Thirty-two people competed in the areas of speed and show in the annual Sully Christian Reformed Church Cadet Car Derby on Monday, Feb. 16. The racers were given a block of wood, two dowels, four screws, and four wheels to transform into a speedy or stylish car by race day.
The derby, held at Sully Christian...
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Remember When – 2/26/15
35 years ago (1980)
Glenn Lewis, 112 pounds, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Lewis; and Joel Henning, 132 pounds, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Henning, were two L-S wrestlers who earned a trip to the Class A State Tournament held at Vets Auditorium. During district wresting, Lewis defeated opponents from Waco and Lone Tree,...
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Short month long on observances
All right, let’s have a show of hands: Who is ready for this bitterly cold weather to be over? Some days it seems it has never been this cold ever before. We did have a milder January than normal, but several times this season on a certain day, all 50 states had at least one...
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Parkinson resigns
Mike Parkinson, Lynnville-Sully Middle School social studies teacher, shared with faculty and students on Monday, Feb. 23, that he would be resigning from his teaching and coaching positions at the end of the 2014-15 school year. Parkinson has been the head varsity football coach for four years and just started his fourth season as boys...
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Letter to the editor: Congratulations, Hometown Press
Sincere congratulations to all Hometown Press personnel on the many honors your paper received from the Iowa Newspaper Association! You all do an outstanding job of reporting local news and reporting in such a way it is a true joy to read about all that is happening in the area! I love to keep in...
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Ruiter-Jansen
The engagement of Kara Kaylee Jansen and Seth Jeffrey Ruiter is announced by their parents, Rick and Staci Jansen of Sully and Jeff and Lisa Ruiter, formerly of Pella and currently of Milford.
Kara is a 2013 graduate of Pella Christian High School and a 2014 graduate of the Iowa School of Beauty with a cosmetology...
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Mildred G. Bogaards, 83
Mildred G. (Van Wyk) Bogaards, 83, of Pella, passed away Feb. 23 at Pella Regional Health Center. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Feb. 26, at 11 a.m. at Third Reformed Church, Pella.. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery at Pella. Visitation will precede and follow the funeral service on Thursday at Third Reformed Church....
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