With nearly a week-long break from school looming ahead of students, third-grade teachers Sabrina Edsen and Nichelle Plate challenged their students to an optional reading challenge as a fun way to strengthen reading fluency. This spring break’s challenge asked the students to track the number of minutes read each day and included an Easter-themed fluency...
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High school rallies around jazz band prior to Jazz Band Championships
The Lynnville-Sully jazz band punched their ticket to the Iowa State Jazz Band Championships, held Tuesday, Apr. 5, when they earned a first-place finish in Class 1A at the SCIBA Jazz Festival in Waukee in December.
Fourteen students, ranging in age from middle school to high school, performed at the championships. Members of the team are Zach...
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Pastor’s Pen – 4/7/16
By Pastor Jann Braaksma
Matthew West has a song out right now, “Grace Wins.”
Part of the verse says: “There’s a war between guilt and grace, and they're fighting for a sacred space. But I'm living proof, grace wins every time.”
The chorus continues: “For the prodigal son, grace wins. For the woman at the well, grace wins....
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Golfers tee off new year, girls win at NM
The 2016 golf season got rolling for the Lynnville-Sully girls with a dual against Pella High School on Tuesday, Mar. 29. Pella won its home event with a team score of 203 over the Hawks’ 301.
Freshman Tessa Van Maanen was the top L-S golfer with a score of 60. Junior Ida Byggeth followed with a...
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L-S girls open outdoor season tied for second at BP
The Lynnville-Sully girls track team came out strong in the first outdoor meet of the season on Tuesday, Mar. 29, tying for second with Eddyville at 102 points. On their home track, the Belle Plaine Plainsmen won the Class A meet with 112 team points. L-S Coach Darin Arkema said his team had a “great”...
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Hawk boys win six events at PC, narrowly miss BP title
Winning six events in their first outdoor meet of the year is hopefully a sign of things to come for the Lynnville-Sully boys track and field team. The conditions weren’t ideal for a track meet, but the Hawks stayed the course at the Pella Christian meet where team scores weren’t kept last Tuesday, Mar. 29.
“It...
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Local couple turns creative outlet into successful business
By Stefanie Van Wyk
In December 2013, when Ryan and Dana McFarland moved into their new home in the Northridge Estates development in Sully, a dream was born.
“I’ve really always said I’m not a creative person,” Dana said. “When we moved into our house, I started following several do-it-yourself (DIY) and home decor pages on Instagram. I...
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