Monthly Archives: July 2019

Pay It Forward: Over 1,000 people benefit from clothing giveaway

In its sixth year of blessing others, the Pay It Forward free clothing drive drew more than 1,000 people to Lynnville on Friday and Saturday, July 26-27. The annual event is an outreach of Heart of Worship church on the outskirts of Lynnville, but it wouldn’t be possible without the generous donations from so many...
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Cheers to 10 years of Van Wijk Wine

In celebration of 10 years of Van Wijk Wine, the public is invited to a free event at Van Wijk Winery in Sully. An anniversary celebration is being planned for Saturday, Aug. 24, from 3-10 p.m. at the winery at 802 4th Street. When Rebecca and Roger Van Wyk were learning to be winemakers, and anticipated...
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Pursuing Victory With Honor: L-S football honored with Iowa Character Award

The Lynnville-Sully football program has a long history of success on the field. But it’s the success of its athletes off the field that earned the program attention last week as the recipient of the Jim Hallihan Pursuing Victory with Honor Award. The award is given annually by Drake University’s Robert D. and Billie Ray Center...
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Register for school for next week

Area youth are in the final weeks of summer break, with the start of school just around the corner. In preparation for the 2019-20 school year, area schools have set their registration dates. At Sully Christian School, registration will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 5, in the school gym. Parents are asked to...
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Serving US: Vietnam War veteran revisits battlefields

More than 50 years have passed since Conrad “Connie’’ Van Maaren served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. Though so much has changed both in his life and in the country of Vietnam, throughout all these years, Van Maaren said he “always had an inkling to go back.” Last fall, Van Maaren asked his two sons...
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We Love Pets

Pet owner’s name: Lynnette Dunsbergen and family of Sully. What is your pet's name and how did you come up with that name? Dakoda Lee - Koda, son Shannon named him. What type of animal and breed is your pet? Giant Alaskan Malamute dog. When and how did you acquire your pet? Koda was Shannon's dog, and when...
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FROM THE KITCHEN: ANNA ARKEMA

This week’s featured cook is Anna Arkema. Anna grew up on a farm north of Sully and graduated from Lynnville-Sully High School.  She has been married for 14 years to Darin Arkema. Darin is the PE teacher and cross-country and track coach at Lynnville-Sully. Anna and Darin have three children. Evan is 10 years old and...
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