Santa Claus is coming to town with treats for good boys and girls! Visit Santa and see the restoration of the old DeJong/Brand Hardware Store Craig Maasdam is working on, next to the Sully Post Office. Treats will be available, sponsored by the Sully Lions Club. Hot chocolate will be served. 10 a.m.–noon.
Faithwalkers Annual Soup...
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Co-ed dance team receives Division I rating
Two teams of Lynnville-Sully dance members were among 274 other high school dance teams at the state dance championships held at the Iowa Events Center on Thursday, Dec. 4. Lynnville-Sully’s 24 dance students were among 5,000 other participants whose performances were judged by an expert panel of judges from across the nation. The judges based...
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PPEL vote passes with majority vote
With 89 percent of the majority vote, the Lynnville-Sully Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) vote passed in the special school election on Tuesday, Dec. 2. A total of 113 votes were cast by registered voters living within the Lynnville-Sully Community School District, 101 voting yes and 12 voting no. The election required a 50...
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Lynnville-Sully coach, graduate receive Iowa Association of Track Coaches top honors
The Iowa Association of Track Coaches (IATC) recently honored two men with Lynnville-Sully ties with top honors at the recent IATC Hall of Fame banquet held in Ames on Saturday, Dec. 6.
Mike Parkinson, head boys track and field coach at Lynnville-Sully High School, was honored with the Class 1A Phil Hummel State Coach of the...
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Lynnville City Council approves new sump pump program
The Lynnville City Council met in regular session on Monday, Dec. 8, at Lynnville City Hall. Lynnville City Clerk Kim Harsselaar was absent with council member Bev Van Maanen acting as clerk. Mayor Kelly Bryan called the meeting to order. Guests included Faye Brand and Glenn Lewis. Roger Beason moved, seconded by Roy James, to...
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Several items tabled by Sully City Council
The Sully City Council met in regular session Monday, Dec. 8, at the Sully Community Center. Present were all council members and the city clerk. Mayor Brent Vander Molen was absent with Mayor Protem Chad Fikse conducting the meeting.
The consent agenda approved the Nov. 10 minutes, payment of claims list, treasurer’s report, and equipment fund...
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Pastor’s Pen: Christmas is for adults, not children
Christmas is for adults, not children
Christmas, a time for bringing down rulers, sending the rich away, lifting up the lowly, filling up the hungry – is this the usual Christmas message?
Christmas is for adults, not children – this is powerful and challenging stuff for Jesus’ followers. The whole Christmas story is generally well-known but often...
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