Yearly Archives: 2015

2014 Chronology

2014 Chronology
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Pastor’s Pen: New Beginnings

Every year as the calendar turns from one year to the next, I always look forward to new challenges and resolutions for the year. Most of the time these resolutions revolve around exercising and trying to limit my Mountain Dew intake. However, this year I find myself looking back more than forward. Maybe you find...
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Roland wins 125-pound weight bracket at state

Roland wins 125-pound weight bracket at state
Lucas Roland, an eighth grader at Lynnville-Sully, recently became the champion of the 125-pound weight class at the 2014 Iowa Grade School and Junior High State Wrestling Tournament. The tournament, held Dec. 28 at the Jacobson Center on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, included 150 middle school wrestlers competing in 18 weight classes...
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Youth wrestlers stay busy over break

Youth wrestlers stay busy over break
L-S Little Hawks may have been on a break from school around Christmas and New Year’s, but on the mat, they stayed just as busy with the young Hawks participating in multiple events last weekend. Five Hawks earned spots on the podium at Marshalltown on Jan. 4, led by CJ Cupples, who placed first. Lane Mathis...
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Questions arise regarding Diamond Trail Fitness Center use

As we turn the calendar to a new year, many people start their new year’s resolutions with fitness in mind. Nine years ago, in a collective effort of many people and businesses of the Lynnville-Sully area, the Diamond Trail Fitness Center (DTFC) emerged. The DTFC has helped numerous members achieve and sustain their fitness goals....
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Grinnell, Newton hospitals announce visitor restrictions

Influenza has been hitting the headlines recently. Both in Iowa and nationwide, influenza is considered to be widespread with rates moderate to high in most areas. The numbers of both hospitalizations and patients seeking clinic treatment for flu-like symptoms are three times higher than last year. This is of concern, as we have not yet...
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Stewart Gallery reopens with quilt exhibit

After a two-month hiatus, the Grinnell Area Arts Council will reopen the Stewart Gallery in the Grinnell Arts Center at 926 Broad Street in downtown Grinnell with the opening of Made in Grinnell: Quilts of the World Renowned Quilting Author Judy Martin on Jan. 8 with a reception to be held from 5-6:30 p.m. “We are...
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