Monthly Archives: July 2015

Tough week for L-S boys as they near district play

By Jessica Holterhaus L-S Comes Up Short to PC The Lynnville-Sully baseball team squared off with rival Pella Christian but lost, 5-1, on Tuesday, June 30. After two scoreless innings for both teams, PC scored twice in the third inning. The Eagles slowly brought in runs, one run each for the next three innings, and the game...
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No. 4-ranked Hawks pick up seven wins, finish regular season

Victory over EV The Lynnville-Sully softball girls fired away in Tuesday night’s game as they dominated English Valleys, 18-1. The game began in the Hawks’ favor when they earned three runs in the first inning. In the second inning, the girls found three more runs, and EV earned its lone run in the bottom of this...
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Rejuvenated hope: Team Keegs celebrates strides in autism journey

Raising a child with autism is among the toughest challenges with which some parents have to cope. For Mike and Susan Lyons, they have had to face this hurdle while raising three other kids. Their son, Keegan, now age 3, was developing normally and suddenly regressed in all of his skills at 18 months old....
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Sully native helps deliver joy on recent emergency call

With over six years responding to emergency medical calls as a paramedic, the outcome of the 911 call Ankeny Paramedic Justin Vander Leest responded to on June 29 couldn’t have gotten much better. Vander Leest, a 1999 Lynnville-Sully graduate and son of Warren and Mary Vander Leest of Sully, and his coworkers from Ankeny Fire Station...
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Pastor’s Pen 7/9/15

Psalm 25:6-7: “Be mindful of your mercy, O Lord, and of your steadfast love, for they have been from of old. Do not remember the sins of my youth and my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for your goodness’ sake, O Lord!” There is a TV ad which has people write down past...
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Lynnville Friends Church VBS

It was all about getting out and moving at the Lynnville Friends Church Vacation Bible School during the month of June for area children ages pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. Sunday evenings, June 7, 14, 21, and 28, children arrived at the church for G-Force Adventure Time VBS where they explored how to put their faith...
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