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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – Chicken and Couscous

The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – Chicken and Couscous
You know what I've noticed? Vinegar is to women what duct tape is to men. Just like duct tape fixes everything, vinegar cleans, freshens, removes odors, and removes water build-up like the best of them. Sunny warm weather, well, that's just for everyone. However, I now remember why I don't always hate winter. Bugs are dead....
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 2/23/17

My family and I have had so many weird coincidences. One I remember happened 100 years ago when I was playing high school football. We played a team from Marshalltown on the old field here in town. I know it is hard to believe, but I was an unethical player. I was not very nice to the young man...
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Maya Dee

Lisa and Cole Johnson of Grinnell are the parents of a baby girl born on Feb 14, 2017. Maya Dee Johnson weighed 7 pounds 12 ounces and was 20-1/4 inches long. Maya is welcomed home by siblings Emma 8, Liam 5, and Ty 2. Grandparents are Paul and Debbie Johnson of Grinnell and Stan and...
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Kaylee Ruth

Brent and Megan Dieleman of Arlington, VA, announce the birth of their daughter, Kaylee Ruth, born Jan. 24, 2017. She weighed 6 pounds 4 ounces and was 19.5 inches in length. Grandparents are John and Nancy Flood of Lady Lake, FL, and Norm and Jan Dieleman of Pella. Great-grandmothers are Bernice Dieleman of Pella and...
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Fire calls report given

The Sully Fire Department was called in the past week: Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 3:45 p.m. to 4542 East 108th Street South, Kellogg, for Bob Pothoven’s tractor fire inside a building, assisted by the Kellogg Fire Department. The tractor was a total loss with some damage to the building. Saturday, Feb. 18, at 12:16 p.m., mutual aid...
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Scull-Gage

Jordan Gage and Jason Scull announce their engagement and upcoming wedding on July 8, 2017, at the Old Settlers Park in Lynnville. The bride’s parents are Kevin Gage of Cedar Falls and Darcy Gage of Grundy Center. The groom’s parents are Steve Scull of Lynnville and Angie Scull of Newton. Jordan is a 2009 Grundy Center...
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Henry-Van Kooten

Leon and Arlys Van Kooten of Oskaloosa and John and Greta Henry of Oakland, IL, are happy to announce the engagement of their children, Kandi and John. Kandi is a 2000 graduate of Pella Christian High School and received her bachelor of arts degree in elementary education at Dordt College in 2004. She is currently employed...
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