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October 8 is National Fluffernutter Day

October 8 is National Fluffernutter Day
I’ll be brutally honest here. I’d never heard of a Fluffernutter until I looked at the October National Days Calendar. Feeling strongly compelled to click on the link, thinking that it was some kind of cutesy bird, I was in head-shaking mode when I found out this was a sandwich: “Fluffer” for marshmallow fluff, “nutter”...
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L-S shakes off rust for conference win over C-M

L-S shakes off rust for conference win over C-M
After a week of no games, the Lynnville-Sully volleyball team came out a bit rusty on the road at Colfax-Mingo on Monday night, Sept. 30. But the Hawks did enough things well to pull off the conference win, 3-1. Game scores were 25-23, 25-18, 14-25, and 25-14. “We definitely struggled a bit tonight,” said L-S Head...
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Hawks ‘played their hearts out’ in homecoming loss

Hawks ‘played their hearts out’ in homecoming loss
The Hawks’ homecoming game came down to the wire last Friday, Sept. 27, with Wayne just edging out L-S, 34-28. It was a back-and-forth struggle in the Hawks’ first district game until the fourth quarter when the Falcons scored a last-minute touchdown from which the Hawks could not come back. This was the Hawks’ closest...
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Smock earns gold at Eddyville, Gruver takes ninth

Smock earns gold at Eddyville, Gruver takes ninth
The Lynnville-Sully cross-country team had another strong performance at the Eddyville-Blakesburg Invitational on Tuesday, Sept. 24. “This was an all-new meet for our team, but I knew with the schools racing here that we could come and be competitive, be challenged, and experience a new race course,” said L-S Head Coach Darin Arkema. “After a sandy hill...
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Two-hour special Sully Council meeting held

The Sully City Council met in special session at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, at Sully Community Center. Councilmembers present were Jeff Brummel, Brad Rozendaal, Teryl Ver Ploeg, Wes Van Wyk, Gordon Yarrington, mayor Brent Vander Molen, city clerk Barbra Maasdam, and public works director Jeremy Behun. Guests present were Brad Uitermarkt of Garden...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Oct. 3, 2019

I have a talent for doing terribly stupid things. I think I have probably mentioned some of them before in this space. Like the time I walked my brand new TV antenna into one of those big wires that run near your roof. It shocked me bad enough that I fell off the roof to the...
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Merlin Kooistra, 62

Merlin Kooistra, 62, of Pella died Sept. 23, 2019. Memorial service was Friday, Sept. 27, at First Baptist Church in Pella. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. Memorials have been designated for Pella Community Foundation for Wonder Spelen. Merlin Dale Kooistra was born Jan. 12, 1957, to David and Pauline (Vander Wilt) Kooistra in Oskaloosa. He grew...
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