all ages to move 2-3 minutes every hour

As the social and physical restrictions increase this week due to COVID-19, it’s important for people of all ages and abilities to move daily. Take advantage of the nice days with walks around the neighborhood, or dust off that bike in the garage and go for a spin, enjoying the spring air. If...

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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Apr. 9, 2020

                The virus is wearing everyone down. It hasn’t affected me compared to a lot of other people.

                I don’t have to be concerned about people not talking to me. That’s been going on for years. The few times I have gone out to visit friends, as I ring the bell...

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Colleen De Hoedt, 80

                Colleen De Hoedt, 80, of rural Barnes City, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, Mar. 31, 2020, at  Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Me-morial services will be held at a later date. Private family burial was at the Barnes City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to...

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Wilma Rozendaal, 103

                Wilma Rozendaal, 103, of Pella and formerly of Sully, died Apr. 6, 2020. Private interment for immediate family was held Tuesday, Apr. 7 at Sully Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for Sully First Reformed Church and Wesley Life Hospice.

                Wilma Florence (Eckhoff) Rozendaal was the sixth of nine children...

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Blakely Adelle

                Blakely Adelle was born Saturday, Apr. 4, 2020, to Hunter and Lyndsay (Terpstra) Storm of St. Peters, MO. She weighed 7 pounds 1 ounce.

                Grandparents are John and Dawn Terpstra of Lynnville and Brian and Debbie Storm of Chariton.

                Great-grandparents are Henrietta Terpstra of Sully, Violet Sly of Dakota Dunes, SD, Ruth...

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Join the Hometown Press Easter Egg Hunt

Designed after the Teddy Bear Hunt going on in many towns, Hometown Press is sponsoring a paper Easter egg hunt! Simply cut out the color egg below, color the one in the 4/2/20 issue, or color one of your choice, and hang one or more in your window facing the road. This is another activity to practice...

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