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Four individual champions named, second-place team honors at SICL Tournament

Four individual champions named, second-place team honors at SICL Tournament
  Lynnville-Sully wrestlers competed in a dual at Pleasantville on Thursday, Jan. 28, and a modified SICL Tournament in Colfax on Friday. While the Hawks fell short against Pleasantville and Panorama in the triangular, they found success in the SICL Tournament, naming four individual champions and placing second overall. Pleasantville At Pleasantville on Thursday, L-S fell to Panorama and...
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L-S senior signs letter of intent to play football at Cornell

L-S senior signs letter of intent to play football at Cornell
Lynnville-Sully senior Dakota Seastrom inked his name on a letter of intent to pursue a collegiate football career at Cornell College in Mount Vernon on Friday, Jan. 29. In the Hawks’ 2020 season, Seastrom pulled in nine catches for 105 yards. On defense, the senior averaged 4.5 tackles per game. Seastrom is a two-year letterwinner for...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers, February 4, 2021

It has been another lousy week weather-wise. January was about three months long. I’ve been trapped in my little shop here at home. There is always a project out there. The 30-year-old Blazer I still drive is a constant project. The thing is rusting severely. I have used up five gallons of body filler trying to keep...
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Thomas Earp, 101

Thomas Edward Earp, 101, of Sully, died Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at The Cottages in Pella. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at  Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. Memorials have been designated for Killduff United Methodist Church. Thomas, the son of Charles and Bertha (Briggs) Earp, was...
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Judith Baarda, 80

Judith R. Baarda, the daughter of Clarence and Sylvia Renaud, was born Oct. 30, 1940, in Sully. She was the first child among three daughters and three sons. Her family resided in Sully and also enjoyed two years living in Phoenix, AZ, during the late 1940s before returning to Iowa.  Judith graduated from Lynnville-Sully High...
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Cally Ann

Clayton and LeAnn Hjelmeland of Harmony, MN, welcomed a daughter, Cally Ann Hjelmeland, into this world at 8:42 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. She weighed 7 pounds 9 ounces and was 19.75 inches long. Cally joins big brothers Nolan, 4, and Trey, 2. Grandparents are Mark and Karen Johnson of Cleghorn and Jack and Patti...
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Pastor Jerry Morningstar celebrates 20 years of faithful service at SCC

Pastor Jerry Morningstar celebrates 20 years of faithful service at SCC
  Twenty years ago, Pastor Jerry Morningstar and his wife Christine saw evidence early on that Sully Community Church, its congregation, and the people within the community would be a good fit for their ministry. On Jan. 28, 2001, Sully Community Church held an installation service for Pastor Jerry, Christine, and their young daughter, Rebecca. Today,...
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