Jamie and Erlene Fopma of Sully are the parents of a daughter, Reagan Isabelle, born Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, at 8:01 a.m. She weighed 7 pounds 1.6 ounces and mesured 19 inches long. Her brothers are Kaleb (10), Noah (8 1/2), and Jonah (3). Grandparents are Verlan and June Van Wyk of Sully and Alvin...
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Carson William
Carson William was born to Mark and Melinda Porter of Fairfield at 3:14 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. He weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces and measured 22 inches long. Grandparents are Morris and Debbie Jansen of Newton. Great-grandparents are Art and Betty Van Ryswyk of Prairie City....
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Huddleston-Van Wyk
Nancy Marie Huddleston and Joshua Todd Van Wyk exchanged marriage vows at 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 28, 2014, at the Sully First Reformed Church. Pastor Marty Schmidt officiated. Parents of the couple are Mark and Janet Huddleston of Chesterfield, MO, and Kevin and Julie Van Wyk of Sully.
Mary Savage of Ames attended her sister...
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JoAnn D. Braaksma, 77
JoAnn Darlene Braaksma, 77, of rural New Sharon, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014, at the Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the Union Mills Christian Church at 10:30 a.m. Burial was in the West Liberty Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to...
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Talon Woods starts classes at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy
Talon Woods has big dreams for his future – Broadway dreams.
And last month, the 2014 Lynnville-Sully grad made one of his biggest steps toward that dream by beginning classes at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA).
Woods, the son of Randy and Daminika Vander Weerdt of Searsboro, is at the New York City campus of...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 11/6/14
In the last 24 hours, I’ve picked up what I thought to be a Cheerio. It wasn’t. I fished unmentionable substances out of the tub from a certain little one. I’ve salvaged makeup out of the toilet bowl. I’ve stepped in cat puke barefooted. I’ve spilled coffee on my scrumptious little. I’ve tripped on the...
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Janco construction progresses
Work is progressing at the Janco Industries Inc. site at 600 West 2nd Avenue in the southwest corner of the business park on the west side of Sully. The framework is in place, and steel siding is currently being installed on the south and west sides of the 75,000-square foot facility with Bushong Construction of...
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