Fred Van Zante, 67, of Newton died Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, at his home. A live broadcast of the service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 19, on the Pence~Reese Funeral Home & Cremation Services Facebook page. Memorials may be designated to the Newton Christian School.
Fred Dee Van Zante, son of Harris and...
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Roberta Hoopes, 83
Roberta Hoopes, 83, of Lindenhurst, IL, passed away Friday afternoon, Dec. 4, 2020, at the Village of Victory Lakes in Lindenhurst, IL. Funeral services were 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 14, at Sully Community Church. Burial was held in the Friends Cemetery in Lynnville.
Roberta Lorraine Hoopes, the daughter of Glenwood and Ruth Lucille Stanley, was born...
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Amlynn Mikelle
Amlynn Mikelle was born to David and Amber O’Dell of Newton on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. She weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces. She has three big brothers: Gunner and Kaden, age 13; and Joel, age 4.
Grandparents are Bob and Lesa O’Dell of Reasnor and Dennis and Peggy Kooyman of Huxley.
Great-grandparent is Annie Horstmann of Grinnell....
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Elizabeth Jade
Elizabeth Jade was born to Craig and Lindsey O’Dell of Monroe on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. She weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces. She has an older sister, Eliana, age 2, and three big brothers: Gavin, age 10; Logan, age 8; and Gabriel, age 4.
Grandparents are Bob and Lesa O’Dell of Reasnor, Cresty and the late...
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Holiday cheer abounds at Sully’s Christmas Celebration
Saturday, Dec. 5, was a perfectly sunny, not too cold, and calm winter day for the Sully Christmas Celebration done in COVID-19 style. A great crowd of locals and guests gathered in Sully to take part in the outdoor activities and visit open businesses.
“The city was blessed with such a beautiful Saturday, and we are...
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LSCEF continues #GivingTuesday
Generous donor will match donations up to $5,000 through December
The Lynnville-Sully Community Education Foundation launched its one and only fundraiser for the year, the Squares Challenge, on Tuesday, Dec. 1. The unique fundraiser seeks 100 donors to pick a number from 100 squares and donate that amount.
Generous supporters have stepped up to the plate with...
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Edible Christmas Crafts by Deb Johnson
By Deb Johnson
I really enjoy baking for Christmas! I love sprinkles and candies and frosting. But I also like “simple.”
I don’t have the patience to make intricate designs to ice and decorate Christmas cookies, and I don’t really even have enough patience to roll out sugar cookie dough and use my cookie cutters. I prefer...
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