Monthly Archives: March 2015

L-S FFA hosts toy tractor and craft show

[caption id="attachment_343514" align="alignright" width="300"]IMG_6966 Guests browse the FFA Toy Tractor and Craft Show.[/caption] Over 40 vendors with varying merchandise filled the inside of the L-S High School gym and hallways for the first toy tractor and craft show hosted by the L-S FFA Chapter. The inaugural fundraiser was organized...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 3/26/15

As I sit here writing this, my daughter is sedated and my cat is in day care, the couch is covered in fresh, spring breeze-smelling laundry, and it’s a weebit chilly outside. This weather is almost downright begging for one last soup of the year, and, boy, is it tempting! It will definitely be a...
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Final phase of $1.5 million power project underway

Crews from Alliant Energy are finishing up a $1.5 million project consisting of power line replacement from Kellogg to Sully. The project, which started in 2012, is expected to be completed in June 2015 and is part of regular utility operations for Alliant Energy. The cost of the project is something all Alliant Energy customers...
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Dream Come True: Daddy-Daughter Dance

Dreams came true for 70 young girls who spent Saturday evening, Mar. 20, at the first Daddy-Daughter Dance hosted by the Lynnville-Sully Community Education Foundation (LSCEF) in the L-S Middle School gym. [caption id="attachment_343521" align="alignright" width="225"]Olivia Norrish and her father, Rick, pose for a picture. Each attendee received a 4x6 photo. Read more

Pastor’s Pen: Varieties of Strength

By Coleen Van Dyke for Lynnville Friends Church God knew the Bible would be read by a diverse group of people throughout the ages and wanted His message to be applicable and clear for all who study His Word. He inspired 40 different writers, including shepherds, fishermen, prophets, and judges, to fulfill this task of writing...
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Easter events at planned at area churches

Searsboro Community Church is hosting an Easter Breakfast on Sunday, Apr. 5, at 9 a.m. followed by church services at 10:30 a.m. St. Andrews Lutheran Church, west of Sully, Holy Week schedule is: Tuesday, Mar. 31, 6:30 p.m. Seder Meal at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Newton. Thursday, Apr. 2, Maundy Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Church,...
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L-S High School Musical Mar. 27-28: Back to the 80’s

Get ready for good times at William Ocean High! William Ocean High is the school that will be represented on stage in the Lynnville-Sully musical “Back to the 80’s...The Totally Awesome Musical” on Mar. 27 and 28. The musical tells the story of the 1989 graduating class of William Ocean High seen through the eyes of...
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