I seem to be spending a lot of time seeing doctors.
My last trip was to an eye doctor. I’m blind as a bat. I bought a pair of $300 glasses about a year ago and ran over them two weeks later. So I have had terrible vision since then.
I thought a trip back to the...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers’ daughters, Oct. 29, 2020
(Editor’s note: By guest columnists, DeeZee’s daughters, arrived only 55 minutes past deadline :-) )
Over the years, our dear Father has regaled this fine community with a variety of tales. You’ve heard about Darrell the Truck Driver. Darrell the Racer. Darrell the Family Man. Darrell the Jokester. One “Darrell” you have yet to...The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers, Oct. 22, 2020
(Note: The lovely Zegers daughters slept in and did not get a rebuttal to last week’s column ready for print this week. Hopefully, ready for print next week!)
Life is not quite like it used to be for me. Most of my time now is spent in three ways.
I’m either trying to wake up or...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers, Oct. 15, 2020
Mr. DZ is always taking shots at friends of which he really has none.
A couple of my sisters and I were home over the last weekend. We all agreed that we are tired of his ramblings and insanity so we decided to shoot back.
One of the things we talked about was his infatuation with cars...
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Local author’s published work reflects healing journey

Cindy Bear of rural Newton developed and nurtured a passion for writing as a young child in part thanks to her doting grandmother’s influence. It wasn’t until the tragic death of her husband decades later that she fully appreciated the powerful and restorative way putting pen to paper helps a person who is deep in...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers, Oct. 8, 2020
It’s a pretty nice day again. My outside thermometer says 65 degrees, but it is sometimes less accurate than a political poll.
My daughter and her partner are still living with me. Her partner is a mentally-challenged tomcat. I’m hoping if one of them leaves, the other will follow.
Dale Schnell and I are housing what we...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Oct. 1, 2020
I’m just getting going at noon today. I could not get to sleep till 6:00 a.m. I went to my recliner and crashed in about five minutes and woke up at 12:15. I don’t know why I couldn’t sleep.
I’ve never had a major decision in my life that kept me awake at night, but I...
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