35 years ago (1979)
The Trophy Shop opened in Sully on 3rd Ave. with owners Barry and Bryce DeJong and Jerry Moes.
Pastor Ernest Thompson announced he had accepted a call to serve the Phoenix (AZ) Friends Church. The Lynnville Friends Church started the process to replace the Thompsons who had served the church for the last...
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Just another reason to yawn
Many of us have an opinion or two (or more) about the thousands and thousands of dollars spent on researching for useless information. Yes, I know I kind of like useless information, also called trivia by some. Warning: This column may make you yawn more than you usually yawn reading it! That’s because everyone yawns,...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – Mar. 27
I have a birthday coming up that ends with an 0.
I can’t possibly be this old, though my body tells me I am. I’ve had a couple back surgeries that left my legs numb from my knees on down. I’m so clumsy. I can trip over a cigarette butt. I’m going to cover the floor...
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Are we raising a generation of helpless kids?
From the desk of Shane Ehresman, L-S Superintendent
When a college freshman received a C- on her first test, she literally had a meltdown in class. Sobbing, she texted her mother who called back, demanding to talk to the professor immediately (he, of course, declined). Another mother accompanied her child on a job interview, then wondered...
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Freddy Watson, 75
Freddy Watson, 75, of Montezuma passed away Sunday, Mar. 23, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services were held Mar. 26 at the Montezuma First Presbyterian Evangelical Church.
Freddy Clark Watson, the son of Lewis and Lucille (Bryan) Watson, was born on Dec. 30, 1938, in Grinnell. Growing up, Freddy attended the Searsboro...
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Lowell Gene Jansen, 71
Funeral services for Lowell Gene Jansen, 71, of Chickasha, OK, were held Mar. 5, 2014, at the Sevier Funeral Home Chapel, Chickasha. Interment in the Ft. Sill National Cemetery, Elgin.
Lowell Gene Jansen was born Aug. 23, 1942, in Killduff to Louis and Henrietta (Elscott) Jansen. He passed away on Saturday, Mar. 1, in Lawton, OK.
He...
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Arlo Van Hoever, 84
Arlo Van Hoever, 84, of Grinnell and formerly of Montezuma, passed away Tuesday morning, Mar. 18, 2014, at his home at Windsor Manor in Grinnell. Memorial services were held Friday, Mar. 21, at Holland-Coble Funeral Home in Montezuma with military rites provided at the funeral home by the Blakely-Stevens American Legion Post #169. Burial will...
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