Seasoned seniors share thoughts on the season prior to the state tournament. L-S seniors this year are #10 Madison Rasmusson (has now been to state four times), #16 Lysandra James (has now been to state three times), #5 Riley Rockwell (has now been to state three times), #20 Bayli Van Manen (has now been to...
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Local 11U softball team places in top 20 at nationals
The Lynnville-Sully 11U softball team competed at the 11U USSSA National Championships in Des Moines July 14-16. Teams came from Oklahoma, Missouri, Nebraska, Illinois, Michigan, South Dakota, and Iowa.
The girls had two losses on Tuesday, their first day. The Hawks fell to Plainfield, IL, 9-2. It was a 3-2 game going into the fifth inning, but...
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Pastor’s Pen: Reading your gauges
The weather as of late has produced a fair amount of rain for some and a bit less for others.
I was reminded of this recently when I heard a conversation at my church where our members were greeting one another with the question, “How much rain did you have in your rain gauge?” It would...
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July is National Ice Cream Month by Julie Van Manen
Wow! It definitely feels like the dog days of summer this morning! You know it is going to be a hot one when you sweat just walking to the barn! Kevin says he prefers these hot summer days to the below-zero days in the winter. I am not convinced of that for many reasons. When...
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Remember When – 7/23/15
35 years ago (1980)
Volunteer help was needed to put in new fence since the Woodland Cemetery near Old Settlers Park at Lynnville had acquired more land. Dale Schnell, Russell Gosselink, and Albert Terpstra were in charge of the fencing project.
Des Moines had a high temperature of 102 degrees with a nighttime low of 80 degrees,...
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Time for cell phone manners, needle threading
Besides noticing the hot weather so we know it is truly July in Iowa, how is your month going? July is National Anti-Boredom Month, so here are a few things to help with that. July is also National Blueberry Month, Cell Phone Courtesy Month, Hotdog Month, and Ice Cream Month.
We all know the situation: Being...
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Late newspaper delivery problems
Due to timely delivery issues at the Des Moines Post Office after this newspaper leaves the Sully Post Office on Wednesday each week, please be informed if the problem is ours due to printing problems or holiday schedules, a notice will be posted on the Hometown Press Facebook page and at www.hometownpressia.com. Postal officials are...
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