Monthly Archives: July 2014

Harthoorns adjust to life with twins

Harthoorns adjust to life with twins
A year ago July 20, Joel and Liz Harthoorn’s lives were changed forever as they became the parents of twin boys, Joah Davis and Major Reis. And after a year of caring for their two babies, the Harthoorns couldn’t imagine their lives any other way. Liz recalled the day when they first found out she was...
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Van Manens supply locals with a sweet summer staple

Van Manens supply locals with a sweet summer staple
Mid-summer mornings start bright and early for Jacob and Emily Van Manen of rural Kellogg. Now that their sweet corn crop is ready, the brother-and-sister duo often rises before the sun comes up to hand pick ears of the peaches and cream sweet corn from their eight- to nine-acre plot of land on their parents’...
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Shark Tank likes what they see from Fresh from the Oven

Shark Tank likes what they see from Fresh from the Oven
It’s not every day that you receive a phone call from a top-rated nationally-televised show.  However, the phone of Heather Young, the 11-year-old daughter of Garrett and Kathleen Young of Sully, rang after she pitched her business, Fresh from the Oven, to producers from the ABC business-themed show “Shark Tank” during an open casting call...
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All in a day’s work for local beekeepers

All in a day’s work for local beekeepers
Working among thousands and thousands of bees is just another day of the week for the employees of Ebert Honey of rural Lynnville. Ebert Honey, started by Phil Ebert over 30 years ago, maintains nearly 1,000 hives, producing upwards of 80,000 to 100,000 pounds of pure Iowa honey each year. Living near thousands of bees, however,...
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Kee Hawks’ Cooper too much for L-S in first game at 2014 state tourney

Kee Hawks’ Cooper too much for L-S in first game at 2014 state tourney
Returning to the familiar Rogers Park in Fort Dodge, the Hawks were ready for their first game at the Class 1A State Softball Tournament. Lynnville-Sully (34-1) went head-to-head with the Hawks from Kee of Lansing (32-9) on Tuesday afternoon, July 22. A pitching duel between junior Madison Rasmusson and eighth-grader Kendra Cooper made the game...
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L-S baseball ends first winning season in six years

L-S baseball ends first winning season in six years
Hoping to drive into the second round of the District 11 baseball playoffs, the Lynnville-Sully baseball boys worked hard but ended their season to the North Mahaska Warhawks in New Sharon on July 15. In the final game for the L-S seniors, the score was 7-0. With the Hawks as the visiting team, senior Brandon Dunsbergen...
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