Monthly Archives: February 2023

Joel Vander Molen: 38 years of life as a quadriplegic

Joel Vander Molen: 38 years of life as a quadriplegic
Vander Molen preaches in Georgetown, IN, for a friend on Oct. 7, 2018.    By Margaret Vander Weerdt Thirty-eight years ago, on Feb. 20, the life of Joel Vander Molen (now age 41 and living in Pella) and his family changed forever. (His mom Julie grew up in Sully as one of five children of Henrietta Laverman now...
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Church youth groups unite to donate nearly 2,000 pounds of food to local food pantry

Church youth groups unite to donate nearly 2,000 pounds of food to local food pantry
 High school youth group members from Sully Christian Reformed Church, Sully First Reformed Church, and Sully Community Church gathered at Sully Christian School on Wednesday, Feb. 15, to organize 1,720 pounds of donated food collected for a local food pantry.   The high school youth groups of Sully Christian Reformed Church, Sully First Reformed Church, and Sully...
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‘Farm to Table’ by Julie Van Manen

‘Farm to Table’ by Julie Van Manen
  [caption id="attachment_7076636" align="alignleft" width="360"] Karter, our grandson, was a big helper on transport day for cattle leaving the farm and calves arriving. He is shown with his dad, Jacob, in front of the semi on what turned out to thankfully be a warm winter day so he could assist and...
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L-S School Board awards $950,770 parking lot project to TK Concrete of Pella

Lynnville-Sully School Board of Directors held its regular meeting in the Lynnville-Sully High School Library on Monday, Feb. 20, at 6:30 p.m. A public hearing was held seeking public input on the high school parking lot project. No one spoke and the public hearing adjourned. Later in the meeting, the highlight included approval of Pella...
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Hawks defeat Hillcrest Academy, one game closer to state tournament

Hawks defeat Hillcrest Academy, one game closer to state tournament
Mitchell Miller prepares to crash the boards hard on a Hawk free throw. L-S went 8-13 from the charity stripe in the fourth quarter.  The Lynnville-Sully Hawks hosted Hillcrest Academy in the Class 1A District 6 second round on Friday, Feb. 17, a day later than anticipated, due to a winter storm the day prior. The...
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Second-half struggles doom Hawk girls basketball

Second-half struggles doom Hawk girls basketball
Lynnville-Sully’s girls basketball team wasted no time making a statement in the second round of Class 1A Region 8 against Seymour on Monday, Feb. 13. In what was likely the Hawks’ last game on their home court this season, L-S was clicking right from tip-off in the 69-26 victory. Hawks junior Majesta Vos controlled the tip,...
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Walston goes 1-2 at state wrestling, ends career with 127 wins

Walston goes 1-2 at state wrestling, ends career with 127 wins
  Senior Gentry Walston finished his high school wrestling career at the highest level, competing against some of the best wrestlers across the state at the Iowa High School State Wrestling Championships. This year marked the second time in Walston’s high school career he has advanced to the state meet, the first being his sophomore year. Walston’s second...
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