When the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1, another new year was entering history. Writers write, singers sing, and financial pundits fill the airwaves, columns, and blogs with what the average person should do and be in the year ahead.
I’m not into resolutions much, but it seems I’m always in the organizing and planning mode,...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 1/14/16
I know it’s a little late to be talking about New Year’s resolutions.
I’ve made hundreds of them in my life and kept maybe five percent.
This year, I’ve decided to go a little bit easy on myself and maybe keep 20 percent of them.
Resolutions
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- I will eat more and enjoy sweets.
- I will wear blue jeans wherever I...
Hayden Michael
Hayden Michael was born to Kenton and Jaynie Huyser of Sully Monday morning, Jan. 11, 2016. He weighed 9 pounds 13 ounces. His sisters are Clara (6) and Eloise (5).
Grandparents are Dale and Minnie Huyser of Sully and Randy and Peggy Peter of Sheffield.
Great-grandparents are Margaret Vande Krol of Sully, Dean and Pauline Peter of...
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Robert Braaksma, 90
Robert Braaksma, 90, formerly of Lynnville and rural New Sharon, passed away Sunday morning, Jan. 10, 2016, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 14, at Lynnville Friends Church. Burial will be in the Woodland Cemetery in Lynnville. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be...
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Vivian Van Der Kamp, 87
Vivian Van Der Kamp, 87, formerly of Tucson, AZ, went to be with her Lord on Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at Jefferson Place in Pella. Graveside memorial services will be held Jan. 16, 2016, at the Sully Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the Hearthstone Jefferson Place Patient Activity Fund, WesleyLife Hospice – Pella, or...
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Falling gas prices, falling temperatures
Temperatures in the single digits over the weekend with a biting wind chill left little room for outdoor activity or recreation. The deep freeze was good for ice fishing enthusiasts hoping for thick ice on area bodies of water, but the cold was good for little else. A brief warm-up is expected midweek before temperatures...
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Lottery players dream big as giant jackpot grows
More than $1 billion in Powerball tickets were sold nationwide for the $949.8 million jackpot on Saturday, Jan. 9. With no winners in the then-record drawing on Saturday, the new jackpot has risen to the billion-dollar territory. Wednesday’s Jan. 13 drawing was now estimated to be worth $1.38 billion (at press time), the largest in...
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