By Tom Pool, Lynnville Heart of Worship pastor
Lord of All … Dear friends, as believers we have no guarantee we will have a trial-free walk with the Lord. I Peter 4:12-14 tells us not to be surprised at the trials that may come against us, but be assured it is only a test. No matter...
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Jasper County’s K9 Bullet receives vest
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office K9 Bullet has received a ballistic vest thanks to a nationwide GROUPON event that raised over $335,000.
The “Occasions” campaign for Groupon Grassroots to outfit police K9s with bullet and stab protective vests ran Feb. 15 through Mar. 5 last year. Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. was the nationwide non-profit organization...
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JH basketball teams put 2014-15 season in the books
The Sully Christian boys and girls basketball teams’ seasons came to a close on Jan. 22. The athletes have been practicing since Nov. 17, with their first game on Dec. 4.
The girls finished the season with a record of 3-8. The team’s three wins were against Iowa Christian Academy, Des Moines Homeschoolers, and Pella Christian....
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L-S honor rolls announced
The honor rolls for the 2014-2015 second quarter and first semester at Lynnville-Sully School have been announced. (* denotes 4.0 GPA.)
Second Quarter High Honor Roll
Sixth grade: *Caitlin Alberts, *Jaden Brand, *Dylann Huyser, Korinne Jansen, Mason Jansen, *Laci Keen, *Elizabeth Squires, *Meleisha Vos, *Heather Young;
Seventh grade: Abigail Gruver, Logan Ingersoll, Mallory Loftus, *Kennedy Roland, *Emily Rozendaal,...
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Senior Night 2015: L-S matmen split with E-B-F, M-SM
Hawk grapplers went 1-1 at a home triangular with Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont and Mar-tensdale-St. Marys on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Three L-S seniors – Cole Nickell, Blake Wehrle, and Noah Zylstra – were honored at the event, which served as Senior Night.
L-S had no trouble managing Martensdale-St. Marys in a 68-12 dual in favor of the Hawks. The...
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L-S girls add two W’s with HLV, BP beatdowns
The sixth-ranked Lynnville-Sully girls basketball team extended its winning streak to 17 on Tuesday, Jan. 27, with a 52-31 victory at Belle Plaine.
Both teams struggled getting their offenses going in the first quarter. Belle Plaine took an early 2-0 lead, but that would be the only Plainsmen lead of the game. Sophomore Brenna Lanser connected...
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Hawk boys challenge undefeated BP, soar past HLV
In their second match-up of the season, the Lynnville-Sully boys basketball team knew they had a tough opponent as they traveled into Plainsman territory at Belle Plaine. The Plainsmen, 14-0, defeated the Hawks by only four points back in December. The Hawks were out for revenge, but, despite a strong fourth-quarter comeback attempt, they fell...
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