The health benefits of delicious little almonds have been known for centuries. According to NationalAlmondDay.com, almond trees were being cultivated and blossoming in the lands around the Mediterranean Sea before 4000 B.C. Almonds are even mentioned in the Bible, cited in Genesis 43:11, where Jacob instructs his sons to go to Egypt to buy grain from their...
They didn’t know it at the time, but the Lynnville-Sully basketball boys played in their last game of the regular season on Friday, Feb. 8. Despite strong efforts, L-S fell short of victory, 61-52, against the Baxter Bolts.
The Hawks started strong, controlling the first quarter, 23-18. Baxter shot the ball well...
Four Lynnville-Sully wrestlers had the chance to see how they stack up against other top wrestlers from the area during the district tournament on Saturday, Feb. 9, at Montezuma. The boys were looking to punch tickets to state but came up short of that goal.
“It was a rough draw for...
Mayor Roy James called the Lynnville City Council meeting to order on Monday, Feb. 11, at 5:30 p.m. at Lynnville City Hall. Councilmembers Bev Van Maanen, Kevin Arment, Hugh Carney, Terry Fraker, and Mark Newberg were present along with city clerk Bev Arthur and guest Faye Brand. City maintenance director Josh DeWitt arrived later while taking a...
The Sully City Council met in regular session at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 11, at Sully Community Center. Councilmembers present were Jeff Brummel, Brad Rozendaal, Teryl Ver Ploeg, Gordon Yarrington, mayor Brent Vander Molen, and city clerk Barbra Maasdam. Councilmember Wes Van Wyk was absent. Guests present were Matt Walker, Ron Williams, Jenice Van Rees,...
I’m out in California one more time. This is a different planet.
No one works out here because they are all on the freeway every day in some shiny foreign car at 80 mph.
I have friends and relatives out here: Mostly relatives, because they are stuck with...
Larry Gene Johnson, 60, of Fernandina Beach, FL, passed away Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019 at the Community Hospice.
Larry was born in Grinnell to the late Lavern and Drusilla “Sally” (Hansen) Johnson on Aug. 29, 1958. He graduated from Lynnville-Sully High School with the Class of 1976. He attended technical School for Heating...
