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From the Kitchen of ChyAnne Huyser

From the Kitchen of ChyAnne Huyser
School is back in session, and structured routine has been restored at the household of Shawn and ChyAnne Huyser of Sully. With their four children back in classes, ChyAnne has a renewed determination to eat healthy and exercise more. It’s a movement she’s sharing with the nearly 250 followers of her Hippie Fit Natural Facebook...
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Hawks open season with shutout over P’ville   

Hawks open season with shutout over P’ville   
The Lynnville-Sully football team opened the 2018 season on the road with a display of their dominant defensive effort, shutting out Pleasantville, 24-0, on a hot Friday, Aug. 24. With three of their top four total offensive yardage players returning from the previous season, the Hawks also exhibited their offensive strength. Being the first game...
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L-S netters win bronze bracket at Grinnell, top MSM        

L-S netters win bronze bracket at Grinnell, top MSM        
The Lynnville-Sully varsity volleyball team plunged right into their season on Saturday, Aug. 25, as they came face to face with many 3A and 2A schools at the Grinnell tournament. The Hawks played five teams and had to win two out of three sets to win each match. The girls ended the day 2-3. The girls’...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Aug. 30, 2018

I’ve been a busy man this past week. The weekend was really crazy. I had to go to Mitchellville for a fish fry at four o’clock, a wedding at Newton at six o’clock, and then down to Smoke on the Water. Unfortunately, Smoke on the Water was just a drive through. It was so late, nearly every...
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Sandra “Sandy” Jane Willemsen, 77

Sandy Willemsen, 77, of Grinnell died Aug. 20, 2018, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral ser-vices were held Thursday, Aug. 23, at Grinnell First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dondrea Walker officiating. Honorary bearers were Jeremy and Kaleb Juull, Laura and Maeve McCalester, and Carver Terpstra. A private family burial was held Saturday,...
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Anna Mae Nikkel, 93

Funeral services for Anna Mae Nikkel, 93, of Sully were held Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, at Sully Christian Re-formed Church. Memorials may be designated to the Back To God Hour or Pavlos and Meggan Vasileiadis Commission to Every Nation and may be left at the church or at Pence ~ Reese Funeral Home. Anna Mae Nikkel,...
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Beulah “Boots” Bouma, 94

Beulah “Boots” Bouma, 94, of Montezuma and formerly of Lynnville, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, at Montezuma Specialty Care. A graveside service and burial was at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, at Woodland Cemetery in Lynnville with Pastor Doug Tiffany, Care Initiatives Hospice Chaplain, West Des Moines, officiating. Pallbearers were Chris and Reese Bouma, James, Curt,...
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