Maybe I just wasn’t very observant, but how long have area schools observed grandparents day anyway? They certainly didn’t happen when I was in school, nor when my daughters were in school. I’ve only been a grandparent for eight years, which means I have only been “eligible” to have gone to grandparents day at school...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 4/23/15
I had a couple of strange things happen again this past week.
My wife announced that she and I were going to Des Moines last Friday night. She said she might buy something up there and wanted some help from me to get it hauled home.
We went into a large store. She went her way, and...
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Letter to the Editor: Teenage drivers
I am writing in regards to a recent article published in “The Des Moines Register.”
The article discussed teenage fatalities in motor vehicle accidents and suggested an age increase for teenagers to obtain driving permits and licenses.
I understand the concern for safety, but there are several other areas of consideration to take into account. First, don’t...
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$1,000 donated to new Sully playground in memory of Larry Vande Voort
David and Danica Olivier and Meyer and Sullivan Vande Voort present a $1,000 check to Jessica Winegar of the Sully Central Park Committee in memory of their grandpa, Larry Vande Voort. The fundraiser for the new playground in the Sully Central Park has reached over the $35,000 mark. To donate any amount or to a...
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Help locate photo of David L. McCombs of Oskaloosa before Memorial Day
Iowa Governor. Terry E. Branstad and Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds were joined at their weekly press conference by Iowa Newspaper Association Executive Director Chris Mudge to ask Iowans for their assistance in locating the photo of an Iowan who died in the Vietnam War for the Vietnam Memorial Fund’s “Wall of Faces” electronic memorial.
According to...
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41 years of service by Walton Van Maanen to Lynnville Senior Citizens, Inc.
The second building was built at the top of the hill in Lynnville on Highway F62 and was completed by Fullerton Lumber of Montezuma in 1973. In 1977, the third building was completed on the east side of East Street by Neely Construction of Prairie City who also built the first building.
About over four decades...
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Havengadventure in the Solomon Islands
Missionaries John and Lori Havenga and their three boys are soaking up time with family this week. They know that once they leave for the Solomon Islands this Sunday, Apr. 19, they most likely won’t be back in the U.S. for two years.
The Havengas are Bible translators with Wycliffe. They went to the Solomon Islands...
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