Yearly Archives: 2019

Sully Ballpark rejuvenation begins to fix outdated, little-used facility

One of the main projects of the Sully Hometown Pride Committee is rejuvenation of Sully Ballpark in a six-acre area in the southeast corner of town. The committee has posted tentative conceptual plans on posters this summer at Sully Ballpark and central park in Sully, which have created community interest. The project came about following...
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L-S grad publishes first children’s book

When Jessica Drafahl thinks about her childhood memories growing up in Sully, reading and writing are always at the forefront. Readers of this paper may recall seeing Drafahl’s name in print often in the “Hometown Press” just a few short years ago. Drafahl was an influential member of the Lynnville-Sully High School news-paper class, and...
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Quilting for Awareness

What started as a friendly contest among United States Postal Service employees gave Daminika Vander Weerdt of Lynnville a reason to use her favorite hobby of quilting for a good cause. Vander Weerdt works at the New Sharon Post Office, and for the month of October, they are celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness with decorations around...
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From the Kitchen: Jess Vander Molen

Jess Vander Molen of Sully vividly remembers a cooking disaster that nearly sent her house up in flames. While she would have been in good hands considering her husband Josh is an EMT and volunteer member of the Sully Fire and Ambulance Department, it is a memory that has kept her from ever heating oil on...
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Former L-S teacher/coach inducted into Nat’l Wrestling HOF

Almost a week after being officially inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, David Stoika was still trying to fully process the honor. The retired McMinn County wrestling coach didn’t go so far as to call the late August ceremony at Stones River Country Club in Murfreesboro, TN, a “surreal” experience, but he knew it...
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MONTEZUMA The L-S varsity volleyball team hosted an SICL game against Montezuma on Tuesday, Oct. 1. The Hawks lost 1-3 in four close sets in their first conference loss of the season. This was also the first match the Hawks played without senior setter Janelle Rozendaal, who suffered a season-ending injury the night before at Colfax. “It...
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Hawks suffer district loss to CD, get a week off

The Lynnville-Sully football team was put to the test against another district team this past Friday, Oct. 4. The Hawks struggled to put a stop to the Central Decatur offense, which put them down big in the first half. The L-S boys put themselves on the board later in the game, but it wasn’t enough,...
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