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A Slice of Home by Simone Bates – “Happy Trails”

A Slice of Home by Simone Bates – “Happy Trails”
This coming Saturday is National Trails Day. Two weeks ago, we read in the Hometown Press of Robin Gray’s latest expedition along the Pacific Crest Trail. What an adventure! The PCT is a bucket list hike of mine after reading “Wild” by Cheryl Strayed. In fact, her story was the catalyst to our first section-hike...
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L-S softball wins three of five games in strong start

L-S softball wins three of five games in strong start
Senior Laci Keen (21) is congratulated by her teammates after crossing home plate after a monster hit over the fence at HLV. The senior also tallied two doubles in the opening week of the season. Opening the 2021 softball season for Lynnville-Sully on Tuesday, May 25, the Hawks battled at home against Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, a strong hitting...
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Hawks pick up two conference wins in opening week of play

Hawks pick up two conference wins in opening week of play
Senior Payton Van Wyk fields a grounder and prepares to flip it to Maston, who is coming from the pitcher's mound to cover first base. Van Wyk later came in as pitcher and threw three scoreless innings in the Hawks' comeback 3-2 win.  Lynnville-Sully wasted no time getting into the groove of the baseball season, knocking...
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Area racers hit the tracks Memorial Day weekend

Area racers hit the tracks Memorial Day weekend
Josh Vander Molen and Mike Vander Molen, a father-son racing duo both from Sully, raced at the Brooklyn Racetrack on Sunday, May 30. As the winner of last week's races, Mike, shown above on the right, was honored to carry the flag on his car during "The National Anthem" on Saturday.  It was a beautiful night...
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Local drag racers win big at Eddyville Race Park over Memorial Day weekend

Local drag racers win big at Eddyville Race Park over Memorial Day weekend
Shykira Baarda, second from right, raced her El Camino to the winner’s circle on Saturday in the Sportsman Class. Shown with her from left is brother Logan Baarda, cousins Cam and Brooke Baarda, grandparents Craig and Sheryl Baarda, aunt and uncle Kristy and Shaun Baarda, and father Ryan Baarda.   Unseasonably cooler temperatures made for great drag...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers, June 3, 2021

Like most people, I’ve been mowing my yard about three times a week. I think I mentioned before that I bought a brand new riding mower from Killduff Supply a few weeks ago. The old one had pieces flying out of it about every 300 feet. The new thing goes like a rocket and has two...
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Rebecca Lee Imhoff, 36

Rebecca “Becca” Imhoff, 36, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 2, at Holland-Coble Funeral Home in Montezuma at 10:30 a.m. Burial was in Pleasant Township Cemetery at Ewart. Memorials may be directed to the family. Becca was born June 23, 1984,  the daughter...
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