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Veterans from Pella visit Freedom Rock

Veterans from Pella visit Freedom Rock
Friday, Aug. 8, a group of veterans (some with local ties) were brought by Hearthstone of Pella to see the Jasper County Freedom Rock in Sully. They are from left: Leo Vande Krol, Geurt Van Sant, Harold Hoksbergen, Bill Hinga, and Galen Dykhuis. Pavers honoring veterans are being placed in the rock area as they...
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Area residents at the Iowa State Fair

Aaron Vande Krol, 14, of Lynnville, performed a magic act in the Bill Riley Talent Search at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 10. Heather Young of Sully received ribbons in the junior division of the Adventureland Resort Food Contest held Wednesday, Aug. 6, prior to the start of the 2014 Iowa State Fair. The division...
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Water infiltration plan approved by Lynnville Council

The Lynnville City Council met in regular session on Monday, Aug. 11, at Lynnville City Hall. Mayor Kelly Bryan called the meeting to order and led the attendees in “The Pledge of Allegiance.” Council members Rahn Savage and Kevin Arment were absent. Guests included Faye Brand and Glenn Lewis. Bryan reported that Arment has taken another...
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Brummel appointed to Sully City Council

The Sully City Council met in regular session Aug. 11. The consent agenda approved the July 14 minutes, payments of claims, treasurer’s report, and equipment fund summary. During citizens’ forum when items not on the agenda may be addressed, Leon Vander Weerdt informed the city that the dust control near his residence at 601 1st...
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Local youth experience Rocky Mountain High

Local youth experience Rocky Mountain High
From July 25-31, the Faithwalkers youth group from Sully First Reformed Church attended Rocky Mountain High in Estes Park, CO. Thirty students and eight adults made up the group. Surrounded by mountains for five days, the group worshipped and studied the Bible together. Rocky Mountain High’s theme for this retreat was “Relentless.” By studying the...
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Fishing hobby lures in grandson of local couple

Fishing hobby lures in grandson of local couple
[caption id="attachment_103798" align="alignright" width="225"]This is one of the rainbow trout Carson has caught while fly-fishing. This is one of the rainbow trout Carson has caught while fly-fishing.[/caption] If Carson Miller had a “gone fishing sign,” it would be hung up every day. The 18-year-old grandson of Bernie and Carlene...
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More than 100 Hawks improve football skills at summer camps

More than 100 Hawks improve football skills at summer camps
The 2014 L-S High School and Youth Football Camps were a “huge success,” in the words of L-S Head Football Coach Mike Parkinson. About 115 athletes – 75 at the youth camp and 40 at the high school camp – participated in the annual camps Aug. 4-7. “At both camps, we focused on blocking and...
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