Monthly Archives: August 2014

Brummel appointed to Sully City Council

The Sully City Council met in regular session Aug. 11. The consent agenda approved the July 14 minutes, payments of claims, treasurer’s report, and equipment fund summary. During citizens’ forum when items not on the agenda may be addressed, Leon Vander Weerdt informed the city that the dust control near his residence at 601 1st...
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Local youth experience Rocky Mountain High

From July 25-31, the Faithwalkers youth group from Sully First Reformed Church attended Rocky Mountain High in Estes Park, CO. Thirty students and eight adults made up the group. Surrounded by mountains for five days, the group worshipped and studied the Bible together. Rocky Mountain High’s theme for this retreat was “Relentless.” By studying the...
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Fishing hobby lures in grandson of local couple

[caption id="attachment_103798" align="alignright" width="225"]This is one of the rainbow trout Carson has caught while fly-fishing. This is one of the rainbow trout Carson has caught while fly-fishing.[/caption] If Carson Miller had a “gone fishing sign,” it would be hung up every day. The 18-year-old grandson of Bernie and Carlene...
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More than 100 Hawks improve football skills at summer camps

The 2014 L-S High School and Youth Football Camps were a “huge success,” in the words of L-S Head Football Coach Mike Parkinson. About 115 athletes – 75 at the youth camp and 40 at the high school camp – participated in the annual camps Aug. 4-7. “At both camps, we focused on blocking and...
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Runner-up for Team Co-Line at St. Louis Gateway Park

Mother Nature made for an interesting race weekend at the drag strip for Team Co-Line/Goalsetter Aug. 8-9 at the All American Hot Rod Showdown in St. Louis, MO. This was the first time Dale Brand and crew had raced at this picturesque track with the St. Louis Arch in the distance. Rain on Thursday canceled...
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SFRC golf tourney draws 48 linksters

The Second Annual Sully First Reformed Church Golf Tournament on Saturday, Aug. 9, helped bring in just under $3,000 for the Legacy Project, the new addition at SFRC.   The new addition not only serves SFRC’s congregational needs, but also does outreach into the community with many youth programs. Forty-eight golfers participated in the event. Committee members...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 8/14/14

Well, hello there, again, Spooners! It’s time to eat again. I’m not upset about it. As mentioned last week, I’d give a glimpse into our trip from a couple weeks ago! [caption id="attachment_103758" align="alignright" width="300"]"Christmas" before vacation. "Christmas" before vacation.[/caption] It started with presents, because what good and proper road...
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