Yearly Archives: 2015

Controlled burn held at Barnes City

Controlled burn held at Barnes City
Ten area fire departments, including some members of the Sully, Lynnville, and Searsboro departments,  participated in a controlled burn of the elevator at Barnes City on Sunday, Apr. 13. The Iowa Fire Service Training Bureau and Key Cooperative planned the project....
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 4/16/15

I had some requests from people asking me to write something that had happened to me during all my years of driving a semi. I starting driving an 18-wheeler when I was 17 years old. The first unusual thing happened not long after that. I had a license to drive a straight truck, but not a...
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Golf birdies = funds for Sully playground project

The Sully Central Park Playset Committee has teamed up with The Principal Charity Classic Golf Tournament to raise funds for the Sully Central Park playground. Birdies For Charity enables a person to pledge an amount they’re willing to pay for the total number of birdies the golf pros will make during the golf tournament that...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 4/16/15

So here’s my take on this week’s Monday: IMG_1325 And then I had an interesting thought: Why does toilet paper need a commercial? Who is not buying this? Pretty sure that could be the one self-selling product with no sales pitch needed. What do I know, though, I’m...
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Raymond Anderson, 70

Raymond Iver Anderson, 70, of Newton died Thurs-day, Apr. 9, 2015, at his home in Newton. A memorial ser-vice was held Wednesday, Apr. 15, at the Cornerstone Bible Fellowship Church in Newton. A private family burial will be held at a later date at the Wittemberg Cemetery in Newton In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials...
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Two local metal fabrication businesses battle it out in donkey ball final

Donkeys with names like Rigor Mortis, Super Stupid, Rocket Man, Hemorrhoid, and more trotted into the Lynnville-Sully gym Monday evening, Apr. 13, for a game of donkey basketball that pitted local businesses and L-S staff members against one another. The effort raised over $1,920 for the Sully Central Park improvement project and playground equipment, and...
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Mardi Gras Mystery at L-S prom

Purple and green gossamer, gold curtains, beads, balloons, and masquerade masks transformed the Lynnville-Sully High School gym into an authentic-looking Bourbon Street. That’s where L-S seniors, juniors, and their dates enjoyed a Mardi Gras Mystery-themed prom Saturday evening, Apr. 11. For several months, members of the junior class and junior class sponsors, Mrs. Tara Conover and...
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