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FROM THE KITCHEN: ANNA ARKEMA

FROM THE KITCHEN: ANNA ARKEMA
This week’s featured cook is Anna Arkema. Anna grew up on a farm north of Sully and graduated from Lynnville-Sully High School.  She has been married for 14 years to Darin Arkema. Darin is the PE teacher and cross-country and track coach at Lynnville-Sully. Anna and Darin have three children. Evan is 10 years old and...
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L-S sends major boys all star team to Little League State

L-S sends major boys all star team to Little League State
For the second straight year, Lynnville-Sully qualified its major boys all star team for the Little League Iowa State Baseball Tournament. The tourney was held July 20-25 at Pleasant Hill Little League Baseball Park with L-S playing five games in a round robin format. The Hawks battled hard against the best competition from across the...
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L-S summer athletes earn conference, district honors

Lynnville-Sully softball and baseball players racked up 15 individual honors for their performances during the 2019 season, in addition to a couple of coaching honors for L-S Head Softball Coach Stacey Alberts. The Iowa Girls Coaches Association released the all-district teams lists last week. Senior Carson Fisk and junior Mallory Loftus made the 1A South Central...
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Summer Sports Salute

Summer Sports Salute
L-S SOFTBALL Lynnville-Sully’s softball season ended where only eight teams in Class 1A could finish – at the 2019 state tournament. Though the girls lost their opening game at state, they battled back in the consolation game to end the year on a high note with a victory over Le Mars Gehlen Catholic. “This was truly a...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Aug. 1, 2019

I have determined old age is not for sissies. It seems my life now is going from one doctor appointment to another, but I never get completely back to normal. That is because I am old, and the body and brain are worn out. I think I mentioned before that I had my cataracts hacked off. I...
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John L. Rupp, 90

John L. Rupp, 90, of Montezuma died Saturday, July 6, 2019, at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in the Burn Treatment Center. Memorial services were held at 5 p.m. on July 12 at First Presbyterian Evangelical Church in Montezuma. A private burial was held in the Pleasant Township Cemetery in Ewart. In lieu...
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Jennie Terlouw, 90

Jennie Terlouw, 90, of Grinnell (Seeland Park) and formerly of rural Sully, died July 25, 2019, at the Comfort House in Pella under the care of Hospice of Pella. A graveside service and burial was held Tuesday, July 30, at Sully Cemetery with Pastor Jamie Bogaard of Lynnville Friends Church officiating. Memorial contributions may be...
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