Lynnville-Sully’s PreK-8 Principal Teri Bowlin was one of three top finalists for the School Administrators of Iowa (SAI) 2014 Elementary Principal of the Year Award. Bowlin learned that she was not selected for the award, however, she is grateful for the overall experience and even more grateful for the support from family, friends, and colleagues. Bowlin...
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Twins delivered at Grinnell hospital

Weather conditions changed plans for the Graham family, and Grinnell Regional Medical Center’s obstetrical team delivered a set of twins. Lauren Graham, MD, and Andrew Graham, PhD, stayed in Grinnell and had their twins delivered by the GRMC medical team of Monica Brito, MD; Alex Anderson, CRNA; Laura Ferguson, MD; Ryan Dahlby Albright, MD; and...
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Granddaughters of locals on national champ cheer team

Sydney (13) and Shandra (11) Truong, daughters of Melissa Truong of Des Moines and granddaughters of Randy and Patricia Taylor of Reasnor, had a successful weekend with the Dynasty Cheer and Tumbling team out of Des Moines at a two-day cheer competition in the Wisconsin Dells. The Dynasty team members were named national champs in their...
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Four Hawk boys earn conference honors
Four Lynnville-Sully boys basketball players have earned South Iowa Cedar League honors for the 2013-14 season. Senior TJ Cunningham was named to the First Team, senior Darin Hofer was selected for the Second Team, and honorable mentions went to sophomore Kyle Van Dyke and junior Ben Trettin. Cunningham was also selected to the All-Substate team...
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Team Co-Line/Goalsetter opens season with runner-up at NHRA Gatornationals
In the first race of Team Co-Line/Goalsetter's 2014 schedule, the crew proved they hadn't been sitting idle through the off-season. Dale “Rail” Brand and crew traveled to Gainesville, FL, Mar. 14-16 and brought home a runner-up finish in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, the 45th Annual Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Prior to Gainesville,...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – Mar. 20
Oh, what a week, folks! National Pi Day and St. Patrick’s Day all in one week. How does one recover from such an exciting week? This is how: From corned beef and sauerkraut to pizza pies to corned beef, sauerkraut pizza pies. Now that is an experience for your taste buds. One I recommend. Reuben...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – Mar. 20
I thought when a person retired they did what they wanted. This is not how it works. There is always some miserable little job to do.
My wife and daughter rented a movie a couple of days ago. When they got home and tried to watch it, there was a problem. They had video but no...
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