Dear Margaret,
We just received a letter thanking us for the stamps we have sent. I edited it below and thought it might be nice to put in the paper so people know these stamps are really being used, and they are grateful to get them.
“Thank you so much for the stamps you recently sent to...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 10-13-16
Well, it’s apparently the time of year when three of my grandchildren and two of their dogs come to my home and stay for days.
This visit was like most of them. One of my granddaughters decided to make popcorn balls. I don’t know what kept the balls together because it appeared to me that most...
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Waylon Donald
Dylan and Josie Nelson of north of Searsboro are the parents of a son, Waylon Donald, born Oct. 5, 2016. He weighed 6 pounds 13 ounces.
His proud big brother is Landen, almost four years old.
Grandparents are Don and Terri Morris of Sully and Jim and Pauline Nelson of Searsboro.
Great-grandparents are Don and Karen Jansen of...
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Matthew Paul
Pavlos and Meggan Vasileiadis of Athens, Greece, are the parents of their second son, Matthew Paul Vasileiadis born Oct. 4, 2016. He weighed just under 8 pounds and measured 21 inches long.
His brother is Theodore Brent, 2 years old.
Grandparents are Brent and Sandy De Jong of Sully and Vasilis and Toula Vasileiadis of Athens, Greece.
Great-grandparents...
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Megan’s fight marches on
The fight to find a cure for HLH – Hemophagocytic LymphoHistiocytosis – continues for the Hoogeveen family in honor of their daughter, sister, granddaughter, and friend, Megan, who succumbed to the horrific disease five years ago. Mike Hoogeveen and his son, Benjamin, traveled to Cincinnati, OH, for the seventh Annual HLH Conference held at the...
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Inspirations receives four-star rating, new playground
Currently, there are only three childcare centers in Jasper County that hold a four-star rating on the Iowa Department of Human Services Quality Rating Scale (QRS), and Inspirations Childcare and Preschool Center of Sully can proudly say they are one of them.
The center recently learned its rating in the voluntary childcare rating system is now...
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A Hawk homecoming of heroic proportions
Lynnville-Sully’s 2016 homecoming celebration, held Oct. 3-8, was a memorable one full of superheroes, Hawk pride, and thrilling finishes. L-S staff and students embraced the super- hero theme and enjoyed a fun-filled week of dress-up days, class competitions, and more. Thursday night, coronation activities drew a crowd and delighted those in attendance with class skits,...
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