Thirteen middle schoolers represented Lynnville-Sully at the 2017 Pella Christian Grade School Knowledge Bowl held Tuesday, Mar. 21, in Pella.
Two eighth graders, four seventh graders, and seven sixth graders participated in the contest that is generally held only for seventh and eighth graders. Prior to the event, the students prepped by learning the type of...
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New trophy cases installed at L-S
Over spring break, the old and worn out trophy cases were removed from the south gym wall and replaced with floor-to-ceiling cases. The old trophy cases have been at Lynnville-Sully since 1959. They were built into the wall so there was more room in the hallway, and that allowed more room for more trophies. Since...
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Letter to the Editor: Steve King’s tweet
Dear Editor: Representative Steve King's tweet about how "we can't restore our civilization with somebody else's babies" bothers me a lot. He is referring to white babies. He wants more white babies. However, the numbers don't support his wishes. Using 2014 statistics, there were 11.6 white births per 1,000 population, while black births were 19.5/1,000;...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 3/30/17
The trip I took to California a couple of weeks ago was quite an excursion.
I traveled and stayed with 11 people, including three daughters, three sons-in-law (who are not fond of me), three grandchildren, and my wife.
I don’t even like to travel by myself, let alone with 10 extra people.
We stayed in a large house...
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Malcom family of seven wins Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Makeover
Any fan of home renovation shows knows the names Chip and Joanna Gaines. The fun-loving couple stars on their own HGTV show, “Fixer Upper,” where each episode they renovate the “wrong house that’s in the right location” in the Waco/Dallas, TX, area.
A few states north, in between Montezuma and Malcom, Heath and Paige Wilson have...
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Jim Magnuson celebrates retirement from Key Co-op
The U.S. cooperative story dates back to the mid-1700s and is even tied to Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. Though a new concept in the colonial era, a “mutual” company was a model in which a group of citizens could own and run it for the benefit of its members. More than 300 years later, this...
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Former L-S players reunite on court for annual game
The sixth annual Lynnville-Sully Men’s Community Basketball Games drew 25 former players and current Hawk fans to the L-S gym on Saturday, Mar. 11, united in their love for the game.
“I can't believe we have been doing this for six years now,” said L-S JV Coach Joel Harthoorn, a 1997 L-S alum and coordinator of...
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