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New administrator appointed at Sully Christian School

New administrator appointed at Sully Christian School
Alanna Staton has been hired as the new Sully Christian School admini-strator for the 2014-2015 school year. Staton, a native of North Carolina, has an extensive background in the education field. She holds three degrees in education, including graduate work in educational leadership. In the past 10 years, Staton has served as a classroom elementary...
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Lyndsay Terpstra receives IBA Student Athlete Achievement Award

Lyndsay Terpstra receives IBA Student Athlete Achievement Award
Lyndsay Terpstra, a senior at Lynnville-Sully High School, was honored as the 2014 recipient of the Iowa Bankers Association’s Student Athlete Achievement Scholarship Award during the Iowa high school state basketball championships March 7-8 in Des Moines. This award recognizes a graduating senior student athlete who not only excels on the court, but also in...
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More than $25,000 raised at SCS Food & Fun Night

More than $25,000 raised at SCS Food & Fun Night
Delicious food, fun games, and entertaining company blasted away winter blues for the hundreds of people who attended Sully Christian School’s annual Food and Fun Night on Saturday, Mar. 1. Attendees travelled through yet another snowstorm for the school’s largest fundraiser and were rewarded with a family-friendly evening of food and entertainment for all ages. Read more

Winter Sports Salute: Hawks’ hard work pays off

Winter Sports Salute: Hawks’ hard work pays off
To view the winter sports salute in its entirety, click here. Five seniors guide girls to state Hopes were high for the Lynnville-Sully girls basketball team heading into the 2013-14 season, and the Hawks didn’t disappoint, qualifying for the state tournament for the third time in four years. The girls were senior-less last year, which meant...
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SFRC’s new technology reaches online congregation

SFRC’s new technology reaches online congregation
Going to church on Sunday mornings looks a bit different these days for some Sully First Reformed Church members. The church has more than 100 people each week who are unable to make it to the physical church building but still get to “go to church” by turning on their computers or digital devices and...
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Blue Devils derail Hawk boys in state tourney pursuit

Blue Devils derail Hawk boys in state tourney pursuit
The Lynnville-Sully boys basketball team had a strong first half in the Class 1A District 11 semifinal game in Pleasantville on Tuesday, Feb. 25, against the Martensdale-St. Marys Blue Devils.
TJ Cunningham sneaks in a layup against the Blue Devils.
The Hawks took an early 3-0 lead with a free throw...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – Mar. 6

You know when people say, “ignorance is bliss” or “what you don’t know can’t hurt you?” I found these two simple phrases to be oh-so-true this week. I was putting some nightstands in my room and moving my old ones to the closet. These nightstands I moved in are the first thing my Papa M....
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