Yearly Archives: 2023

‘A Slice of Home’ By Simone Bates

‘A Slice of Home’ By Simone Bates
Keto-happy! Two of our family members are a few months into a keto lifestyle change. Actually, they would clarify and call it “dirty keto,” meaning they are not rigidly or legalistically holding to every single rule every single minute. While perhaps this means their body isn't in a constant state of ketosis (when your body burns...
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Sibling success at Drake Relays

Sibling success at Drake Relays
James Gruver stands with Lynnville-Sully track coaches Darin Arkema, on the left, and Jeff Corbett following his sixth-place, personal-best run in the 400m hurdles at Drake Relays on Apr. 29.  [caption id="attachment_7077052" align="alignleft" width="209"] Siblings James and Abby Gruver compete at the Drake Relays for Lynnville-Sully and Central College, respectively.[/caption] The...
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Hawks rack up the points in team win

Hawks rack up the points in team win
Seniors Bryce Richards and Conner Maston sprint around the corner in the 200m dash at the West Marshall Coed Invitational Apr. 27. Maston won the event with a personal-best time of 23.05. Richards came in third in 24.87. The Lynnville-Sully boys track team has endured relentless wind and bitterly cold temperatures this spring season. Finally on...
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L-S golfers hit the links in Keota, Marengo

L-S golfers hit the links in Keota, Marengo
Lynnville-Sully golfers made the long haul to Lagos Acres Golf and Country Club in Keota to take on the Eagles on what was finally a nice night for golf on Thursday, Apr. 27. Keota had the upper hand in Thursday’s dual, beating the Hawks with a low score of 152 to the Hawks’ 180. Juniors Lucas Sieck and...
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Smock leads Hawks to second-place finish

Smock leads Hawks to second-place finish
Freshman Tatum Huyser keeps her eyes on the finish line in the 200m dash at the West Marshall Coed Invitational on Apr. 27. Huyser finished in second place.  In their last meet before the SICL Conference Meet, the Lynnville-Sully girls track busted out a second-place finish with 129 points at West Marshall on Thursday, Apr. 27. Senior...
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The DeeZee Spirit By Darrell Zegers, May 4, 2023

I have a couple subjects to write about this week. The first is cell phones. Mine nearly drives me crazy a lot of days. I get eight or 10 calls a day from numbers that I don’t know and don’t ever want to know. I normally just hit the disconnect key. But sometimes by the end of...
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Ed Hoksbergen, 89

Family graveside service was held Monday, May 1, 2023, at Graceland Cemetery in Pella for Edward A. Hoksbergen, 89, of Pella, who passed away Apr. 29. A celebration of life will be held at a later date at Trinity Reformed Church, Pella. Memorials have been designated for Lake View Camp, Pella. Edward Albert Hoksbergen was born...
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