Monthly Archives: March 2021

Sixth Annual Daddy-Daughter Dance draws a record crowd

  [caption id="attachment_6926146" align="alignright" width="276"] Kindergartner Quinn Kramer jumps with joy and excitement with her dad, Steve, as a favorite song starts playing at the daddy-daughter dance.[/caption] Nearly 100 girls and their dads or male chaperones – a record number – donned their finest for the Lynnville-Sully Community Education Foundation’s Sixth...
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Construction underway at L-S

Work is part of $4.5 million bond issue passed last year  Earth Works, Inc. made quick work of the demolition of Lynnville-Sully’s Learning Center on Mar. 25. EWI was subcontracted by Graphite Construction to tear down the building and complete site work. Site clean-up is done by an Earth Works, Inc. employee on Monday night, Mar. 29....
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Easter egg hunt in Lynnville Saturday, Apr. 3

After a year's absence, the Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt at Old Settlers Park in Lynnville is back! Heart of Worship, with local business and community support, is again hosting the event on Saturday, Apr. 3. Last year’s egg hunt was canceled due to COVID and organizers responded with a drive-through event in June. In an attempt...
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A Slice of Home by Simone Bates

Hop to it!

     One of the first experiences I had when I moved to the United States was delivering meals through the Meals on Wheels program in Montezuma. In hindsight, it was a little crazy to pick a driving activity in one of the worst winters I’ve ever seen, on unfamiliar roads, and...
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Hawks commit to 2021 football season on Signing Day

Hoka Hey! That’s the Lynnville-Sully Hawks’ new battle cry and mindset as they prepare for the 2021 football season. Head coach Mike Parkinson introduced Hoka Hey to incoming freshmen, returning players, and parents at Signing Day 2021 on Tuesday, Mar. 23. The special event was an important step in preparing for next fall’s football season. Players...
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Brad Crews, 67

  Bradley Arl Crews, 67, husband of Melissa Mader, of Holiday, FL, passed away peacefully on Friday, Mar. 19, 2021, surrounded by family, after a short battle with cancer. Brad was born July 5, 1953, in Centerville, son of Arl and Louise (Gause) Crews. He graduated from Lynnville-Sully High School in 1971 and attended George Fox College...
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Irene Blom, 92

On Saturday, Mar. 13, 2021, Irene Blom, 92, of Pella, received her eternal reward while being cared for at The Cottages in Pella. Funeral service was at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Mar. 17, at Covenant Reformed Church in Pella. For those desiring, memorial contributions may be designated for Pella Christian Grade School, the Back to...
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