I had three jobs my entire working life. I drove a rock truck and then a grain semi for my dad for about three years.
I drove a semi for a lumber wholesale company out of Newton for five or six years. I delivered building products such as lumber, fencing, shingles, etc. The company also manufactured...
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SERVING U.S.: Roger Plummer, U.S. Navy
Jean Van Der Kamp made this Quilt of Valor for her brother-in-law, Roger Plummer. It was presented to Plummer on Nov. 17.
Fifty-four years ago, Roger Plummer was 19 years old and living in Tekamah, NE. He received a Selective Service questionnaire in October 1965, wanting to know what he was doing, which he took as...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Dec. 12, 2019
We had Thanksgiving at our home again. It went about the same as usual. My children and grandchildren showed up with kids and animals.
The kids were no problem. All they did was spill the gravy boat on the carpet. It made about a five-foot circle that I’m still working on today. The worst part was...
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Serving U.S.: Nelson Hoskins U.S. Navy, 1949-1968
In July 1949, Nelson Hoskins was 17 years old and working for an optical company that made glasses in Minneapolis, MN. He had quit school at 16 because, as he recalled with a chuckle, “I knew everything there was to know.”
Hoskins headed out on lunch break one day and came across a friend who asked...
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Pilot with Sully roots takes part in 75th commemoration of D-Day
A couple weeks ago, pilot Doug Rozendaal landed his plane at the Sully airstrip, turned around, and took off again. The Clear Lake resident was on his way to Blakesburg for an Antique Aircraft Association fly-in. But he couldn’t resist the chance to land in the town he lived by for the first 10 years...
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Smoke on the Water delivers on good people, good food, good cause
The good times were rolling right along with the tantalizing scent of BBQ in the smoke from the grills at the 2019 Smoke on the Water event held at Lynnville’s Old Settlers Park Friday and Saturday, Aug. 23-24.
Over 600 people gathered for the sixth annual event that promises good people, good food, and a good...
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55 classic cars show up at sixth Sully Cruizin’ The Square event Saturday
Saturday night, Aug. 10, the weather was beautiful and apparently just right for classic car owners to show up at Sully Night Out’s Sixth Cruizin’ The Square as a record 55 vehicles lined the south and west sides of the square as well as over half of the north side. There was a vehicle from...
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