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From the Kitchen; Becky Rozendaal

From the Kitchen; Becky Rozendaal
This week’s featured cook is Becky Rozendaal. She has been married to Jeremy for six years. They have two boys. Jay is five years old and Case is two years old.  They also have a black lab named Beau and countless outdoor cats with names varying from Sun Bun Tater-Tot (yes, that is one name)...
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Hawk boys drop opener, follow up with two wins   

Hawk boys drop opener, follow up with two wins   
The L-S basketball boys—defending SICL champs—dropped their first game of the 2018-19 season to the projected conference title favorite last Tuesday. The Hawks were on the road at Montezuma and lost 72-36. L-S started off slow in the first quarter and fell behind 23-11. They couldn't correct their mistakes, causing Montezuma’s lead to widen to 38-17. The...
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L-S falls to No. 2 Montezuma, upsets No. 4 NM

L-S falls to No. 2 Montezuma, upsets No. 4 NM
The L-S girls basketball team traveled to No. 2-ranked Montezuma on Tuesday, Nov. 27. The Hawks fell short, 69-35, to the Bravettes. Incredibly, Montezuma made 13 of 27 (48 percent) from behind the three-point line, with eight of those coming from the Bravettes’ top shooter Elise Boulton. As a team, L-S shot 32 percent from the...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Dec. 6, 2018

My one and only grandson is 16 and, of course, ready for an automobile. He and I get along fairly well. We have both been run over by female relatives. He has two sisters and a mother. I have four daughters, six granddaughters, and a wife. So, we have been living in a disastrous minority of 14...
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Denny Williams, 72

Dennis “Denny” Ray Williams, 72, of Newton died Monday, Nov. 26, 2018, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. A memorial service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 30, at the First Baptist Church in Newton. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the First Baptist Church or the Newton Booster...
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Butch McVay, 69

Larry “Butch” McVay, 69, of Searsboro, passed away Sunday after-noon, Nov. 25, 2018, at University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. Memorial services were held Wednesday, Nov. 28, at Holland-Coble Funeral Home in New Sharon. Larry “Butch” Joe McVay, the son of Joseph and Dorothy (Moore) McVay, was born Sept. 16, 1949, in Oskaloosa. He graduated...
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