Monthly Archives: February 2021

Walston wraps up sophomore wrestling season at state meet

Walston wraps up sophomore wrestling season at state meet
Gentry Walston works on taking his opponent, Andrew Kimball of Don Bosco, Gilbertville, down to the mat in his third match at the state meet. G. Walston got an early takedown but lost the match, which ended his state tourney run.    Walston goes 1-2 at state wrestling The mats were rolled out and the competition was heavy...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers, Feb. 25, 2021

I’m writing this article on a morning that is eight degrees below zero. I can take a joke as well as the next guy, but I am absolutely, positively sick of it. I was throwing some trash into a metal dumpster uptown this morning because I missed the garbage truck. There were four inches of snow...
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Howard D. Huyser, 90

  Howard Dean Huyser, the son of Gerrit and Anna Marie (DeJong) Huyser, was born Nov. 29, 1930, at home on the farm near Sully. He was baptized at Sully First Reformed Church where he continued to attend throughout his lifetime. Howard lived on the family farm with his father and stepmother and helped with the farming...
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Nora Jean Shively, 75

  Nora Jean (Bowers) Sandrock Shively, 75, of Newton died Tues-day, Feb. 16, 2021, at Accura Health Care of Newton East. The family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m., Thursday, Mar. 4, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Memorials to the Alzheimer’s Association may be left at the funeral home. Nora Jean, the daughter of Dean...
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Over 260 served at FOCUS Valentine’s dinner

Over 260 served at FOCUS Valentine’s dinner
On a frigid Sunday, Feb. 14 evening, Lynnville and Sully residents were treated to a Valentine's Day fundraiser dinner for the FOCUS youth group at Lynnville Friends FCC. There were 260 meals, 160 were dine-in, 33 were delivery, and 121 were carry-out. "It definitely takes a great team and a supportive church family and community to...
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Lynnville-Sully Community School District names Matt Dunsbergen new superintendent

Lynnville-Sully Community School District names Matt Dunsbergen new superintendent
The Lynnville-Sully Community School District Board of Education is pleased to announce Matt Dunsbergen as the new district superintendent. The school board and Grundmeyer Leader Services Consultants conducted semifinalist screening interviews on Thursday, Jan. 28. Soon after the screening interviews, three finalists were named: Matt Dunsbergen, John Howard, and Dr. Ken Howard. The three finalists interviewed...
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Local educators receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Local educators receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
L-S staff members Mike Parkinson and Teri Bowlin receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, Feb. 12. The vaccines were available only for L-S school employees Lynnville-Sully Community School District staff members are among some of the first educators in Jasper County to receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccines...
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