Stan Hoogeveen of Pella is certainly well known around the community as a retired principal of Sully Christian School, having served there for 26 years. But he also earned another title much earlier in his life: World War II veteran.
Hoogeveen, 92, began his service with the U.S. military on Oct. 23, 1943, when he was...
Read more
Over 500 pounds donated at Co-Line canned food drive
Employees at Co-Line Welding, Inc. south of Sully stepped up big when challenged to bring in canned food donations the day before Thanksgiving. They collected a whopping 540 pounds worth of canned items for the East Jasper Christian Food Pantry. The generosity continued when Co-Line, in turn, wrote a check for $540 for the pantry....
Read more
From the Kitchen: Sharla Van Wyk
This week’s featured cook is Sharla Van Wyk. Sharla grew up on a farm north of Killduff with her parents Marilyn and the late Norm Van Maanen. Her husband, Rusty, grew up south of Sully on a farm with his parents, the late Vernon and Carolyn Van Wyk, and two siblings. Rusty and Sharla both...
Read more
The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 12-7-17
Christmas is once again just around the corner. I surely believe in the reason for the season, but the commercial things that go with it are beginning to wear me down.
There are many things about Christmas craziness that I don’t like. But, the two outstanding ones are wrapping presents and the doggone tree. I know...
Read more
Micah and Briana Heartsill
Newlyweds Micah and Briana Heartsill moved to their new home at 104 5th Avenue in Sully in September and are enjoying living in a close-knit, conservative small town. Micah came to Sully from his family farm south of Knoxville, and Briana is happy to have moved from an apartment in Altoona to a more familiar...
Read more
Oaklynn Kennedy
Logan and Taylor Vos of Sully are the parents of a daughter, Oaklynn Kennedy, born Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. She weighed 7 pounds 5.5 ounces and measured 20-1/2 inches long. Her brother is Kreighton, 2. Logan and Taylor Vos of Sully are the parents of a daughter, Oaklynn Kennedy, born Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. She...
Read more
Henry J. “Hank” Terlouw, 92
Henry J. “Hank” Terlouw, 92, of Grinnell and formerly of Lynnville, died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 5, at Lynnville Friends Church with Pastor Jamie Bogaard officiating. Burial was in the Sully Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Henry J. Terlouw Memorial Fund.
Hank...
Read more