Yearly Archives: 2016

Sod finds new home in Sully

Sod finds new home in Sully
In order for construction to begin on Co-Line Welding, Inc.’s south building expansion, a large amount of sod had to be removed. Starting Thursday, May 12, staff and students from Lynnville-Sully and employees from Sully Truck Wash were on hand to cut and load the sod and move it to its new locations at the...
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L-S boys’ five-meet winning streak includes conference victory

L-S boys’ five-meet winning streak includes conference victory
“Wow. That is about all I can say about last night's performance.” Clearly, Mike Parkinson, Lynnville-Sully boys track coach, was pleased with the way his team worked together to earn the SICL Conference championship at BGM on Tuesday, May 3. “Our guys stepped up more than I can describe, and event by event, the guys believed in...
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L-S students cash in on financial knowledge for first, second place

L-S students cash in on financial knowledge for first, second place
Business students in Sara Rowe’s high school and middle school classes put their financial knowledge to the test in the Iowa Finance Challenge and came out on top, earning two first-place and one second-place finishes. This year marked the first time Rowe has enrolled students in the challenge, which is a free online financial literacy program...
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Sully City Council approves Movie in the Park

The Sully City Council met in regular session at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 9, at the Sully Community Center. Present were mayor Brent Vander Molen; city clerk Barbra Maasdam; councilmembers Chad Fikse, Brad Rozendaal, Diane Vos, and Jeff Brummel; and guests Beth Steenhoek, Teryl Ver Ploeg, and Margaret Vander Weerdt. Councilmember Darin Morvant was...
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New Lynnville business approved for peddler’s permit

The Lynnville City Council met in regular session on Monday, May 9, at 5:30 p.m. Guests included Dale Flander, Faye Brand, Jeff Arment, Blase, Bryce, and Matt Byrd. Lynnville resident and new business owner Jeff Arment inquired about a peddler's permit for his business Smokin' J's. The $100 fee would allow him to sell on public...
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Pastor’s Pen – 5/12/16

The Breath of Life Recently, my children and grandchildren came to Sully to celebrate Easter. Our house was jam packed with pillows and shoes, food (lots of food), and a dog thrown in for good measure. It also happened to be my granddaughter Jenae’s birthday on Easter. Going back to my office desk following that filled weekend,...
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Blake Veenstra is double winner at JH state track

Eighth-grader Blake Veenstra came home from the Junior High State Track Meet in Ames on Saturday with the best results possible – two first-place finishes in the eighth-grade small school division. The son of Darrell and Angela Veenstra had a throw of 42’8” in the shot put to earn the gold, as well as a...
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