Monthly Archives: September 2021

Farm to Table  by Julie Van Manen

Farm to Table  by Julie Van Manen

Fall Flavors

                Last week found me caught between two seasons – preserving the last of summer flavors and the start of fall with the first day of corn harvest. As I am writing this article, it is too hot for soup yet this week. But, we won’t complain as it is great corn-drying weather!...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers, Sept. 23, 2021

I’m not sure I should even write this article. I could be voted legally insane, but that would not surprise many people. This happened to me 60 years ago. I was roaring through Newton on my way home from somewhere at about 2:30 a.m. I was driving a 1956 Oldsmobile that sat about four inches off...
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Allen Smith, Jr., 56

Keith Allen Smith, Jr., 56, of Malcom, passed away Sept. 12, 2021, at UnityPoint Grinnell Regional Medical Center. A visitation gathering was held from noon-1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16, at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell. A private family committal service, including some close friends, was held at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Malcom following the visitation at...
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JR Wilcox, 62

Gerald Vernon “JR” Wilcox, Jr., 62, of Newton, died Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, at his home. A memorial service was held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 22, at First Christian Church in Newton. JR, the son of Gerald Vernon and Lois Caroline (Leavens) Wilcox, Sr., was born Aug. 25, 1959, in Newton. He graduated from Newton...
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Lloyd Brand, 89

Lloyd Henry Brand was born May 29, 1932, to Jacob and Mabel (Renaud) Brand. He passed away at age 89 at Park Centre in Newton on Sept. 16, 2021. Jan. 1, 1952, he was united in marriage to Arlene Beyer in The Little Brown Church in Nashua. To this union they were blessed with three children:...
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Savannah Jane

Savannah Jane was born Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, to Shelby and Brennan Veenstra of Pella. She weighed 7 pounds 14 ounces and measured 20 inches long. Grandparents are Val and the late Mike Nikkel of Sully and Kevin and Carrie Veenstra of Pella. Great-grandparents are Joe Smits of Branson, MO, and Ken Veenstra of Pella....
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