Monthly Archives: September 2025

L-S wins four-set thriller over the English Valleys Bears

L-S wins four-set thriller over the English Valleys Bears
The Hawks celebrate a hard-fought win over English Valleys in four sets on Monday: From left to right, head coach Heather James (back to camera), Jaelynn Vander Wilt, Brilynn Tice (6), Olivia Beyer (5), Tatum Huyser (4), Brooke Harthoorn (24), and Kate Harthoorn (11). Last week was a slower one for the Lynnville-Sully volleyball team who kicked...
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Wink Zylstra, 90

Wendall Lee Zylstra, better known as Wink, was born on Mar. 26, 1935, in a farmhouse near Lynnville. He was the fifth of seven children born to Paul and Gertie (Vanden Hoek) Zylstra. Wink attended a country school and graduated from Pella Christian High School. He was drafted into the United States Army in March...
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Dawson Lee

Connor and Morgan Fraker of Sully are the parents of a baby boy, Dawson Lee Fraker. He was born on Aug. 19, 2025 and weighed 3lb 15.1oz. Grandparents are Jeff and Shelley Vander Molen of Sully and Terry and Cathy Fraker of Lynnville. Great-grandparents are Marty and Betty Vander Molen of Sully and David and Algonda Criswell...
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SCS Hostess Supper raises $21,000

SCS Hostess Supper raises $21,000
John Kramer serves as host of “Are You Smarter Than an SCS Student?” featuring SCS junior high students as contestants at Saturday’s Hostess Supper, which raised $21,000 for SCS. Sully Christian School held its annual Hostess Supper fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 13, welcoming nearly 150 guests for an evening of food, fellowship, and fun. This year’s Hostess...
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Maasdam Sorghum Mill celebrates 100 years with open house Saturday

Maasdam Sorghum Mill celebrates 100 years with open house Saturday
The community is invited to help Maasdam Sorghum Mill celebrate their 100th anniversary of making sweet sorghum. An open house is planned for Saturday, Sept. 20, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Sorghum Mill located at 6495 East 132nd Street South, Lynnville. Guests will learn more about the history of the multi-generational Maasdam Sorghum Mill...
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Classics cruise into Sully

Classics cruise into Sully
Above at left, vehicles of all makes and models from various decades line all four sides of the Sully square for the 2nd Annual Fire Department Smoke Eater Car Show on Saturday, Sept. 13. Above at right, Doyle Ver Ploeg and his 1967 Plymouth GTX won the 2025 Popular Vote on Saturday. Cars and pickups of...
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Thelma & Bonnie’s “Have a seat at my table” by Cathryn Dunsbergen

Thelma & Bonnie’s “Have a seat at my table” by Cathryn Dunsbergen
Growing up, schedules in the fall got hectic. Being one of four children, my family was constantly on the go with games and extra-curricular events, and time together was normally in the car or late at night. Those late nights were some of my favorites though. They were normally accompanied by a piece of toast and...
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