35 years ago (1979)
The Lynnville-Sully Advisory Committee on the Building Needs held their sixth meeting. Sandy Gray, chairman of the committee, noted that problems of declining enrollments and inflating costs were what brought out the problem of school building needs: “The finds of the five sub-committees reported last night were surprisingly pointing to only one...
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Press INKlings: August 2014 calendar once every 823 years!
How can it be August already? Have you received an email or read about the August 2014 calendar? Take a look at this month’s calendar because this is the only time you’ll see this phenomenon in your lifetime.
August, this year, will have FIVE Fridays, FIVE Saturdays, and FIVE Sundays. This happens only once every 823...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 8/7/14
I have had another heck of a week. This stupid retirement is going to kill me. I’ve never worked any harder.
My daughter still owns two vehicles stored in Minnesota. I borrowed my Uncle Bill’s pickup and 28-foot flat bed trailer. I looked the unit over before we left. A friend of mine went along. I...
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Isaac James
Isaac James was born on July 29, 2014, to Ryan and Amber Kinner of Casper, WY. He weighed 5 pounds 9 ounces. Welcoming him home are his two brothers, David (4) and Elijah (2). Grandparents are Alvin and Mary Fopma of Grinnell, Chris Kinner of Casper, WY, and Debra Fetter of Phoenix, AZ. Great-grandparents are...
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Gracelyn Johanna
Gracelyn Johanna Hoogland was born on July 21, 2014, to Jordan and Julie Hoogland of Maurice. She weighed 7 pounds 5 ounces and measured 19 inches long. Her sisters who welcomed her home are Brooklyn (7), Sydney (5), and Rylee (3). Grandparents are Bernie and Nella Veenstra of New Sharon and Mary Hoogland and the...
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Isaac Matthew
Gwyn and Jake Ferguson of Norwalk are the parents of their second son, Isaac Matthew, born at 8:47 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014. He weighed 9 pounds 6 ounces. His brother is David (2). Grandparents are Leon and Margaret Vander Weerdt of Sully and Joe and Kris Ferguson of New Sharon. Great-grandparents are Gerald...
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Van Weelden-Thornhill
Kaylee Rae Van Weelden and Scott Alan Thornhill exchanged marriage vows at 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, 2014, at Sully Christian Reformed Church. Kevin Harrison officiated.
Parents of the couple are Dwight and Jerilyn Van Weelden of Lynnville and Jeff and Dana Thornhill of St. Peters, MO.
Maid of honor was Lauren Radix of Blackearth, WI....
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