Monthly Archives: December 2020

Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen ™

Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen ™
Every year, the Lynnville, Searsboro, and Sully Fire Departments sponsor fire prevention poster contests for Lynnville-Sully and Sully Christian School third, fourth, and fifth graders. The students are challenged to design an eye-catching poster that relays the annual Fire Prevention Week campaign. This year’s campaign, “Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen,” works to educate...
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A Slice of Home, by Simone Bates  – Christmas Classics

A Slice of Home, by Simone Bates  – Christmas Classics

Christmas Classics

  At left, my brother Marcus and I were in charge of decorating our tree. At right, the Aussies enjoyed their first Iowa Christmas together in 2018. It never ceases to amaze me a holiday so widely observed can manifest itself in such unique ways. It is somehow a universally-shared experience, while also being...
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Community feedback sought via online survey on L-S superintendent search

The Lynnville-Sully School Board of Directors held a work session on Monday, Nov. 30, at 6:30 p.m. L-S School Board President Tammy Vos called the meeting to order with board members Gerry Van Dyke, Jer Schnell, and Amanda Jones present, and Dave Foster joined via speakerphone. Board Secretary Karla De Cook, preK-8 principal Teri Bowlin,...
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Hawks prevail over Pleasantville in physical game

Hawks prevail over Pleasantville in physical game
The stands look quite a bit different with the COVID-19 guidelines restricting the number of fans per game to two per athlete.   By Elizabeth Squires, L-S Journalism Student In their second game of the season, the Lynnville-Sully girls defeated Pleasantville, 49-40, in an exciting home opener on Monday, Nov. 23. [caption id="attachment_6679441" align="alignright" width="231"] Read more

PC Sports Shorts

PC Sports Shorts
GIRLS BASKETBALL The Pella Christian girls basketball team took down Class 1A’s No. 8-ranked Montezuma in their first game of the season on Tuesday, Nov. 24. The upset ended with a score of 63-53. The Eagles were led by a trio of double-digit scorers: Senior Allison Van Gorp with 23, junior Emma Witzenberg with 19, and sophomore Joslyn...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers, Dec. 3, 2020

I am a klutz. I have no memory and lose things at an unbelievable pace. I own my sixth or seventh cell phone. I either lost them or drove over them with my pickup. At one time or another, I have lost every tool in my little shop. I go up to the NAPA Store and buy a...
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Henry Veldhuizen, 96

Henry Veldhuizen, 96, of Pella, died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. Graveside service was held Saturday, Nov. 28, at 2 p.m. at Sully Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for Sully First Reformed Church and Lynnville-Sully FFA. Henry John Veldhuizen, the first of four children born to Jacob H. and Marie (Van Zee) Veldhuizen, entered this world on...
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