Monthly Archives: September 2015

The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 9/24/15

My boss, Margaret of the Hometown Press, is not really my boss. My real boss is the one I live with. Margaret said to tell it like it is. I graduated from high school in 1944. I was born in 1938. It took six years for me to cover all 12 grades. So there I stood...
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Abram Patrick

Abram Patrick Shipley was born Sept. 10, 2015, at Pella Regional Health Center weighing 8 pounds 6.5 ounces. His parents are Aaron and Amber Shipley of Kellogg. His sisters are Addisyn and Aubrey, 2 1/2 years old. Grandparents are Verlan and June Van Wyk of Sully, Carrie and Eugene Meyer of Clemons, and the late Pat...
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Kathryn Samson, 86

Kathryn Mae Samson, 86, of Reasnor, died Sept. 17, 2015, at Newton Healthcare Center. Funeral services were Monday, Sept. 21, at Pence ~ Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Memorials may be designated to the Mary-Martha Circle at Newton Christian Reformed Church or to Cary Christian Conference Center in Cary, MS, and may be left at...
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Community invited to Janco, Handy Industries’ open house

Sully businesses Janco Industries and Handy Industries will open the doors of their new facility to the public on Friday, Sept. 25, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The company is grateful for the community’s support in the aftermath of a devastating fire that destroyed much of the original building in January 2014. The new...
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Lynnville-Sully, Grinnell Mutual named to 150 Top Iowa Workplaces

The Lynnville-Sully Community School District and Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company were named to the Des Moines Register’s Top Workplaces for 2015. The honor was announced in the Sept. 13 issue of “The Des Moines Sunday Register.” The Register, in partnership with WorkplaceDynamics, ranked Lynnville-Sully the 20th best small employer (35-149 employees), and Grinnell Mutual the...
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Celebrate Hawk spirit during Lynnville-Sully’s homecoming

Lynnville-Sully will wrap up Homecoming Week, Sept. 21-26, with a multitude of activities planned for students, staff, and the community to celebrate Hawk pride. The festivities started Monday, kicking off a week all about the blue and gold. Students ditched their normal clothes in favor of wild and wacky duds for dress-up days. Classes competed against...
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City-Wide Garage Sales Map and List

31 City-Wide Garage Sales in Sully, Lynnville, Searsboro, and Killduff Saturday, Sept. 19 (All sales are open 7 a.m.-noon Saturday unless a different Saturday time is listed. Many have additional hours listed.) SULLY
  1. 9233 Hwy. T-33 S. (six houses east of Sully Christian School), Staci Jansen, Friday 4-6:30 p.m. Wedding stuff (tulle, lights, glassware, candles, gemstones, ribbon, bubbles,...
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