Monthly Archives: November 2016

Part 2: Ritter sees lives changed during medical missions on islands

Editor’s note: 2013 Lynnville-Sully graduate Lindsey Ritter is on staff with a Christian organization called Youth With A Mission (YWAM). Her travels have taken her to places such as New Zealand, the Solomon Islands, India, and currently the Islands of Vanuatu. During the first half of September, she spent two weeks on a YWAM Marine...
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Dutch Letter Marathon Day a 13.5-hour success

Dutch Letter Marathon Day began bright and early at 7 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 11. Thirteen-and-a-half hours and more than 4,000 Dutch letters later, another Dutch letter fundraiser is in the books. Thanks to the success of the fundraiser, SCS gained just over $16,000 to put toward the general operations of the school. Making 4,000 Dutch...
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Third graders write letters to veterans

What started as a project of thanks driven by a personal connection for third-grade teacher Mrs. Sabrina Edsen in her second year at Lynnville-Sully has evolved into an annual event expressing gratitude for our country’s freedom that is now in its 11th year. "This project is very special to me,” said Edsen. “My dad was in...
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L-S teachers take lessons from the workplace

While Lynnville-Sully students enjoyed a day off from classes on Friday, Nov. 11, their teachers were using the professional development day to learn valuable lessons from the workplace by touring local businesses. The objective of the business tours relates to a Lynnville-Sully School Board goal of workplace readiness skills: Support and implement an understanding of common...
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Last-second play works, sends Pella back to championship game

With Pella trailing 30-28 and just four seconds left on the clock, Pella senior Nick Finney took the snap and found classmate Ryan Van Wyk in the end zone for a 34-30 semifinal victory last Thursday, Nov. 10. The two-time defending state champs snuck past Xavier of Cedar Rapids for their 40th consecutive win. The game...
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New starters take the court as L-S girls BB season begins

With the basketball season starting up this week, L-S Coach Jerry Hulsing looks to get the L-S girls to state after a two-year drought. The past two years, they have fallen short by losing in the substate game. “We have a good mix of exper-ienced players back and some exciting young players,” he said. “The girls...
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Sully fire, ambulance departments called to two roll-overs Monday

The Sully Fire Department and Ambulance crews were called to two roll-over accidents in a little over two hours time on Monday, Nov. 14. As of press time, complete accident reports were unavailable from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office. At 3:55 p.m., the Sully Fire Department and Ambulance were called to the intersection of 7th Avenue...
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