Monthly Archives: August 2019

Smoke on the Water delivers on good people, good food, good cause

The good times were rolling right along with the tantalizing scent of BBQ in the smoke from the grills at the 2019 Smoke on the Water event held at Lynnville’s Old Settlers Park Friday and Saturday, Aug. 23-24. Over 600 people gathered for the sixth annual event that promises good people, good food, and a good...
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Area churches kick off fall family night programs

It’s time for Wednesday family nights, and area churches are gearing up for a season of faith-building fellowship. Sully First Reformed Church will kick off its weekly activities with a Fall Family Night Kick Off on Wednesday, Sept. 4. From 5-7:30 p.m., the community is invited to attend the kick off that promises free food and...
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Jasper Community Foundation awards Lynnville Hometown Pride with $6,000

Exciting changes are taking place at the Lynnville School Bell Park including a renovation of the baseball/softball field as part of the Al Terpstra Ballfield restoration project. A $6,000 grant recently received from the Jasper Community Foundation is propelling the work forward. James Walkup, representing the Lynnville Chamber, accepted the check during a presentation on Wednesday,...
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Recipes from the left-handed perspective

Recipes from the left-handed perspective   Aug. 13 was International Left Handers Day, a day founded in 1992 in the United Kingdom to celebrate the uniqueness of southpaws, or people who have mastered using their predominant left hands in a right-handed world. I, myself am right-handed, but have lived my life sandwiched in between two lefties: My...
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L-S runs out of gas in second half of Belle Plaine game

The Lynnville-Sully football team kicked off the 2019 season on Friday, Aug. 23, in Belle Plaine. The Hawks faced a tough Plainsmen squad and suffered a 44-6 loss. BP is currently ranked No. 9 in Class A by bcmoore-rankings.com. Despite the loss, L-S Coach Mike Parkinson was pleased to see his team played hard. “We are really...
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