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The Lady Dee basketball team was short players traveling to Prairie City-Monroe in a late scheduled game Thursday, but came through with a tremendous team effort to win going away, 47-37.
Obituaries
Reva M. Dunning, age 82, of Albia, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at the Monroe County Hospital in Albia.
Jacqualine “Jackie” Kay Keeton, age 72, of Ottumwa, passed away on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, at the MercyOne Hospital in Des Moines.
Roland Ernest Horn died Jan. 10, 2021 at West Ridge Specialty Care Center under the care of Suncrest Hospice.
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I have really been thinking about which way to go in my column this week. Last week’s column really seemed foreordained and appropriate in light of what happened in our nation this past week. If you didn’t read it, please go back and read or reread it.
You know, Christmas trees are a big part of American Christmas traditions. Their origin began long ago in Germany. There is even a great Christmas song reflecting that, “O Tannenbaum.”
My immediate family (five brothers and sisters, their spouses, children and grandchildren) number about 55. With so many in the family and extended families to work out Thanksgiving and Christmas, we have, for the past 15 years had our Paxton Christmas the second Saturday in December at my b…
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