Yearly Archives: 2015

The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 12/3/15

The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 12/3/15
Oh, I hope all your Thanksgivings were a success! No food poisonings, no flu bug, no cold bug, drama free, hassle free, and relaxing is what I’m sure each and every one of them were, but if they were not, it’s all going to be okay. We have Christmas to redeem ourselves. And this recipe will...
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Plan to attend Sully Community Christmas next Saturday morning

A Sully Community Christmas will be held Saturday morning, Dec. 12. More than a dozen downtown businesses are planning open houses, and the Faithwalkers soup dinner and IMPACT bake sale will be at Sully First Reformed Church. Business open houses, door prizes, kids’ activities, and Sully Lions-sponsored Santa’s visit with treats for all good boys...
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Pastor’s Pen: Providence

By Jerry Morningstar, Sully Community Church pastor As a Christian, I believe in the doctrine of providence. Providence refers to God’s sovereign rule over the affairs of life. All the apparent surprises and accidents of life somehow fall within the wider sphere of God’s providential order. J.I. Packer writes: “The doctrine of providence teaches Christians that they...
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Wrestling Preview: New coach, 18 grapplers prepare for season ahead

Wrestling Preview: New coach, 18 grapplers prepare for season ahead
A new head coach as well as five new grapplers joining 13 returners on the Lynnville-Sully High School wrestling team have created an exciting dynamic among the Hawks prior to the start of the 2015-16 season. Practices began Monday, Nov. 16, and according to new L-S Head Coach Steve Squires, the kids and coaches alike have...
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Hawk boys battle BCLUW in two quarters of play

Hawk boys battle BCLUW in two quarters of play
The Lynnville-Sully boys basketball team got a taste of area competition at the Montezuma Jamboree on Friday, Nov. 27. The Hawks were able to watch other teams in action and take on the BCLUW Comets in a half-game that ended with L-S ahead 32-28. “We did some nice things on the offensive end of the floor,”...
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L-S girls dominate HLV in season opener

L-S girls dominate HLV in season opener
After the postponement of the first game of the year due to bad weather on Nov. 20, the Lynnville-Sully girls basketball team was ready to get the season rolling at HLV on Nov. 23. The Hawks dominated from the start and soared past the Warriors, 58-19. By the end of the first quarter, L-S had a 12-5...
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Remember When – 12/3/15

35 years ago (1980) Doug Huyser, Sully Co-op Elevator Dept. Manager, reported the co-op had piled 27,000 bushels of corn on the ground at the old Sully ballpark. The pile was started on Oct. 24, before the Oct. 27 snowstorm hit. The previous year, the co-op had piled 57,000 bushels on the ground. A drought in...
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