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Four generations of Brands and a tractor

Four generations of Brands, Carter, Eric, Dale, and Lloyd, are shown in front of Lloyd Brand’s original John Deere 4430 he bought new in 1976. After Lloyd sold the tractor on his farm sale in 1994 to Mike Vander Hart, grandson Eric recently bought it back, and four generations of Brands are shown in front...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 5/19/16

It does seem true that the things we worry about the most never happen. I have been worrying about how to keep the rabbits out of my garden. For the last four or five years, they have consumed every bean I have ever planted. I had big plans this year to exterminate those miserable rabbits. I was...
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Alma Wisgerhof, 96

Alma Halbloom Wisgerhof was born July 27, 1918, and died at age 96 on May 15, 2014, in Fort Collins, CO. Alma was married to Donald H. Wisgerhof, and they had two children, Rhonda Lee and Sally. They lived in Sully, Grinnell, and LeClair. For the past many years, Alma had resided near her daughter in...
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Sod finds new home in Sully

In order for construction to begin on Co-Line Welding, Inc.’s south building expansion, a large amount of sod had to be removed. Starting Thursday, May 12, staff and students from Lynnville-Sully and employees from Sully Truck Wash were on hand to cut and load the sod and move it to its new locations at the...
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L-S boys’ five-meet winning streak includes conference victory

“Wow. That is about all I can say about last night's performance.” Clearly, Mike Parkinson, Lynnville-Sully boys track coach, was pleased with the way his team worked together to earn the SICL Conference championship at BGM on Tuesday, May 3. “Our guys stepped up more than I can describe, and event by event, the guys believed in...
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L-S students cash in on financial knowledge for first, second place

Business students in Sara Rowe’s high school and middle school classes put their financial knowledge to the test in the Iowa Finance Challenge and came out on top, earning two first-place and one second-place finishes. This year marked the first time Rowe has enrolled students in the challenge, which is a free online financial literacy program...
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Sully City Council approves Movie in the Park

The Sully City Council met in regular session at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 9, at the Sully Community Center. Present were mayor Brent Vander Molen; city clerk Barbra Maasdam; councilmembers Chad Fikse, Brad Rozendaal, Diane Vos, and Jeff Brummel; and guests Beth Steenhoek, Teryl Ver Ploeg, and Margaret Vander Weerdt. Councilmember Darin Morvant was...
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