The things that go through an unemployed lazy man’s head are amazing.
I love sweetcorn on the cob. I was chewing on one recently and looked down at the cob. I had made one pass. I had made a perfect five kernel rows down the cob. I thought I would make a second pass down the...
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Leland E. Fynaardt, 85
Surrounded by his family, Leland E. Fynaardt, 85, of Sully, passed away Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Aug. 8, at 10:30 a.m. at Sully Christian Reformed Church. Burial was in Sully Cemetery.
The family prefers memorial contributions be made to Sully Christian School.
Leland Eugene Fynaardt, son...
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Mae Cora
Dan and Morgan (De Jong) Jameson of Chicago, IL, are the parents of a daughter, Mae Cora Jameson, born at 1:14 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. She weighed 7 pounds 10 ounces.
Grandparents are Brent and Sandy De Jong of Sully and Al and Jodi Jameson of Rockford, IL.
Great-grandparents are Harold and Velma Rozendaal of...
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Farm accident claims Ben Van Wyk, 19
Benjamin Raymond Van Wyk, 19, of Lynnville died Friday, Aug. 2, when he became entangled in a sweep auger inside a grain bin south of Lynnville near the Jasper/Mahaska County line.
According to the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office, Van Wyk was pronounced dead at the scene when several area responders found him after they were dispatched...
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Classic cars return to the Sully square on Saturday, Aug. 10
After a one-year absence, Sully Night Out is bringing back the Cruizin’ The Square event around Sully’s central park on Saturday, Aug. 10, from 5-8 p.m. Along with a variety of activities and entertainment, a car-themed movie will be shown at dark to culminate the fun evening of cars and camaraderie. The night is sure...
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Area experiences awesome fireworks at Co-Line’s 40th anniversary company picnic
Hundreds of visitors from near and far lined the roads and residences near Co-Line six miles south of Sully on Saturday night, Aug. 3, to experience awesome fireworks at dusk. The words of one young boy in the crowd, “I loooove these fireworks!” summed it up for everyone. The theme for the Co-Line 40th anniversary...
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From the Kitchen: Christine Morningstar
Christine Morningstar has come a long ways since her early days in the kitchen. Nowadays, the Sully resident finds cooking for her family of seven is pretty easy as they “eat anything really, and for the most part, they love it all.”
Rewind a few decades and one of Christine’s creations in the kitchen wasn’t quite...
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