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SFRC golf tourney draws 48 linksters

The Second Annual Sully First Reformed Church Golf Tournament on Saturday, Aug. 9, helped bring in just under $3,000 for the Legacy Project, the new addition at SFRC.   The new addition not only serves SFRC’s congregational needs, but also does outreach into the community with many youth programs. Forty-eight golfers participated in the event. Committee members...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 8/14/14

Well, hello there, again, Spooners! It’s time to eat again. I’m not upset about it. As mentioned last week, I’d give a glimpse into our trip from a couple weeks ago! [caption id="attachment_103758" align="alignright" width="300"]"Christmas" before vacation. "Christmas" before vacation.[/caption] It started with presents, because what good and proper road...
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Remember When – 8/14/14

35 years ago (1979) Linda Terpstra of the Richgrove Lassies 4-H Club advanced to the Iowa State Fair with her “Dutch Foods” entry in the food and nutrition division. Mark De Cook entered his horse in the poles and barrels. Terri Vanden Hoek was competing in the trail class at the state fair. Curt Van Weelden...
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The & was once a letter of the alphabet

We’ve all used the & sign and probably called it “the and sign” because we couldn’t think of its correct term, ampersand. Some well-known businesses have it as part of their names: Johnson & Johnson, Barnes & Noble, Ernst & Young, etc. Thanks to texting and tweeting, it's more popular than ever. After all, why...
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The DeeZee Spirit – 8/14/14

My gardening skills are somewhat limited. I replanted the thing three times. Apparently, the cucumber seeds stayed in place all through the replantings. Man, do I have cucumbers. I planted them in every corner of the garden. They took off and nearly killed all the rest of the garden. I have picked approximately 300 pounds of...
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Maurine Van Der Kamp, 96

Maurine Van Der Kamp, 96, of Sully, passed away Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014, at The Cottages of Pella where she was a resident. Funeral services were held Thursday, Aug. 7, at Sully Community Church. Interment was in Sully Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for Sully Community Church Building Fund or The Cottages Activity Fund. Maurine Van Der...
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Theodore Brent

Pavlos and Meggan Vasileiadis of Athens, Greece, are the parents of a son, Theodore Brent, born Aug. 5, 2014. He weighed 8 pounds 10 ounces and measured 21 inches long. Grandparents are Brent and Sandy De Jong of Sully and Vasilis and Toula Vasileiadis of Athens, Greece. Great-grandparents are Harold and Velma Rozendaal and Johnnie...
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