Yearly Archives: 2015

Top students share advice, memories, future dreams

Valedictorian Katy Sevcik    Good evening family, friends, faculty, administration, and fellow classmates. I would like to thank you for this opportunity to speak, and I am 100 percent sure you will regret it. [caption id="attachment_404691" align="alignright" width="240"]Valedictorian Katy Sevcik Valedictorian Katy Sevcik[/caption] As of three days ago, I had...
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Needham recognized with Hawk Citizenship Award

L-S high schoolers gathered for the spring recognition assembly, the final to be held this school year, on Tuesday, May 12. L-S High School Principal Mr. Matt Rasmusson led the assembly, which honored a variety of students and athletes and their accomplishments, as well as highlighted year-end activities. [caption id="attachment_404688" align="alignright" width="300"] Read more

L-S education foundation awards $5,000 in teacher grants

Six Lynnville-Sully teachers received valuable grants from the Lynnville-Sully Community Education Foundation (LSCEF) to fund various needs of their classrooms. This is the second year the LSCEF has given teacher grants, and again this year, the group distributed $5,000 to help with classroom expenses. The teacher grants were awarded at the final professional development day on...
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Where’s the BEEF?

Editors note: Julie Van Manen is graciously filling in for Shelly Rankin this week. Look for the return of “The Wooden Spoon” next week. Many of you might remember the famous slogan – Where’s the Beef? – Wendy’s restaurant used in 1984 (just a few years ago – actually, the year I graduated high school) featuring...
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Remember When – 5/21/15

35 years ago (1980) A new 3,800 square-foot Dutch-colonial style bank was planned for construction, according to Chuck Fritz, president of Kellogg Savings Bank. The LSK Jaycees held a benefit slowpitch softball tournament on Memorial Day with proceeds going to help the three men recovering from burns from the Co-op fire. The Lynnville-Sully Class of 1980’s motto was...
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Press INKlings: Memorial Day – Time to reflect

I struggle with whether we should say, “Happy Memorial Day.” It makes perfect sense to say “Happy birthday,” “Happy New Year,” “Happy Fourth of July,” “Happy Mother’s and Father’s Day,” “Happy Easter,” etc. But is Memorial Day really happy? Isn’t “Happy Memorial Day” an oxymoron? Isn’t it like wishing someone a happy anniversary of a...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zeegers – 5/21/15

The great weather goes on and on. It was 48 degrees Tuesday morning. I went uptown to get some gas for my mower. Someone asked what I was doing. They couldn’t see what I was driving? “Getting gas for my snowblower,” I yelled back. I still think back to those 50 years in a semi. I remember...
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