Monthly Archives: June 2014

Hawks win third alumni football game

Hawks win third alumni football game
The opponent may have been new, but the results were the same at the annual alumni football game on Saturday, May 31. The L-S Hawks came out ahead, 16-6, over the North Mahaska Warhawks. This was the third year L-S alums have competed in an alumni game. The first two years, they played Montezuma and beat...
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Cart Cruisin’: Residents along Hwy. T-38 rely on golf carts for travel

Cart Cruisin’: Residents along Hwy. T-38 rely on golf carts for travel
As Manatts crews continue to place a seven-inch concrete overlay on eight miles of Hwy. T-38 north of Lynnville, so continue the transportation issues of the residents who live along the stretch of highway. The road under construction is inoperable, which led Manatts to offer homeowners along the highway the use of golf carts for temporary...
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Lynnville Historical Society marks anniversary with open house

Lynnville Historical Society marks anniversary with open house
For the past 15 years, the history of Lynnville – the town’s people, businesses, and events – has been carefully pre-served and placed on display by the Lynnville Historical Society. Since the first meeting consisting of six board members took place on June 5, 1997, the Society has evolved into an incorporated, tax- exempt organization...
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Sully Park Renovation Progress

A lot of activity is taking place around the Jasper County Freedom Rock in the Sully Central Park. An opportunity presented itself in May to allow the Freedom Rock to be painted the week of June 16. With that opportunity, the Freedom Rock committee has been working hard to finalize the memorial plans and get...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 6/5/14

So it’s Sunday, and I’m just now sitting down to write this. I love Sundays. They make our hearts happy over here, even The Little’s. She even naps on Sundays! A special thank you to Pastor Wayne who week after week delivers awesome messages that hit home! I assure you, Pastor Wayne, her naps are...
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Congressman Loebsack in Sully June 2

U.S. Congressman Dave Loebsack was in Sully on Monday, June 2, to meet with Arie Scholten and Jack DeAngelo at Sully Telephone Association. The USDA is running $272,000 through the Sully Telephone company for a zero-percent loan to the City of Sully for the street project and waterworks improvements surrounding the Janco expansion. Janco is...
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100th anniversary of Vonk family coming to U.S.

The 100th anniversary of the Vonk family coming to America in 1914 was observed with nearly 200 family members attending a reunion in Sully on Memorial Day, May 26. Shown above in the back row are two family members who were attending from The Netherlands, Henk Hiensch (left) and Ton Vande Hee. Their parents were...
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