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A Slice of Home by Simone Bates

A Slice of Home by Simone Bates
In anticipation of being a little preoccupied with labor and delivery in this first week of March, I am preemptively writing about my favorite days of any year: Birthdays. Every family measures birthdays with different weights of importance, and in my family, they come close to breaking the scale. This was my mother’s doing, as...
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Elliott siblings both earn runner-up titles at AAU Kids State Wrestling

Elliott siblings both earn runner-up titles at AAU Kids State Wrestling
Little Hawk Wrestlers were well represented at the Iowa AAU State Wrestling Tournament that was held over the course of three days, Feb. 26-28. A total of 12 wrestlers from the area earned their right to compete at the prestigious tournament held at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. The Elliott siblings ­– sixth-grader Kimball and...
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PC Sports Shorts

PC Sports Shorts
BOYS BASKETBALL Despite having a 12-point lead near the end of the third quarter, the Pella Christian boys basketball team couldn’t stop Albia’s late-game run and fell in overtime, 58-55, in the Class 2A boys district basketball on Tuesday, Feb. 23. The Eagles trailed in the first quarter but had a four-point lead going into halftime. Their late...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers, Mar. 4, 2021

I had an experience a couple of weeks ago besides the 18-below- zero cold. I got up and felt a little fuzzy like I always do. I went out to the garage and started fiddling with something I had probably broken the day before. Things started to get strange. I became dizzy as a loon. I started...
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Barry Van Haaften, 30

Funeral services for Barry Van Haaften, 30, of Pella were held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Mar. 3, 2021, at Sully Christian Reformed Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Van Haaften Benefit, c/o 1st State in Lynnville to be used for the girls' education. Barry Davis Van Haaften was born Sept. 4,...
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Russ Adkins, 81

Russell Adkins was born Sept. 21, 1939, to Roy and Viola (Stewart) Ad-kins in the Rock Creek area near Grinnell. He was the sixth of 10 children. He graduated from Searsboro High School in 1958 and then enlisted in the United States Air Force where he served four years. Russ was united in marriage to Sandra...
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Clair Fenner, 85

Clair Fenner, 85, of Grinnell, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Mar, 3, at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with the Rev. John Epperson officiating. Interment was in Woodland Cemetery in Lynnville. Memorials may be designated to Lynnville Wagaman Mill...
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