Marvin A. Van Haaften, 79, of Pella, died Nov. 24, 2019. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery at Pella at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27, followed by the memorial service at 10:30 a.m. at Covenant Reformed Church, Pella. Memorials have been designated for Pella Christian Grade School and Crossroads Bible Institute.
Marvin Alvin Van Haaften was...
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Marie Allbee, 97
Marie Allbee, 97, of Grinnell, died Nov. 29, 2019, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. A prayer service and graveside service was held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with Rev. Kirsten Klepfer of First Presbyterian Church in Grinnell officiating. Pallbearers were her grandsons: Richard and Kevin Lowry,...
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BINGO rings out at Sully Fall Family Night

Saturday evening, Nov. 23, the place to be was the Sully Community Center where Sully Night Out sponsored its Seventh Annual Fall Family Night, a fun-filled evening of dinner and bingo. The L-S 2020 After Prom Committee served a scrumptious supper of a freewill donation for a bowl of chili, chicken noodle soup, or potato...
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LSCEF awards nearly $7,000 in grants

In its seventh year of generously awarding teacher grants, the Lynnville-Sully Community Edu-cation Foundation distributed its highest annual amount ever – nearly $7,000 – to deserving L-S teachers during Lynnville-Sully’s professional development day on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 21.
LSCEF Director Kyra Smith presented the teacher grants to 11 winners. From book supplies to new teaching materials...
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Foster, Jones join L-S School Board
The Lynnville-Sully Community School District board of directors meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 19, marked the end of a chapter for outgoing school board members and the start of a chapter for two newcomers.
The board recognized and thanked outgoing board members Tim Dunsbergen and Steph Young, who did not seek reelection at the end of their...
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Farm to Table: Counting our blessings with family and friends

Farm to Table: Counting our blessings with family and friends
The end of October and first half of November have included a couple of social events off the farm. The last week of October, I had the privilege to attend the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis with members from the Dowling Catholic and Waukee FFA Chapters....
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L-S Boys BB Preview: Harthoorn excited about his largest basketball team ever
The Lynnville-Sully boys basketball team was anxious to get the season started with the first practice on Monday, Nov. 18. Two varsity starters from 2018-19 season — seniors Bray Noun Harder and Blaize Kuhlmann — return to the team this year as well as returning seniors Kinnick McFarland, Zane Fraker, Slater Young, and Logan Ingersoll...
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