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Lizzy Van Manen’s hit clinches crucial game over No. 15 MSM

Lizzy Van Manen’s hit clinches crucial game over No. 15 MSM
The Lynnville-Sully girls moved on to the championship game of the regional tournament after a hard-fought 5-4 win Friday night against No. 15-ranked Martensdale-St. Marys. The white-knuckled game boiled down to the last play of the final inning. The victory will go down in Hawk softball history as the first time L-S has ever beaten...
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Three-peat: Hawks soar past Murray, move on to state

Three-peat: Hawks soar past Murray, move on to state
The Lynnville-Sully girls will head to the state tournament for the third year in a row after dominating Monday’s regional final game. The Hawks faced the Murray Mustangs, who were coming off a high of upsetting No. 10-ranked Wayne on Friday. L-S stepped up to the challenge and claimed the district championship, winning 9-1. The...
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Pastor’s Pen: Three steps forward

Peter heard the rooster crow and wept bitterly. Moses struck the rock in anger. David sinned with Bathsheba. Noah survived the flood, but succumbed to a bout of drunkenness. The Bible is filled with stories of the failures of some of God’s people. There are no saints of steel in the Scriptures. They all stumble...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 7/16/15

Okay. This week’s recipe – simple, scrumptious, oven-free, sweet, and for your kids and for all you kids at heart! It’s for us all! Unless you’re allergic to peanut butter, then avert your eyes. In the past, I’ve shared recipes from my Aunt Elaine Scholten from the Scholten coffee times, and a couple weeks ago, she did...
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Late newspaper delivery problems

The calls and emails to Hometown Press last week were numerous because the newspapers for Grinnell, Kellogg, and Pella addresses were lost in Des Moines for a few days and finally were delivered on Monday, July 13, instead of the publication date of July 9. Your local post office and newspaper staff are not to...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 7-16-15

It’s 5 a.m. I’m trying to repair my laptop computer. It has probably slid from my lap about 50 times. It happens when I drop off to sleep for a few seconds. It wakes me up when it crashes to the floor. My wife has told me many, many times that the thing was going to break....
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Jasper County Fair underway this week

Jasper County Fair The Jasper County Fair will be held at the fairgrounds in Colfax July 17-23. Complete information is at www.jaspercofair.com. The schedule includes: Friday, July 17 1 p.m. fashion revue and clothing selection judging (closed to public) 5 p.m. opening ceremonies, dog show, cat show 6:30-8:30 p.m. bean bag contest 7 p.m. horse trail classes Saturday, July 18 Chainsaw Artist 8 a.m.-2:30...
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