It has been another lousy week weather-wise. January was about three months long.
I’ve been trapped in my little shop here at home.
There is always a project out there. The 30-year-old Blazer I still drive is a constant project. The thing is rusting severely. I have used up five gallons of body filler trying to keep...
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Thomas Earp, 101
Thomas Edward Earp, 101, of Sully, died Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at The Cottages in Pella. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. Memorials have been designated for Killduff United Methodist Church.
Thomas, the son of Charles and Bertha (Briggs) Earp, was...
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Judith Baarda, 80
Judith R. Baarda, the daughter of Clarence and Sylvia Renaud, was born Oct. 30, 1940, in Sully. She was the first child among three daughters and three sons. Her family resided in Sully and also enjoyed two years living in Phoenix, AZ, during the late 1940s before returning to Iowa. Judith graduated from Lynnville-Sully High...
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Cally Ann
Clayton and LeAnn Hjelmeland of Harmony, MN, welcomed a daughter, Cally Ann Hjelmeland, into this world at 8:42 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. She weighed 7 pounds 9 ounces and was 19.75 inches long. Cally joins big brothers Nolan, 4, and Trey, 2.
Grandparents are Mark and Karen Johnson of Cleghorn and Jack and Patti...
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