Monthly Archives: June 2019

Family fun planned for annual Lynnville Day celebration on Saturday, June 15

Downtown Lynnville will be the place to be this Saturday, June 15, for the town’s annual Lynnville Day celebration. A variety of fun events for the whole family are planned starting at 7 a.m.

                A 120-mile Lynnville Rocks and Rolling Bicycle Ride will kick off the events. Two routes of approximately 60 miles or...

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L-S snaps hard losing streak with 16-1 win over Tri-County

After more than a week without a win, the Lynnville-Sully baseball team enjoyed a dominating 16-1 win over Tri-County on Monday night, June 3. Prior to that, the Hawks had found themselves on a seven-game losing streak.

                “This past week was a big week of games with six varsity games in total,” said...

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Short meeting for Lynnville City Council

                The Lynnville City Council met Monday, June 10, at 5:30 p.m. in Lynnville City Hall. Mayor Roy James called the meeting to order with councilmembers Bev Van Maanen, Kevin Arment, Terry Fraker, Mark Newberg, and Hugh Carney present. City clerk Bev Arthur and guest Faye Brand were also in attendance. There were no amendments to the...

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Sully City Council has 17-item meeting

                Sully City Council met in regular session for a 17-item agenda at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 10, at Sully Community Center. Council-members present were Jeff Brummel, Brad Rozendaal, Teryl Ver Ploeg, Gordon Yarrington, mayor Brent Vander Molen, city clerk Barbra Maasdam, and public works director Jeremy Behun. Councilmember Wes Van Wyk was absent. Guests present were...

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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers June 13, 2019

                Driving down our highways has become quite exciting. I try to stay close to the speed limit most of the time.

                But if you drive the speed limit on the two-lane roads, you will be holding up traffic in a hurry. I can take off with no approaching traffic. In about...

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Johnny De Vries, 60

                John De Vries, 60, of Pella, passed away Monday, June 3, 2019. Graveside services were held Saturday, June 8, at Hewitt Cemetery near Gales-burg in Jasper County.

                The journey of life for John De Vries began on Aug. 19, 1958, in Des Moines. His parents, Jacob and Berniece (Boersma) De Vries, had...

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Gorman Rozendaal, 88

                Gorman Rozendaal, 88, passed away June 2, 2019, at his home in Sully.  Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, June 7, at Lynnville Friends Church. Memorials have been designated for Newton Cowboy Church, Lynnville Friends Church, or Hospice of Pella.

                Gorman “Pete” Duane Rozendaal was born Feb. 3, 1931, to...

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