Gysbertha Ver Meer was born Mar. 27, 1926, in Pella, daughter of A.T. and Jennie (Van Heukelom) VerMeer. She would later be known as Bertha, Berts, Mrs. Brouwer, and ended her days on earth as Bertie to many and as Gramma Great by my grandchildren and as Great Nanny by Jerry’s. I called her Mom.
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Chloe Renee
Gabe and Emily Tramm are happy to announce the birth of a daughter, Chloe Renee Tramm. She was born Nov. 11, 2018, weighed 8 pounds 11 ounces, and measured 20 inches long.
Grandparents are Danny and Kathy Tramm of Isle, MN, and Jim and Janna Goodrich of Andover, MN.
Great-grandparents are Jade and Janice Tramm of Isle,...
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Bryce Gause Memorial: Community remembers, honors late leader
The Lynnville-Sully Community Education Foundation (LSCEF) received its first memorial gift in honor of one of the founding members of the foundation. Bryce Gause, of Lynnville, passed away Sept. 20, 2018, and had designated his memorials could be made to the LSCEF. Many generous personal donations and two large business donations make the Bryce Gause...
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Sully Christmas Celebration Saturday
Catch the Christmas spirit in Sully on Saturday, Dec. 8, when the family-friendly Sully Christmas Celebration will welcome all community members for a day full of holiday cheer. Activities include cookie decorating, business open houses, Christmas tree decorating contest and lighting ceremony, and even a visit from Santa Claus.
Several Sully businesses will hold open houses...
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Christmas Celebration at Val’s Fine Dining
Santa Claus made an early stop to visit area boys and girls at Val’s Fine Dining, located within the Linden House in Lynnville, on Saturday, Dec. 1.
The weather outside may have been a bit frightful with rain and chilly temps, but inside Val’s Fine Dining everything was delightful with Christmas cheer oozing from all of...
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SERVING U.S.
In early November, Verlan Brand of rural Lynnville received a letter in the mail that had come from the Lynnville-Sully Elementary School. This was unusual for him because, now in his seventies, all of his children have long ago graduated. After opening up the envelope and reading the letter inside, Brand discovered he was a...
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From the Kitchen; Becky Rozendaal
This week’s featured cook is Becky Rozendaal. She has been married to Jeremy for six years. They have two boys. Jay is five years old and Case is two years old. They also have a black lab named Beau and countless outdoor cats with names varying from Sun Bun Tater-Tot (yes, that is one name)...
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