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The Wooden Spoon

Well, it seems summer is trying to show its cute little face, until this past week arrived anyway. Isn't it funny how quickly 50 degrees feels chilly even though we just endured 544,642 days of sub-zero temperatures? I wanted to bust out my soup pot and make a tub of soup and bathe in it...
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17 agenda items for three-hour Sully City Council meeting

In a three-hour meeting, the Sully City Council met in regular session at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 14, and worked through a 17-item agenda. Councilmembers present were Brad Rozendaal, Wes Van Wyk, Teryl Ver Ploeg, Gordon Yarrington, city clerk Barbra Maasdam, and mayor Brent Vander Molen. Councilmember Jeff Brummel was absent. Guests present were Steve...
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Lynnville City Council reviews city personnel wages

The Lynnville City Council met in regular session on Monday, May 14, at Lynnville City Hall. After a short agenda, the council went into closed session for nearly an hour to review city personnel wages. Prior to the closed session, the agenda was approved with no amendments. The minutes of the prior meeting were also approved....
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers May 17, 2018

I have plowed through life not paying attention to anything that did not concern me at all. My small mind is always thinking about things miles away, never on stuff right in front of me. I can drive down the road without even noticing what’s happening on either side. I can drive through Grinnell or Newton and all...
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Dr. Harris L. Jansen, 90

Dr. Harris L. Jansen, 90, of Kalamazoo, MI,  and formerly of Spring-field, MO, passed on to his heavenly home and into the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, at just past dawn on a beautiful Michigan spring morning, May 6, 2018, of natural causes, at Park Village Pines in Kalamazoo.  His wife of...
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Samuel Lee

Jennifer and Kyle Esrey of Grinnell are the parents of a son. Samuel Lee was born Wednesday, May 9, 2018. He weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces. His brothers are Jacob, age 3; and Ryan, age 16 months. Grandparents are Bob and Lesa O’Dell of Reasnor and Todd and Penny Esrey of Newton. Great-grandparents are Nina Buckingham of...
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Alivia Faye

Alex and Jentri Van Wyngarden of Pella are the parents of a daughter, Alivia Faye, born Sunday, May 6, 2018. She weighed 8 pounds 5 ounces and measured 21.5 inches long. Her siblings are Ada, 6; Aaron, 4; and Alyza, 2. Grandparents are Jud and Pam Vos of Sully and Warren and Bonnie Van Wyngarden of...
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