Alex and Danielle Van Der Kamp of Ankeny are the parents of their second daughter, Merritt Ann, born July 5, 2018. She weighed 8 pounds 10 ounces and measured 20 inches long. Her sister is Lynne Ann, 22 months.
Grandparents are Darrel and Brenda Van Der Kamp of Ankeny and Brock and Kristin Rude of Ankeny.
Great-grandparents...
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Not knee-high, but tassels and silks by the Fourth of July
The old saying “knee high by the Fourth of July” is becoming outdated as most years corn is knee high in June. This year, however, an early-planted corn variety by Clint Vonk is way past knee high and was tasseling the weekend of June 24, and silking followed by midweek. His local fields with tassels...
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Discounted entry fees for 2018 Smoke on the Water; entry deadline is July 15
Organizers of the annual BBQ competition Smoke on the Water (SOTW) have exciting news to announce – due to a generous donor, entry fees are now discounted to only $50 per team for the 2018 competition.
The annual event, which draws the best BBQ pitmasters from across the state and even more people to enjoy the...
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Conrad Van Maaren: Veteran Serving U.S., U.S. Army Vietnam, two Purple Hearts recipient
Conrad Van Maaren, 70, of rural Kellogg, is a retiree of the Maytag Company in Newton, having worked there for 34 years. He began working there soon after graduating from Newton High School, but after the first year and a half of working at Maytag, he was drafted into the U.S. Army at the age...
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From the Kitchen of Cathryn Dunsbergen
This week’s featured cook is Cathryn Dunsbergen. She grew up in Pella and graduated from Pella Community High School and recently graduated from Iowa State University with a major in agriculture and society and a minor in public relations. Cathryn is married to Blake, and on June 10, they celebrated their one-year wedding anniversary. Blake...
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Hawk softball ends regular season with rough stretch
After winning nine out of their 10 games throughout mid-June, the Lynnville-Sully softball team unfortunately ended the regular season with a string of losses last week.
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COLFAX-MINGO
L-S hosted Colfax-Mingo on Wednesday, June 27, in their second match up of the year. The Hawks struggled defensively early in the game and tried to make up...L-S baseball comes up short to three SICL teams
The Lynnville-Sully baseball team saw its six-game win streak end after facing some of the South Iowa Cedar League’s top teams last week.
Sophomore Blaize Kuhlmann releases a pitch in the game against Colfax-Mingo last Wednesday. He pitched all six innings against the...
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COLFAX-MINGO
[caption id="attachment_2552575" align="alignright" width="200"] Sophomore Blaize Kuhlmann releases a pitch in the game against Colfax-Mingo last Wednesday. He pitched all six innings against the...
