Forrest Roorda, 94
Forrest Roorda, 94, died July 13, 2019. Visitation will be at Garden Chapel Funeral Home in Pella from noon-7 p.m. on Friday, July 19, with the family present 5-7 p.m. His memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 20, at Otley Reformed Church. Memorials have been designated for Otley Reformed...
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Ellie Marian
Dan and Kelsie Zegers of Pella are the parents of a daughter, Ellie Marian, born July 11, 2019. She weighed 7 pounds 14 ounces. Her sister is Addison, 2
Grandparents are Murray and Judy Zegers of Sully and Bill and Tami Evans of Pella. Great-grandparents are Wayne and Ileen Zegers of Grinnell, Harry and Joyce Jochems...
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Cale James
Cale James was born July 15, 2019, at 9:33 a.m. to Tyler and Kaila Harsselaar of Sully. He weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces and was 19-1/4 inches long. His brother is Abel, 21 months.
Grandparents are Calvin and Debbie Swank of Reasnor and Dwight and Kim Harsselaar of Lynnville. Great-grandparents are Darlene Swank of Gowrie, Marla...
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Sounds of Freedom ring in Sully’s Fourth of July celebration
Red, white, and blue was proudly flown, worn, and waved during the annual Fourth of July celebration in Sully on July 4. Hundreds of people gathered in the small town for a big celebration honoring our nation’s independence. Sounds of Freedom was the 2019 theme that rang loud and clear throughout the many family-friendly festivities.
Beautiful...
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Extensive sanctuary remodel underway at Sully First Reformed Church
Church services for attendees of Sully First Reformed Church look a little different as the congregation meets in The Gathering Place while extensive remodeling is done in the sanctuary.
The project is part of Phase 2 of a nearly $600,000 sanctuary remodel that was approved by a November congregational vote with 94% of the members in...
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From the Kitchen: Sheila Pleima
During the school year, Sheila Pleima spends hours in the kitchen each day. The Sully Christian School kitchen, that is. Sheila has been the head cook at SCS for one year, but brings decades of prior experience in the kitchen to the table as well.
Sheila and her husband, Stuart, have lived in Galesburg since they...
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L-S softball wins SICL title, splits at final Saturday tourney
The seventh-ranked Lynnville-Sully softball team claimed the South Iowa Cedar League Conference title with a dominating 12-3 win over HLV on Friday, July 5. The road victory solidified a solo conference title versus a shared title with Colfax-Mingo, the only SICL team the Hawks lost to this season.
L-S came out strong against HLV, putting up seven...
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