Temperatures pleasantly rose into the 70-degree range on “Black Friday” with a 74-degree record high recorded in Iowa City on Nov. 24. Temperatures remained mild throughout the weekend, allowing residents to enjoy a wide variety of outdoor activities.
Forecasted weather for the last week of November heading into December featured above average temperatures, feeling nothing like...
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Thanksgiving Recipes by Julie Van Manen
Last Wednesday, when the SFRC STARS children sang “Give Thanks With a Grateful Heart,” it became real that Thanksgiving was quickly approaching. We all need to take some time to reflect on the many blessings we have to be thankful for each and every day as we gather around our tables this week. One thing...
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Three-time defending champ Pella falls to Xavier
The Pella High School football team’s three-year streak of being state champs was ended last week. That’s after the undefeated and top-ranked Xavier Saints beat No. 4 Pella, 31-13, avenging a semifinal loss to the Dutch from last year.
Cedar Rapids Xavier was the first to score after a long drive on the opening possession. They...
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Two experienced seniors lead six-member wrestling team
The L-S wrestling team is small this year with only six grapplers, but they are hungry for victory. Practices started on Nov. 13 for the Hawks, who are coming off of a fourth-place finish at conference and a second-place finish at sectionals in the 2016-17 season. The Hawks lost three seniors, including last year's conference...
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Football banquet recognizes Hawks’ many accomplishments
In a fun evening wrapping up the 2017 L-S football season, the end-of-year banquet was held at First Reformed Church in Sully on Wednesday, Nov. 15. The team and their families ate together, and the coaches handed out awards earned by players during the season. The banquet was a chance for the coaching staff to...
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Blood drive in Lynnville Monday
Donate blood in honor of Stella Turnbull. She was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Altrophy at the age of one month. Doctors expected her to only live a few weeks, however, through many miracles and answered prayers, Stella is now 10 years old. In the fall of 2016 in the midst of a medical emergency, Stella...
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Attitudes of gratitude on display at L-S
Developing hearts of gratitude is the goal of L-S Middle School language arts teacher Mrs. Melanie Sharp in the gratitude unit she and her students will wrap up right before Thanksgiving, the holiday traditionally known for giving thanks.
Sharp kicked off the unit on Nov. 6 with the sixth-grade class. Her motive? Encourage students to express...
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