Yearly Archives: 2020

L-S VB falls to C-M, HLV, goes 1-1 in SICL pool play

L-S VB falls to C-M, HLV, goes 1-1 in SICL pool play
Senior Cally Gibbs keeps the ball alive at the net in Saturday’s home match against HLV. L-S fell in five.   The regular season is quickly coming to a close for the Lynnville-Sully volleyball girls. The Hawks played a couple of conference matches last week, coming up short in both, and then played in the SICL Tournament pool...
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North Mahaska’s strong finish spoils L-S homecoming

North Mahaska’s strong finish spoils L-S homecoming
Freshman CJ Nikkel (#24 on ground on right) recovers a Warhawk fumble on Friday night.   The Hawks’ homecoming game on Friday was a defensive battle for most of the night against district opponent North Mahaska. Both Lynnville-Sully and North Mahaska were scoreless in the first three quarters before the Warhawks went on a roll with three straight...
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Local drag racers share success at last ERP drag race weekend of the year

Local drag racers share success at last ERP drag race weekend of the year
Locals Abigail Brand and Brooke Baarda hold up their trophies won last weekend. Abigail competed in her first junior dragster race ever, while Baarda found success in the last junior race weekend of her racing career.   A beautiful weekend of racing greeted competitors in the last event of the year at Eddyville Raceway Park Oct. 9-11....
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers, Oct. 15, 2020

Mr. DZ is always taking shots at friends of which he really has none. A couple of my sisters and I were home over the last weekend. We all agreed that we are tired of his ramblings and insanity so we decided to shoot back. One of the things we talked about was his infatuation with cars...
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Robert D. Vos, 81

Graveside service for Robert D. Vos, 81, of Sully, was held Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, and livestream is available on Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home’s Facebook page for people to view at their convenience. Oct. 8, Bob died at Pella Regional Medical Center due to complications from the COVID-19 virus. In lieu of flowers, Robert’s family...
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Olivia Lynn

Olivia Lynn was born to Mason and Cayla Wichhart of Pella on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. She weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces and measured 19.75 inches long. Grandparents are Duane and Joni Collins of Lynnville and Jeff and Rhonda Wichhart of Pella. Great-grandparents are Verlan and Helen Brand of Grinnell, Eloise Collins of Sully, Carl Van Houweling...
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Karter William

Jacob and Kate Van Manen of Kellogg are the parents of a son, Karter William, born Sept. 28, 2020. He weighed 8 pounds 8 ounces and measured 21 inches long. His sister is Kennedy, age 2.5. Grandparents are Kevin and Julie Van Manen of Kellogg and Ronald and Barbara Sennert of Linn Grove. Great-grandparents are Virginia Bunse...
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