Or just "greetings" to those of you who are highly offended. I just wanted to kick off my last column of 2017 with some political correctness, or incorrectness, however you view it. I'm sure 2018 will be full of both as usual, but personally, I think we should worry more about who we could inspire...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 12/21/17
Another year has gone by. It makes me think not only about 2017, but about a lot of past years in my life.
I have been so fortunate to live so many years without illness or death.
I spent 50 years of my life looking through a truck windshield.
But my working life and my home life have...
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Christmas food traditions north and south of the border
Candy canes, mistletoe, wreaths, presents, and “Ho, Ho, Ho!” Wisemen, stockings hung by the chimney with care, manger scenes, fruit cake, and decorated cookies! Christmas trees, outdoor lights, pipers piping, partridges in pear trees, Charlie Brown, and the Grinch! And even a “Bah Humbug” or two! Oh, how well we know, anticipate, and dearly love...
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Stan Hoogeveen recalls stories as WWII tail gunner
Stan Hoogeveen of Pella is certainly well known around the community as a retired principal of Sully Christian School, having served there for 26 years. But he also earned another title much earlier in his life: World War II veteran.
Hoogeveen, 92, began his service with the U.S. military on Oct. 23, 1943, when he was...
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From the Kitchen: Sharla Van Wyk
This week’s featured cook is Sharla Van Wyk. Sharla grew up on a farm north of Killduff with her parents Marilyn and the late Norm Van Maanen. Her husband, Rusty, grew up south of Sully on a farm with his parents, the late Vernon and Carolyn Van Wyk, and two siblings. Rusty and Sharla both...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 12-7-17
Christmas is once again just around the corner. I surely believe in the reason for the season, but the commercial things that go with it are beginning to wear me down.
There are many things about Christmas craziness that I don’t like. But, the two outstanding ones are wrapping presents and the doggone tree. I know...
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Micah and Briana Heartsill
Newlyweds Micah and Briana Heartsill moved to their new home at 104 5th Avenue in Sully in September and are enjoying living in a close-knit, conservative small town. Micah came to Sully from his family farm south of Knoxville, and Briana is happy to have moved from an apartment in Altoona to a more familiar...
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