Monthly Archives: March 2017

Terpstra PHC celebrates 40 years of servicing, supplying

New Year’s Day 1977 marked a big day in the life of Lynnville resident Wilbur Terpstra. It’s the day he decided to take the plunge and open his own business – Terpstra Plumbing Heating & Electric. “I’d been working at the Farm and Home Store for about 12 years and decided it was time to leave...
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Longtime L-S teacher set to retire

Mrs. Norene Paulson has been a language arts teacher at Lynnville-Sully for 19 years. Paulson started out as a sub in the district and did that for four years. Being a long-term sub at Lynnville-Sully led to her being hired as a high school English and sixth-grade language arts teacher. Paulson moved to the middle...
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FFA celebrates with 65th Annual Banquet

L-S FFA members gathered with family and friends for the 65th Annual FFA Banquet on Tuesday, Mar. 21, for an opportunity to celebrate the awards and accomplishments of the L-S FFA Chapter from the school year. The banquet kicked off with a meal in the middle school gym, featuring a menu of pork loin donated by Synergy,...
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Eighth-grade banquet honors two SCS students

Sully Christian School's eighth-grade students, Rebecca Bassett and Kelly Van Wyk, celebrated their upcoming graduation at The Olive Garden in West Des Moines on Friday, Mar. 24. Joining them were their parents, grandparents, and principal, Mr. Jim Warden, as well as Mr. Warden’s wife. Every year, the graduating eighth-grade class is honored with a banquet....
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Ten letterwinners return for L-S golf season

A solid group of 16 students is out for golf at Lynnville-Sully this spring. Both the boys and girls teams are under the direction of second-year head coach Justin Hagedorn, who sees experience as the strength of both teams. “Our boys return four starters from last year, and our girls return six letterwinners from last year,”...
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From the Kitchen: Taylor Terpstra

Like most cooks, Taylor Terpstra has had her share of kitchen mishaps, with one Italian dish gone particularly wrong. “You know that Million Dollar Spaghetti recipe that floats around on Facebook and Pinterest? It was a million dollar FAIL for me, surprising I know! My kids asked me to never make that kind of spaghetti again!”...
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It’s about flying penguins, spaghetti plants

Growing up, there were a few things I decided I never wanted to be, and one of them was a teacher. This month, I had a couple of thoughts about being a teacher. I think teachers are very fortunate this year as they didn’t have to “fight” the green issues of St. Patrick’s Day because...
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