The DeWitt family – Keegan, Kaylee, Kooper, Josh, and Emily – is overcome with emotion after receiving a check for $20,500 at the end of Saturday’s Smoke on the Water BBQ competition and benefit. The money raised will help the family pay medical bills following Emily’s complications from paraesophageal hernia surgery and extended hospitalizations. This year...
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Christian education supporters raise $42,000 at SCS Hostess Supper
Sully Christian School’s first week of the 2022-23 school year culminated with the school hosting one of its largest fundraisers of the year, the annual Hostess Supper, on Saturday, Aug. 27. Nearly 200 supporters of Christian education joined forces on Saturday and raised $42,000 for the school’s general fund and future building projects while enjoying...
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Searsboro quilter awarded Viewer’s Choice Award at Jewell Box Quilt Guild Show
There’s an anonymous quote, “Beautiful things come together one stitch at a time,” which rings true for most quilt makers upon completion of a quilt. One look at her prize-winning quilt, it’s clear to see Nancy Gray of Searsboro, shown above, ended up with something extremely beautiful, with the amount of stitching she had to...
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‘A Slice of Home’ by Simone Bates
Three Sisters
There is something about the upcoming end of summer that motivates me to get digging. If you are a gardener, you might understand what I mean, and the residual dirt under your fingernails gives away how you are spending your days in this harvesting season. However, I am not a gardener (even my poor...
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Hawks trounce the Trojans 32-7 in home opener
The Lynnville-Sully Hawks kicked off the 2022 football season against Pleasantville on their home field on Friday, Aug. 26. The energy for Friday night lights was high among the players, coaches, and fans who were ready to watch the defending District 6 champions take the field for a new season with a mentality to crush...
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L-S netters open season with tourney play
Elise Alberts (#17) sends a serve over the net for the Hawks at the Saturday, Aug. 27, tournament held at Grinnell High School, where the Hawks faced tough competition from bigger schools.
The Lynnville-Sully varsity and JV teams kicked off the 2022 season with a pair of tournaments. The JV A team was on the road...
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The DeeZee Spirit By Darrell Zegers, Sept. 1, 2022
DZ writes this week
Well, I’m out of money so it looks like I’m going to have to begin boring you people again.
It didn’t take long before an idea popped into my thick skull.
I was working on my old 1954 Ford. It has custom wheels on it with a small chrome cap in the middle of...
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