Monthly Archives: April 2016

Jansen wraps up high school speech career

Jansen wraps up high school speech career
L-S senior Caleb Jansen, an anchor in the L-S speech program, performed at the Iowa High School Speech Association's (IHSSA) Individual All-State Speech Festival Monday, Apr. 4, at the University of Iowa in front of critics, family, friends and other All-State performers. Craig Ihnen, IHSSA Director, stated the festival allows students to present their talents as...
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Maxwell Mintle earns All-American honors, heads to Tennessee with brothers

Maxwell Mintle earns All-American honors, heads to Tennessee with brothers
L-S fourth-grader Maxwell Mintle, the son of Brent and April Mintle, received All-American honors after competing in the Midwest Classic Nationals with 1,460 wrestlers from across the nation the first weekend in April. Competing in Kearney, NE, Maxwell wrestled in a 32-man bracket with wrestlers from Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Montana, Kansas, Texas, and Iowa. He...
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Fundraising begins for new L-S wrestling room

Fundraising begins for new L-S wrestling room
"The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is a little extra...” This quote exemplifies the desire supporters of the Room to Soar fundraising campaign have to grow and expand the Lynnville-Sully wrestling program. With help from the community, Room to Soar has set a goal of securing $40,000 by May 13, 2016 for a state-of-the-art facility. For several...
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Wet weather takes a toll on Hawk golfers’ game

In their second meet of the year, the L-S boys again placed third out of three teams. The Hawks were at Harvest Point Golf Course in Oskaloosa facing PCM and Eddyville-Blakesburg on Tuesday, Apr. 5. Senior Caleb Jansen was the Hawks’ top golfer with a 52, followed a stroke behind by fellow senior Kyle Van Dyke....
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Press INKlings: Does everything seem to move faster?

By the time your read this, I will have returned from a vacation to our nation’s capital, including the Cherry Blossom Festival. Thank you to all the staff who made it possible to put this issue together (including dozens of garage sale ads and the map) without me. My newspapering began in my hometown of...
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Reagan Duane

Reagan Duane Rozendaal was born to Brad and Elizabeth Rozendaal of Newton on Monday, Apr. 11, 2016. He weighed 7 pounds 14 ounces. His three siblings are Peyton (8), Lane (7), and Haylee (1). Reagan is the grandson of Duane and Jodi Rozendaal of Newton, Curt and Cheryl Gifford of Des Moines, and Karlene Gifford of...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers

I experienced another of many birthdays this week. I had no idea I would live this long. And no, I wouldn’t have taken better care of myself when I was younger. Some days I feel like I’ve lived five years, and other days I feel like I’ve lived 500 years. My children and other young people...
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