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L-S boys finish first at BGM

L-S boys finish first at BGM
The Lynnville-Sully track boys picked up their first meet win this year at the Bear Trax Classic in Brooklyn on Tuesday, Apr. 22. "It was truly a team win,” said L-S Coach Mike Parkinson. “We were a little short-handed, missing three of our athletes for most of the meet. With that being said, our old and young...
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Remember When – May 1

35 years ago (1979) Valerie De Vries, age 4-1/2 and daughter of Pete and Marlys De Vries of rural Reasnor, became an American citizen during ceremonies at the Federal Courthouse in Des Moines. George’s Market’s ad featured Old Home Buttertop Bread 2/$1.09 for an 18-ounce loaf. Rhodes Frozen White Bread Dough was $1.39 for five one-pound loaves. Kruseman...
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Baseball and newspapers have things in common

The teaser for last week’s Iowa Newspaper Association bulletin got my attention: Baseball and newspapers have more in common than merely being a part of everyday American life. Included was an article by the CEO of the Newspaper Association of America, Carolyn Little. “There are few aspects of American life that are the same today as...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – May 1

Things have certainly changed a lot during my life, right from birth. There have always been people with money and people without money. We didn’t have much. My mother was ill through long portions of my life. I didn’t come home from the Oskaloosa hospital to a decorated room full of toys. My sister is 10 years...
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Larry Vande Voort, 71

Larry G. Vande Voort, 71, of Sully, passed away Monday, Apr. 28, 2014, at the Comfort House of Pella. Funeral arrangements are pending with the Garden Chapel Funeral Home of Sully....
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Harlan Schuring, 78

Harlan Lee Schuring, 78, passed away Sunday afternoon, Apr. 27, 2014, at Park Centre in Newton. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 1, at the First Baptist Church in Newton. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Harlan’s name are being designated for the Court House Christmas Lighting Fund. Burial will be in...
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Esther Louise Flander, 88

Esther Flander, 88, of Grinnell and formerly of Montezuma, passed away Thursday, Apr. 24, 2014, at Mayflower Care Center in Grinnell. A funeral mass was held Monday, Apr. 28, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Grinnell. Burial was in the Jackson Township Cemetery in Montezuma. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to...
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