Monthly Archives: May 2018

Vander Linden, Loftus named to Register’s All-Iowa track teams

Vander Linden, Loftus named to Register’s All-Iowa track teams
Two Lynnville-Sully track athletes learned they were selected to "The Des Moines Register's" All-Iowa track teams for Class 1A this week. Junior Tyson Vander Linden was selected in the hurdles category for the boys, and sophomore Mallory Loftus was selected in the same category for the girls. [caption id="attachment_2484149" align="alignright" width="240"] Read more

Sizzling Memorial Day weekend

Following the snowfalls in April, many area residents speculated we’d skip spring and go right into summer. They were right as May high temperatures were often in the 80s. But Memorial Day weekend was even hotter with record-breaking heat in the 90s. It was Fourth of July weather in May! The 98-degree high in Des...
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Pancakes, planes, and pilots

Pancakes, planes, and pilots
Memorial Day 2018 dawned hot and sultry, but the weather didn’t stop approximately 500 people from attending the annual pancake breakfast hosted by the Sully Christian Reformed Church Cadet Club held at the Sully Christian School gym on Monday, May 28, nor did it stop the 20 pilots who flew planes of all makes, models,...
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Iowa Primary Election Tuesday

Qualified electors of Iowa are encouraged to vote in the Primary Election on Tuesday, June 5. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. The polling sites will be those used for General Elections. As a reminder, you must declare a political party to cast either a Democratic, Libertarian, or Republican ballot. In...
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Largest preschool class in L-S history ready for new beginnings

Largest preschool class in L-S history ready for new beginnings
The Lynnville-Sully Community School District recently boasted the largest number of preschool attendees in history since the two area preschools – Diamond Trail Children’s Center and Inspirations Daycare and Preschool – have operated as classrooms within the school district after the district received the four-year-old statewide voluntary preschool program several years ago. Fifty-six youngsters culminated...
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Woodworking for a mission

Woodworking for a mission
Vernon Hartgers, 79, of Sully is a self-taught woodworker who has recently found a mission-minded application for his talent of over 30 years. This past winter, Vernon and his wife Marge needed major surgeries, which greatly affected their abilities to take care of day-to-day tasks while they both were recuperating. Their church family members from the...
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From the Kitchen: Shaylin Bryan

From the Kitchen: Shaylin Bryan
This week’s featured cook is Shaylin Bryan. Shaylin grew up near Lynnville, daughter of Monty and Carol Lukehart, and graduated from Lynnville-Sully High School. She got married in October of 2017 to Mitchell Bryan, who grew up in Montezuma. They currently reside near Lynnville. Shaylin is an administrative assistant at Grinnell Mutual, and Mitchell works...
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