Yearly Archives: 2021

An Apple a Day

An Apple a Day
By Deb Johnson I enjoy looking at the National Day Calendar, seeing what kinds of things people “celebrate” on various days of the year. One thing I’ve noticed is how many national days are dedicated in some form to apples. And why not? Apples are such a popular fruit! According to the University of Illinois Extension...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers, July 8, 2021

  Not much exciting happening lately. It’s hotter than heck, but everyone is aware of that. There are daughters and granddaughters and their animals still living with me. In fact, we gained a cat. There are now four cats and a dog. I wrote before about the kitten they found that was injured, and they had the vet...
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Rick Linn, 76

  Richard (Rick) Harrison Linn, 76, of Montezuma, died June 30, 2021, at his home. Rick, the son of Frank and Jewel Linn, was  born June 12, 1945, in Bremerton, WA. He attended school in New Sharon and Montezuma. He graduated with the Montezuma Class of 1963. He went on to attend and graduate from  Ellsworth...
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 Dwight Thompson, 92

Harold Dwight Thompson, 92, of  New Sharon and formerly of Lynnville, passed away on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at his New Sharon Home. Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 6, at 10 a.m. at Holland-Coble Funeral Home in New Sharon.  Burial was in Friends Cemetery at New Sharon. Memorials may be directed to the Harvest...
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Eloise Collins, 81

Eloise A. (Van Gennep) Collins, 81, of Sully, passed away Sunday, July 4, 2021, at West Ridge Specialty Care in Knoxville. Eloise, wife of the late Robert E. Collins, is survived by four children: Duane (Joni) Collins of Lynnville, Lynnette (Bruce) Duns-bergen of Sully, Vicky (David) Bell of Reasnor, and Timothy Collins of Lynnville; 10 grandchildren;...
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Larsyn Dale

Corey and Shelby Van Der Wilt of Lynnville are the parents of a son, Larsyn Dale, born June 29, 2021. He weighed 8 pounds 1 ounce and measured 21 inches long. Grandparents are David and Lisa Foster of Sully and Maury and Stacie Van Der Wilt of Lynnville. Great-grandparents are Gordon and Faye Foster of Peoria, Dwight...
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Community service comes natural for Sully’s Fourth of July parade marshals

Community service comes natural for Sully’s Fourth of July parade marshals
Shane and Tashia Ehresman, Sully’s Fourth of July parade marshals, have been serving the Lynnville-Sully Community School District and community since 2010.   Lynnville-Sully Community School District’s outgoing superintendent, Shane Ehresman, and his wife Tashia will serve as Sully’s Fourth of July parade marshals during the annual festivities on Monday, July 5. The Ehresmans’ reach far exceeds school...
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