Karl and Kristin Boender of Oskaloosa are the parents of a son, Malaki David, born Friday, Apr. 17, 2015. He weighed 10 pounds six ounces and was 23 inches long.
Grandparents are Tim and Rindy Vander Schel of Newton and Steve and Jan Boender of Oskaloosa.
Great-grandparents are Larry and Sharon Van Wyk of Searsboro; Don and...
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Jansen-Palsma
The engagement and upcoming marriage of Darci Danae Jansen and David Lee Palsma is announced. Her parents are Rick and Staci Jansen of Sully. His parents are Charlene and Rog Oolman of Orange City and the late Lee Palsma.
Darci is a 2010 Pella Christian High School graduate and a 2014 graduate of Northwestern College, Orange...
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Dwight Triplett, 62
Dwight Triplett, 62, of Searsboro, passed away peace-fully on Saturday, May 9, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A funeral service was held May 15 at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell. Interment with military honors was in Searsboro Cemetery. Memorials may be designated to the Dwight Triplett Memorial Fund, mailed in care...
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Marie Lender, 88
Marie Lender, 88, of Grinnell and formerly of Searsboro, died Sunday, May 10, 2015, at the Mayflower Health Care Center in Grinnell. Funeral services were held May 15 at Calvary Baptist Church in Grinnell. Burial was in the Sully Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be directed to Grinnell Regional Public Health Loan Closet.
Marie was the daughter...
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L-S girls win first conference track title since joining SICL
For the first time since joining the SICL Conference in 1997, the Lynnville-Sully track girls can call themselves conference champs. The exciting accomplishment came after a strong team effort at the SICL meet at Belle Plaine on Tuesday, May 5.
L-S scored 158 points overall to take first out of 11 teams, significantly ahead of second-place...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 5/14/15
Question – where did this day go!? It disappeared before me very eyes. Actually, this whole week did that same magic trick.
We Tulip Timed this last week. This year went much better than last year. There was no crying so that is a HUGE success. Tulips are neat.
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RISE Paving Project Phase 1 complete
Phase 1 of the RISE Paving Project in Sully was completed last week with the opening of the north portion of 1st Avenue (shown above). All water mains are also installed with testing to be finished this week. Also this week, Blommers Construction Inc. of Pella is working on removing the old surface from the...
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