Monthly Archives: August 2020

Record classic car count at Sully Night Out Cruizin’ The Square

Record classic car count at Sully Night Out Cruizin’ The Square
Carter Brand holds the wooden corn plaque he received for first place with 188 kernels for his entry, a red ‘69 Dodge Charger, which was driven by his uncle, Peter Smith of Lynnville. Finishing a very close second was the orange ‘69 Dodge Charger entered by Joe Ferrari of Sully. He worked on the replica car...
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Hawk softball secures third at state for highest finish in school history

Hawk softball secures third at state for highest finish in school history
  The L-S Hawks celebrate with their third-place trophy held high on Friday night at state softball. Playing in their final game of state softball and the 2020 season, the Lynnville-Sully Hawks went out with a bang on Friday, July 31. No. 4-seed L-S defeated No. 7-seed Lisbon, 10-0, in five innings to win the 1A consolation...
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Heart of Worship gives away over 100 backpacks and school supplies

Heart of Worship gives away over 100 backpacks and school supplies
Volunteers Sydney Jansen, Owen Norrish, and Kynlee James stand by the boxes of backpacks they are ready to hand out at Saturday’s backpack and school supply giveaway.   Heart of Worship church members held a modified version of their Pay It Forward event with a free backpack/school supply giveaway...
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A Slice of Home  by Simone Bates – “Berry Nice,” August, 2020

A Slice of Home  by Simone Bates – “Berry Nice,” August, 2020
My oma and opa lived in a small town in the hills of Germany. Their house was full of books, photographs, and trinkets from all over Europe and the world. It was endlessly interesting for two little kids to explore. But our curiosity usually led us outside to the sprawling yard, perfect climbing trees, and...
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Special L-S Board meeting Monday night reviews facility improvements

  The Lynnville-Sully School Board met in special session Monday, Aug. 3, at 6:30 p.m. in the high school library. Board members present were Dave Foster, Jer Schnell, and Tammy Vos along with board secretary Karla De Cook, superintendent Shane Ehresman, high school principal Aaron Shipley, and preK-8 principal Teri Bowlin. Guest present was Margaret Vander...
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Top-seeded CM defeats L-S in 1A semifinal

Top-seeded CM defeats L-S in 1A semifinal
  Reagan McFarland makes a diving catch, which is celebrated with a leap from Megan Van Zante on Tuesday. After a thrilling 9-4 win against Wayne on Tuesday, July 28, Lynnville-Sully was back in action one day later at the Class 1A state softball tournament in Fort Dodge. In the semifinal game on Wednesday, the Hawks had...
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Game stats from Wayne quarterfinal game

Game stats from Wayne quarterfinal game
The L-S softball team made school history with a first-ever state quarterfinal victory on Tuesday, July 28. The Hawks took down the Wayne Falcons, 9-4. A game recap was in last week’s “Hometown Press,” with game stats listed below. Junior Denali Conover pitched a complete game, giving up eight hits and four runs (two earned). She...
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