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Sully Electric and Controls switches on service for local customers

Sully Electric and Controls, Inc. provides service to residential, agricultural, commercial, and industrial customers while specializing in control wiring of electrical systems. Some of the business’ local projects have included electrical control systems for hog sheds and grain handling/drying units. [caption id="attachment_2693" align="alignright" width="300"]Sully Electric and Controls Sully...
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Remember When – Jan. 16

35 years ago (1979) At a special meeting of the Lynnville-Sully School Board, members voted to keep Sully Elementary open one more year. Approximately 65 persons were present to show their interest. After a lengthy discussion of several alternatives, the board approved spending $15,000 from the 2.5 mil levy fund for repair, maintenance, and remodeling of...
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The DeeZee Spirit – Jan. 16

I wonder sometimes why we celebrate birthdays. At the age I am now, I don’t want a party. I’m trying to forget how old I am, not celebrate it. I had one birthday in my life that I was happy about, the 16th. I got a license to drive a car by myself. It was a...
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Sandra Van Weelden, 69

Funeral services for Sandra Van Weelden, 69, of Otley, will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16, at Faith Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Interment will be in Silent City Cemetery at Monroe. She passed away Sunday morning, Jan. 12, at her residence near Monroe. Among survivors are her husband, Ronald B. Van...
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Jane Steenhoek, 71

Jane Ann Steenhoek, 71, was called home to heaven on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. Jane was born to the late Cornie and Wilhelmina Schur-ing, Mar. 26, 1942, in Oskaloosa. She married Ken Steenhoek in 1962, and they spent a majority of their years together in the metro Denver area before retiring to her dream cabin nestled...
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Rena Van Donselaar, 97

Rena Van Donselaar, 97, of Oskaloosa died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. Funeral services were held Monday, Jan. 13, in the First Christian Reformed Church in Oskaloosa with the Rev. Marvin Van Donselaar and Pastor Alvern Boetsma officiating. Burial was in Black Oak Cemetery near Pella. Memorials may be made to...
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Corrie Terpstra, 97

Funeral services for Corrie Terpstra, 97, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Sully, were held Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at Sully First Reformed Church. Corrie passed away Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. Interment was in Sully Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for the Harris Lee Terpstra Scholarship Fund. Corrie Terpstra, the...
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