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Kitchen column: Fond memories, life lessons gained through 4-H

Kitchen column: Fond memories, life lessons gained through 4-H
By Julie Van Manen Editors note: Julie Van Manen is graciously filling in for Shelly this week. Look for the return of The Wooden Spoon in a future issue. The weeks between the Jasper County Fair and the Iowa State Fair find me playing catch up with some garden produce while reflecting on the memories of many...
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Hail fell south of the area

Hail fell south of the area
When a cold front came through the local area early Sunday evening, Aug. 2, some areas in and around Pella received hail. Shown is a hail stone in relation to the size of a quarter, which fell at the home of Travis Albers, Sully First Reformed Church youth director who lives five miles northwest of...
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Van Manen family’s sweet corn nourishes thousands statewide

Van Manen family’s sweet corn nourishes thousands statewide
The summertime staple that graces the dinner table of so many this time of year has also been enjoyed by those less fortunate, thanks to the Kevin and Julie Van Manen family of rural Kellogg. Before the storms rolled in early Tuesday morning, July 28, more than 30 people harvested 24,000 ears of sweet corn from...
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Special Lynnville-Sully School Board meeting held Tuesday

The Lynnville-Sully School Board held a special meeting at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Present were board members Tim Dunsbergen, Duane Rozendaal, and Matt Zylstra; Karla De Cook, Shane Ehresman, and Margaret Vander Weerdt. Board members absent were Jer Schnell and John Terpstra. Two contracts were approved. Ryan Kahler will be the day custodian from...
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Pastor’s Pen: Jesus take the wheel

Just over a week ago, I got to experience a wonderful retreat where over 800 junior high youth and their adult leaders joined together to worship and learn more about Jesus Christ. Our speaker for the weekend, Dave Allison, a man passionate about disciple making and developing leaders, taught on Colossians 3:23. The verse states,...
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L-S baseball wrap up

L-S baseball wrap up
The Lynnville-Sully baseball team had another winning, program-building season, ending with an overall record of 14-12. All 14 of the Hawks’ wins were conference wins. The boys earned 10 or more runs in seven of those wins, including their 15-13 battle over BGM early in the season. In their third-to-last game of the season, L-S broke...
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Six seek three L-S School Board positions in Sept. 8 election

Nominations for three four-year terms on the Lynnville-Sully School Board were submitted to the Jasper County Auditor’s Office last Friday. Six people have turned in nomination paperwork for three positions to be filled at the Sept. 8 election: Suzie Arment, Amanda Jones, Duane Rozendaal (incumbent), Jess Vander Molen, Tammy Vos, and Steph Young. Positions currently...
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