Monthly Archives: July 2019

Historical railroad continues to chug through small town of Searsboro

Historical railroad continues to chug through small town of Searsboro
Most towns like Searsboro with populations under 200 do not have lighted railroad crossings complete with warning gate arms. As of last fall, warning lights and gates are operational twice a day at the railroad crossing at the south entrance to town. The railroad placed the warning lights, and the City of Searsboro had no...
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David Blauw, new Sully rural mail carrier

David Blauw, new Sully rural mail carrier
David Blauw, 63, became the new Sully rural mail carrier on June 10. He has been a Pella rural carrier for the past five years. Prior to that, he was self-employed with Blauwbilt, a residential construction business he still does part-time. “I’ve even been a truck driver, too, for various places including sub-leased to Sully Transport,”...
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From the Kitchen of Lynn Dunsbergen  

From the Kitchen of Lynn Dunsbergen  
This week’s featured cook is Lynn Dunsbergen. Lynn grew up north of Sully with her parents, Eloise and the late Bob Collins, her two brothers Duane and Tim, and her sister Vicky Bell. She graduated from Lynnville-Sully High School in 1986. Lynn married Bruce Dunsbergen on Sept. 4, 1987. They have two children. Shannon is 22,...
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Hawk girls suffer first SICL loss, fall to ranked teams at MSM

Hawk girls suffer first SICL loss, fall to ranked teams at MSM
Three tough opponents last week left the Lynnville-Sully softball team in a rare position, coming up on the short end of three straight games. The Hawks experienced their first conference loss on Wednesday to Colfax-Mingo and were win-less at a tournament at Carlisle on Saturday. The team turned things around with a win over Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont...
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L-S plays ‘some really good baseball’ despite damage to record

L-S plays ‘some really good baseball’ despite damage to record
The Lynnville-Sully baseball team hit a challenging stretch of  the season last week. The Hawks dropped a couple of games to ranked teams and also fell to a pair of conference teams and one non-conference team. SOUTHEAST WARREN The second-ranked team in Class 1A was too much for the Lynnville-Sully baseball team to handle at home on Tuesday,...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers July 4, 2019

Most of my life is behind me. There are a lot of people who are glad to hear that, my neighbor especially. When I pass on, all the noisy cars and motorcycles I own will go silent, as will I. I think a lot of people like me wonder just what will be said at their funeral. I’m sure...
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Grace Beyer, 96

Grace Janet (Fopma) Beyer, 96, of Pella and formerly of Sully, died  Thursday, June 27, 2019, at Jefferson Place in Pella. A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 2, at Sully Christian Reformed Church. Memorials to the Sully Christian Reformed Church Ruth Circle or the Lynnville-Sully Community Education Foundation may be...
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