It's not every day that you run two final rounds at one drag racing event, but that was on the schedule for Dale Brand and crew at Earlville on Sept. 5-7. The Co-Line/Goalsetter Top Alcohol Funny Car team needed to finish what they started at the NHRA 33rd annual Lucas Oil Nationals in Brainerd, MN,...
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IMS provides L-S cross-country team with good starting point
The Lynnville-Sully cross-country team is off and running in the 2014 season. The Hawks got their start at the Iowa Mennonite Meet on Tuesday, Sept. 2.
“It wasn’t as hot as what it had been, which made it better conditions for all the runners, especially when it is the first race and not everyone is in...
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Volleyball wins first match of 2014, falls to Sigourney
The first match of the year for Lynnville-Sully volleyball has hopefully set the stage for a winning season. The Hawks were on the road at Collins-Maxwell/Baxter on Tuesday, Sept. 2, and tallied up their first “W” of the season (25-23, 18-25, 25-15, and 25-18).
The girls graduated three key seniors last year: Cassie Cullen, Macy Lanser,...
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Brummel sworn in as new council member
The Sully City Council met in regular session in the council chambers on Monday, Sept. 8. Prior to the meeting, City Clerk Barb Maasdam swore in new council member Jeff Brummel. Mayor Brent Vander Molen called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. It was moved and seconded to approve the consent agenda, including the...
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The Wooden Spoon 9/11/14
Well, Gang, by looking at the extended 10-day forecast, I saw the number 40. Lows in the high 40s next week. So, obviously, this got me hungry for so many warm dishes and scrumptious, filling desserts like cinnamon rolls. I was just telling the Dashing Gent that I have not made a batch of cinnamon...
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Remember When – 9/11/14
35 years ago (1979)
Lynnville-Sully class officers were elected: Senior president, Lori Sward; vice president, Chris Clark; secretary-treasurer, Bonita Brand; junior president, Rick Sward; vice president, Shelly Jansen; secretary-treasurer, Rita Maasdam; sophomore president, Matt Hakken; vice president, Kevin Van Wyk; secretary-treasurer, Jackie Weyers; freshman president, Curt Jansen; vice president, Sheryl Hoksbergen; and secretary-treasurer, Julie Maasdam.
A new...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 9-11-14
I was persuaded to attend my five-year-old granddaughter’s birthday party in Woodward, where she lives. I didn’t want to go. I drove a truck my entire working life, and I don’t like to drive anymore. A round trip to Woodward is 150 miles. Luckily, my son-in-law picked us up in his giant four-door pickup. With...
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