Yearly Archives: 2022

‘A Slice of Home’ by Simone Bates

‘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

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

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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Lucille Van Dyke, 100

Lucille Van Dyke, 100, of Grinnell, passed away peacefully Aug. 25, 2022, at Windsor Manor in Grinnell. A funeral service was held Wednesday, Aug. 31, at 10 a.m. at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell. Interment was at Sully Cemetery. Memorials may be designated to the Lucille Van Dyke Memorial fund in c/o Smith Funeral Home, PO...
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Ben Fisk, 87

  Ben Fisk, 87, of Lynnville, passed away Friday morning, Aug. 26, 2022, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, at Lynnville Friends Church. Burial was in Woodland Cemetery in Lynnville. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Lynnville-Sully Athletic Boosters. Benny Dale Fisk,...
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