Bryan and Jill Van Soelen of Holland, MI, are the parents of a son, Ellis Michael, born July 28, 2017. He weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces. His sister is Hattie, 22 months old. Grandparents are Mike and Marlene Van Soelen of Sully and Tom and Beth Hutchison of Arlington Heights, IL. Great-grandpa is Peter Van...
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Gary E. Miller, 72
Gary E. Miller, 72, of Springfield, IL, died July 28, 2017, at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. Funeral services were Wednesday, Aug. 9, at Third Reformed Church, Pella. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. A list of memorials maybe found at vandykduven.com.
Gary was born in Pittsfield, IL, to Ernest Henry and Irene Little...
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Pastor’s Pen: The Eyewitnesses
By Jerry Morningstar, Sully Community Church pastor
There is an old remembrance I have from my childhood days growing up in Lincoln, NE. My brother and I were returning home from a walk to the store. While walking along on the sidewalk, a car slammed into the rear of a parked car along the side of...
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Rocky Mountain High – a mountaintop experience for local youth
Members of the Sully First Reformed Church youth group, Faithwalkers, hopped on a bus and headed to Colorado to tap into their inner adventurer on July 20. They were heading to Rocky Mountain High, a Christian conference held every three years that has been a special tradition for Faithwalkers since the late ‘70s. This year,...
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Kool-Aid stand fun
Sophia Squires may only be 11 years old, but the young Sully resident already has some excellent business management skills. During a very warm-weather week, she set up a Kool-Aid and frozen chocolate chip cookie dough stand - great idea. Where? She set up on the north side of the Sully Central Park playground area...
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Two nights, two wins for Vander Molen on figure 8 tracks
Jordan Vander Molen had quite the weekend on the figure 8 track. The rural Sully resident won two races over the course of two nights on two separate tracks with two different cars.
At Brooklyn on Friday, July 28, J. Vander Molen drove the number 9-11 car and earned first place in the stock division. Allen...
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Lynnville United Fund grant money awarded to 11 organizations
Eleven area non-profits are each a step closer to their goals thanks to $10,000 awarded through the Lynnville United Fund on July 19. From updating emergency equipment to purchasing puppets for a children’s ministry, the grant money provides significant support for a variety of worthy causes.
A letter campaign back in April raised money for the...
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