Monthly Archives: March 2022

School lunch inspiration

School lunch inspiration
By Megan Pothoven For some students, school cafeteria lunches may not bring back fond memories. But for others, those school lunches make up some of their fondest memories when it comes to excellent food. I attended school at North Mahaska, and I remember having Kickapoo Krunch Bars. These bars were the highlight of school lunches. They...
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Four Hawk starters earn SICL All-Conference recognition

Four Hawk starters earn SICL All-Conference recognition
Four Lynnville-Sully starters for the boys basketball team were recently named  to the SICL All-Conference squads in recognition of their efforts during conference play in the 2021-22 season. Junior Conner Maston led the way for the Hawks as a first-team all-conference selection. Sophomore Corder Noun Harder earned second-team all-conference honors. Honorable mention went to seniors Ryan...
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Former basketball players who bleed blue and gold back at L-S

Former basketball players who bleed blue and gold back at L-S
Thirty-two former basketball players returned to the Lynnville-Sully gym on Saturday, Mar. 5, to compete in the L-S Men’s Community Basketball Games. The players were united in their love of basketball and desire to support Lynnville-Sully’s high school basketball program through the annual fundraiser. Players ranged in age from a 1993 grad to three alum from...
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Norma Nunnikhoven, 84

  Norma Nunnikhoven, 84, passed away on Mar. 6, 2022, at The Cottages in Pella. Funeral service will be Thursday, Mar. 10, at 1:30 p.m. at Trinity Reformed Church, Pella. Memorials have been designated for Wesley Life Hospice, Pella. Norma Jean Nunnikhoven was born Jan. 23, 1938, to Dick and Alice (VerMeer) Langstraat. June 20, 1957, she...
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Dale Jansen, 90

Dale Jansen, 90, passed away Mar. 6, 2022. Visitation with the family will be Sunday, Mar. 13, 2-5 p.m. at Garden Chapel Funeral Home in Pella. Funeral services will be Monday, Mar. 14, at 10 a.m. at Second Reformed Church, Pella, followed by interment in Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. The funeral service will be livestreamed on...
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Dorothy Van Der Kamp, 97

Dorothy Van Der Kamp, 97 A Celebration of Dorothy Van Der Kamp’s Life will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Apr. 8, at The Gathering Place of Sully First Reformed Church conducted by the Rev. Dr.  Daniel Jordan, chaplain at Newton Village in Newton. The family will greet friends from 10 a.m. on Apr. 8 until...
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Pella Christian boys basketball is statebound

Pella Christian boys basketball is statebound
PC players with local connections are EJ Fransman (#22, grandson of Wes Van Wyk), Tysen DeVries (#20, grandson of Ed and Judy Van Kooten), and Lincoln Vander Molen  (#25, grandson of Vernon and Bonnie Vander Weerdt). Head coach JD Boer (back row, far right behind #20) is a grandson of Howard and Marilyn Vander Griend of Sully. The...
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