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Makers of purple hats for November Shaken Baby Awareness Month

For several weeks, volunteers requested by Jenice Van Rees, of Sully have been knitting or crocheting purple hats for November Shaken Baby Awareness Month. Last week, a group of the volunteers gathered at Coffee Cup Café in Sully, from left: Front row, Delia De Jong, Darlene Struik, Colleen Castorf, Bonnie Vander Weerdt, Bertha Zylstra; back row holding some of...
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Red Ribbon Week

Red Ribbon Week kicked off at Lynnville-Sully on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Students joined thousands across the country in a campaign aimed to educate and raise awareness about the harmful effects of drug use. [caption id="attachment_516590" align="alignright" width="300"]Mrs. Jennifer Rozendaal, first-grade teacher, rounds up her students dressed as cowgirls and cowboys for... 			
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Capitol trip enriches fifth graders’ studies of Iowa

The Iowa Guidebook has been a staple of the fifth-grade social studies class for decades. Mrs. Lisa Foster, fifth-grade teacher leading social studies for both classes, inherited the project when she started at L-S 18 years ago. Foster has made a few modifications, but the basic premise remains the same as it did 30-plus years...
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Thousands of Dutch letters rolled in 13.5 hours

Daunting tasks are often made easier when tackled as a team, as seen at SCS last week. It took the willing hands of young and old alike to make the second Dutch Letter Marathon a success. The school makes and sells Dutch letters – flaky pastries filled with almond paste and topped with crunchy sugar –...
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Sully, Lynnville Election Results

Sully Mayor Brent Vander Molen was successful in his unopposed bid for re-election to his second term, according to uncertified election tallies released Tuesday night by the Jasper County Auditor's Office. The only incumbent on the ballot, Jeff Brummel was elected. Current council member Brad Rozendaal was elected by write-in. To fill an unexpired two-year...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 11/5/15

Is it sad that I will be 30 and my sole goal in life right now is to make it a week without needing to go to my parents’ for something? Whether it’s the kitchen remod, the mama’s pantry, the sitter services, or to borrow some black boots? This got me thinking. I need to be...
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FFA 2015 harvest wraps up

Several Lynnville-Sully FFA members recently completed harvesting 35 acres of soybeans on Saturday, Oct. 17, at the FFA Land Lab located near Searsboro. Under the leadership of FFA advisor and agriculture teacher Mr. Brian Lowry, several FFA members partnered with generous community volunteers to complete the 2015 harvest. [caption id="attachment_516535" align="alignright" width="300"]Members... 			
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