Monthly Archives: January 2017

L-S grapplers go 2-1 at home, place seventh at Wayne

L-S grapplers go 2-1 at home, place seventh at Wayne
Lynnville-Sully’s varsity wrestlers competed at two events in three days last week, including the seniors’ last home meet. The Hawks hosted SICL teams BGM, Iowa Valley, and Tri-County on Thursday, Jan. 12, and finished the night with a 2-1 dual record. [caption id="attachment_1296059" align="alignright" width="300"]Junior Sage Zylstra pins BGM’s Ethan Hawkins in the... </div> <a href=Read more

The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 1/19/16

My only sister passed away in South Carolina where she had lived for the last several years. I don’t remember the following because I was two to three years old. My poor mother was ill and bed ridden after I was born. She had Parkinson’s and other severe health problems. My sister was 10 years older than...
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Silas Cameron

Silas Cameron was born Jan. 9, 2017, to Cameron and Hilary Van Zante of Norwalk. He weighed 8 pounds 6 ounces and measured 20 inches long. Grandparents are Ken and Lorie Van Soelen of Sully, Brad Van Zante of Grinnell, and Becky and George O'Gorman of Grosse Ile, MI. Great-grandparents are Pete Van Soelen of...
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Icy conditions shut down travel

A widely anticipated wintry mix of weather pushed through the area late Sunday, Jan. 15. By Monday morning, freezing rain left roads, driveways, and sidewalks with a sheet of ice. Local schools already had no classes scheduled, but slick conditions forced administrators to cancel professional development plans as well as evening activities. Local childcare centers...
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L-S High School, Middle School top the list of ALL Iowa schools

The Iowa Department of Education recently released the Iowa School Report Card, a web-based system that evalutes and rates public schools based on their performance on a required set of measures. The results? The Lynnville-Sully Community School District ranks among the top in the state of Iowa. The Lynnville-Sully High School and Middle School both received...
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No. 12 L-S takes down undefeated Sigourney

“What a heck of a game!” That was L-S Coach Jerry Hulsing’s reaction after the Lynnville-Sully girls upended Sigourney last Tuesday, Jan. 10. The Hawks played in front of a packed gym when they traveled to Sigourney to take on the Savages. The two teams were the only remaining undefeated teams in the SICL Conference, and...
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Pastor’s Pen: Arletta’s Prayers

By Jerry Morningstar, Sully Community Church pastor One of the great privileges of being a pastor is to have the blessing of knowing that people are praying for me. Many weeks when I arrive for the Sunday service, I am reminded by someone in our congregation that they have prayed for me that day and for...
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