Yearly Archives: 2016

Pella Christian makes first trip to state soccer

Pella Christian makes first trip to state soccer
Pella Christian made their state soccer debut at the Cownie Soccer Complex in Des Moines on Thursday, June 2, for the first round of Class 1A state boys soccer tournament action. The school’s first trip to the state soccer tournament pitted the Eagles, seeded fourth, against Iowa City Regina, who was seeded fifth. The team...
Read more

‘Zootopia’ at Movie in the Park this Saturday

Sully Night Out is continuing to offer family-friendly entertainment for all community members with a movie in the park on Saturday, June 11. Everyone is invited to watch the family- and kid-friendly movie “Zootopia” on an inflatable screen with a 16’ x 12’ viewing area at the Sully Central Park. Starting at 7 p.m. on...
Read more

Sully Night Out Concert in the Park

Sully Night Out Concert in the Park
Community members converged in Sully to kick off summer with the first Sully Night Out event of the year on Saturday, June 4. The weather was picture perfect for the Prairie Jewel Dixieland Band performance on the new Sully Central Park stage. This was the second concert held there, the first featuring the all-female country...
Read more

A Trek for Trees

Cyclists Nikola Agatic (below, left) and Antej Nuhanovic stopped in the Hometown Press office in Sully on Thursday, June 2, on their cross-country journey to Seattle, WA. As recorded on their blog, the D.C. riders are riding their “bicycles from Washington, D.C., to Seattle, WA, in the name of love, optimism, and compassion. As a...
Read more

Kitchen bloopers from the Hometown Press staff

Kitchen bloopers from the Hometown Press staff
By Stef Van Wyk Scorched spaghetti, rock hard gumdrop bars, cake fails, Jell-O that doesn’t jiggle, and sizzling steaks are just a few of the “ingredients” that make up the Hometown Press staff’s list of most memorable kitchen bloopers. While most weeks we strive to bring you recipes and shortcuts to make life in the kitchen more...
Read more

Assembly recognizes middle schoolers

A year of good character among students in kindergarten through fifth grade was celebrated with the annual Character Counts Carnival on Monday, May 23. Monday afternoon, classrooms and the elementary gym turned into game zones, and students went door to door taking part in a wide variety of fun and challenging games, including a basketball hoop...
Read more

Character Counts Carnival celebrates good character

Character Counts Carnival celebrates good character
A year of good character among students in kindergarten through fifth grade was celebrated with the annual Character Counts Carnival on Monday, May 23.IMG_1589 Monday afternoon, classrooms and the elementary gym turned into game zones, and students went door to door taking part in a wide variety of...
Read more