Yearly Archives: 2017

Custom archway installed at L-S football field

Custom archway installed at L-S football field
The time for Friday night lights is just around the corner, and Lynnville-Sully high school, middle school, and youth football teams are gearing up for a great 2017 season. High school football team camps as well as a youth football camp held at L-S for grades 1-8 wrapped up just in time for the official start...
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L-S football camps gear up all ages for fall sports season

L-S football camps gear up all ages for fall sports season
From first-year football players to varsity starters, all ages of students could be found having fun and improving their game at the Lynnville-Sully football camps last week. The high school camp ran from Monday through Thursday with 36 student-athletes attending, a great number, according to L-S Head Football Coach Mike Parkinson. On Monday, athletes were tested...
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Slonaker serves as Sully rural mail carrier

Connie Slonaker lives in Ottumwa and said, “It is worth the drive to get to work here.” She is talking about being the Sully rural mail carrier, a new job she started at the beginning of 2017. “I want to thank everyone for their kindness,” Slonaker continued. “So many seem to be fixing and painting their...
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Brodie unanimously selected as CEO of Key Co-op

Long-time Key Cooperative Operations Manager, Boyd Brodie, was unanimously selected as CEO of Key Cooperative on July 21 by the Key Cooperative Board of Directors. Prior to the announcement, Brodie was serving as current operations manager and interim general manager. Brodie has been serving as interim general manager since Apr. 1, 2017, following the retirement...
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Beyer wins Men’s Club Tourney

The annual Men’s Club Tournament kept the league golfers on the course at the Diamond Trail Golf Club for two days last weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 5-6, 26 men came out to take each other on in two different competitions at the tournament: The gross round, which determines the club champion, and another...
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Greetings from St. Louis – Kitchen Column by Julie Van Manen

Editor’s Note: Thanks, Julie, for filling in over the summer months in Shelly Rankin’s absence. Look for the Wooden Spoon to return this fall. As I write this morning, my view out the window is that of the St. Louis Cardinals Stadium. Unfortunately, the Cardinals are not in town this week. I am attending the National...
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Some word creativeness to ponder

This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious as to just how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so ordinary and plain that you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is highly unusual though. Study it and think about it,...
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