Joel Veenstra, 56, died June 6, 2026. Private family grave-side service will be at Stewart Cemetery, Taintor, on June 11.
Joel Robert Veenstra was born Oct. 10, 1969, to Jerry and Rita Veenstra in Oskaloosa.
Joel attended Peoria Christian School, was a 1988 graduate of Pella Christian High School, and also attended Cornell College and Central College.
July...
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Race for Ace raises over $29,000 for Serenity Haven
Jamie and Robin Hackert, organizers of Race for Ace, hold the giant check for Serenity Haven, the mission and motivation for Race for Ace. After mail-in donations were totaled, it was determined this year’s event raised over $29,000 for the cause.
It was a bit of a drizzly early morning on Saturday, May 30, but that...
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Lynnville-Sully’s Jochems is PEI’s Associate of the Year
Above, Lynnville-Sully associate Emily Jochems holds a certificate and $500 check from Terry Gladfelter, executive director of Professional Educators of Iowa. Jochems was named PEI’s Associate of the Year as the grand finale to Thursday’s assembly. Jochems’ parents, Carol and Gary Jochems, and her nephew Gerrit Nunnikhoven surprised Emily with their presence at the award...
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175 pounds of pork donated to Lynnville’s Heart to Heart Food Pantry
Doug Gruver, IPPA Vice President of Resources is shown with Tom and Theresa Anderson of Heart to Heart Food Pantry with the pork donation.
Iowa Pork Producers are making a meaningful impact in communities delivering more than 100,000 servings of protein to pantries across the state through the Pork in the Pantry Program. Last week, 175...
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Fikse’s Fixings by Chad Fikse – Love at first bite
The decadent desserts at La Rose Marie Bakery in Sully have hold of my heart and tastebuds, especially the simply named sweet treat, “chocolate pastry.”
Disneyland may claim to be the happiest place on earth, but when I enter a bakery and marvel at the array of sweet treats displayed in the cases, I am pretty...
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Three wins highlight L-S baseball’s opening week
Lynnville-Sully junior Trace Carlson launches a single against North Mahaska in the Hawks’ 10-3 win over the Warhawks in the second game of the season on Wednesday, May 27. Carlson led the Hawks the night before in the season opener with two of the team’s four hits. photos by taylor photography
The Lynnville-Sully Hawks are back on...
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L-S softball scores 34 runs in first three SICL games
Ava Brummel’s teammates wait for her to step on homeplate following her second homerun of the game against Montezuma in the Hawks’ season opener. The junior hit three dingers in two games.
A young team with a talented roster is already proving they have the ability to score and make plays. For the Lynnville-Sully High School...
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