Monthly Archives: May 2016

KidsFit makes exercise fun, accessible

KidsFit makes exercise fun, accessible
Hy-Vee’s KidsFit Program – a fun, at-home program designed for kids and families to help promote health, exercise, and nutrition – was introduced to Lynnville-Sully Elementary students on Monday, May 9, in the high school gym. Daira Hoegh Driftmeier, a 2001 L-S alum and now Hy-Vee KidsFit director, explained the fun and encouraging five-week KidsFit challenge...
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Pastor’s Pen – 5/19/16

This spring, I have been fortunate to watch many of our local athletes at Lynnville-Sully compete in track and field. I love going to track meets. I enjoyed competing in them when I was in high school. I have then had the blessing of coaching numerous athletes over the past 20 years at the high...
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L-S Baseball Preview: L-S hopes to improve from 14-12

The 2016 L-S baseball team looks to build off the positives from last year and make the program even stronger this season. With the first official practice on May 2, the Hawks have put a few weeks of practices under their belts before their first game next Monday. “Practices have been going well,” said L-S Coach...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 5/19/16

The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 5/19/16
I gave Harvey a bath the other day. No matter how hard I clean out under his neck, a half hour later I still find things in those neck rolls – fuzzies, a little plastic tag, mold, a family of trolls living off the mold and using the price tag for shelter... I hope he never...
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Remember When – 5/19/16

40 years ago (1976) The Lynnville-Sully girls track team sent two to the state meet. Kim Thon and Laurie Sparks both took first-place honors in the district meet. Thon won the shot put with a toss of 37’ 10¾” and Sparks jumped 16’ 4” to seal the victory in the long jump. Sparks also took second...
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Good people around you = success

Commencement really is a beginning. And I think it is one of many beginnings we get. By the end of the month, many of our acquaintances will have donned their caps and gowns to graduate from preschool, kindergarten, eighth grade, high school, college, and more. They’ve armed themselves with a big grin as they marched...
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Four generations of Brands and a tractor

Four generations of Brands and a tractor
Four generations of Brands, Carter, Eric, Dale, and Lloyd, are shown in front of Lloyd Brand’s original John Deere 4430 he bought new in 1976. After Lloyd sold the tractor on his farm sale in 1994 to Mike Vander Hart, grandson Eric recently bought it back, and four generations of Brands are shown in front...
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