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Kee Hawks’ Cooper too much for L-S in first game at 2014 state tourney

Kee Hawks’ Cooper too much for L-S in first game at 2014 state tourney
Returning to the familiar Rogers Park in Fort Dodge, the Hawks were ready for their first game at the Class 1A State Softball Tournament. Lynnville-Sully (34-1) went head-to-head with the Hawks from Kee of Lansing (32-9) on Tuesday afternoon, July 22. A pitching duel between junior Madison Rasmusson and eighth-grader Kendra Cooper made the game...
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L-S baseball ends first winning season in six years

L-S baseball ends first winning season in six years
Hoping to drive into the second round of the District 11 baseball playoffs, the Lynnville-Sully baseball boys worked hard but ended their season to the North Mahaska Warhawks in New Sharon on July 15. In the final game for the L-S seniors, the score was 7-0. With the Hawks as the visiting team, senior Brandon Dunsbergen...
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Parkinson named Class 1A Boys Track Coach of the Year

Lynnville-Sully track and field coach Mike Parkinson was named the Class 1A Boys Track Coach of the Year on July 14. Parkinson was selected from among all boys track coaches in Class 1A from the state of Iowa to earn this top honor. Five additional coaches were selected for the at-large spots. The awards are...
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Four Hawks selected for South Central All-District Softball Team

The Iowa Girls Coaches Association released the names of Iowa softball players selected to all-district softball teams on July 18, and four Lynnville-Sully players are on the list: Juniors Madison Rasmusson and Shelby Davis, sophomore Kasiah Ehresman, and senior Becca Vos. Girls selected to the all-district team are listed below. The Coach of the Year went...
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Terpstra, Crews, Long take flights on a B-17 Flying Fortress

Terpstra, Crews, Long take flights on a B-17 Flying Fortress
It’s not every day the opportunity comes up to fly through the sky in a B-17 bomber. But that’s exactly what Lynnville resident Albert Terpstra, former Lynnville resident Louise Crews, and Don Long, owner of the Killduff, Lynnville, and Searsboro Telephone Companies, did on Sunday, July 6. The three flew in a restored B-17 known as...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 7/24/14

The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 7/24/14
You know you’re a parent when… •          You fish….turds out of the bathtub. •          When even brushing your hair or putting on deodorant prompts the six-year-old to ask where we’re going. •          The most relaxing part of your day is going to the dentist to get a cavity filled. •          When eating out becomes more of a chore than...
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Remember When – 7/24/14

35 years ago (1979) William and Kathleen Dennies, located southwest of Searsboro, had 25 acres of vegetables planted on their truck farm. Produce from the farm was delivered to grocery stores in Grinnell, Newton, Montezuma, Lynnville, Tama, and a grocery store warehouse in Chariton. Bill’s father was a truck farmer in New York.  Kathy said, “It...
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