The Sully City Council met in regular session at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 9, at the Sully Community Center. Present were mayor Brent Vander Molen; city clerk Barbra Maasdam; councilmembers Chad Fikse, Brad Rozendaal, Diane Vos, and Jeff Brummel; and guests Beth Steenhoek, Teryl Ver Ploeg, and Margaret Vander Weerdt. Councilmember Darin Morvant was...
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New Lynnville business approved for peddler’s permit
The Lynnville City Council met in regular session on Monday, May 9, at 5:30 p.m. Guests included Dale Flander, Faye Brand, Jeff Arment, Blase, Bryce, and Matt Byrd.
Lynnville resident and new business owner Jeff Arment inquired about a peddler's permit for his business Smokin' J's. The $100 fee would allow him to sell on public...
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Pastor’s Pen – 5/12/16
The Breath of Life
Recently, my children and grandchildren came to Sully to celebrate Easter. Our house was jam packed with pillows and shoes, food (lots of food), and a dog thrown in for good measure. It also happened to be my granddaughter Jenae’s birthday on Easter.
Going back to my office desk following that filled weekend,...
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Blake Veenstra is double winner at JH state track
Eighth-grader Blake Veenstra came home from the Junior High State Track Meet in Ames on Saturday with the best results possible – two first-place finishes in the eighth-grade small school division. The son of Darrell and Angela Veenstra had a throw of 42’8” in the shot put to earn the gold, as well as a...
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Thank you for all you do, L-S staff members
May 2-6 marked Teacher Appreciation Week, and Lynnville-Sully administrators Shane Ehresman, superintendent; Teri Bowlin, preK-8 principal; and Shane Wheeler, dean of students, acknowledged all staff members who make an impact in Lynnville-Sully students’ lives.
Kicking off the week of appreciative gestures on Monday, May 2, administrators provided donuts and juice for all staff members. Tuesday afternoon,...
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L-S girl golfers pick up first win
A challenging course and windy conditions didn’t make it easy, but the Lynnville-Sully girls picked up their first win over another opponent this season in a dual at Colfax-Mingo last Tuesday, May 3. The Hawks tallied 263 strokes to C-M’s 276.
On top of that, L-S freshman Tessa Van Maanen was meet runner-up medalist, shooting a...
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Hawk girls relinquish SICL title to Belle Plaine
Looking to repeat as conference champions, the Lynnville-Sully girls left it all on the track at the SICL Meet at BGM on Tuesday, May 3. Unfortunately, the Belle Plaine girls did the same and ended the night as conference champs with 122 points, ahead of second-place L-S with 96 points.
Despite coming short of their goal,...
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