Monthly Archives: April 2025

Happy Easter. He is risen. By Megan Pothoven

Happy Easter. He is risen. By Megan Pothoven
Did everyone get their potatoes and onions in their gardens before Good Friday? We did! Everything that can be planted in early spring is in the ground. Usually I wait until after Mother’s Day to plant my tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, broccoli, and cauliflower. I am going to give a shot at growing cabbage this year....
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L-S golfers continue to improve, record personal bests

L-S golfers continue to improve, record personal bests
Blake Maston putts on hole eight at the Diamond Trail Golf Course on Monday, Apr. 21, the first of two back-to-back meets at the DTGC. B. Maston finished with a 55. Teammate Carson Maston and Sigourney’s top two golfers, including one ranked in the top five in Class 1A, are shown in the background. The Lynnville-Sully...
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PC Sports Shorts

PC Sports Shorts
Pella Christian’s girls tennis team is off to a fabulous start this season. They are currently undefeated, 6-0, after beating Knoxville on Monday, Apr. 21. Renae Van Wyk, fifth from the left, is a member of the undefeated team as is Allison Pleima, fourth from the right.

Golf

The PC boys golf team continues to...
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Virginia Bunse, 90

Virginia Lee Bunse, 90, of Newton died Wednesday, Apr. 16, 2025, at Newton Village. A funeral service was held at 1 p.m., Monday, Apr. 21, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory, Newton. Memorials to Jasper County 4-H or Newton Village may be left at the funeral home. Virginia was born Dec. 10, 1934, to Earl...
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Daddy-daughter duos make memories at Spring Fling

Daddy-daughter duos make memories at Spring Fling
Hazel Jansen and Hailey Huyser jump with joy at the LSCEF Daddy-Daughter Dance held Saturday, Apr. 12. Saturday was a treasured time of pampering, memory making, and dancing the night away for 110 local girls in grades K-5 who attended the annual Daddy-Daughter Dance hosted by the Lynnville-Sully Community Education Foundation on Apr. 12. This year’s event...
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Kids’ Market encourages young entrepreneurs

Kids’ Market encourages young entrepreneurs
Eowyn Van Der Molen entertains a customer at her crocheted creations booth at Saturday’s Kids Market.   Excitement and nerves intertwined as young entrepreneurs marketed services and pitched products at a first-of-its-kind Young Steward Guild Kids’ Market inside the Sully Community Church gym on Saturday, Apr. 12. Organizers estimate between 250-300 community members and potential clients browsed,...
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