Donald Jerome Hemmer, 88, of Independence was received into his everlasting home on Mar. 8, 2014.
Born June 11, 1925, to Edward George and Ida Louise (Hinde) Hemmer in Worthington, Don grew up in the Cascade area and graduated from high school in Epworth.
Don was united in marriage to Helen Ann Angelos on Nov. 23, 1946,...
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Lorcan Savio
Lorcan Savio was born to Steve and Kristin Lewis of Sully at 1:19 a.m. on Monday, Mar. 10, 2014. He weighed 7 pounds and was 20 inches long. His brother is Hayden, 3.
Grandparents are Doug Nikkel of Lynnville, Abe and Pam Verhey of Lynnville, and John and Isabelle Lewis of Bombay, India.
Great-grandparents are Virginia Vos...
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Jayse Michael
Jayse Michael was born at 7:58 a.m. on Mar. 3, 2014, to Josh and Jess Vander Molen of Sully. He weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long. His sister is Jaelynn, age 6.
Grandparents are Craig and Kris Boot of Pella, Mark and Karla De Cook of Sully, and Mike and Pam Vander...
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Alexander Beckett
Jeff and Holly Lee of Pella are the parents of a son, Alexander Beckett, born Saturday, Mar. 8, 2014. He weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces. His brothers are Nick and Jayden.
Grandparents are Don and Judy Lee of Dennison, MN, and Melvin and Wanda Lanser of Lynnville....
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Once a Hawk, always a Hawk
In high school, Kyle Terlouw was a Hawk. This fall, the 2012 Lynnville-Sully alum will be a Hawkeye, playing football as a preferred walk-on for the University of Iowa.
Terlouw, currently a sophomore at Iowa Central Community College, is the son of Doug and Lori Terlouw of Sully. He has been a defensive tackle the past...
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L-S’s Bowlin one of three finalists for Elementary Principal of the Year
The finalists for the School Administrators of Iowa (SAI) 2014 Elementary Principal of the Year Award have been narrowed down to three, and Lynnville-Sully’s PreK-8 Principal, Teri Bowlin, is among the top three.
Bowlin has served as the preK-8 principal at L-S for the past six years and was nominated by L-S Superintendent Shane Ehresman.
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Cadets hold annual car derby
Thirty local children competed in the areas of design and speed in the annual Cadets pinewood derby on Monday, Mar. 3. Each racer transformed a block of wood, two dowels, four screws, and four wheels into race cars. At the derby, trophies were awarded to those with the fastest cars and best-looking cars. The derby...
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