The Sully Night Out Committee has organized a donkey basketball game for Monday, Apr. 13, at 6:30 p.m. at the Lynnville-Sully High School gym as a fundraiser for the central park and playground improvement project. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with concession stand operated by the Lynnville-Sully baseball team open at 5:45 p.m. so...
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The Dee Zee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 4/9/15
My wife attended a funeral for an old aunt she rarely saw. Most of my wife’s aunts and uncles had a large number of children, some from eight to 12 kids. My wife came from a family of eight.
She met nine female first cousins she had not seen for decades.
After the funeral when they all...
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L-S chorus kicks off Wild game
Members of the Lynnville-Sully High School chorus experienced an opportunity not many people get – singing the National Anthem at a professional sports game. Mrs. Deb Merrill, K-12 music instructor, and 35 of the 40 members of the talented high school chorus found themselves on the ice prior to the Iowa Wild vs. Texas Stars...
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Diamond Trail Fitness Center elects new board members
The Diamond Trail Fitness Center held its annual meeting on Thursday, Mar. 26. All members, excluding student memberships, of the fitness center were allowed to cast their vote to replace outgoing board members Gale Horman and Jill Van Dyke. Each board member serves a three-year term.
Samantha Collins and Terry Fraker were elected to the DTFC...
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Lynnville dog owners must register canine pets by Apr. 4
The City of Lynnville will hold special hours on Saturday, Apr. 4, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the city clerk’s office located at 308 East Street for residents to register their dogs. According to a recently-adopted Dog License Ordinance 2014-01, “No dog more than three months of age shall be owned unless a...
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Road closures affect Sully to Pella, Taintor to New Sharon traffic
A paving project on Highway T-33 from north of Peoria to just south of 125th St. is anticipated to start Apr. 6 and will close the road to traffic for approximately one month.
The anticipated work schedule starts with the removal of pavement and application of rock sub-base on T-33. The road will then be reopened...
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L-S Spring Musical receives rave reviews
Audience members journeyed back three decades to the 1980s, complete with letter jackets, leg warmers, big hair, and even bigger puffy sleeves on the formal dresses, when Lynnville-Sully High School students presented the musical “Back to the 80’s...The Totally Awesome Musical,” Friday and Saturday, Mar. 27-28.
For the past three months, Mrs. Deb Merrill, K-12 music...
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