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Local ladies take on 75-mile Market to Market Relay

Local ladies take on 75-mile Market to Market Relay
Call them crazy, inspirational, extreme, or all of the above – eight local women can now add the 75-mile Market to Market Relay to their list of accomplishments. They completed the race in just over 14 hours on Saturday, May 7. Starting at sun-up in Jefferson, teams of six to eight runners and a van took...
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C. Jansen, T. Van Maanen earn SICL honors as season ends

After a string of crucial meets over the past week, the 2016 season came to a close for both the Lynnville-Sully girls and boys golf teams. BOYS SICL, SECT’L MEETS Rain showers cut short the boys SICL Conference meet after six holes on Monday, May 9, so the L-S golfers returned to Iowa Valley the next day...
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KidsFit makes exercise fun, accessible

KidsFit makes exercise fun, accessible
Hy-Vee’s KidsFit Program – a fun, at-home program designed for kids and families to help promote health, exercise, and nutrition – was introduced to Lynnville-Sully Elementary students on Monday, May 9, in the high school gym. Daira Hoegh Driftmeier, a 2001 L-S alum and now Hy-Vee KidsFit director, explained the fun and encouraging five-week KidsFit challenge...
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Pastor’s Pen – 5/19/16

This spring, I have been fortunate to watch many of our local athletes at Lynnville-Sully compete in track and field. I love going to track meets. I enjoyed competing in them when I was in high school. I have then had the blessing of coaching numerous athletes over the past 20 years at the high...
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L-S Baseball Preview: L-S hopes to improve from 14-12

The 2016 L-S baseball team looks to build off the positives from last year and make the program even stronger this season. With the first official practice on May 2, the Hawks have put a few weeks of practices under their belts before their first game next Monday. “Practices have been going well,” said L-S Coach...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 5/19/16

The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 5/19/16
I gave Harvey a bath the other day. No matter how hard I clean out under his neck, a half hour later I still find things in those neck rolls – fuzzies, a little plastic tag, mold, a family of trolls living off the mold and using the price tag for shelter... I hope he never...
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Remember When – 5/19/16

40 years ago (1976) The Lynnville-Sully girls track team sent two to the state meet. Kim Thon and Laurie Sparks both took first-place honors in the district meet. Thon won the shot put with a toss of 37’ 10¾” and Sparks jumped 16’ 4” to seal the victory in the long jump. Sparks also took second...
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