The Lynnville-Sully School Board met Tuesday, June 19, in the high school library. Board members present included Steph Young, Gerry Van Dyke, Tim Dunsbergen, and Jer Schnell. Tammy Vos was absent. Board secretary Karla DeCook, superintendent Shane Ehresman, preK-8 principal Teri Bowlin, and guests Darrell Veenstra and Faye Brand were also present. The agenda was...
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Bertha Zylstra, 93
Bertha G. (Fopma) Zylstra, 93, of Sully, passed away Thursday evening, June 21, 2018, at Newton Village Health Care Center in Newton where she had been a resident since May 2018. Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 26, at 10:30 a.m. at Sully Christian Reformed Church. Interment was in the Sully Cemetery. Memorials in her...
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Vivienne Evangeline
Greg and Brittany Dieleman of Pella are the parents of a daughter born June 19, 2018. Her name is Vivienne Evangeline. She weighed 7 pounds 2 ounces and measured 21 inches long. Her brother is Nile, age 6, and her sister is Wilhelmina, age 3.
Grandparents are Ed and Joyce Dieleman of Sully and Russ and...
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Small crowd at steamy, hot Lynnville Day
The sun was shining and temperatures were on the rise for the annual Lynnville Day celebration on Saturday, June 16. The over 90-degree heat with heat indices in the lower 100s was plentiful which meant for a smaller crowd. But community members still enjoyed the family fun and all that was offered during the one-day...
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Character Counts at Lynnville: Johnson, L-S elementary to receive Iowa Character Awards
Whether students are in the classroom, on the playground, or on the playing field, good character truly counts at Lynnville-Sully, and the pillars of character – trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship – are modeled, taught, and strived for by every person who walks through the doors of the school. That mission and mindset...
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Sully’s Great Western Bank robbed, suspect charged
Last Wednesday, June 13, at approximately 12:36 p.m, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Great Western Bank (Sully Branch) on a report of a robbery.
According to a report from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, employees of the bank reported a male suspect presented a note indicating he had a weapon and demanding money....
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The Wooden Spoon
This week, we're getting straight down to the nitty-gritty. It's been a crazy week, and I don't have the energy to lollygag. I'm kidding. I can always make time to lollygag.
Seriously, though, the recipe is simple.
Brown up a pound of breakfast sausage. Scramble a dozen eggs. Shred some cheese. I'm kidding. I don't shred my...
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