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Allbee receives Advanced EMT certification

Allbee receives Advanced EMT certification
Jason Allbee, a Sully resident who has served as a volunteer for the Sully Fire and Ambulance Department for 11 years, recently completed the coursework and testing required to become an Advanced EMT (AEMT) for the local emergency rescue team. Iowa’s current EMS state regulations consists of three levels of certified or licensed field providers: EMT, Advanced...
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Lynnville’s Van Maanen among graduates of Iowa Connections Academy

Iowa Connections Academy, an online public school serving students in grades K-12 across Iowa, graduated 30 seniors on Saturday, May 16, in West Des Moines. Jennifer Van Maanen, of Lynnville, was among the graduates. Her parents are Arlyn and Julie Van Maanen. Now completing its third year of providing high-quality, personalized online education, IACA currently serves...
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Part 3: Walter Sylvester reports on Cambodia

Walter Sylvester of Lynnville took an extended mission trip to Southeast Asia, including Cambodia and Thailand, Apr. 27-May 11. He visited a number of missionaries in the area and did a few tourist things also. “I hope to share with you a few experiences and maybe stretch your thought patterns with some of my observations,”...
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Pastor’s Pen 6-4-15

Baseball/softball season is in “full swing!” The bleachers are filled with families and spectators who come to cheer for their team. Emotions are “all over the board,” depending upon the situation. When the umpire makes a questionable call, people verbally disagree. Recently, I read a sign on the back stop of a ball diamond, which...
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ACTS volunteers go hands-on at The Harvest House

ACTS volunteers go hands-on at The Harvest House
Over 140 volunteers gathered to participate in A Call to Serve Ministries’ annual Service Surge in Sully, Chariton, Knoxville, Pella, and Prairie City in Iowa and Teshie, Ghana, Africa, on Saturday May 16. “This year, we were pleased for the first time to partner with the communities of Prairie City and Sully,” said Joe Vos, ACTS...
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L-S staff enjoys appreciation breakfast

The Hometown Press celebrated the end of a successful school year with Lynnville-Sully staff members by hosting an appreciation luncheon on Thursday, May 28. Superintendent Shane Ehresman opened the luncheon by sharing 2014-2015 school and student achievements. Staff members then enjoyed a delicious BBQ meal catered by Prime Country BBQ and Catering. Faye Brand, 1997 L-S alum and...
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Danish girl makes best friends and close family during exchange year

The first time Josephine Svane Pedersen talked with her host parents Loren and Tammy Vos, she was half a world away in Horsens, Denmark – a city about the size of Des Moines. The Voses were able to use Skype to video-call Josephine (Josie) and her family. With a lot of unknowns before them, Josie’s parents...
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