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GIRLS BASKETBALL A double-double night by senior Allison Van Gorp played a key role in the Pella Christian girls’ 52-46 victory over Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont on Dec. 22. Van Gorp, the granddaughter of Marv and Lynda Slings of Sully, racked up 22 points, including 12 in the first quarter, and grabbed 14 rebounds. PC jumped out to an 18-7 lead...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers, Dec. 31, 2020

Well, the madding crowd has left. I’m talking about my daughters and their children, two dogs, two cats, and a chipmunk. I almost forgot, also in a glass cage, two geckos that had to be fed live worms now and then. The dogs fought with the cats most of the day. The big dog would run...
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Dick Vander Laan, 83

Dick Vander Laan, 83, of Pella, suffered a stroke at his home on Christmas Day and passed away Dec. 26, 2020, at Pella Regional Health Center. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan. 2, at 10 a.m. at Calvary Christian Reformed Church, Pella. Interment will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. Public visitation without family...
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Duane Wanders, 80

Duane “Whitey” Wanders, 80, of Barnes City, passed away Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, at Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 31, at Holland-Coble Funeral Home in Montezuma. Burial will be held in the Barnes City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...
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Blood drive held in honor of Barry Van Haaften saves up to 189 lives

Blood drive held in honor of Barry Van Haaften saves up to 189 lives
Photo: Barry with his wife Kelsie and three young daughters. A second blood drive in his honor will be held Thursday, Jan. 7. Community members rolled up their sleeves and made precious, critically needed blood donations at a drive honoring Barry Van Haaften held Tuesday, Dec. 15, at the Lynnville Friends Church FCC Building. The blood drive was...
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