Monthly Archives: June 2014

Second annual Heart of Worship 5K kicks off Lynnville Days

The second annual Heart of Worship 5K kicked off the Lynnville Days festivities again this year. Thirty runners laced up their shoes to compete the race around the hilly town of Lynnville. Proceeds from the event supported Teen Challenge of the Midlands. Event coordinators are already thinking ahead to next year. “We would love for this...
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Twelve teams compete in Lynnville Chamber best-shot tourney

Though cut short by rain, the Lynnville Chamber’s golf tournament on Sunday, June 22, was still a success. Approximately $2,000 was raised for the “Brighten Up Lynnville” campaign, and every golfer left with a door prize from area businesses. A total of 12 teams participated in the four-person best-shot tournament. The Co-Line green team of Peter...
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End of an era: Removal of limestone track this week

After much planning and fundraising, work has finally begun on the resurfacing project of the Lynnville-Sully track. Manatts, who is the general contractor for the project, hired Des Moines Fence to remove the fence around the track on Thursday, June 19. The next step will be for Manatts to begin removing the old limestone track...
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Three wins in a row for Brand and crew

The location and weather conditions were different, but one thing was the same for the Co-Line/Goalsetter-sponsored Alcohol Funny Car Team: Another trip to the winner's circle. Dale Brand and crew competed last weekend, June 20-21, in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division event at Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park and brought...
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Lynnville Friends Church VBS

The ordinary became the extraordinary with God at the Lynnville Friends Church’s Vacation Bible School held on Sunday evenings over the course of four weeks June 4-22. Children in grades preK through sixth grade were invited to spend two-and-a-half hours at the Lynnville Friends Church on early Sunday summer evenings to attend the Workshop of...
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Ritter prepares for five months overseas

A love for God and a passion for people has led Lindsey Ritter to decide to leave life as she knows it for a time and serve overseas for five months. Ritter, the daughter of Dean Ritter and Julie Zurcher, has signed up for five months of faith-stretching and vision-expanding experiences through Youth With A Mission’s...
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Sully Library Story Time

The finale Sully Library story time will be held Friday, June 27, at 2:30 p.m. with the Science Center of Central Iowa as “special guest scientist” to conclude this summer's reading program, "Fizz, Boom, Read!" All programs are free of charge. Call the library with questions at 641-594-4148 or check out the website at www.sully.lib.ia.us...
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