Yearly Archives: 2017

Jamboree gives L-S boys a look at area competition

In the midst of Thanksgiving break, the Lynnville-Sully boys basketball team traveled to Montezuma to take on BCLUW (Conrad) in a jamboree-style game. The Hawks struggled to find their groove at points on the day after Thanksgiving, but still came out on top, 31-26. Since it was a jamboree, only one half of basketball was...
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2-0 L-S girls beat Baxter in first road game

The L-S girls basketball team didn’t have too much difficulty on the road at Baxter on Tuesday, Nov. 21. The JV and varsity both came out with wins against the Bolts. The varsity girls won with a final score 67-39. The team has started off the season strong, improving to 2-0 after Tuesday night’s game. L-S Coach...
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From the Kitchen: Joyce Ver Ploeg

Have you ever participated in providing part of a church or community meal, where many people are asked to bring one dish of the same main dish or side? And when you arrive with your dish, you notice that nobody’s version of the same item looks like yours? Perhaps an obvious reason for this phenomenon can...
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Audrey Claire

Audrey Claire Parkinson was born Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. Her parents are Mike and Sara Parkinson of Sully. She weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces and measured 20 inches long. Her siblings are Emma (8), Chloe (4), and Liam (2). Audrey Claire Parkinson was born Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. Her parents are Mike and Sara Parkinson...
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Anna Marie and Betsy Rae

Kody and Kendra Longnecker of Newton are the parents of twin girls born Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. Anna Marie weighed 5 pounds 12 ounces, and Betsy Rae weighed 5 pounds 6 ounces and each measured 19 1/4 inches long.  Kody and Kendra Longnecker of Newton are the parents of twin girls born Thursday, Nov. 16,...
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Isaac Renaud, 71

Isaac Renaud, 71, of Newton died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017, at Newton Healthcare Center. Immediately following visitation on Nov. 29, burial took place at the Sully Cemetery. Isaac, the son of Deverne and Norma (Roorda) Renaud, was born Feb. 13, 1946, five miles south of Sully. He grew up in Sully and graduated from Lynnville-Sully High...
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