Yearly Archives: 2021

PC Sports Shorts

PC Sports Shorts
GIRLS BASKETBALL The PC girls couldn’t overcome the No. 2 team in Class 3A, Des Moines Christian, on Saturday in Pella. The Eagles fell to the Lions, 54-39. Senior Allison Van Gorp,  granddaughter of Marv and Lynda Slings of Sully, had another double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Eagles in both categories. Sophomores Joslyn...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers, Jan. 7, 2021

Winter has arrived with a vengeance. I hate snow. I have fallen down on my rear end so many times. I’m thinking about strapping a pillow to it! I have a habit of not tying my shoes. (Too fat to bend over.) I went out to my shed during the snowstorm to get a shovel. There were...
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Stan Hoogeveen, 95

Stanley W. Hoogeveen, 95, of Pella and formerly of Sully, passed away Dec. 31, 2020. Family funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 2, at Sully Christian Reformed Church. Memorials are designated for Sully Christian School and Megan’s Legacy, c/o Mike Hoogeveen, PO Box 343, Sully, IA 50251. Stanley Willis Hoogeveen was born...
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Bea Oswalt, 92

Berneda “Bea” Oswalt, 92, of Sully, died Jan. 2, 2021. A private graveside service was held Wednesday, Jan. 6, at Sully Cemetery. Most of the summer of 1928, her mother Alice (Baarda) Vonk sat in front of a block of ice, placed in a metal washtub with a fan blowing over it, keeping cool during her...
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Merlyn Elscott, 70

Merlyn Ray Elscott, 70, of Newton, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Dec. 29, 2020, following a year-long battle with cancer. A private graveside service was held at Sully Cemetery, Monday, Jan. 4. Merlyn was born Feb. 14, 1950, in Oskaloosa. He was the second of six children born to Glen and Verna (Vander Beek) Elscott....
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Bruce Walker, 85

Bruce Ervin Walker was born Oct. 7, 1935, in Des Moines to Ervin H. and Freda Fern (Cooper) Walker. He died Dec. 24, 2020, at the age of 85 in Mission, TX. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan. 9, at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Monroe. Burial will follow at Silent City...
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