Yearly Archives: 2016

Touched lives in Texico

Touched lives in Texico
Meeting the needs of people in physical and practical ways was the goal of locals who went on a recent mission trip to the Texas/Mexico border. And though locals have been taking this trip more than a dozen times, they return with fresh stories each year of lives impacted for the better. The 11-member team was...
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Pysanky eggs add splash of color to art room

Pysanky eggs add splash of color to art room
Dozens of miniature jewels, also known as Pysanky, have taken over Tara Conover’s K-12 art room. The Ukranian method of decorating elaborate eggs for countless generations was taught by Conover to all of her art students the last full week leading up to spring break. While the elementary students had help with the Easter-themed activity,...
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L-S FFA Banquet celebrates a year of success

L-S FFA Banquet celebrates a year of success
The 2016 FFA Banquet held Tuesday, Mar. 15, was a celebration of a successful year for the L-S FFA Chapter and a look ahead at a bright future. Forty-four FFA members, their families, and special guests attended the evening, which included a meal featuring pork loin prepared by Dan Cross and a buffet of side dishes made...
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Grinnell indoor gives L-S girls a place to begin

Grinnell indoor gives L-S girls a place to begin
Competing on a 200m indoor track is quite different than running on a 400m outdoor track. Still, the SICL indoor meet at Grinnell College on Monday gave the Lynnville-Sully girls a chance to ease into competition and see how they measure at this point in the season. No team scores were kept at the meet, which...
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Special L-S Board meeting approves contracts, opening salary offer

The Lynnville-Sully School Board met in special session on Thursday, Mar. 17, at 7:45 a.m. in the Lynnville-Sully High School Library. Board members present were Tim Dunsbergen, Tammy Vos, Steph Young, Gerry Van Dyke by speaker phone, superintendent Shane Ehresman, and board secretary Karla DeCook; Jer Schnell was absent. Guests present were Joel Vos, Kevin...
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Van Dyke named to IBCA Class 1A Substate 5 team

Lynnville-Sully senior Kyle Van Dyke was one of eight players recently named to the 2016 Boys Class 1A Substate 5 basketball team by the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association. Van Dyke was a key player for the L-S Hawks this winter, helping contribute to the team’s 23-2 season that ended at the Substate 5 championship game. Van...
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L-S boys win three events at first meet of 2016

L-S boys win three events at first meet of 2016
After at least a few weeks of practice, the L-S boys track team had its first taste of the 2016 competition at the SICL indoor meet held at Grinnell College on Monday, Mar. 21. L-S Coach Mike Parkinson thought the season opener was a “great night for the Hawks.” “Overall, we had quite a few personal...
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