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Press INKlings: Why do we do these things?

I’ve been sent a few things that seem appropriate to share during a week with one less work day due to a holiday. The title of this is “Why, Why, Why?”
  • Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are almost dead?
  • Why do banks charge a fee on “insufficient...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 6/1/17

It’s Memorial Day week. I remember so many people who have passed on that I thought so much of or loved. My parents, of course. My mother was such a kind, soft-spoken lady she could not discipline me. Had it not been for my dad giving me a mega thumping now and then, I would have amounted to...
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Water issues continue in Sully

Since a leak occurred on May 17 in the Central Iowa Water Association (CIWA) water tower on the northwest corner of Sully, there have been water issues. The tower has been drained, and CIWA has rerouted water to supply Sully residents. This has caused fluctuating water pressure which in turn has caused a leak on...
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Dunham-Rozendaal

Mike and Sandy Rozendaal of Falls Church, VA, announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Breianne Noel Rozendaal, to Joshua Wayne Dunham. Bre is a 2008 graduate of Lynnville-Sully High School and a 2012 graduate of the University of Iowa with a degree in communications. She is employed at Wells Fargo in Des Moines. Josh is the...
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Duane C. Rozendaal, 64

Duane C. Rozendaal, 64, of Newton and formerly of Sully, died Friday, May 26, 2017, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A funeral service was held Wednesday, May 31, at Sully First Reformed Church. Duane, the son of Gorman and LaDonna (Schuring) Rozendaal, was born Mar. 21, 1953, in Newton. He grew up in...
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Hazel Maxine (Brouwer) Hamilton, 92

Hazel Maxine (Brouwer) Hamilton, 92, formerly of Barnes City and Lynnville, died Mon-day, May 22, 2017, at The Cottages in Pella. A funeral service was held Friday, May 26, at the Barnes City Community Christian Church. Memorials in Hazel’s name are to be used for veterans. Hazel, the daughter of Andrew and Antoinette “Nettie” (Van Helten)...
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Valerie’s Fine Dining and Cocktails comes to the Linden House

Valerie’s Fine Dining and Cocktails comes to the Linden House
It has been a whirlwind spring for former Grinnell resident Val Courter and her husband, Randy. Around the first of this year, Val heard that Brownells, the Montezuma- and Grinnell-based company that owns the Linden House Bed and Breakfast in Lynnville, was in search of someone to operate the restaurant and bed and breakfast. Having...
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