Citywide Cleanup Day in Sully Set for June 4th

06 May 2011

Got clutter around the house?  The City of Sully is sponsoring a cleanup day on Saturday, June 4 for Sully residents.  City residents should have all items at the curb by 6:30 am on the day of the pickup.

The following items are allowed:

Appliances: air conditioner, dehumidifier, freezer, refrigerator, clothes dryer, clothes washer, dishwasher, kitchen range, oven/stove, microwave oven, furnace, thermostat, water heater, etc.

General bulk items: furniture, televisions, computer equipment, lawn furniture, grills, worn out clothing, bedding, scrap lumber, carpet, house wares, toys, bicycles, etc.

All gasoline-powered equipment (must be drained of gas and oil): lawn mowers, weed eaters, tillers, snow blowers, etc.

Items not accepted: paint, toxic materials, yard waste, tree debris, household garbage and recycling, slate or asbestos shingles and siding, batteries, cleaning solvents, pesticides, fertilizers, propane gas tanks, waste oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, antifreeze and tires

Holland Visitors

07 April 2011

On Saturday, April 30, fifthteen high school students from Holland will arrive Des Moines International Airport to spend fourteen days in Sully.  Jeff Corbett, Lynnville-Sully MS Math teacher has been corresponding and planning this trip with Holland teachers, Kate Van Wijck and Carla Salden for the past couple years.  Ms. Van Wijck is a graduate of Central College (Pella) and was a student teacher at Lynnville-Sully.  Each of the students will be staying with a host family in the Lynnville-Sully school district.  The objective for the students is to practice their use of the English language and gain a brief exposure to America’s education system, lifestyles, and business environment.

To accomplish their objective, several activities have been planned.  The students from Holland will spend time in the classroom with Lynnville-Sully and Sully Christian students.  They will participate in the Lynnville-Sully high school music concert where the national anthem for the Netherlands will be played. A meeting with Iowa’s Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds has been arranged during a tour of the state capital.   A highlight of the visit will be an opportunity to view and experience Pella’s version of a Dutch celebration.  They will be in one of the Tulip Time parades and it’s possible they may get to work in the Sully Lions Tulip Time food booth.  What a treat!

On four days of their visit, each Holland student has been assigned to work at a business that is in a field of study they’re interested in.   This will include places like Pella Hospital, Newton Clinic, Hy-Vee, First State Bank, Lynnville-Sully Vet Clinic, Lynnville-Sully and Sully Christian Schools, and others.  For fun activities, the students will be attending an Iowa Cubs baseball game, visiting a working farm, touring Iowa Speedway, visiting Kalona’s sale barn and eating an Amish lunch.

People in the community have an open invitation to attend a “Community Tea Time” at the Sully Community Center the afternoon of Tuesday, May 3rd.  The students from Holland will be available to talk with and answer questions that people have about the Netherlands.  They’re hopeful that people in the community, especially senior citizens will take this opportunity to come and speak the Dutch language with them.

On Friday, May 13th, the students will depart at 8am from Des Moines by bus to Chicago.  They will spend a couple days sightseeing before they will depart from O’Hare Airport for Holland.

Calling All Community Photographers

07 April 2011

Jasper County is in the process of developing a new website.   Laurie Jackson (Director Jasper County GIS) is asking for help from the residents of Jasper County.  If you have any digital photographs of community landmarks, landscape pictures, wildlife, or anything depicting life in Jasper County, she is asking you  to “share” them on the county’s new website.  Personal family pictures are not encouraged and should not be submitted.

If you submit a photo, please, please tell where it was shot or occurred within the county.  We do not want to be like other counties and have pictures that are not identifiable with a location.  Photos can be submitted via email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   Thank-you in advance for your help in making Jasper County’s website an enjoyable site for visitors.

Jasper County Fair Forum

07 April 2011

The Long Range Planning Committee of the Jasper County Fair Board will host a second Public Forum concerning the long range future of the Jasper County Fair on Tuesday April 12th at 7PM in the DMACC Auditorium.

We are asking for input from across the county and encourage you to bring information and ideas with you that evening. The committee will compile all of the comments and suggestions and take back to the board for review and consideration. We also are asking for any interested groups or parties that would like to join us at the fair each year and volunteer to help improve and showcase our county fair and its residents, to come to the meeting to learn more about what is in store for the future. 

The Jasper County Fair has a rich heritage that dates back 150+ years here in the county. We are very proud of that history but we are challenged with the concept of continued living in a flood plain and finding a way to improve the conditions we have or looking for alternative sites for the next 150 years of the Jasper County Fair.

Our goal is to provide a fair for Jasper County well into the future that is educational, fun, safe, and economical for everyone involved. 

The Jasper County Agricultural Society Foundation (501c.3) has been created to help us in our efforts to continue to provide the best fair event that Jasper County and central Iowa deserves. Information will also be available about the Foundation that night.

Please join us on April 12th at DMACC in Newton at 7PM as we continue to look into the future of the Jasper County Fair.

3 Lynnville-Sully wrestlers qualify for state tournament

11 March 2011

Lynnville-Sully High School sent three wrestlers to the state tournament Feb. 16-19 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Manny Meyer, Madison Hay, and Kyle Soderblom represented L-S at the elite meet.  

Hay at 145 lb. and a junior made his first state appearance and met up with Waterloo Columbus Catholic senior Taylor Hotek who pinned him in 3:50. In the consolation match, Hay held his ground against 7th-ranked Mike Novotny of Underwood until Novotny got a takedown in the 2nd period and pinned Hay in 3:47.

Meyer at 135 lb. and a freshman was knocked out of tournament action in the first round 19-2 in 2:23 by seventh-ranked Steven Brockshus of Sibley-Ocheyden followed by 17-6 loss in the consolation match when Hudson's Shay Ingles pinned him in 5:51.

Kyle Solderblom at 189 lb. ended his high school wrestling as one of the most successful wrestlers in L-S history. He finished with a career record of 166-21, 126 of those wins by a pin. He placed seventh in his fourth and final state tournament. After winning his first match on Wednesday at state, Soderblom suffered his first loss of the season 5-3 in the quarterfinals against fourth-ranked Jared McCoy of Woodbury Central. In Thursday's consolation match against Chris Bridgeford of Logan-Magnolia, Solderblom dominated and pinned him in 34 seconds. On Friday, Soderblom wrestled Woodbine's Dalton Peterson, the third-ranked wrestler in the weight class.  A 2-1 decision in Peterson's favor was Soderblom's second loss of the whole season.

Pella Christian High School basketball teams to state tournaments

11 March 2011

Both the girls and boys varsity basketball teams at Pella Christian High School advanced to the 2011 state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

The girls lost their first state tournament game in overtime 61-51 to Estherville-Lincoln-Central on Mar. 1. Local players Paige Zylstra, Shelby Weaver, and Sami Veenstra were members of the team. Sully native Kevin Van Maanen is head coach and Sully native Brad Engbers is athletic director. The team is shown after their 63-32 win over Van Buren on Feb. 21 which advanced them to state tournament action. In the state tournament for the eighth time, the girls team finished the year with a 20-5 record.

The boys team lost their first state tournament game to PCM 63-51 on Mar. 7. They completed their season with a 20-6 record.

L-S girls basketball team to 2011 state tournament

10 March 2011

The Lynnville-Sully High School basketball teams made the 2010-2011 season twice as nice for Hawk fans as both the girls and boys teams battled tough opponents as they travelled the road to state. Both teams qualified for state tournament games at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines for the second consecutive year. 

The girls finished their season 20-5 after facing Ar-We-Va (22-4) in their opening state tournament game on Feb. 28 and losing 60-38 to the number-two seeded team.  The trip to state marked L-S Head Coach Jerry Hulsing's seventh time he's been at the helm when an L-S girls team has made it to state.

The 2010-11 girls basketball team shown are: Front row, Lyndsay Terpstra, Rachel Van Wyk, Cassie Cullen, Becca Vos, Jade Van Rees; middle row, Cierra Stafford, Sydney Brand, McKenzi Ritter, Aimee Rolffs, Brianna James, Abby Van Wyk; back row, head coach Jerry Hulsing, Taylor Van Wyk, Tara Van Rees, Caitlin Cross, Danielle Samson, and assistant coach Jeff Corbett.