Monthly Archives: June 2015

Property owners to pay for 600 feet of Sully’s 1st Avenue

Property owners to pay for 600 feet of Sully’s 1st Avenue
Brad Rozendaal was sworn in as the newest member of the Sully City Council at its 7 p.m. regular meeting on June 8. He was appointed to complete the term of RJ Van Dyke who moved to Pella. All members were present at the meeting. During consideration of paving most of the south end of 1st...
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Short meeting for Lynnville City Council

The Lynnville City Council met in regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 8, at the Lynnville City Hall. Loose dogs, water woes, and street repairs were the main topics of the hour-long meeting. Guests included Amelia Schoeneman, Faye Brand, and Gary Gene Braaksma. During open forum, Braaksma inquired on how property lines are determined...
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Hawk baseball moves along in week two

Win against Tri-County The Lynnville-Sully boys team crushed Tri-County on Wednesday night, 16-1. Only lasting four innings, many different L-S players passed home plate several different times. At this game, the boys earned their third consecutive win. The night at the park was highlighted by Tyler Van Zante pitching three strikeouts and scoring four runs for the...
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L-S girls advance to 7-2

Victory against Tri-County In Wednesday night’s game at home, Lynnville-Sully took only four innings to defeat Tri-County, 14-2. The girls scored three runs in the first inning. The second inning was a highlight for L-S, earning seven runs to Tri-County’s zero. It wasn’t until the third inning when Tri-County scored their only two runs, but the...
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Lynnville-Sully School honor roll announced

The honor roll for the fourth quarter and the second semester at Lynnville-Sully School has been announced. Fourth Quarter A Honor Roll (* denotes 4.0 GPA) Sixth grade: *Caitlin Alberts, *Brooke Baarda, *Jaden Brand, Denali Conover, Grace Fuchs, Cally Gibbs, *Dylann Huyser, *Korinne Jansen, *Laci Keen, Dakota Seastrom, Elizabeth Squires, Hadley Tice, Krystal Van Dyke, *Megan Van Zante,...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin

The sounds of sweet thunder rolling and rain pitter-pattering is back, and I love it. Gone are the days of snowplows scraping the pavement early in the morning. Ahh, we can all breathe a little easier! The smell of chlorine in the air, dusty, dirty baseball/softball pants, concession stand suppers, and that fire crackling is...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zeegers – 6/11/15

I just got back from my dentist 10 minutes ago. I hate to go to the dentist, even if it’s just for cleaning. The gal who worked on me had a vicious look on her face as she said, “Open your mouth.” I opened my mouth. “Good grief,” she said, “have you ever heard of a toothbrush or...
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