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Friends Church members fix fence for family of 6-year-old killed in accident

Friends Church members fix fence for family of 6-year-old killed in accident
A tragic accident in Des Moines stirred the compassionate hearts of Lynnville Friends Church members and spurred them into action last week. On June 1, a man crashed through a backyard fence in Des Moines, killing 6-year-old Irving Aguilar-Gonzalez and injuring another young boy. The two had been playing on a trampoline in Irving’s backyard when...
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Pastor’s Pen: Reading your gauges

The weather as of late has produced a fair amount of rain for some and a bit less for others. I was reminded of this recently when I heard a conversation at my church where our members were greeting one another with the question, “How much rain did you have in your rain gauge?” It would...
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July is National Ice Cream Month by Julie Van Manen

Wow! It definitely feels like the dog days of summer this morning! You know it is going to be a hot one when you sweat just walking to the barn! Kevin says he prefers these hot summer days to the below-zero days in the winter. I am not convinced of that for many reasons. When...
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Remember When – 7/23/15

35 years ago (1980) Volunteer help was needed to put in new fence since the Woodland Cemetery near Old Settlers Park at Lynnville had acquired more land. Dale Schnell, Russell Gosselink, and Albert Terpstra were in charge of the fencing project. Des Moines had a high temperature of 102 degrees with a nighttime low of 80 degrees,...
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Time for cell phone manners, needle threading

Besides noticing the hot weather so we know it is truly July in Iowa, how is your month going? July is National Anti-Boredom Month, so here are a few things to help with that. July is also National Blueberry Month, Cell Phone Courtesy Month, Hotdog Month, and Ice Cream Month. We all know the situation: Being...
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Late newspaper delivery problems

Due to timely delivery issues at the Des Moines Post Office after this newspaper leaves the Sully Post Office on Wednesday each week, please be informed if the problem is ours due to printing problems or holiday schedules, a notice will be posted on the Hometown Press Facebook page and at www.hometownpressia.com. Postal officials are...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 7-23-15

I have had a lot of things going again this week. One of the things that happened was my battle against some water faucets. My wife wanted a Y on the outside faucets so she could use the faucets the same time I use them. Very necessary, it happens once every two years. As I proceeded with...
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