Suzie Arment has withdrawn as a candidate for the Lynnville-Sully School Board election on Sept. 8. Five people will now be on the ballot for three four-year terms on the Lynnville-Sully School Board: Amanda Jones, Duane Rozendaal (incumbent), Jess Vander Molen, Tammy Vos, and Steph Young.
Positions currently held by John Terpstra, Matt Zylstra, and Duane...
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Townhome builder interested in Sully’s $1 lot program in Northridge
At its meeting last month, the Sully City Council approved reoffering the $1 lot program in Northridge Estates on the northeast corner of town when a resident expressed interest in purchasing one of the lots. At the council’s meeting Monday night, Aug. 10, Teryl Ver Ploeg and Rod Jansen of Sully Development reported developer Farrell...
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Grassley named a Taxpayer Super Hero
Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa received the designation of “Taxpayer Super Hero” from the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste on July 30. The title is awarded to lawmakers who earned a score of 100 percent in the council’s 2014 Congressional Ratings.
“I appreciate receiving this award from an organization that works to cut wasteful government...
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Bogaard brings 18 years ministry experience to Lynnville Friends
After nearly two decades living outside of Iowa, Pastor Jamie Bogaard and his wife find themselves calling the state home again. And that’s not the only change in their lives – for the first time, Bogaard is serving as a head pastor after being called to Lynnville Friends Church.
Bogaard replaces Mark Porter as head pastor....
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Pastor’s Pen: Preparations for School
By Coleen Van Dyke for Lynnville Friends Church
Where did the summer go? School vacation began the first of June and it seems with the “blink of an eye,” it’s August and time for the buses to be enroute and class bells ringing. Ball games, mission trips, jobs, and other activities have positively affected so many...
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Eight years after implants, Fiihr’s ears can still hear
By Jessica Holterhaus
For many people with mild to moderate hearing loss, hearing aids are a viable solution for improved hearing. But with severe to profound hearing loss, cochlear implants may be a much more effective alternative. At age 41, Rhonna Fiihr’s ability to hear was deteriorating, and it got to the point where cochlear implants...
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Camps prepare football teams of all ages for season ahead
A record number of athletes – about 120 total – participated in the L-S youth and high school football camps during the first week of August. The varsity camp lasted from 3:30-5:50 Monday through Friday while the youth camp for grades 1-8 ran from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. The camps were a very exciting...
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