Monthly Archives: December 2024

Experience the wonder of the season at Sully’s Christmas Celebration

Experience the wonder of the season at Sully’s Christmas Celebration
The holiday fun kicks off at 9 a.m. Saturday The Christmas season is officially underway with local celebrations gearing up to make the holidays even more memorable. Sully’s annual Christmas Celebration will help ring in the holiday cheer on Saturday, Dec. 7. A wide variety of family-friendly activities will be part of Saturday’s festive fun as...
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A Slice of Home The Last Minute by Simone Bates

A Slice of Home The Last Minute by Simone Bates
Is it poetic to wait until the last moment to write my last kitchen article? Or just a result of my distracted and busy mind? It’s not an isolated event these days, but, fittingly, it gave me just the recipe for any other last-minute bakers out there! We just returned home from a lovely afternoon with...
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Hawks get first win in home season opener

Hawks get first win in home season opener
Breah Lowry, a freshman for the Hawks, is closely guarded by a Baxter Bolt as she goes up for a layup in Lynnville-Sully’s home opener. Lowry scored 16 points in the 62-38 blowout victory. The Lynnville-Sully girls basketball team grabbed their first win of the season in front of their home crowd with a whopping 62-38...
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L-S boys edge Centerville in Black Friday basketball jamboree

The basketball season kicked off for the Lynnville-Sully High School boys varsity team with the annual Black Friday jamboree on Friday evening, Nov. 29. Five teams and their fans in addition to the Hawks showed up in Sully the day after Thanksgiving to compete for the first time in a half game. The Hawks took on...
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Honors continue to roll in for L-S XC runners

Following their memorable cross-country season, Lynnville-Sully student-athletes continue to reap the rewards of their hard work. Freshman Mandeesa Vos and sophomore Colton Alberts earned Class 1A Second-Team All State for their performances at the Nov. 2 State XC Meet. The top-15 finishers in each class earn First-Team honors while runners finishing 16th-30th earn Second-Team distinction. Both...
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Gilbert Van Maanen, 87

Gilbert Van Maanen, 87, formerly of Lynnville, passed away peacefully on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, with his family by his side. Funeral services were at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 4, at Sully First Reformed Church. Interment followed in Sully Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for Sully Ambulance, Hospice of Pella – Day of Care, and...
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Dean Van Wyk, 63

2 Timothy 4:7, “I have fought the good fight, “I have finished the race; “I have kept the faith.” Dean Van Wyk, 63, of New Sharon, went home to Jesus on Nov. 27, 2024, at his home under hospice care. Funeral services were at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 4, at Engage Church (formerly New Sharon Assembly of God Church)....
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