Yearly Archives: 2016

Thank you for all you do, L-S staff members

Thank you for all you do, L-S staff members
May 2-6 marked Teacher Appreciation Week, and Lynnville-Sully administrators Shane Ehresman, superintendent; Teri Bowlin, preK-8 principal; and Shane Wheeler, dean of students, acknowledged all staff members who make an impact in Lynnville-Sully students’ lives. Kicking off the week of appreciative gestures on Monday, May 2, administrators provided donuts and juice for all staff members. Tuesday afternoon,...
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L-S girl golfers pick up first win

A challenging course and windy conditions didn’t make it easy, but the Lynnville-Sully girls picked up their first win over another opponent this season in a dual at Colfax-Mingo last Tuesday, May 3. The Hawks tallied 263 strokes to C-M’s 276. On top of that, L-S freshman Tessa Van Maanen was meet runner-up medalist, shooting a...
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Hawk girls relinquish SICL title to Belle Plaine

Hawk girls relinquish SICL title to Belle Plaine
Looking to repeat as conference champions, the Lynnville-Sully girls left it all on the track at the SICL Meet at BGM on Tuesday, May 3. Unfortunately, the Belle Plaine girls did the same and ended the night as conference champs with 122 points, ahead of second-place L-S with 96 points. Despite coming short of their goal,...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 5/12/16

Happy {belated} Mother’s Day! Well, I hope you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day a few days ago. Our Sunday was basically enjoyed because neither parent had to work. There are no words for that. That’s the only present this mama needed! Whether you enjoyed a quiet day, got to enjoy a spa day over the weekend,...
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Press INKlings: Unscrambling the mysteries of an egg

May is National Egg Month, and my email inbox is filled with egg promotions. One promotes easy-peel hard-boiled eggs: May is National Egg Month, and there's no better way to celebrate than going back to cooking and nutrition basics with the Incredible Edible Egg. Eggs are as popular as ever and at 19 cents apiece and...
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Sully Fire Department report – 5/4/16

At about 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4, the Sully Fire Department was called to a field fire two miles southwest of Sully where about 20 acres of fence rows and corn stalks burned. Due to the windy conditions and the speed the fire was moving through a field of corn stalks, the Kellogg, Lynnville,...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 5/12/16

It was quite a wild and crazy weekend at our home again. All four of my daughters and spouses and friends and animals showed up for Mother’s Day and the graduation of my twin grand-daughters from the University of Northern Iowa. The graduation was one day before Mother’s Day. My wife had me cleaning house for nearly...
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