Monthly Archives: August 2017

Rocky Mountain High – a mountaintop experience for local youth

Rocky Mountain High – a mountaintop experience for local youth
Members of the Sully First Reformed Church youth group, Faithwalkers, hopped on a bus and headed to Colorado to tap into their inner adventurer on July 20. They were heading to Rocky Mountain High, a Christian conference held every three years that has been a special tradition for Faithwalkers since the late ‘70s. This year,...
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Kool-Aid stand fun

Kool-Aid stand fun
Sophia Squires may only be 11 years old, but the young Sully resident already has some excellent business management skills. During a very warm-weather week, she set up a Kool-Aid and frozen chocolate chip cookie dough stand - great idea. Where? She set up on the north side of the Sully Central Park playground area...
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Two nights, two wins for Vander Molen on figure 8 tracks

Two nights, two wins for Vander Molen on figure 8 tracks
Jordan Vander Molen had quite the weekend on the figure 8 track. The rural Sully resident won two races over the course of two nights on two separate tracks with two different cars. At Brooklyn on Friday, July 28, J. Vander Molen drove the number 9-11 car and earned first place in the stock division. Allen...
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Lynnville United Fund grant money awarded to 11 organizations

Lynnville United Fund grant money awarded to 11 organizations
Eleven area non-profits are each a step closer to their goals thanks to $10,000 awarded through the Lynnville United Fund on July 19. From updating emergency equipment to purchasing puppets for a children’s ministry, the grant money provides significant support for a variety of worthy causes. A letter campaign back in April raised money for the...
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Local camp begins fundraising campaign to expand

Local camp begins fundraising campaign to expand
Camping is an Iowa summer pastime. Whether you break out the tent and sleeping bag or an RV, many young people will spend time outdoors this summer. No one is more excited to go to camp than Bella Van Gorp. “Lake View Camp (LVC) is a fun place where I can meet new friends, play games,...
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Cadet Camporee: Sully Cadets soak up week in the Great Outdoors

A bus loaded with the Sully and Pella area Calvinist Cadet Clubs left Pella on Tuesday, July 11, bound for Camp Elk Run, near Custer Park, SD. There, they would spend a week full of adventure and learning at the 2017 Cadet International Camporee. Upon arrival, each cadre (7-8 cadets from clubs across the U.S. and...
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From the Kitchen: Olicia Smothers

From the Kitchen: Olicia Smothers
With summer temperatures heating up, there is no place like home for this week’s featured cook, Olicia Smothers. Olicia, along with her husband, Patrick, and son, Trent, love lake life at their home at Lake Ponderosa, just outside of Montezuma. “We spend a good portion of the summer boating,” said Olicia. “We don’t stay in the...
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