Bernice Smith, 88, of Altoona and formerly of Lynnville, passed away Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Nov. 18, at 11 a.m. at Sully Community Church. Burial was in Woodland Cemetery in Lynnville. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be designated to Sully Community Church or to Lynnville Historical...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 11/16/17
I’m still out in California. The weather has been great, sunny and in the seventies.
Of course, I struggled getting out of the Des Moines Airport.
I always get nervous and make stupid embarrassing mistakes.
I put all my things in my jacket and went to grab a basket to put it in. I jerked and jerked on...
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Cystic fibrosis is no match for spirited kindergartner
Sophia Bell may be petite in stature, but her heart is full of love and enthusiasm for life and knows no measure. It would be hard to tell from the onset that the small but mighty kindergartner is fighting a daily battle against cystic fibrosis (CF).
Sophia, the daughter of David and Vicky Bell of Sully,...
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We Salute Our Veterans
The 255 veterans honored with pavers at the Jasper County Freedom Rock Memorial in Sully as of Oct. 25 are listed below.
Albright, Dale
Arkema, Dormand
Arkema, Duane
Arkema, Ervin
Arkema, John
Baarda, Bruce
Baarda, Marv
Beerends, Bryce
Beerends, Myron
Beyer, Ben
Beyer, Bryce
Beyer, Carrol
Beyer, Ronald
Boat, Gordon C.
Boertje, Henry
Bookout, Ronald Lee
Brand, Lloyd
Brand, Roscoe C.
Brand, Verlan
Briggs, Charles R.
Briggs, Gary R.
Britton, Josh
Bryan, Charles L.
Carlson, Dave
Collins, Timothy
Conkling, John
Conn, Andrew
De...
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Pella football punches ticket to Dome for fourth straight year
The Pella Dutch football team is heading back to the UNI-Dome for the fourth straight year after defeating Dallas Center-Grimes, 35-18, on Friday, Nov. 3. With the win, Pella avenged an early-season loss to the Mustangs, who came into Friday’s game undefeated.
In a rougher start, Pella’s Ryan Gustafson threw a couple interceptions in the first...
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PC football state-bound for first time in school history
For the first time in Pella Christian High School football history, the Eagles are heading to the UNI-Dome for the state semifinals. The PC boys punched their ticket to the Dome with a dominating 44-6 win over Pleasantville on Friday, Nov. 3.
The Eagles scored on the opening drive with a quarterback keeper by senior Hayden...
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L-S Dome dreams dashed in quarterfinals
Lynnville-Sully’s dreams of making it to the UNI-Dome were dashed last Friday, Nov. 3, in the quarterfinal round of the playoffs when they suffered a 30-0 shutout to Hudson. Playing in Pirate territory, the Hawks experienced their first loss of the year at the hands of undefeated Hudson, ranked No. 3 in Class A.
“It was...
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