Monthly Archives: January 2014

Short agenda for Lynnville-Sully School Board Monday

The Lynnville-Sully Board of Education met in the high school library on Monday, Jan. 20. Guests included Shelley Vander Molen, Rita Maston, Deb Merrill, Chris Copland, and Faye Brand. President John Terpstra called the meeting to order. It was motioned and carried to amend the agenda to include the approval of soliciting bids for a...
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L-S wrestling team goes 1-3 at Wayne duals tourney

It was a difficult day on the mat for the Lynnville-Sully grapplers Saturday, Jan. 18. The Hawks as a team went 1-3 in a duals tournament to place seventh at Wayne in Corydon. Still, a handful of Hawks experienced individual success, including two who went undefeated at 4-0: Senior Caden Doll and junior Noah Zylstra;...
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L-S girls hold Keota scoreless in first quarter on way to victory

In their second match-up this season, the Lynnville-Sully girls basketball team hosted the Keota Eagles on Friday, Jan. 17. The outcome was much the same, another win by the Hawks, this time 39-27. The Hawks held the Eagles scoreless the entire first quarter. But it did take almost four minutes off the first-quarter clock before the...
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Hawk upset – L-S boys defeat undefeated Keota

[caption id="attachment_2757" align="aligncenter" width="604"]Kyle Van Dyke Kyle Van Dyke, a sophomore, drops in a shot for L-S.[/caption] It was a packed house last Friday night, Jan. 17, in Sully as the L-S boys basketball team took on the undefeated Keota Eagles. In the first match-up of the year,...
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Dee Zee Spirit – Jan. 23

I doubt that anyone’s daily schedule is as messed up as mine. I haven’t gotten over the habit of getting up very early at 4:30 when it’s still very dark. I either walk into a closed door or stub a toe, sometimes both. I then climb into the shower where the water is sizzling hot or freezing...
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Christina Verburg, 86

Funeral services for Christina Verburg, 86, were held Jan. 17, 2014, at the Pella United Methodist Church. She peacefully left this earth on Jan. 13. Interment was in the Oakwood Cemetery at Pella. Memorial gifts in her memory can be designated for Doctors Without Borders. Christina (Tiny) Swaan Verburg, daughter of Jan Swaan and Maria Elizabeth...
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Sandra Van Weelden, 69

Funeral services for Sandra Van Weelden, 69, of Otley, were held Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, at Faith Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Interment was in Silent City Cemetery at Monroe. On Sunday morning, Jan. 12, she passed away at her home near Monroe following a short month diagnosis with cancer. Memorial gifts in her memory...
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