Charles Awtry, 93, of Searsboro, died Sunday evening, Dec. 20, 2020, at Montezuma Specialty Care. Graveside services were held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 23, at Hewitt Cemetery near Galesburg with Pastor George Salnave officiating.
Charles Edward Awtry, the son of Giles and Ruth (Ramage) Awtry, was born June 12, 1927, near Galesburg. At age...
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Carson Lee
Carson Lee was born Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, to Jeremy and Trisha Vander Molen of Sully. He weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces. He has two older sisters, Kylie, age 4, and Bailey, age 2.
Grandparents are Jeff and Shelley Vander Molen of Sully and Brian and Glenda Van Kooten of Pella.
Great-grandparents are Marty and Betty Vander Molen...
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LSCEF gives generously to the tune of nearly $29,000
Christmas arrived early for all Lynnville-Sully students and staff when the Lynnville-Sully Community Education Foundation gave out nearly $29,000 in teacher grants and funds for curriculum updates on Thursday, Dec. 10.
LSCEF Director Kyra Smith first presented 14 teachers with grants totaling $7,000. In October of each year, every L-S teacher is encouraged to apply for the $1,000 grants....
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Wintry weekend accentuates local holiday fun
Feature photo: Avery, on the left, and Shaye Van Gilst, seven-month-old twin daughters of Daniel and Riley Van Gilst of rural Newton, enjoy their first visit with Santa Claus at Val's FIne Dining and Cocktail's Christmas event on Dec. 12
A fresh blanket of snow was the perfect backdrop for a Christmas celebration at Val’s Fine...
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Local author conveys messages of respect in published children’s books
A passion for reading spanning decades has given Norene Paulson of rural Lynnville many titles in her life – from bookworm as a young girl to answering the call as Mrs. Paulson as a language arts teacher for 18 years. Most recently, she has the honor of holding the title of published author.
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Serving U.S. Wayne Rozendaal, U.S. Army, 1960-62
By Deb Johnson
Wayne Rozendaal, 83, was born and raised north of Sully, living on a farm with his parents, Adrian and Wilma, and his four siblings. He graduated from Sully High School in 1955, the second-to-the-last class to graduate from there before it became consolidated into the Lynnville-Sully School District. But, living forever in Iowa...
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Thelma & Bonnie’s “Have a Seat at my Table”
By Cathryn Dunsbergen
Does anyone else feel like it should still be February 2020? I sure do. It is crazy to think that in a few short weeks we will welcome a new year.
2020 has been a year of the unknown. Becoming a mother in the midst of...
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Does anyone else feel like it should still be February 2020? I sure do. It is crazy to think that in a few short weeks we will welcome a new year.
2020 has been a year of the unknown. Becoming a mother in the midst of...
