Yearly Archives: 2021

Hawk boys start out 2021 with two conference wins

Hawk boys start out 2021 with two conference wins
Freshman Corder Noun Harder (far left) reaches for the ball, playing defense against Tri-County with juniors Mason Rodibaugh (#24) and Ryan Annee.   Starting out 2021 on a good note, the Lynnville-Sully boys earned two wins in two games last week. The Hawks defeated Belle Plaine on the road on Tuesday and Tri-County at home on Friday....
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Hawks go 0-2 at home, Mathis is 220-pound champ at NM

Hawks go 0-2 at home, Mathis is 220-pound champ at NM
The Lynnville-Sully grapplers were back on the mats for the first varsity competitions of the new year last week. The Hawks went 0-2 at their home triangular meet on Thursday and finished the week at the North Mahaska Invitational, where senior Lane Mathis earned first place. HOME TRIANGULAR The Hawks were short-handed while hosting a triangular with HLV...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers, Jan. 14, 2021

The holidays are over, not much exciting going on right now. I will have to dig into the past to find anything worth writing about and that won’t be worth reading. I’m too uneducated, lazy, and stupid to write some of this nonsense every week. But I have done a few unusual things in my life. They mostly...
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Deloris McKeag, 83

Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, Deloris McKeag, 83, of Sully passed away at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House. Memorial service was at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 9, at Sully First Reformed Church. Memorial contributions are preferred for Hope Ministries or the Hospice of Pella Comfort House. Deloris Fay Jansen was born  Dec. 19, 1937, on...
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Erma Ver Ploeg, 87

Erma Ver Ploeg, 87, passed away at her home in Sedona, AZ, on Jan. 8, 2021. Socially-distanced visitation with masks required will be 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 23, at Garden Chapel Funeral Home in Pella where a private family service will also be held. In lieu of flowers, please give to Alzheimer’s Disease...
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LaDonna Rooda, 87

After declining health, LaDonna Rooda, 87, of Newton, passed away on Jan. 9, 2021, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 15, at Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home in Pella. Masks and social distancing are required. Memorials may be given to Community Heights Alliance Church in Newton. LaDonna Belle (Bieshaar) Rooda...
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Henry Gerrit

Henry Gerrit was born Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, to Mitch and Angela Correll of Sully. He weighed 8 pounds 6 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long. He has an older sister, Dorothy, age 20 months. Grandparents are Susan Beyer and the late Loren Beyer of Sully; and Randy and Rene Correll of Callender. Great-grandmother is Artie Shirbroun...
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