By Mike Vander Molen, Sully Fire Department Chief
It has been a very busy season for your local fire departments. We were all busy with field fires for a while when it was so dry and windy. All three of our local departments worked together to teach fire prevention to the kids at school. Here at...
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Remember When – 11/5/15
35 years ago (1980)
After a 60-degree weekend, the area was hit with a snowstorm. There was enough snow for Kevin Terlouw, John Claussen, and Doug Terlouw of Terlouw Roofing to construct a nine-foot snowman.
Janel Schmidt, daughter of Fred and Helen Schmidt of Sully, placed second overall in Iowa’s Little Miss America Contest held in Des...
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Press INKlings: What if this page was all white?
Imagine this page was all white except the page number and dateline at the top of the page and a couple of small lines of type at the bottom of the page. I’m thinking you’d be calling me and telling me you got a bad copy of this week’s newspaper.
Two daily newspapers in Ohio have...
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Sully Fire Department report
At noon on Monday, Nov. 2, the Sully Fire Department was called to 107 1st Street in Sully for a field fire.
At 6:05 a.m., on Friday, Oct. 30, Sully Fire Department was called by a fire alarm at Lynnville-Sully High School. There was no fire.
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 11/5/15
With the high school football boys doing so well in the playoffs, I couldn’t help but think of my old high school career under Walt Becker.
He seemed like a horrible man at practice, trying to get the best out of every player.
He was unorthodox, but playing for him was a great part of my high...
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Baya Kynslee
Jay and Nicolette Mitchell of rural Reasnor are the parents of a daughter, Baya Kynslee. She was born Oct. 31, 2015, at 9:26 a.m and weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces and was 19.5 inches long.
Grandparents are Brad and Cindy Musgrove of rural Reasnor, Francee Mitchell of Lagrange, GA, and Alvin Mitchell of Lexington, SC.
Great-grandparents are...
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Whit Wilder
Whit Wilder Vecchio was born Oct. 22, 2015, at 2:52 a.m. He weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long. His parents are Andrew and Cyvannah Vecchio of Grinnell. His brother is Crew (2 years).
Grandparents are Mark and Melissa Doll of Lynnville and Anthony E. and Valerie Vecchio of Cleveland, TN.
Great-grandparents are Roy...
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