Yearly Archives: 2025

Farm to Table by Julie Van Manen – Sweet, Sweet Summertime

Farm to Table by Julie Van Manen – Sweet, Sweet Summertime
Sweet, sweet summertime is fleeting by! In addition to the kickoff of sweet corn sales, the first week of July found me helping with a teacher workshop, The Science of Food Preservation, put on by Central Iowa Agriculture in the Classroom and Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation. The last couple of months, I have also had...
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All-District honors roll in for L-S Hawks

All-District honors roll in for L-S Hawks
The Lynnville-Sully Hawks baseball team, led by three veteran seniors and a host of talented underclassmen, set high goals for 2025 and marked them off one by one as the season progressed while climbing the Class 1A rankings. By the end of their 24-3 season, the Hawks had a District championship and state qualification to...
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L-S softball celebrates successful season

L-S softball celebrates successful season
A season of tremendous growth and laying the groundwork for future success marked the 2025 season for the Lynnville-Sully softball team. The Hawks finished the season with a 9-18 record overall, 6-10 in the SICL. Several Hawks made an impact and are among the top 10 leaders in the SICL in 2025. Recently, coaches Jordan and...
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Maston to play in All-Star game

Lynnville-Sully senior Carson Maston is one of 56 players across the state selected to play in the 2025 Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association’s All-Star Series July 31-Aug. 2. This year’s All-Star Series will be played at Ankeny and Urbandale High Schools. Maston will be a member of the Small Schools East team coached by Jake Souhrada...
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Norm Schuring, 86

Norman Glen Schuring was born Apr. 1, 1939, in Pella. He was the second of four children born to Cornie and Wilhelmina (Vanden Berg) Schuring. Norm was educated in the Pella Christian School system, graduating from Pella Christian High School with the Class of 1957. Feb. 25, 1960, he was united in marriage with Betty Ann Van...
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Glenn Vanderpol, 86

Glenn Vanderpol, 86, of Newton and formerly of Sully, passed away Sunday evening, July 27, 2025, at Newton Village Skilled Care. Visitation with the family present will be 4-6 p.m., Thursday, July 31, at Sully First Reformed Church in Sully. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Aug. 1, at Sully First Reformed Church....
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 Scarlett Rose and Sophia Grace

Ryan and Emily Van Kooten are the parents of twin girls born on July 16. Scarlett Rose weighed 4 pounds 15 ounces and was 17 inches long. Sophia Grace weighed 4 pounds 7 ounces and was 17 3/4 inches long. Their brother is Micah who is 3 1/2 years old. Grandparents are Shawn and Amy Jacobson...
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