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Volunteers to put playground equipment together Friday, Saturday

The new Sully Central Park playground equipment and swingset are scheduled to be installed Friday and Saturday, May 29-30. The installation will begin 8 a.m. each day. A representative from Boland Recreation will lead the installation. Workers are reminded to please take:
  • Battery-powered drills 1/2” and 3/8” with charger and extra batteries,
  • 3/8” nut driver for self-tapping...
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Quinn Elise and Grace Olivia

Twin daughters were born to Brad and Jenna Chamra of Pella on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Quinn Elise weighed 6 pounds 4 ounces. Grace Olivia weighed 5 pounds 13 ounces. Grandparents are Wes and Jan Conover of Sully and Lee and Kathy Chamra of Leighton. Great-grandparents are Sandy Beyer of Grinnell and Maxine Chamra of Leighton....
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Sully Fire Dept. fire call reported

At 4:12 p.m. Monday, May 18, the Sully Fire Department was called to a fire in the street at 308 5th Street in Sully. The fire was pieces of a flat tire from a trailer that had gone down 5th Street. The fires were stomped out before the trucks got there....
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Sully Ambulance and Fire Dept. Emergency Topics for You

By Mike Vander Molen, Sully Fire Department Chief Last week, I skipped a week from writing this article. Monday, we had two fire calls. Tuesday, we had two ambulance calls and another one Saturday. I guess I better try not to skip anymore. Last week was also National EMS Week. If you see anyone involved with EMS,...
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Lynnville-Sully track stars shine at state

Lynnville-Sully track stars shine at state
Thirteen Lynnville-Sully student athletes capped their track seasons at the 2015 Iowa High School State Track and Field Championships May 21-23. Four of those athletes, seniors Shelby Davis, Madison Rasmusson, Cori Rice, and Noah Zylstra, made the final trips of their high school track career around the blue oval, culminating a track career that included...
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Garden Chapel Funeral Home receives Award of Excellence

Garden Chapel Funeral Home of Pella and Sully received the Award of Excellence in Funeral Service at the 135th Annual Iowa Funeral Directors Association (IFDA) Convention held May 12-14 at the Iowa State Center and Gateway Hotel in Ames. The Iowa Award of Funeral Service Excellence recognizes a funeral home’s exemplary service to the community it...
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Lynnville ball park receives a facelift

Lynnville ball park receives a facelift
With baseball and softball season in full swing, the Lynnville ball park is the place to be! In the spring of 2014, the Lynnville Chamber of Commerce initiated its “Be a Ballpark Backer” program. Thirteen area businesses signed up to jump- start the ball park improvements, donating $400 each for a three-year commitment. In 2015,...
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