Funeral services for Jerry L. Van Wyk, 65, of Pella were Sept. 5, 2014, at
Trinity Reformed Church in Pella. Interment with military honors was in Graceland Cemetery at Pella.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be designated for the Texas/Mexico Mission Trips
On Nov. 10, 1948, Leonard William and Gretta (Nieuwsma) Van Wyk gave birth to their...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 9/4/14
Can anybody else relate to this pooch? So many reasons why, but in the beige house on the corner, the culprit is this. Breakfast blend decaf coffee? Seriously? Who does that? It’s an oxymoron. This makes no scientific sense, but it does explain my slight headache. When I saw breakfast blend and a sale price...
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L-S students consistently score above state and national ACT averages
ACT scores rose by one tenth of a point over the past year at Lynnville-Sully High School. The ACT average score for the Lynnville-Sully Class of 2014 was 23.2. Lynnville-Sully students scored above the national average (21.0) and the state average (22.0). Sixty-eight percent of L-S seniors took the ACT exam in the Class of...
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Fifth Quarter kicks off
The Lynnville-Sully Hawks football team kicked off the season opener at home on Friday, Aug. 29, under less-than-ideal weather conditions. Rain fell most of the night, and the Hawks fell to a strong Van Buren team, 19-13.
Following the game, over 90 students in grades seventh through twelfth enjoyed the first Fifth Quarter, a fun event...
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L-S Hawks fall short in home opener against Van Buren
The Lynnville-Sully Hawk football team opened the season at home on Friday, Aug. 29, against the Van Buren Warriors of Keosauqua. Traveling quite the distance to Sully, the Warriors brought strong upperclassmen experience to the field, including 14 seniors. Despite a close game and a strong defensive effort by the Hawks, the Warriors scored their...
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Van Dykes guided by a belief in caring for the land
Glenn and Coleen Van Dyke live by a simple philosophy on their farm located in southern Poweshiek County: They want to care for the land, improve it and leave it in better condition for future generations.
“It’s really all about saving the soil, because it’s the most precious resource we have,” Coleen said last week. “Soil conservation has...
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Pikes Peak prepares Jones for bigger climb ahead
Sully resident Julie Jones made a quick trip to Colorado to climb Pikes Peak the weekend of Aug. 22-24. Jones is planning to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro Sept. 19-Oct. 4 through an organization called One Child Matters. The money Jones raises for the climb will help support a boy named Micah through the next 10 to...
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