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No. 10 L-S girls open with 20-point win over EBF

No. 10 L-S girls open with 20-point win over EBF
The L-S girls basketball team got off to a hot start to the season with  a 20-point win at home against Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont.  They defeated the Rockets, 54-34, on Friday, Nov. 22. “Our team is new, and we haven’t played all together a lot before this year, but we got the win and did some good things,...
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Vos named Lynnville-Sully School Board President, bond issue discussions continue

The Lynnville-Sully School Board held an organizational board meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19, in the high school library. Outgoing president Tim Dunsbergen called the meeting to order. Board secretary Karla De Cook shared the election canvass results of the recent school board election: David Foster-127, Tammy Vos-173, Amanda Jones-154, and a scattering...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Nov. 28, 2019

I don’t have anything silly or stupid to say this week. My brother, Wayne, passed away last Sunday night. He and I grew up in the same house but rarely spoke to each other. We didn’t fight, we just had so very little in common. Wayne was a parent’s dream. He simply never got into any trouble. He...
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Carrol Schnell, 92

Carrol E. Schnell, 92, of rural Sully, passed away Nov. 21, 2019, at his home. Funeral ser-vices were Monday, Nov. 25, at Pence ~ Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Memorial contributions may be made to Killduff United Methodist Church, Mercy Hospice, or a charity of your choice. Carrol, the son of Edward and Pearl (Hagedorn) Schnell,...
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Johanna Van Der Wiel, 94

Johanna Van Der Wiel, 94, of Pella passed away on Nov. 16, 2019. Funeral services were held Nov. 20 at  Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Memorials may be given to Back to God Ministries. Johanna was the eighth of 10 children born to Cornelius and Johanna Henrietta (Vande Kieft) Stam on Aug. 14, 1925. She grew...
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Rev. Harvey J. Meppelink, 87

Rev. Harvey J. Meppelink, 87, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at Dodge Park Rest Home in Worcester, MA. Funeral service was Thursday, Nov. 21, at Living Word Church, Worcester, MA, followed by a private burial. He was born in Lynnville, the son of Henry E. and Wilhelmina Veldheuizen Meppelink...
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