Monthly Archives: October 2015

First Fall Festival held in Lynnville Saturday

First Fall Festival held in Lynnville Saturday
Saturday, Oct. 24, the Diamond Trail Children's Center and the Lynnville Library held the first-ever "Fall Festival" at the library. Area children were invited to the library for a fun-filled afternoon of crafts, snacks, games, a hay ride, and even bobbing for apples. Adults from the DTCC, Friends of the Library, and Library Board were...
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Fire at Pella Coffee Cup Cafe Monday

Fire at Pella Coffee Cup Cafe Monday
  The Pella Fire Department was called to the Coffee Cup Cafe on Oskaloosa Street in Pella at approximately 9:55 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, after receiving calls of visible flames on the rooftop of the building. [caption id="attachment_512546" align="alignright" width="225"]The Pella Fire Department sprays the roof of the Coffee Cup Cafe... </div> <a href=Read more

State-bound Kuhlmann makes the cut for the third time

State-bound Kuhlmann makes the cut for the third time
Canyon Kuhlmann ran his way into the Lynnville-Sully cross-country history books after qualifying for state for the third year in a row on Thursday, Oct. 22. The senior placed 15th in 17:39 at the state-qualifying meet in Ankeny. Heading into the race on the DMACC campus, Kuhlmann knew the quality runners there were going to...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 10/29/15

The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 10/29/15
Here’s 13 mostly true, slightly exaggerated, not-so-haunting facts about bacon. Thirteen because I needed something Halloween-related. Not-so-haunting because I didn’t want to scare the children. Learn yo’self somthin’. [caption id="attachment_512618" align="alignright" width="300"]Bacon Facts Bacon Facts[/caption] 1) The BLT became popular shortly after World War II when supermarkets expanded and started...
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Pastor’s Pen – 10/29/15

Thought: Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Did you know, if you put a buzzard in a pen that measures six feet by eight feet and it is entirely open at the top, the buzzard, in spite of its ability to fly and the open pen, would be...
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Iowa Speedway and INDYCAR announce 2016 race weekend

Iowa Speedway and INDYCAR officials announced Tuesday, Oct. 27, that next year's edition of the Iowa Corn 300 will be contested on July 10, 2016. This will be the first time INDYCAR races on a Sunday at Iowa Speedway since the 2013 season when James Hinchcliffe won his first career INDYCAR Series race in front of...
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