Monthly Archives: December 2016

From the Kitchen: Angie Hardenbrook

From the Kitchen: Angie Hardenbrook
This week’s featured cook, Angie Hardenbrook, couldn’t live without her Crock-Pot for one simple and important reason: You can’t burn things in a slow cooker. “I’m always burning things!” said Angie. “I’m not very patient when it comes to cooking. It’s a big joke at our house when everyone comes home and can smell that something...
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93-year-old Ernestine Dieleman: One bowl, one strike

93-year-old Ernestine Dieleman: One bowl, one strike
Ernestine Dieleman moved from Sully into Park Centre in Newton because she was recovering from health issues. She was unable to care for herself, and she needed short-term rehabilitation to help her back on her feet. Recently, she walked into Cardinal Lanes in Newton with a group of friends, picked up a bowling ball for the...
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Hawks pull off exciting win versus the Mustangs

Hawks pull off exciting win versus the Mustangs
Facing off against East Marshall on Thursday, Dec. 22, the Hawks were very evenly matched against the Mustangs. L-S entered the fourth quarter down by one point and battled to take the win 67-65. “It was a great ballgame. Both teams did a lot of nice things. It was great to see the boys stay mentally...
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L-S girls overcome slow start against BP

Belle Plaine came to Sully Tuesday night, Dec. 20, to take on the undefeated Hawks. After a slow start in which the L-S girls were trailing by one at the end of the first quarter, they rallied to beat the Plainsmen 42-30. L-S held Belle Plaine to only 13 points in the second half while...
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L-S rebounds key to victory over East Marshall

Pitted against 3A team East Marshall, the 1A-ranked Lynnville-Sully girls found their groove as the game progressed and worked their way to a 51-26 win on Thursday, Dec. 22. The Hawks were at home for their last game before Christmas break. “We struggled to get into a rhythm on offense,” explained L-S Coach Jerry Hulsing. “I...
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Family Early Literacy Night draws a crowd

Family Early Literacy Night draws a crowd
Lynnville-Sully held its first Family Early Literacy Night on Monday, Dec. 12, and welcomed 24 families for a night of fun and hands-on literacy learning. At the event, Mrs. Teri Bowlin, preK-8 principal, explained how the parents and children completed 12 activities focusing on phonics, phonemic awareness, sight words, read aloud, writing, and fine motor skills....
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L-S third graders host holiday readers’ theaters

L-S third graders host holiday readers’ theaters
L-S third graders invited parents, family, and friends to a holiday-inspired readers theater on Wednesday, Dec. 21. For the past two weeks, students have been preparing for the readings under the direction of teachers Mrs. Beth Yoder and Mrs. Sabrina Edsen. On Wednesday, Dec. 21, the students projected their voices and read their parts with expression...
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