I will never forget my visit to our nation’s capital several years ago. Among the many places I visited was the Arlington National Cemetery. The Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was a moving experience. Now, Arlington National Cemetery with row after row after row of alabaster headstones endlessly arrayed...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – May 22
Margaret is probably right thinking I’m a hopeless geezer that can’t even remember what he wrote sometime before. I always have a couple people read the article to see how many mistakes I made. They must have missed it. Margaret will probably fire me, and I will fire my readers, and we will all go...
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Emily Louise
Emily Louise was born on May 9, 2014, to Dustin and Angie Ver Ploeg of Sully. She weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces. Her sister is Abigail (4) and her brother is Isaac (6).
Grandparents are Doyle and Karna Ver Ploeg of Lynnville and Paul and Ellen Capecchi of Inver Grove Heights, MN.
Great-grandparents are Elizabeth Renaud of...
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Thaddeus Steven
Joel and Suzy Foley of Lewiston, ID, are the parents of Thaddeus Steven born May 11, 2014. He weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces. His brothers are William James (3) and Samuel Henry (1 1/2).
Grandparents are Larry and Barb Van Wyngarden of Newton and Steven and Diana Foley of Visalia, CA.
Great-grandparents are Minnie Van Wyngarden of...
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Anna Newell, 79
Anna Belle Newell, 79, of Ottumwa and formerly of Oskaloosa, died May 8, 2014, at Hospice House of Wapello and Davis County in Ottumwa.
She was born Apr. 15, 1935, in Oskaloosa to John and Violet Hooten Monroe. She married Carroll Newell in March 1952; they later divorced.
Anna had retired from Pella Corp. and had also...
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Area graduations set
Congratulations to all area students graduating from colleges, universities, and trade schools.
Congratulations to local graduates at the following events:
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- Lynnville-Sully High School Commencement will be at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, at the high school gym in Sully.
- Pella Christian High School Commencement will be at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, at the high school...
The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – May 15
First off, let me correct a recipe that we previously published. The creamed corn recipe. How can it be the best creamed corn of your life if you don’t know how much corn to even use? I like to keep you all guessing. I used two cans of corn, drained. You can add more, just...
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