World Gratitude Day is celebrated annually on Sept. 21. The celebration of Gratitude Day allows both individual citizens and organizations within wider society to celebrate the broad meaning of gratitude in a variety of ways.
The celebration started in 1965 in Hawaii when an international gathering decided it would be a good idea to have one...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 9-15-16
I have mentioned before that I have not learned much in life, but I have learned it’s easier to make enemies than friends, and it’s easier to lose friends than enemies.
I know that now, but still mess up now and then.
When I was a kid, I drove a grain semi when I was 17 years...
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Lynne Ann
Lynne Ann was born to Alex and Danielle Van Der Kamp of Ankeny on Sept. 8, 2016. She weighed 9.4 pounds and measured 20.5 inches long. Grandparents are Darrel and Brenda Van Der Kamp of Ankeny and Brock and Kristin Rude of Ankeny. Great-grandparents are Anna Mae Nikkel of Sully, Dorothy Van Der Kamp of...
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Micah Jeffrey
Micah Jeffrey was born Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, to Kendall and Mallorie Arkema of Lynnville. He weighed 6 pounds 3 ounces and measured 19.25 inches long. Grandparents are Mike and Denise Arkema of Sully, Geri Doyle and Paul Sandholm of Newton, and the late Jeffrey Doyle. Great-grandma is Marjorie Doyle of Tama....
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Holland Joy
Curtis and Rochelle Parker of Ankeny are the parents of a daughter, Holland Joy, born Sept. 3, 2016, weighing 8 pounds 11 ounces and measuring 20.5 inches long. Grandparents are Rick and Carla Fopma of Lynnville, Cindy Parker of Billings, MT, and the late David Parker of Monroe. Great-grandparents are Dick and Joyce Ver Ploeg...
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Allen Dale
Quentin and Stephanie Douglas of Brooklyn are the parents of Allen Dale Douglas born Sept. 1, 2016. He weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces. His big sister is Kierra (age 4). Grandparents are Teresa and the late Allen Latcham of Lynnville and Dale and Joy Douglas of Brooklyn. Great-grandparents are John and Dorothy Latcham of Grinnell...
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Van Manen-Sennert
Ronald and Barbara Sennert of Linn Grove are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kate Sennert, to Jacob Van Manen, son of Kevin and Julie Van Manen of Kellogg.
Kate is a 2010 graduate of Sioux Central High School and a 2014 graduate of Iowa State University, Ames. Kate works for NuTech Seed, Ames,...
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