Yearly Archives: 2018

L-S XC boasts three top ten conference medalists     

L-S XC boasts three top ten conference medalists     
The Lynnville-Sully cross-country team displayed their improvement and season’s hard work at the conference meet on Thursday, Oct. 11. The meet, originally scheduled for Tuesday at North English, was held at BGM due to soggy conditions. The girls came away from the night with a second-place finish behind Belle Plaine by just six points. Three Hawks...
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Hawks dominate in win over rival Warhawks     

Hawks dominate in win over rival Warhawks     
Coming off last week’s 45-6 win, the Lynnville-Sully football team commanded the field once again on Friday, Oct. 12, against North Mahaska. With five first quarter scores, the Hawks quickly took control and held the lead for a 48-14 win. L-S wasted no time, scoring on the first drive. The Hawks positioned themselves at the 50-yard...
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L-S takes first in SICL silver play, JV season wraps up      

L-S takes first in SICL silver play, JV season wraps up      
The Hawks displayed their dominance on Thursday, Oct. 11, after taking first at the South Iowa Cedar League Silver Quad tournament. Lynnville-Sully’s silver bracket first-place finish granted them fifth place overall in the conference and advanced their record to 14-12. The Hawks opened against North Mahaska, who they beat in three rounds. In the first set,...
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Certified enrollment holds strong at 502 for Lynnville-Sully School

The Lynnville-Sully Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, Oct. 15, in the high school library. Board president Tim Dunsbergen called the meeting to order with board members Jer Schnell and Gerry Van Dyke, board secretary Karla DeCook and administrators Shane Wheeler, Teri Bowlin, and Shane Ehresman present. Guests included Lisa Foster, Jill...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Oct. 18, 2018

No point in mentioning the weather. Everyone knows how wet it is. The grass in my lower yard is six to eight inches tall and still a swamp. I don’t know if it will ever dry out this year. I might have to let it freeze over and then drive across the ice to mow it. My day...
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Harriett Brand, 96

Harriett Evelyn (Stek) Brand, 96, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Oct. 10, 2018. The funeral service was held Monday, Oct. 15, in Pella at Covenant Reformed Church. Harriet was born July 30, 1922, to William and Gertie (Heslinga) Stek on a farm southeast of Lacey.  She attended Johnson No. 5 Country School, about...
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Incessant rains waterlog fields, delay harvest

Incessant rains waterlog fields, delay harvest
Waiting. Waiting is the name of the game for area farmers. Rain after soaking rain has been the talk of the town in recent weeks, and it’s not the positive kind of conversation among those living in central Iowa where fields are ripe for the picking. Following a record-breaking month of rain in September, the...
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