Most of the Aug. 10 storm is being cleaned up. The farmers took the worst of it.
I did not have much damage. My lawn chairs blew around and some small pieces on them were broken. I super glued them like I said last week. The two fingers that were stuck together are loose now....
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Local youth recovering from bicycle-garbage truck accident in Sully
Aubrey Van Wyk flashes a smile for her uncle, Lucas Smith, after returning home from the hospital following her accident.
On Tuesday, Aug. 11, at 9:29 a.m., Jasper County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to an accident in Sully involving a child on a bicycle and a garbage truck.
According to Chief Deputy Duane Rosendaal's report, Cameron Eugene Nelson,...
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Van Haaftens blessed by fundraisers in midst of cancer battle
The Van Haaften family, from left, Emmalea, Barry, Addison, Kelsie, and Everlea.
Barry Van Haaften of Sully and his family have felt an outpouring of love and support this summer as he battles leukemia a second time. Two July fundraisers, in particular, showed the Lynnville-Sully community’s deep desire to support the family financially.
The first fundraiser...
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Serving U.S., Heather Fuchs, U.S. Army Reserve
If you frequent the Sully Locker & Market, no doubt you’ll recognize Heather Fuchs (pronounced fox), one of the staff members who will help you with your meat and grocery purchases! Fuchs lives just north of Sully with her husband Josh and five children, where they’ve been since 2008. But also standing behind the counter...
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Where are they now? Featuring Neal Rozendaal, economist and author
Q: Please describe your Lynnville-Sully roots.
I grew up on a farm five miles north of Sully. I am the son of Bill and Norma Rozendaal, who now live in Grinnell. I have one older brother, Seth, who currently lives on the farm where we grew up....
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I grew up on a farm five miles north of Sully. I am the son of Bill and Norma Rozendaal, who now live in Grinnell. I have one older brother, Seth, who currently lives on the farm where we grew up....
The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers, Aug. 20, 2020
Well, everyone is trying to recover from the windstorm. Wind speeds some places were recorded at 100 mph plus. That’s even harder than I can blow on a good day!
I was very fortunate and have very little damage, just lawn furniture everywhere, and it was hard on my tomatoes.
It was a horrible storm, killing two...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers August 13, 2020
This week, so far, has not been uneventful. Monday started out like most days this summer. It was hot and dry as heck.
I went out to Dale Schnell’s cabin in the timber for coffee. We visited for a while and then the conversation turned to insulting each other as it always does.
I told him that...
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