I recently wrote about being so old I get lost all the time.
I happen to remember more and more stories about being lost.
My wife and I were invited to a large wedding in northwest Iowa. As I was driving that way, I noticed several families’ cars following me. They must have thought that I, being...
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Harris Van Kooten, 90
Harris Van Kooten, 90, of Pella and formerly of Searsboro, passed away early Sunday morning, Nov. 21, 2021, at The Cottages in Pella.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 27, at Calvary Christian Reformed Church, Pella. Interment with military honors followed at Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. Memorial contributions are suggested for Pella Christian...
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Beaux Mirac
Beaux Mirac Vander Weerdt was born Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, to Alex Vander Weerdt and Libbie Knoll of Des Moines. He weighed 7 pounds 7 ounces and measured 19.3 inches long.
Grandparents are Kristy Van Wyk of Sully, Randy and Carrie Vander Weerdt of Searsboro, and Becky and the late Patrick Knoll....
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Hollyn Jay
Jay and Nicolette Mitchell of Reasnor are the parents of Hollyn Jay Mitchell born Nov. 23, 2021. She weighed 7 pounds 1 ounce and measured 20 inches long. Her sisters are Baya age 6 and Amelle age 3.
Grandparents are Brad and Cindy Musgrove of Reasnor and Franceen Mitchell of LaGrange, GA.
Great-grandparents are Don and Audrey...
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Cadets serve over 500 guests at annual hog roast supper
Cadet counselors Dan Dykema, Jager Huyser, Jamie Van Kooten, and Dustin Ver Ploeg serve Trevor and Janae Vander Wilt and their family at the annual hog roast fundraiser supper on Nov. 17. Cadets Bentlee Vos, on the far left, and Carsen Kottenstette are ready to help transport food to the tables set up inside the...
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Lynnville-Sully Community Education Foundation awards over $6,000 in grants to preK-12 teachers
Recipients of the 2021 LSCEF teacher grants are, front row from left: Amy Baumfalk, Jill Schuring, Melissa Watson, Brenda Newell, and Sarah Rybkowski; back, Mike Parkinson, Nicholas De Penning, Franchesca Richter, Angie Richards, and Rhonda Ricker. Teachers not present for the Nov. 23 awards presentation include Lesa O’Dell, Anna Arkema, Liz Harthoorn, and Sabrina Edsen.
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Susan Lyons is an Ironman
By LeAnn Hjelmeland
If the past is any indicator, there’s no putting limits on what fitness goals Susan Lyons might accomplish. The Pella Middle School teacher with ties to Lynnville-Sully went from being intimidated by running a mile and scared of water nine years ago to competing in her first full Ironman triathlon this fall. Going...
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