Gather your family and friends and make plans to attend the third annual Fall Family Fun Night on Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Sully Community Center from 5-8 p.m. This family-friendly event promises fun for all ages. The Lynnville-Sully After Prom Committee will serve a freewill donation meal consisting of chili soup, chicken noodle soup,...
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Area Thanksgiving services
Everyone is invited to attend any of the following Thanksgiving services.
Lynnville Friends Church will have a Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, Nov. 22, at 9 a.m.
Lynnville Heart of Worship is planning an old-fashioned hymn sing with special music and testimonies at the 9 a.m. service on Sunday, Nov. 22, followed by an all-church potluck. Turkey, ham,...
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Lynnville museum receives $1,000 from Facebook contest
Garnet Gertsma, treasurer of the Lynnville Historical Society, recently accepted a $1,000 check from Jeff Finch, dealer principal of Wes Finch Auto Plaza of Grinnell. The Wagaman Mill was the top vote-getter in the dealership’s recent Facebook contest. The car dealership started the contest in 2014 to generate more “likes” on its Facebook page and has...
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L-S drama department presents CSI: Neverland
Months of preparation, line memorization, and rehearsals paid off when Lynnville-Sully High School cast members took to the stage in the successful debut of the fall play, “CSI: Neverland,” Nov. 7-8. The cast, under the direction of Ms. Melinda Hardin, high school language arts teacher and drama coach, presented a matinee rehearsal in front of...
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The rest of the cattle roundup story
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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