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Shinkle follows God’s calling, readies herself for missions in Romania

Shinkle follows God’s calling, readies herself for missions in Romania
While many students her age will be heading off to college this fall, 2016 Lynnville-Sully graduate Naomi Shinkle will be taking a different path in life. Her post-graduation plans have her booking a flight to Romania to dedicate six months serving with the mission organization YWAM (Youth With a Mission). This big step in her life...
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LFC spreads the news of God’s amazing love at VBS

LFC spreads the news of God’s amazing love at VBS
Every Sunday evening in June, nearly 50 children in grades preschool through fifth grade attended Lynnville Friends Church’s Vacation Bible School. For over two hours each VBS night, the children caught the wave of God’s amazing love during the Surf Shack-themed activities. Each night of VBS started with an opening session that featured music, a skit, and...
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Pastor’s Pen

Dear Friends, With media attention seemingly always on bad news, stock market, wars, mass killings, gender issues, lawsuits, and natural disasters, it seems as if the world has gone totally crazy, and we have no hope for tomorrow. Indeed, as a grandfather of five and by the time this is published, number six, I wonder what kind...
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Hoksey Seeds helps create butterfly garden at Peoria school

Peoria Christian School is excited to announce the creation of a butterfly garden on the sledding hill at the school. Thanks to a local company, Hoksey Native Seeds of Lynnville (hokseynativeseeds.com), who has donated, planted, and cultivated about 1.5 acres of land into Iowa native prairie with a spike of plants desirable for monarch butterflies....
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Peoria Team wins Fourth of July softball tourney

Four slow-pitch softball teams battled it out on the ball diamond at the annual Fourth of July coed tournament held on Saturday, July 2, this year. Seven games later, the Peoria Team earned the title of tourney champ. Team members were Andrew Vander Hart, Matt Vander Hart, Spencer Fynaardt, Grant Fynaardt, Terry Fopma, Mark Van...
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L-S boys win final SICL game of the season

L-S boys win final SICL game of the season
In their final SICL game of the season, the Lynnville-Sully varsity baseball team hosted the HLV Warriors on Wednesday, June 29. In their first meeting of the year, the Hawks defeated the Warriors, 10-7, and were looking to repeat. Last week, the L-S boys took an early 5-0 lead after two innings of play and...
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From the kitchen: Christy Diers

With no shortage of hot, humid, and sunny days this summer, Christy Diers and family can often be found at Lake Red Rock, enjoying one of their favorite pastimes: Boating. The Dierses recently introduced the newest member of their family, seven-month-old daughter Brianna, to the water. “Brianna went out for her first time a couple of...
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