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Turnovers hurt Hawks in Homecoming shutout

Turnovers hurt Hawks in Homecoming shutout
The Lynnville-Sully varsity football team hosted the BGM Bears during Homecoming last Friday night, Oct. 3, in Sully. Fans, players, and coaches faced chilly temperatures and a strong wind, the coldest game of the year so far. The Bears were a very physically-sized team compared to the Hawks and managed to shutout the home crowd...
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Girls’ times improve at Knoxville, boys set back by illness, injuries

Girls’ times improve at Knoxville, boys set back by illness, injuries
The L-S cross-country team ran at one meet last week before taking a long break in action prior to this Thursday’s meet. The Hawks’ only competitive running last week happened at the Knoxville Invitational on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Faster times than last year were an encouragement to the girls, while the boys suffered a short-handed...
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Sully United Fund Drive underway

The Sully United Fund mail campaign is underway to collect funds for the organizations listed in the mailing sent last week. The Sully United Fund is operated by the local Sully Lions Club and is not a part of the United Way of Jasper County or any other organization. It is locally controlled and as...
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All in for outer space at SCS

All in for outer space at SCS
Outer space has been the unit of study for third and fourth graders the last month and a half of school. The students studied distances between each planet, sizes and colors of planets, and the moon and its phases. “Throughout this unit, I try to help my students understand how awesome our God is based on...
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Pastor’s Pen: Faith Tested

Somebody once said that life is a test, a trust, and a temporary assignment. I agree! God tested Israel during the 40 years of wilderness wandering. In Deut. 8:2-3, we are told that God tested the nation with food and water shortages to know what was in their heart. Would they grumble and complain (as they...
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Press INKlings: Newspapers are community

It’s National Newspaper Week, Oct. 5-11. I am sharing some inklings from various articles written to commemorate the special week. Newspapers are community. Living in a community is special. Everyone wants to have a sense of home, a place where they can be involved, and where getting to know neighbors is a blessing, not something to...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 10-9-14

It seems as though every day I get a reminder that I’m a geezer. Just last week, I (because I’m unemployed) decided to prepare the evening meal. I had it nearly ready when my wife walked in and said, “I told you this morning, I had supper prepared, it’s warm and in the oven!” She was not...
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