Monthly Archives: May 2021

Incredible state experience fuels Hawks to achieve season bests, look ahead

The sprint medley team of Josh Hardenbrook, Corder Noun Harder, Kyle Squires, and Conner Maston went from barely qualifying for state to finishing in 12th place with their personal-best time of 1:37:89.  It was a soggy start to the Iowa High School state track and field championships, but that didn’t dim the enthusiasm surrounding the eight...
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Smock advances to state golf, Mintle’s season ends at districts

  Girls Regionals – Prairie Knolls Golf and Country Club Greenlee Smock, a sophomore at Lynnville-Sully, became the 2021 girls regional golf champion at Prairie Knolls Country Club on Monday, May 24, punching her ticket for the girls state golf meet. She shot a score of 73, dominating the runner-up participant by 11 strokes. Impressively, she shot...
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Months of training pays off for local heavy lifter

Blaize Kuhlmann, a 2020 graduate of Lynnville-Sully, has been doing some heavy lifting lately – literally. On Saturday, May 15, Kuhlmann competed in his first powerlifting competition after training intensely for the past six months. Kuhlmann, the son of Kevin and Sandy Kuhlmann of Sully, has always enjoyed lifting weights, and last fall, he decided to...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers, May 27, 2021

It’s been just another strange week. I bought a brand new riding mower from my good friends at Killduff. The name of it is Bad Boy. The name fits so well, I paid extra money to get this particular mower. The dealer over there got quite a laugh when I told him that before I cut one...
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DTCC labor of love: Retirement marks the end of an era at Diamond Trail Children’s Center and the start of a new chapter

Diamond Trail Children’s Center director Cindy Norman is surrounded by local children who attend the preschool and daycare. Norman will retire from her role of director on June 1. Mitzi Smith, long-time DTCC staff member, will assume Norman’s duties as director and Brenda Denmark, another long-time valued employee, will serve as assistant director. A parade...
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L-S partners with USDA for free summer meals

The USDA has issued nationwide waivers which allow school districts and community organizations to utilize flexibilities around site locations, non-congregate feeding, parent and guardian pick-up, and meal times in the 2021 operation of the Summer Food Service Program. Lynnville-Sully Community School District is participating in the USDA Summer Food Service Program during this time, which will...
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Gray returns from four-week hike on Pacific Crest Trail

Hiking 500 miles in a month’s time through desert, mountains, and more is an impressive task. Doing that at 72 years old is downright inspiring, and it’s exactly what rural Searsboro resident Robin Gray was doing this spring. [caption id="attachment_6926592" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Robin Gray of rural Searsboro is pictured...
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