Yearly Archives: 2020

Dunsbergen earns third in District 4, denied trip to state

Dunsbergen earns third in District 4, denied trip to state
L-S 152-pound freshman Reese Dunsbergen controls junior Hunter Stevens of Colfax-Mingo at the District 4 tournament on Saturday. Dunsbergen finished third with a 1-2 record.                 Despite being the youngest wrestler in his bracket at districts on Saturday, Reese Dunsbergen represented Lynnville-Sully well at 152 pounds. The freshman finished the day in third, going 1-2, as the...
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L-S School Board hires fifth-grade teacher, ag teacher/FFA advisor

The Lynnville-Sully Board of Education held a public hearing on Monday, Feb. 17, at 6:30 p.m. in the high school library. President Tammy Vos called the meeting to order. By Iowa law, the proposed 2020-21 innovative calendar was discussed. There was no public input. The motion to utilize the 1,080 calendar hours was made and...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Feb. 20, 2020

I spent decades looking through a windshield and thought of myself as a pretty good driver. Maybe I wasn’t as good a driver as I thought. Now that I’m a geezer, I’m a terrible driver. I don’t hardly dare to ride with myself. Last weekend, I went to Grinnell early in the morning for breakfast with a...
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Liz Van Hemert, 91

Funeral services for Elizabeth Van Hemert, 91, of Pella and formerly of Sully, were held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, at Sully First Reformed Church following burial at 8:30 a.m. in Sully Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for Sully First Reformed Church building projects. Elizabeth Wilhelmina Van Hemert was born Feb. 8, 1929, to...
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Claire Butin, 99

Claire Edwin Butin, 99, of Monroe, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, at Mercy One – Newton. Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 17, at 11 a.m. at the Monroe United Methodist Church.  Burial was in Hewitt Cemetery. If so desired, memorials will be gifted to the PCM (Prairie City-Monroe) Science Departments. The son of Jesse...
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Leona M. De Vries, 87

Leona M. (Langstraat) De Vries, 87, of Peoria, passed away Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at Jefferson Place in Pella.   Funeral service was at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, at Peoria Christian Reformed Church. Interment followed in the Peoria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested for the Peoria Christian School Foundation. Leona Mae (Langstraat) De Vries was born...
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Merlin Terlouw, 72

Merlin Dean Terlouw, 72, of Reasnor, passed away Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, at Park Centre in Newton. A celebration of Merlin's life will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory, Newton. The family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, at the funeral...
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