Category Archives: Feature

L-S earns two Division I ratings at state speech contest

Lynnville-Sully was well represented at the state large group speech contest held at Linn Mar High School on Saturday, Feb. 3. Two groups advanced to the state contest with Division I ratings earned at districts, and brought home two more Division I ratings from the state level. The nine-member choral reading group of “Bloodwork,” costumed in...
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PCHS Homecoming Royalty

                Pella Christian High School wrapped up a week of homecoming festivities on Friday, Feb. 2. Hayden Vroom of Pella and Makenna Van Dyke, granddaughter of Marv and Pam Van Dyke of Sully and daughter of Derek and Cassie Van Dyke of Pella, were crowned 2018 homecoming king and queen. The 2018 homecoming court included...
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From the Kitchen: Denise Horman

Feb. 9 is National Pizza Day! And who better to share her perspective on this than this week’s featured cook, Denise Horman, retired manager of the Newton Pizza Hut. Denise spent 25 years working in the pizza business. Denise grew up by Fifield Park near Red Rock until she was five, and then she moved east...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Feb. 8, 2018

I see on the thermometer it’s zero degrees right on the nose. It is starting to wear me down. Not much excitement in my life right now. I spend half my time dragging a battery charger around trying to get my old cars started. Some things never change. One would not start. I took the air...
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Zylstra earns 100th win

Lynnville-Sully High School senior Sage Zylstra joined the ranks of elite wrestlers with 100 high school career wins on Tuesday, Jan. 23. The senior, who had been sidelined with a shoulder injury, was sitting at 99 wins when three of his teammates hit the monumental victory mark last week. At Tuesday’s meet at Martensdale St....
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Family fun at SCS annual Food and Fun Night Saturday

Sully Christian School’s annual Food and Fun Night will be held Saturday, Feb. 3, at the school located at 12629 S. 92nd Avenue East in Sully. Starting at 4:30 p.m., hamburgers, hot dogs, and a variety of sides will be served and the silent auction will begin. Fun games including Ring-A-Pop, skee ball, and Olympic...
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Lowry recognized in corn yield contest

Terry Lowry of Searsboro recently won state third place in the AA Non-Irrigated division of the 2017 National Corn Growers Association's (NCGA) Corn Yield Contest. Lowry won with Pioneer® P1197AM™ brand corn, which yielded 314.4225 bushels per acre. DuPont Pioneer growers took home nearly 50 percent of the state awards. Pioneer® brand products continue to shine...
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