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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 8/25/16

The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 8/25/16
The tribe and I took a trip to Colorado as we usually do every year. Only this time with two kids in tow. After many people said their farewells, hugs, good riddances, and God speeds, we were off on an adventure. Of sorts. The good news? The toddler had her movies playing. The bad news? She...
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L-S Board tours facility updates at Monday meeting

The Lynnville-Sully School Board met Monday, Aug. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the high school library. Board member Tammy Vos was absent. Guests included Rita Maston, Beth Steenhoek, and Faye Brand. The highlight of the night included L-S Superintendent Shane Ehresman and L-S PreK-8 Principal Teri Bowlin taking all those in attendance on a tour...
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Cross-country newcomers make for full boys, girls teams

Cross-country newcomers make for full boys, girls teams
Though numbers-wise the Lynnville-Sully cross-country team has more than made up for the six seniors lost to graduation, there are still big shoes to fill by the team this year. The boys team in particular will miss three-time state qualifier Canyon Kuhlmann. L-S Coach Darin Arkema, entering his 14th year as head coach, is doing...
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New coach leading ‘very competitive’ volleyball girls

Twenty-seven girls will represent the Hawks on the volleyball court this year. New coach Jayme Deal will be at the helm of the varsity squad, and L-S Coach Kyra Smith will be the new JV team leader. The girls got a taste of game-like settings at the Gatorade scrimmage last Friday and a scrimmage versus Eddyville-Blakesburg...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 8/25/16

I had kind of an uneventful week. I didn’t have any car or motorcycle wrecks. I didn’t get divorced or declare bankruptcy. But I had a few things happen, of course. I went down to the Eddyville Dragway on Saturday night. It was a special event featuring nitro-burning hot rods that go unbelievably fast. I was...
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Letter to the editor: Striving to improve trucker image

I would like to share a few of my thoughts in regards to the trucking industry. This year, the industry representatives from across the state came together and made the determination that we have a good story to tell, and we needed to share it with our fellow Iowans. Did you know one out of every 13...
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