By the calendar, summer is officially here even though it has seemed like summer earlier since we’ve had temperatures near 100 this spring. Local kids have already had almost a month of summer vacation from school. It’s a glorious time of the year. Glorious isn’t a word we use much except maybe when singing at...
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CIWA updates progress of Sully water tower maintenance
In response to questions regarding Central Iowa Water Association’s (CIWA) Sully water tower project, CIWA provides the following project update to all members of the Sully community.
CIWA’s Sully water tower was last painted in 1992 and was scheduled for inspection, general maintenance, and repainting in the fall of this year. The planned work included sandblasting...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 6-22-17
Father’s Day is over. My children, grandchildren, and their dogs and cats all came to my home to wish me a happy Father’s Day and to eat. They all like this weird vegetable called kohlrabi.
They send me to the garden to pull and clean these miserable vegetables. I was out in the sun working and...
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Garden Thyme Club hosting garden tours Saturday
The Sully Garden Thyme Club is planning Country Garden Thyme garden tours with light refreshments from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, June 24. Rain date is 1:30-4 p.m. Sunday, June 25. Garden tours will be at Doyle and Karna Ver Ploeg’s, 6705 Hwy. T38S north of Lynnville where Jana Van Zante will sell her vinyl...
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Lynnville Day celebrates community, leadership
Lynnville Day, held Saturday, June 17, culminated as a fun day celebrating the city’s deep sense of community pride, history, and leadership. One lifelong resident in particular, Al Terpstra, was recognized for his commitment to Lynnville and the instrumental role he played in the development of the Lynnville ball field, named in his honor.
Kicking the...
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No. 9 L-S softball team wins five of past six games
In another busy week of softball, the Lynnville-Sully girls picked up a hard-earned win against Newton on Tuesday, June 6. The girls toughed out a difficult game with a final score of 8-7 after going into an extra inning.
L-S had a heavy lead after the first inning when they held Newton to no runs and...
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L-S boys go 2-1 in SICL action on ball diamond
In the past week, the Lynnville-Sully varsity baseball team faced three quality conference teams. The Hawks added two wins and one loss to their record, bringing them to 8-4 on the season.
Sigourney
The L-S boys walked away with another win added to their record when Sigourney traveled to Sully on June 7. The game ended after...
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