The week of Oct. 17, the last two cows were spotted and captured of Larry and Lauren Van Wyk’s 140 head of cattle, which escaped out of their lot five miles north of Sully on Aug. 18. In September, two cowboys were hired and captured 20 of the approximately 1,200-pound cattle.
The last two animals walked...
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Sully Council gives $1 lots program, townhouse construction go ahead
The Sully City Council met in regular session at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov 9. Present were Sully Mayor Brent Vander Molen, Sully City Clerk Barbra Maasdam, public works director Shaun Needham, and councilmembers Brad Rozendaal, Diane Vos, Darin Morvant, Jeff Brummel, and Chad Fikse. Also present were Teryl Ver Ploeg, Rod Jansen, Beth Steenhoek,...
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Poor cell phone reception discussed at Lynnville Council meeting
It was a quick meeting for the Lynnville City Council at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 9.
Mayor Kelly Bryan called the 45-minute meeting to order and welcomed guests Mark Newberg, Faye Brand, Glenn Lewis, and Gene Braaksma. Councilman Terry Fraker was absent.
Numerous citizen complaints have been received about poor cell phone reception in Lynnville. All...
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Sully Ambulance and Fire Dept. Emergency Topics for You
By Mike Vander Molen, Sully Fire Department Chief
This week’s topic is one most of us, including me, know very little about. It is a topic none of us likes to talk about, but actually talking is probably the best thing any of us can do. Suicide is not a comfortable topic, but it is a...
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Pastor’s Pen: You are wanted
By Tom Pool, Lynnville Heart of Worship pastor
As we journey in this life and deal with the ways and actions of this world we live in, it is hard for us to realize there is a God in Heaven who cares and wants us. In Philippians 4:13-19, the Apostle Paul is telling us real unity...
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PCHS remembers Brandon
Last week, tragedy struck the PCHS community as senior Brandon Rozendaal’s life was unexpectedly cut short. He was the son of Calvin and Tanya Rozendaal, brother to Zach and ninth-grader Cameron Rozendaal. In honor of Brandon’s life, there was a prayer service at Pella Christian High School on Saturday, Nov. 7.
Students, parents, teachers, pastors, and...
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Pot firing ignites creative spark
Advanced Art students may have experienced the primitive practice of pit firing for the first time, but the firing pottery method has actually been in existence for hundreds of years. In early October, 15 advanced art students started the project by creating coil pots in class. As the clay started to dry, the students used...
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