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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – Jan. 30

How about that wind, ‘ey? Wind makes me hungry. Cold makes me thirsty. Actually, just thinking about wind makes me hungry; thinking about the cold makes me thirsty. This week was full of cold and wind. What did we do? We ate. We drank. A lot. Probably too much. You’ll see what I mean. There are...
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Agricultural Insights – By Marshall Hay

With colder-than-normal tem-peratures bombarding the Heartland, a new term such as Polar Vortex fills the media. However, one new concept has recently come about that is unwelcome by all: Propane shortage. Due to a multitude of reasons, propane supplies are at record lows and extreme shortages are to be experienced across the Heartland. Propane is a...
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Breckyn Grace

Breckyn Grace was born to Jason and Jennifer Lowry of Lynnville on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. She weighed 8 pounds 7 ounces and measured 21 inches long. Her sister is Hayden, 3. Grandparents are Craig and Linda Zylstra of Sully and Terry and Linda Lowry of Searsboro. Great- grandparents are Jerri Jansen of Sully, Carla Zylstra...
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Janice Vande Voort, 69

Janice Vande Voort, 69, of Pella and formerly of Sully, passed away Monday, January 27, 2014, at the Comfort House in Pella. Funeral arrangements are in the care of the Garden Chapel Funeral Home of Pella....
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Charles D. Conover

Charles D. Conover, 91, of Grinnell and formerly of Sully, died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Jan. 29, at Sully Community Church. Interment was in Sully Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for the Sully Community Church Mission Fund. Charles Day Conover was born in Oskaloosa on...
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Doane-Rozeboom

John and Julie Roozeboom of Kellogg are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Katelyn, to Bryce Doane, the son of Bud and Carla Doane of Searsboro. Katelyn and Bryce are planning a June 2014 wedding in Sully. Katelyn is a 2012 graduate of Lynnville-Sully High School and a January 2014 graduate of Aveda Institute...
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KCCI TV gives $500 to Sully Christian School library

Marcus McIntosh of KCCI reads to the SCS students after awarding the school’s library $500. KCCI TV’s Marcus McIntosh and a representative from EMC Insurance surprised the students of Sully Christian School on Tuesday, Jan. 28, with a $500 check to go towards the school’s library as part of the popular Read With Me program. One winner out of...
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