Monthly Archives: December 2015

Press INKlings: Remember the gifts of the year

I recently read “21 things every grown woman knows about the holidays, but manages to forget.” Here’s my paraphrased version.
  1. How difficult it is to get in the mood for holiday shopping before Thanksgiving is even here.
  2. How thoroughly you wish, once post-Thanksgiving shopping mania hits the nation, that you hadn’t waited until you were in the mood.
  3. Why...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 12/24/15

I’m afraid Christmas has not been my favorite time of year. It’s such a hassle. The money that gets wasted is fantastic, and the maddening herd is once again heading my way. My home, that I try so very hard to keep looking nice, will be trashed. My grandson is going to be here. I have to...
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L-S Superintendent: New Iowa Report Card grades Lynnville-Sully Schools

The Iowa School Report Card is a new system to show how each public school is performing on certain educational measures. Schools receive a score for each measure, and then the scores are combined into an overall score. Rather than a top-to-bottom ranking of schools, the Iowa School Report Card groups schools into one of...
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Fire Dept. report

Saturday, Dec. 19, at 9 p.m., Sully Fire Department was called to a grass fire at the junction of F-62 and T-14, about four miles west of Sully to the T-intersection north of Galesburg. The fire was in the road ditch and was extinguished easily, according to Sully Fire Chief Mike Vander Molen....
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Van Soelen -Bogaards

Maria Diane Van Soelen and Johnnie Peter Bogaards exchanged marriage vows at 4 p.m. on Nov. 14, 2015, at First Baptist Church, Pella. Pastor Jerry Morningstar officiated. Parents of the couple are Jim and Ruth Van Soelen of Sully and Randy and Joyce Bogaards of Pella. Amber Van Ryswyk, New Sharon, attended her sister as matron of...
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Randy Icenbice, 46

Randall S. Icenbice, 46, succumbed to his physical condition on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, at his residence, 604 Lincoln Street, Pella. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 22, at Calvary Christian Reformed Church, Pella. Interment followed in the Oakwood Cemetery at Pella. Memorial contributions are preferred for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The life for Randall Scott...
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Sylvia M. Van Genderen, 86

Sylvia M. Van Genderen, of Sully, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, at Park Centre in Newton shortly after celebrating her 86th birthday. Funeral services were held Monday, Dec. 21, at Sully First Reformed Church. Interment was in the Sully Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be designated for The Legacy Building Fund at Sully First Reformed...
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