Iowa residents may fish without a license on June 6, 7, and 8 as part of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources free fishing weekend. Free fishing weekend allows Iowans an opportunity to try fishing without purchasing a license. All other regulations remain in place.
Free fishing weekend is scheduled during what is traditionally the time...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 6/5/14
I’ve spent a lot of time on Facebook sending insane text messages.
I have a very reasonable flip phone that I use to shoot messages and texts.
My daughter informed me that my phone was not cool. I told her, all I want is a phone that will send out messages and receive them. She hounded me...
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Monday program in Newton: ‘How Iowa Met Baseball: The Myths, The History, The Players’
Noted historian and baseball expert, John Liepa, presents “How Iowa Met Baseball: The Myths, The History, The Players” at the Newton Public Library on Monday, June 9. Library Meeting Room doors open at 5 p.m. for viewing of Liepa’s extensive baseball memorabilia, including baseball cards. At 6 p.m., he will begin talking about the invention...
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Lynnville-Sully School honor roll announced
The honor roll for the fourth quarter and the second semester at Lynnville-Sully School has been announced.
Fourth Quarter A Honor Roll
(*denotes 4.0 GPA)
Sixth grade: Natalie Arment, Jacob De Hoedt, *Maren Egging, Kaleah Ehresman, Zane Fraker, Abigail Gruver, Kenzi Lanser, *Mallory Loftus, *Jacob Morningstar, *Kennedy Roland, *Emily Rozendaal, *Janelle Rozendaal, *Bret Stravers, *Ashton Thompson, Bailey Vasseau,...
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Remember When – 6/5/14
35 years ago (1979)
Linda Gifford, Jasper County Auditor, announced that the Board of Supervisors placed the proposed county zoning maps around the county. Public hearings were to be held on the proposed county zoning plan.
The Lynnville-Sully boys baseball team downed Pella Christian 4-0. Jad Van Der Zyl and Kent Baarda each had a triple and...
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21-day salute: Flag Day through the Fourth
The way the calendar is this year, Flag Day and Father’s Day are a day apart so I’m sharing Flag Day information early this year.
Flag Day, June 14, begins a significant 21-day period extending through the Fourth of July which presents an opportunity for every American to assess what he or she is doing to...
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Steve Fritz, 66
Steven Lehrl Fritz was born Mar. 19, 1948, to Lehrl and Lucile Hays Fritz. He grew up on a farm near Lynnville and attended Grinnell High School. After graduating, he attended Simpson College in Indianola where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity and sang tenor in the Simpson College Madrigal. Following graduation,...
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