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Running for Stella, Jones records best marathon time

Running for Stella, Jones records best marathon time
Perfect weather conditions and plenty of inspiration from a nine-year-old fighter spurred Julie Jones on to her fastest marathon yet. Running in the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon last Saturday, Nov. 5, the Sully resident crossed the finish line in 3:40:31 – about nine minutes faster than her previous personal record set at the Fargo Marathon earlier...
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Pacific Hope: Ritter helps bring needed medical care to islands

Editor’s note: 2013 Lynnville-Sully graduate Lindsey Ritter is on staff with a Christian organization called Youth With A Mission (YWAM). Her travels have taken her to places such as New Zealand, the Solomon Islands, India, and currently the Islands of Vanuatu. During the first half of September, she spent two weeks on a YWAM Marine...
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Hats made for November Shaken Baby Awareness Month

Hats made for November Shaken Baby Awareness Month
For several weeks, volunteers requested by Jenice Van Rees of Sully have been knitting or crocheting purple hats for November Shaken Baby Awareness Month. Last week Friday, a group of the volunteers gathered at Coffee Cup Cafe in Sully, from left, front, Colleen Castorf, Wanda Dunsbergen, Alenna Jansen, Jenice Van Rees; middle row, Darlene Struik,...
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Press INKlings: How big is the lump in your throat?

Senseless violence got closer to home last week with the horrific, ambush-style assassinations of two police officers in our nearby metro area of Des Moines. This type of violence solves nothing and makes absolutely no sense. Most of you probably got a lump in your throat and/or tears in your eyes as you saw the...
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Lynnville-Sully honor roll announced

The honor roll for the 2016-17 first quarter at Lynnville-Sully School has been announced. First Quarter High Honor Roll (* denotes 4.0) Sixth grade: Logan Baarda, Alyssa Bassett, Matthew Egging, *Ryan Essen, *Evan Fikse, *Kendra Fikse, *Tyson Jansen, Conner Maston, *Zachary Morningstar, Bryce Richards, *Makenna Schnell, *Greenlee Smock, Abigail Squires, *Kyle Squires, Kinsley Tice, Ashton Van Wyk; Seventh...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 11/10/16

I’m still out in California hoping to go to the NHRA drag races this coming weekend. I’m not sure the anguish I suffer to get there is worth it. The plane trip never goes smoothly for me. I lose things and make stupid statements to whatever poor passenger has the misfortune to be seated next to...
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Carter Joseph

Berto and Hillary Gonzalez of Mount Prospect, IL, are the parents of a son, Carter Joseph, born Sept. 28, 2016. He weighed 6 pounds 11 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long. Grandparents are Denny and Kris Vos of Sully and Antonio and Esperanza Gonzalez, Des Plaines, IL. Great-grandparents are Wilbur and Cornelia Vos of Sully...
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