Well, calling all procrastinators. You know who you are. Haven't started your Christmas shopping yet? You're not alone. Here's a recipe to calm your fears, ease your anxiety, and fill that guilt. It'll probably put you on the couch in a food coma, so it's best to just shop online and pay way too much...
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Press INKlings: All that is Christmas in one sentence?
Christmas and New Year’s Day often mean making and continuing traditions. Some people send cards, but I hadn’t read the cider and the cow story until last week.
In Herefordshire, England, (interesting to me that a city with such a name has a cow story?) on Twelfth Night Eve, twelve small fires and one large one...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 12/22/16
People used to write Christmas letters and tuck them in with their cards. Sometimes, there was some distance between truth and reality. I will make up a fictitious family and show what they wrote and what the truth was.
A family of five included: Father Malcom, wife Madlyn, son Maurice, daughter Mindy, and son Mervin.
The letter...
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Vande Voort renews Master CFI accreditation
Shane Vande Voort, a resident of Pella born and raised in Sully and a six-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation through MI LLC's MICEP Program. The president of Classic Aviation (FlyClassicAviation.com), Vande Voort is also Classic's chief flight instructor at Pella Municipal Airport (PEA) where he specializes in Cirrus and...
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Where are they now? Andrew Shinkle
Describe are your L-S roots: My family moved to the L-S area in the winter of 1999. My parents are Eric and Vanessa of Lynnville. I have two younger siblings, Christian and Naomi. I have been married to Shelby Maasdam since Dec. 20, 2014, and she is a 2012 L-S alum.
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Lavonne Evers, 82
Lavonne Evers, 82, of Simpsonville, SC, died Sept. 20, 2016. A celebration of life will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 27, at Third Reformed Church, Pella. Among survivors are two brothers, Wayne (Ileen) Zegers and Darrell (Linda) Zegers....
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Alan Farrington, 60
Alan Farrington, 60, of Searsboro, passed away Thursday evening, Dec. 15, 2016, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services were held Monday, Dec. 19, at the Holland-Coble Funeral Home in Montezuma. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in the family's name.
Alan Wayne Farrington, the son of Jim and Norma...
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