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FROM THE KITCHEN – JENN VAN GORP

This week’s featured cook is Jennifer Van Gorp. Jenn graduated from Newton Senior High School  and DMACC in Ankeny. She is married to Darrell Van Gorp, and in March, they will celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary. The Van Gorps live on a farm just south of Killduff where they have lived since they got married. They...
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Hawk girls soar past Tigerhawks, Warriors

The Lynnville-Sully girls improved to 13-5 with a pair of victories last week. The Hawks were on the road to Colfax-Mingo on Jan. 23 and came away with the 59-34 victory. L-S got off to a 20-7 lead in the first quarter. They continued to put up points and went into the second half up 40-12....
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L-S boys pull off the ‘W’ over C-M, dominate HLV

The Lynnville-Sully boys maintained their perfect 14-0 conference record with a couple of wins last week. The week started on the road at  Colfax-Mingo where the Hawks earned a hard-fought 65-57 victory. L-S came out and scored a quick 21 points in the  first quarter and held C-M to just 10. However, the Tigerhawks fought back...
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L-S grapplers place sixth in SICL, Zylstra takes first

The L-S wrestlers traveled to Montezuma for the annual SICL Conference on Saturday, Jan. 27. With only five wrestlers on the Hawks’ lineup, they managed to send three of the five to the finals and crowned one champion. The Hawks ended up placing sixth out of 10 teams. The Hawks were without senior Carson Dunsbergen, who...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Feb. 1, 2018

I’ve been spending a lot of time in my house and garage during the cold weather. I’m afraid I’ve turned into a bit of a weenie! That just gave me a chance to think back about how things were when I was a kid and some things later, too. My parents managed to buy one of the first...
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Trudy Wehrle, 92

Trudy Wehrle, 92, of Lynnville, went to be with the Lord Thursday evening, Jan. 25, 2018, at the Mayflower Care Center in Grinnell. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 29, at Taintor Community Church with Pastor David Pinkerton officiating. Burial was held in the Sully Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may...
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