Holy cow, can you believe this weather? I have been thinking about tilling my garden and buying some fertilizer for my yard.
People from Florida and California will be coming to Iowa for their winter vacation.
But it changes very fast. I remember the greatest snowstorm I have ever seen in 1973, April 9 and 10. I...
Read more
About: Hometown Press
Recent Posts by Hometown Press
Max Allen
Max Allen was born to Drew and Leah Van Rees of New Sharon on Dec. 5, 2018. He weighed 8 pounds 4 ounces.
Grandparents are Duane and Marla Van Rees of Lynnville and Tom and Karen Shields of Grinnell.
Great-grandparents are Don and Deloris Van Rees of Sully, Bryce and Barbara Van Der Wilt of Lynnville, Elaine...
Read more
Quinn Marie
Quinn Marie was born Nov. 29, 2018, to Justin and Hannah Angstrom of Fort Dodge. She weighed 8 pounds 9.5 ounces and measured 19 inches long.
Grandparents are Denny and Kris Vos of Sully and Kelly and Cheryl Angstrom of Ft. Dodge.
Great-grandparents are Wilbur Vos of Sully and Ken and Shirley Hoksbergen of Grinnell....
Read more
A December to remember at Sully’s Christmas Celebration
The temperature hovered around freezing at 32 degrees, but the wind was calm and the sun was shining brightly most of Saturday, Dec. 8, for the Sully Christmas Celebration spearheaded for the first time by Cathryn Dunsbergen. Eleven businesses held special open houses with goodies and/or door prizes along with four other businesses open their...
Read more
Great Western Bank’s Valerie Rolffs awarded for commitment, dedication
Val Rolffs was recognized and awarded the Great Western Bank’s Star of Excellence Award for the month of November. This award was presented in recognition of her commitment and dedication to making life great for the bank’s customers through superior sales and service.
The Star of Excellence Award is awarded on a monthly basis at the...
Read more
Garden Thyme Club celebrates 20 years of creating beautiful gardens
The local Garden Thyme Club celebrated its 20-year anniversary on Saturday, Dec. 1, along with the annual Christmas party at Stoney Point. Following a catered meal, there was a time of reminiscing by charter members of the club. Jan De Goey, Verna Hackert, Verle Jansen, Deloris McKeag, Barb Maasdam, and Nancy Van Genderen are the...
Read more
LSCEF awards over $5,000 in teacher grants to L-S staff
During a recent professional development session at Lynnville-Sully School, the Lynnville-Sully Community Education Foundation continued its generous support of academics and invested in the future of all L-S students with the distribution of $5,189.15 in teacher grants.
This year’s grants will be used to purchase a variety of supplies, from new novel sets to xylophones to sensory...
Read more
