“Whose idea was it to buy a meat market?” is a common joke among Lucas and Christy Van Wyk and Jayme and Nicki Veenstra, new co-owners of Ulrich Meat Market in Pella. The longtime friends and now business partners joked during deer season 2014 that they should have a meat market to process their own...
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Sully Council seeks licensed part-time city employee, discusses wastewater treatment plan
The Sully City Council met in regular session at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 8. Members present were Jeff Brummel, Chad Fikse, Brad Rozendaal, Diane Vos, public works director Shaun Needham, mayor Brent Vander Molen, and city clerk Barbra Maasdam, as well as guests city engineer Brad Uitermarkt of Garden & Associates of Oskaloosa, Wes...
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Lynnville citizens urged to register dogs by March 1 to avoid fines
The Lynnville City Council met in regular session on Monday, Feb. 8, with mayor Roy James calling the meeting to order. Guests included Jeff and Jodi Arment, Faye Brand, and Dale Flanders. Councilmember Roger Beason was absent.
An update on the dog licenses was shared by city clerk Kim Harsselaar. Approximately 15 dogs have been registered...
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Pastor’s Pen: Pop Quiz
By Jerry Morningstar, Sully Community Church pastor
“Test time!” – two of the most dreaded words for students in school. When you and I think of tests, we might think of sharpened No. 2 pencils used to fill in bubbles on an answer sheet. Or, we might recall the teacher randomly walking the aisles, occasionally saying,...
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Calvinist Cadet Corps hosts annual pinewood car derby
Thirty-nine competitors tested their homemade cars in the areas of speed and show at the annual Sully Christian Reformed Church Cadet Car Derby on Monday, Feb. 8.
In the weeks leading up to the event, the racers were given a block of wood, two dowels, four screws, and four wheels to transform into a speedy and/or...
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Jazz Ensemble makes some noise
The Lynnville-Sully Jazz Ensemble performed at Pella High School on Saturday, Jan. 30, at the Iowa High School Music Association (IHSMA) State Jazz Band Contest. The group performed three songs under the direction of Mr. Ryan McNulty, band instructor, including a blues song, a ballad featuring senior Dillon Van Manen on flugelhorn, and a funk...
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Remember When – 2/11/16
40 years ago (1976)
Pastor Bob Bear and his wife Gladys were excited to be back at Sully Community Church. Pastor Bear also served the church from 1943-1947.
The children of the Kid’s Bible Crusade at the Lynnville Church of God gave their offering to purchase a bicycle for a missionary-pastor in Zambia.
Lynnville-Sully Hawkettes defeated Twin Cedars...
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