Jarryd and Lyndsey Van Soelen of Pella are the parents of a daughter, Genevieve Blake, born at 7:55 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. She weighed 7 pounds 11.4 ounces and measured 20.75 inches long.
Grandparents are Scott and Gayla Van Soelen of Grinnell and Rod and Sandy Lanser of Pella.
Great-grandparents are Millie Van Soelen of...
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Wilhelmina Monsma, 96
Wilhelmina “Billie” Monsma, 96, of Pella passed away Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House. Memorial services were held Wednesday, Nov. 16, at Trinity Reformed Church, Pella. Family committal service preceded the service at Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. Memorials are suggested for Hospice of Pella or Lynnville Historical Society.
Wilhelmina Terpstra was born...
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Gertrude Schnell, 91
Gertrude (Jansen) Schnell, 91, of Pella and formerly of Sully, passed away Saturday morning, Nov. 12, 2016, at Grinnell Health Care Center.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 1:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church west of Sully. Family committal service preceded the service at St. Andrew’s Cemetery. Memorials are suggested for the St....
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Cadie Horn makes 26 pillowcase dresses for needy girls
Cadie Horn, 11-year-old daughter of James and Neisha Horn of Newton, has been very interested in packing shoeboxes for Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child, which her church, Cornerstone Bible Fellowship in Newton, has done for the last several years. She shops for items to put in the boxes and raises money to pay to ship...
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Fall Family Night this Saturday in Sully
Mark your calendars for a fun night for the entire family on Saturday, Nov. 19. Sully Night Out is partnering with area businesses and organizations to bring their annual Fall Family Night event featuring bingo, a delicious soup supper, and the opportunity to win door prizes.
The fun will start at 5 p.m. in the Sully...
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70-year-old fire-damaged building removed
Monday, Nov. 14, an Earth Works Inc. crew removed the Sully Community Locker building at 407 7th Avenue, which remained after an electrical fire extensively damaged the business on Sunday, Oct. 16.
Owners Jared and Stacey Nikkel, their employees, and others had removed usable items into storage as well as items for salvage.
The Nikkels are working...
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S&S Upholstery: Covering the area’s projects for 20 years
Back in 1996, Stacie Van Der Wilt and her sister, Sandy, paired up to form their very own business, S&S Upholstery. Today, though one of the “S’s” is no longer involved, the business is still going strong and serving the area’s upholstery needs.
Stacie said the inspiration for starting the business 20 years ago was quite...
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