The Lynnville-Sully Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, Jan. 15, in the high school library. President Tim Dunsbergen called the meeting to order with board members Jer Schnell, Steph Young, Gerry Van Dyke, Tammy Vos, superintendent Shane Ehresman, board secretary Karla DeCook, high school principal Shane Wheeler, and preK-8 principal Teri Bowlin...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers 1-18-2018
We all know how cold and miserable our weather has been.
I’m just glad I’m not driving a truck like I did for so many years (my entire working life).
The first thing I would do every morning was crawl under the trailer I was going to pull. I would have a sledge hammer and would pound...
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Bonnye Varland, 69
Memorial services for Bonnye Varland, 69, of Grinnell will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at Pence~Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Friends may greet the family from 9:30-11 a.m. before the service. Memorials may be designated to the Pregnancy Center of Central Iowa or Grinnell Regional Hospice and may be left at...
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CANCELLED: Sully community meeting January 11
THE MEETING REFERRED TO IN THE ARTICLE BELOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A make-up date will be announced in a future issue of the Hometown Press.
The City of Sully, Sully Betterment Committee, and Sully Hometown Pride Committee will host a community meeting tonight – Thursday, Jan. 11 – at 6:30 p.m. at the Sully Community Center...
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Terpstra’s photo wins honorable mention in photo contest
Warren Terpstra of Sully recently won an honorable mention for his photo “Amish Country Road” in Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area (SSNHA) 10th Annual Capture the Heart of America Photo Contest at the end of 2017. Terpstra won in the Life on the Iowan Farm category with his photo taken in Kalona on a...
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Recipes: Today is National Milk Day
On Jan. 11, 1878, milk was delivered to consumers in sterilized glass bottles for the very first time. This day is commemorated by the celebration of National Milk Day in the United States, as cited by the National Milk Producers Federation. Because of the importance of this staple in our diet, it’s not surprising that...
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Hawk wrestlers fall to C-M and S-K, beat host HLV
The Hawk wrestlers returned to the mat after Christmas break with a quadrangular dual at Victor against HLV, Colfax-Mingo, and Sigourney-Keota on Thursday, Jan. 4. After tying with HLV in the first round, the Hawks were awarded the dual win since they had more takedowns. L-S then fell short to both C-M and S-K. With...
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