Yearly Archives: 2018

Hawk netters beat Baxter in five sets before week-long break

Hawk netters beat Baxter in five sets before week-long break
  The Lynnville-Sully volleyball team advanced its record after taking on the Baxter Bolts on Tuesday, Aug. 28. The Hawks went back and forth between sets but grinded it out to take the win, 3-2. In the first set, the Hawks had a strong attacking offense and some saves on defense to earn them the 25-20 win....
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L-S runners off to strong season start at W’burg meet

L-S runners off to strong season start at W’burg meet
  A strong performance from the Lynnville-Sully cross-country team got their season up and running on Thursday, Aug. 30, in their first meet of the season. The race at Williamsburg was postponed from Tuesday due to heat and humidity — a decision that was referred to as a “blessing” by head coach Darin Arkema. “I think everyone...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Sept. 6, 2018

I’ve been sitting around in this wet weather with nothing to do because it is so darn wet outside. I don’t know, 11 or 12 inches in the last few days. I looked out yesterday and a gusher was coming down through a small pasture above my house. A good portion of my grass was under...
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Mary Lou Beyer, 84

Mary Lou Beyer was born May 25, 1934, to A.W. and Thelma (Mitchell) Garrett in Oskaloosa. She passed away at The Comfort House in Pella on Aug. 28, 2018. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 1, at Lynnville Friends Church. Interment was in Woodland Cemetery, Lynnville. Memorials may be given to...
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Ralph J. Van Wyk, 87

Ralph John Van Wyk was born Dec. 3, 1930, to William Gysbert and Johanna (De Jong) Van Wyk, on the family farm south-east of Sully. He passed away Aug. 29, 2018, at The Comfort House in Pella. Funeral services were held Sept. 4 at Sully First Reformed Church. Interment was in Sully Cemetery. Memorials may...
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Cornelia Vos, 87

Cornelia Vos, 87, of Sully, passed away at Pella on Sept. 2, 2018. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 6, at Sully Christian Reformed Church. Memorials have been designated for Sully Christian School and Hospice of Pella. Cornelia (Rolffs) Vos was born May 10, 1931, south of Sully to Dick and Minnie...
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Levi Doyle

Kendall and Mallorie Arkema of Newton are the parents of a son, Levi Doyle, born Aug. 25, 2018. He weighed 8 pounds and measured 21 inches long. His brother is Micah, age 2. Grandparents are Mike and Denise Arkema of Sully and Geri Doyle and Paul Sandholm of Newton. Great-grandmother is Marjorie Doyle of Tama....
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