Jamie Meinerts, an employee at Rock Rapids Cashway Lumber/Stewart Construction Inc. in Rock Rapids, has started his own business called Tools and Rental with Jamie. The business is located in Stewart Construction building, 303 First Ave. East. id=”0″> Meinerts has worked for the company since high school and enjoys working with tools and helping customers […]
For the last 20 years, Jim Kennedy and John Vander Zee have had the best seat in the house, in the press box. On October 7, the men will announce their last Lions’ football game. They have had their share of fun, but after two decades, they have decided it’s time to let someone else […]
Rapids Theater is flickering back to life. With the assistance of the Rapids Theater Preservation Society and the community, the theater has a chance to get life back inside its walls. The initial planning has been done, and action is taking place. id=”0″> The society envisions creating a community event center for the performing arts, […]
59id=”0″> George, Iowaid=”2″> October 3, 2011id=”4″> LaVerle “Lucky” Schilling, age 59, of George, IA died Monday, October 3, 2011, suddenly at home near George. id=”7″> Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 6 at Zoar Presbyterian Church rural George, IA, with Reverend Dale Lint officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant View Cemetery at […]
77id=”0″> Rock Rapids, Iowaid=”2″> October 3, 2011id=”4″> Donna Belle DeBoer, age 77 of Rock Rapids, IA died Monday, October 3, 2011 at the George Good Samaritan Society. id=”7″> Funeral service will be 2:00 PM Thursday, October 6, 2011 at Jurrens Funeral Home in Rock Rapids, IA with Rev. Paul Fischer officiating. Burial will follow at […]
78id=”0″> Boyden, Iowaid=”2″> September 30, 2011id=”4″> Jeanette Mulder, age 78 of Boyden, IA died Friday, September 30, 2011 at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD, after being diagnosed with bone marrow cancer. id=”7″> Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, October 5th at Tabernacle Baptist Church in George with Pastor Bryan Anderson, […]
90id=”0″> Sheldon, Iowaid=”2″> September 28, 2011id=”4″> Elmer Jager, the son of Eilt and Anna (Slight) Jager was born September 26, 1921 on a farm near Little Rock, Iowa. He received his education in George, Iowa and graduated from the George High School. Elmer was united in marriage to Luella Kanengieter on September 25, 1943 in […]
22id=”0″> Doon, Iowaid=”2″> September 28, 2011id=”4″> Bryce Dryfhout, 22, of Doon, died Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at Hegg Memorial Hospital, Rock Valley after two courageous battles against cancer. Memorial Service 3 pm Saturday at Trinity Christian Reformed Church, Rock Valley. Burial at Hillside Cemetery at Doon, meeting 1:30 pm at Porter Funeral Home, Rock Valley. […]
91id=”0″> Rock Valley, Iowaid=”2″> September 30, 2011id=”4″> Henry Van Den Brink, 91 of Rock Valley, died Friday September 30, 2011 at Whispering Heights. Funeral Service 2 pm Wednesday at Netherlands Reformed Congregation, Rock Valley. Burial at Valley View Cemetery. Visitation Tuesday with family present 6-8 pm at Porter Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials […]
95id=”0″> Rock Rapids, Iowaid=”2″> June 27, 2011id=”4″> Walter Frederick Claussen died in Champaign, Illinois, on June 27, 2011, two days after his 95th birthday. He was buried in Wausau, Wisconsin, on July 8, 2011, adjacent to his only child, John Frederick Claussen, who preceded him in death by several years. id=”7″> Walter was born and […]