Yearly Archives: 2015

Hawk boys fly past Moulton-Udell Eagles in semifinal

Hawk boys fly past Moulton-Udell Eagles in semifinal
The Moulton-Udell Eagles may have had the home-court advantage, but they didn’t have the shooting required to top the Lynnville-Sully Hawks on Tuesday, Feb. 24. The L-S boys soared to a 66-48 victory in the district semifinal against M-U. The Hawks jumped out to a 20-13 lead in the first eight minutes of play, and by...
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Eagles to state: PC boys down DMC, 48-41, in substate game

Eagles to state: PC boys down DMC, 48-41, in substate game
Three W’s in a row did the trick for the Pella Christian boys basketball team. The Eagles won two district games and the substate 6 basketball game to secure their ticket to state. The deciding game came against Des Moines Christian at Ankeny on Saturday, Feb. 28, as PC topped DMC 48-41. Heading into the substate...
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Lucas Roland, Maxwell Mintle place at AAU State

Lucas Roland, Maxwell Mintle place at AAU State
Lynnville-Sully wrestling had four youth vying for a shot to stand on the podium at the AAU State Tournament last weekend. A total of 1,506 third- through eighth-grade wrestlers attended the state tourney at Wells Fargo Arena, which is the largest AAU State Tournament in the country. Just qualifying for state is an honor as...
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FSA administrator visits with local farmers prior to program deadline

FSA administrator visits with local farmers prior to program deadline
By Gene Lucht, “Iowa Farmer Today” with editing by LeAnn Hjelmeland, Hometown Press Crunch time is here when it comes to signing up for federal farm programs. With a Mar. 31 deadline looming for farmers who are still deciding whether to sign up for the PLC or ARC options from the new farm bill, Farm Service Agency...
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Remember When – 3/5/15

35 years ago (1980) Glenn Lewis, 112-pound Lynnville-Sully High School wrestler, took all four matches at the Iowa State High School Wrestling tournament to capture the state championship. Lewis won the championship match with an impressive 13-0 decision. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Lewis of Searsboro, he had to fight the hardest in his...
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Proverbs, folklore try to forecast

Most of us can’t wait. “April showers bring May flowers,” the saying goes. I’m told a group of ladies was at a local restaurant recently and somehow were talking about this saying and other sayings for other months. Some thought for sure there would be little sayings for each month. Some also thought someone should...
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Van Soelen installed as lead pastor in Michigan

Bryan Van Soelen was installed at Providence Church in Holland, MI, as their new lead pastor on Feb. 8. As Providence’s pastor, Van Soelen is incredibly excited about his part in developing the ongoing mission and guiding vision of Providence to be a community committed to making more and better disciples. Van Soelen, son of Mike and...
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