Yearly Archives: 2024

‘Farm to table’ by Julie Van Manen

‘Farm to table’ by Julie Van Manen
Our dog, Snickers, keeps a close eye on the farm. Photo credit to Conrad Schmidt. July has flown by with sweet corn sales that began on July 1. It has been a busy three weeks, and I have had lots of Grandma Julie time! One night, all four of our grandchildren had a sleepover at our...
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Children dive into the boundless love of God at Sully FRC/CRC VBS

Children dive into the boundless love of God at Sully FRC/CRC VBS
By Megan Pothoven The Sully First Reformed Church and Sully Christian Reformed Church teamed up to provide a week of Vacation Bible School last week during the evenings of July 8-11. With a “Scuba” theme, jellyfish, octopuses, turtles, and fish were the center of the décor as they “dove into friendship with God.” A total of 213...
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Veenstra shines in Iowa Shrine Bowl

Veenstra shines in Iowa Shrine Bowl
Trevor Veenstra played on the defensive line for the South team in the Iowa Shrine Bowl. He is shown with his parents, Angela and Darrell. Pella Christian 2024 graduate Trevor Veenstra, son of Darrell and Angela Veenstra, was one of 92 senior all-star football players who played in the 52nd Iowa Shrine Bowl All-Star Football game...
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Lucille Vos, 83

Lucille Joan Vos was born Oct. 3, 1940, to Everett and Harriet  (Dieleman) Vande Voort, in Newton. Lucille passed away July 16, 2024, at The Cottages in Pella. Private graveside services will be held at a later date at Woodland Cemetery, Lynnville. Lucy attended Jasper County Schools and Sully Christian School and graduated from Lynnville-Sully High...
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Irene Moes, 101

Funeral services for Irene Moes, 101, of Pella and formerly of Sully, were held at 11 a.m., Monday, July 22, 2024, at Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home, Pella. Memorials are designated for ReFrame Ministries (formerly Back to God Ministries) and Wesley Life (to be designated for Fairhaven East). Interment was in Sully Cemetery. Irene J. (DeRuiter) Moes...
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Ava Victoria

Jesse and Jennifer Nicodemus of Sully are the proud parents of a baby girl, Ava Victoria, born Thursday, July 11, 2024. She weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces and measured 21 inches long. Grandparents are Arlyn and Julie Van Maanen of Lynnville and Dale Nicodemus of Monroe. Great-grandparents are LeRoy and Ruth Van Maanen of Grinnell and Arene...
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Nelia Sue

Tim and Lydia Jansen of rural Lynnville are the parents of a baby girl, Nelia Sue, born at 7:23 p.m. on Monday, July 15, 2024. She weighed 7 pounds 7 ounces and measured 20.25 inches long. Grandparents are Rob and Kim Bandstra of Pella and Morris and Debbie Jansen of Newton. Great-grandparents are Roger and Glenda Duven...
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