My boss at the Hometown Press (Margaret the Magnificent, I like to call her), calls me names that are not nearly that pleasant.
She gives me advice that I don’t always follow. She tells me to get on one subject and stay with it.
I’m not going to do that today.
I’m going to talk about different people.
It...
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Ernie Engbers, 90
Ernie Engbers, 90, of Sun City, AZ, and formerly of Pella, died Feb. 3, 2020. Visitation with the family present was Feb. 11 at Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home in Pella. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Pella.
Ernest Glen, the son of Arie and Gertrude (Bensink) Engbers, Sr., was born Aug. 2, 1931, in Pella. July 10,...
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Blane Neal
Don and Hollie Nunnikhoven of Sully are the parents of a son, Blane Neal, born at 1:29 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. He weighed 6 pounds 13 ounces and was 20.25 inches long. His sisters are Zoey, 6, and HarLee, 3.
Grandparents are Neal and Kim Van Roekel of Montezuma and Denise Horman of Sully.
Great-grandparents...
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Lucy Carolyn
Aaron and Amber Van Wyk of Monroe are the parents of a daughter, Lucy Carolyn, born Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. She weighed 10 pounds and measured 22 inches long. Her brother is Lane Michael, 20 months.
Grandparents are Troy and Caren Knight of Monroe and Verlan and June Van Wyk of Sully.
Great grandparents are Donald and...
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Braxton Samuel
Braxton Samuel
Jake and Kelsi Bowman of Baxter are excited to announce the birth of their son, Braxton Samuel, born Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. He weighed 7 pounds 14.6 ounces and measured 20 inches long. His sister is Berkley, age 2 1/2.
Grandparents are Tim and Marsha Vanden Hoek of Lynnville and Ron and Nancy Bowman of...
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Record-breaking $32,500 raised for SCS
A face-painted Noelle Van Zante, daughter of Landon and Jana Van Zante of Sully, proudly holds the jar of gummy worms she won.
Keith and Darlene Struik browse the Food & Fun Night auction items.
Food & Fun Night attendees of all ages enjoy the meal Saturday night in the SCS gym.
Oliver Lundgren is all smiles after winning a huge container of...
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L-S ranks as ‘High-Performing’ at all levels
The Iowa Department of Education released new results of the Iowa School Performance Profiles, and Lynnville-Sully ranks at the top for the high school, middle school, and elementary levels.
Lynnville-Sully was given a “High Performing” rating at the high school, middle school, and elementary levels, a feat that required a score of 60.61-66.30. Of Iowa’s public...
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