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National Egg Month: Van Gorps raise chickens for fresh farm eggs

National Egg Month: Van Gorps raise chickens for fresh farm eggs
Try them scrambled, fried, poached, hard boiled, or even polka dotted if you are still in Easter mode. We are talking about the incredible edible egg™, the nutrient-dense food that packs a punch without excess calories. May is National Egg Month, and what better way to celebrate than with eggs...morning, noon, and night! Start your day...
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Sensational elementary spellers battle it out

Sensational elementary spellers battle it out
Eight of the top spellers in grades first through fourth competed in a spelling bee on Wednesday, Apr. 30. The students qualified by winning individual classroom spelling bees. Following weeks of studying words on the Scripps spelling bee word lists, the stellar spellers competed against one another in front of a gym full of their...
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Tulip Time 2014: Afternoon parades feature L-S marching bands

Tulip Time 2014: Afternoon parades feature L-S marching bands
Tulip Time 2014 will be one to remember, all for good reasons, unlike last year when snow cancelled several activities. This year, the Lynnville-Sully high school and junior high marching bands participated in Pella’s annual Tulip Time celebration May 1-3. The high school band marched on Thursday and the junior high band, in its first...
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First State Bank constructing additional offices in Lynnville

Construction of an additional 650 square feet for additional offices at the Lynnville location of First State Bank is underway on the south side of the original bank building. The offices will be used for Fitzpatrick Financial Services, Lynnville Insurance Agency expansion, and an additional loan officer. Work began last month with the estimated completion...
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L-S School Board rejects press box bid

The Lynnville-Sully School Board of Education met in special session at 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday, May 6. All board members were present except Matt Zylstra. Following a presentation by Dave Harrison of Design Alliance Architects, the board by a 4-0 vote rejected the only bid received for the football press box as it was nearly double...
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JH girls win own L-S Relays

JH girls win own L-S Relays
The Lynnville-Sully junior high tracksters hosted the L-S Relays on Monday, May 5. The L-S girls placed first in a hard-fought meet. Makayla Rozendaal placed first in the 800 meter, Mariah Vos placed first in the 200 hurdles, the 4x100 team (Shiloh Cunningham, Carson Fisk, Hailey Scandridge, and Camryn Russell) had a great finish, and the...
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Remember When – May 8

35 years ago (1979) Twyla Vander Weerdt, missionary candidate to Alaska with Far Eastern Gospel Crusade, presented slides of the work to the congregation at Sully Community Church. Queen Carla Ver Ploeg and King Steve Harthoorn reigned over the Lynnville-Sully Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom. Melvin Harthoorn, Sully, was honored in Des Moines at the annual Pioneer Champions Day...
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