No great things going on right now. Oh, I forgot, there is one great thing going on, see way below.
I have put my garden in. I’m not much of a green thumb. I slam that garden in as fast as I can because I don’t like to do it. My rows are terribly crooked because...
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Ron Vande Voort, 81
Ronald Calvin Vande Voort was born July 17, 1939, to Everett and Harriet (Dieleman) Vande Voort in Newton. He passed away at the Methodist Hospital in Des Moines on Apr. 22, 2021, at the age of 81. Funeral service was at 10 a.m. on Monday, Apr. 26, at Covenant Reformed Church, Pella.
Ron attended Jasper County...
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Dennis Smith, 43
Dennis Smith, 43, of rural Searsboro, passed away Wednesday, Apr. 21, 2021, at Pella Comfort House due to complications from MELAS Syndrome. His body was cremated and a Celebration of Life Service was held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Apr. 24, at Lynnville Friends Church with Pastors Jamie Bogaard and David Pinkerton officiating. In lieu of...
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Joann Nikkel, 85
Joann (Swank) Nikkel, 85, of Pella, passed away Monday, Apr. 19, 2021, at Hospice of Pella Comfort House.
Memorial services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, Apr. 23, at Calvary Christian Reformed Church, Pella. Private family committal service was held at Peoria Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested for Pella Christian High School.
Joann Swank: A child of...
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Nora Belle Alice
Nora Belle Alice was born Saturday, Apr. 17, 2021, to Zach and Delaney Brimeyer of Independence. She weighed 8 pounds 12 ounces and measured 20.75 inches.
Grandparents are Kendall and Darci Jansen of Lynnville and Jeff and Laurie Brimeyer of Independence.
Great-grandparents are Darrell and the late great Linda Zegers of Sully and Don and Karen Jansen...
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April snow showers bring May flowers
Below-average temperatures and a dusting of snow – although short in its stay due to warm ground temps – gave central Iowans a return dose of winter Monday and Tuesday, Apr. 19-20. The unseasonably cold weather persisted a few days with temperatures near or below the freezing point and afternoon highs only in the 40s....
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Brandon Graham leads by example by embracing the Scout’s Honor
Over a decade’s worth of commitment to the Boys Scouts of America – one of the nation’s largest and most prominent values-based youth development organizations – came to fruition for 18-year-old Brandon Graham of Lynnville on Saturday, Apr. 10. Graham, a Lynnville-Sully senior and the son of Curt Graham and Sheila Graham, was formally recognized...
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