A demanding first week of practice has hopefully set the stage for a strong start to the season for the Lynnville-Sully varsity boys basketball team.
“The guys have been working real hard. If we continue to develop physically and mentally like we have been, good things will happen,” said L-S Coach Nick Harthoorn, in his ninth...
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About: LeAnn Hjelmeland
Recent Posts by LeAnn Hjelmeland
Friends Church members fix fence for family of 6-year-old killed in accident
A tragic accident in Des Moines stirred the compassionate hearts of Lynnville Friends Church members and spurred them into action last week.
On June 1, a man crashed through a backyard fence in Des Moines, killing 6-year-old Irving Aguilar-Gonzalez and injuring another young boy. The two had been playing on a trampoline in Irving’s backyard when...
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Thompson begins pastoring Killduff, Reasnor United Methodist Churches
The Killduff and Reasnor United Methodist Churches welcomed a new pastor to their pulpits on July 1. Pastor Curtiss Thompson, of Newton, has been named head part-time pastor at the two churches, replacing Pastor Randy McNeer. McNeer served the Killduff and Reasnor congregations for nine years and has been appointed to serve the Marquisville United...
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Locals with hearts for Haiti impacted by work-week in impoverished country
A team of 17 local people recently spent a week serving others in an eye-opening trip to Haiti. Their time was filled with working on Haitians’ homes, building relationships, and serving God in whatever ways needed in the Northern Hemisphere’s poorest country.
The group headed out on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 9, and drove to...
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Ritter leads group in faith-growing trip to India
Orphaned children, black magic practicers, and people living at a home for the dying and destitute – these were just some of the hurting people Lindsey Ritter encountered during a recent trip to India.
Serving as a leader with a Christian organization called Youth With A Mission (YWAM), the 2013 Lynnville-Sully grad was part of a...
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Vos spends academically-rigorous semester in England
It’s fitting that Justin Vos recently spent a semester abroad at the University of Oxford in England. As the oldest university in the English-speaking world, the school is the perfect place for someone who loves history.
From January through April, Vos, a history and political science major, was a visiting student at Oxford as part of...
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Area Christian schools consider idea of combined school district
Keeping area Christian education alive and thriving is the goal behind a recent proposal that would affect Sully Christian School as well as six other nearby Christian schools.
The Legacy of Grace Proposal suggests multiple changes, including that Sully Christian goes from being a K-8 school for local students to a 7-8 building hosting seventh and...
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