Monthly Archives: April 2022

L-S boys victors of Sigourney meet, Smock wins playoff for medalist honors at IV

L-S boys victors of Sigourney meet, Smock wins playoff for medalist honors at IV
The Hawks continue to gain momentum this season, and their efforts and perseverance through varying and often tough weather conditions on the links are being rewarded. Sigourney The Lynnville-Sully golf teams traveled to Sigourney on Tuesday, Apr. 19, battling yet again another day of windy conditions. The L-S boys team managed to pull off another team win with...
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From the archives: DeeZee Spirit

(Written April 2009) This is just a story about the Working Man and how he battles to keep his head above financial water. We’ll call him W.M. The W.M. works two jobs to make $50,000 a year. He goes home with $32,500.00 after taxes, insurance, and of course his very lucrative 401K! His property tax is $2,000.00...
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Fontella Terpstra, 84

Susan Fontella Terpstra, 84, of Lynnville passed away Apr. 22, 2022, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. A visitation was held 4-7 p.m. Monday, Apr. 25, at Smith Funeral Home, Grinnell. Memorials may be designated to Lynnville Library. Fontella was born Sept. 22, 1937, to Floyd and Wanda (Hill) Stepp in Grinnell. She was raised in the...
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Marcile Ratcliff, 86

Marcile Ratcliff, 86, of Lynnville, died Friday, Apr. 22, 2022, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Visitation at 10 a.m. was followed by 11 a.m. service on Tuesday, Apr. 26, at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell. Interment was in Woodland Cemetery in Lynnville. Memorials may be directed to the Lynnville-Sully Community Education...
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Henry Lee

Andrew and Shelby Shinkle are the proud parents of a son, Henry Lee, born Monday, Apr. 18, 2022. He weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces and measured 20.75 inches long. He has an older brother, Carter, age 2. Grandparents are Craig and Barb Maasdam and Eric and Vanessa Shinkle. Great-grandparents are Larry and Melanie Maasdam, Ron McKeag, and...
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Dreams of a white Easter granted     

Dreams of a white Easter granted     
Dreams of a white Easter granted It’s an unusual sight in mid-April – green grass emerging as snow flurries fall. A wintry mix on Easter Sunday, Apr. 17, left many people feeling and thinking the season was more like winter than spring. Above, cousins Brooke Conover and Kate and Tyler Arkema are all bundled up in...
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Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt delivers family fun

Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt delivers family fun
Hundreds of children gathered at Old Settlers Park in Lynnville for the community annual Easter egg hunt hosted by Lynnville Heart of Worship on Saturday, Apr. 16. The children and their families braved the elements and didn’t let unseasonably cool temperatures and windy conditions dampen their excitement. After registering with volunteers inside the Old Settlers Park...
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