Lynnville-Sully High School senior Sage Zylstra joined the ranks of elite wrestlers with 100 high school career wins on Tuesday, Jan. 23. The senior, who had been sidelined with a shoulder injury, was sitting at 99 wins when three of his teammates hit the monumental victory mark last week. At Tuesday’s meet at Martensdale St....
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Family fun at SCS annual Food and Fun Night Saturday
Sully Christian School’s annual Food and Fun Night will be held Saturday, Feb. 3, at the school located at 12629 S. 92nd Avenue East in Sully. Starting at 4:30 p.m., hamburgers, hot dogs, and a variety of sides will be served and the silent auction will begin. Fun games including Ring-A-Pop, skee ball, and Olympic...
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Lowry recognized in corn yield contest
Terry Lowry of Searsboro recently won state third place in the AA Non-Irrigated division of the 2017 National Corn Growers Association's (NCGA) Corn Yield Contest. Lowry won with Pioneer® P1197AM™ brand corn, which yielded 314.4225 bushels per acre.
DuPont Pioneer growers took home nearly 50 percent of the state awards. Pioneer® brand products continue to shine...
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SERVING US – Walton Van Maanen: Childhood hobby evolves into lifelong career for U.S. Air Force Crew Chief
Walton Van Maanen of Lynnville is a well-known native of the area, most notably for his 46-year career of ownership of Van’s Radio and TV. But before this, he served for four years in the U.S. Air Force during a time between the Korean and Vietnam Wars, part of “The Cold War Era.”
The Cold War...
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FROM THE KITCHEN – JENN VAN GORP
This week’s featured cook is Jennifer Van Gorp. Jenn graduated from Newton Senior High School and DMACC in Ankeny. She is married to Darrell Van Gorp, and in March, they will celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary. The Van Gorps live on a farm just south of Killduff where they have lived since they got married.
They...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Feb. 1, 2018
I’ve been spending a lot of time in my house and garage during the cold weather.
I’m afraid I’ve turned into a bit of a weenie!
That just gave me a chance to think back about how things were when I was a kid and some things later, too.
My parents managed to buy one of the first...
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Mother Nature delivers warm temperatures, January rain
Mother Nature continued her unpredictable and unseasonable shift with a 40-plus degree upswing in January temperatures in one short week. Last Tuesday, Jan. 16, schools were delayed due to dangerously cold wind chills. Just a few short days later, the mercury rose to the 40-degree range, allowing area residents to enjoy everything the warmer temperatures...
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