Cyclists Nikola Agatic (below, left) and Antej Nuhanovic stopped in the Hometown Press office in Sully on Thursday, June 2, on their cross-country journey to Seattle, WA. As recorded on their blog, the D.C. riders are riding their “bicycles from Washington, D.C., to Seattle, WA, in the name of love, optimism, and compassion. As a...
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Kitchen bloopers from the Hometown Press staff

By Stef Van Wyk
Scorched spaghetti, rock hard gumdrop bars, cake fails, Jell-O that doesn’t jiggle, and sizzling steaks are just a few of the “ingredients” that make up the Hometown Press staff’s list of most memorable kitchen bloopers.
While most weeks we strive to bring you recipes and shortcuts to make life in the kitchen more...
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Assembly recognizes middle schoolers
A year of good character among students in kindergarten through fifth grade was celebrated with the annual Character Counts Carnival on Monday, May 23.
Monday afternoon, classrooms and the elementary gym turned into game zones, and students went door to door taking part in a wide variety of fun and challenging games, including a basketball hoop...
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Character Counts Carnival celebrates good character

A year of good character among students in kindergarten through fifth grade was celebrated with the annual Character Counts Carnival on Monday, May 23.
Monday afternoon, classrooms and the elementary gym turned into game zones, and students went door to door taking part in a wide variety of...
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Monday afternoon, classrooms and the elementary gym turned into game zones, and students went door to door taking part in a wide variety of...
SCS graduates five eighth graders

The five members of the eighth-grade Class of 2016 were honored at a graduation ceremony held at the school Thursday night, May 26. Administrator Jim Warden welcomed the class and their family and friends represented at the ceremony before opening with prayer. Pastor Brian Ochsner of Sully Christian Reformed Church gave the graduation address, and the...
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PC soccer clinches spot at state

The Pella Christian boys soccer team is state-bound after holding off Des Moines Christian, 1-0, in substate action last Saturday, May 28.
PC went ahead in the first half with a penalty kick scored by senior Gabriel Soler. The Eagles were able to keep the strong DMC team from getting a goal throughout the rest of...
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Jones qualifies for Boston Marathon

Not only did Julie Jones record a personal best time running the Fargo Marathon on May 21, the Sully resident also qualified for the 2017 Boston Marathon. Jones finished the North Dakota marathon in 3 hours, 49 minutes, and 11 seconds, nearly seven minutes under the qualifying time of 3 hours 55 minutes needed for...
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