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Ehresman signs to play football at William Penn

Ehresman signs to play football at William Penn
Sage Ehresman, a senior at Lynnville-Sully, has signed to play football at William Penn University, Oskaloosa. Shown at the signing Apr. 20, are, from left, front: Aaron Hinnah, receivers coach at William Penn; Ehresman; L-S Football Coach Mike Parkinson; back: Ehresman’s parents and sister, Shane, Kasiah, and Tashia Ehresman of Sully. Ehresman (5’9”) made quite...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 4/28/16

I've come to the conclusion that when somebody tells you, "You look tired," you take that as a compliment and run. It means you're doing something. Well, that is assuming you’re not up until forsaken hours playing video games like “Grand Duty Call of Tourismo” or something like that. You deserve to be called tired...
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Golf boys place seventh at IV, both L-S teams fall in HLV dual

The Lynnville-Sully boys placed seventh out of seven teams at the competitive Iowa Valley Tiger Tournament on Friday, Apr. 22. The host team won with a team total of 171 while the Hawks finished with a team total of 227. Senior Caleb Jansen had a good night on the course, carding a 44 for L-S. Senior...
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Hawk girls earn back-to-back championships

Hawk girls earn back-to-back championships
After two runner-up finishes out of three previous meets, the L-S girls were finally able to take home Class B championship honors at the Lew Lundy Relays in Montezuma on Tuesday, Apr. 19. The Hawks scored 141 team points to win the eight-team meet, beating second-place Iowa Valley by 13 points. “Everyone was a contributor to...
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Pastor’s Pen – 4/28/16

By Travis Albers, Sully First Reformed Church Christian Education and Youth Leader With the high school track season turning the corner and the youth I work with finally able to see the finish line, the word that keeps springing to mind this week is perseverance. Whether I talk with kids who are still excited to compete...
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Remember When – 4/28/16

40 years ago (1976) Arrow Transport of Des Moines was the milk transport haulers for Mid-America Dairy, Inc. The plant located in Sully was an assembly point for milk produced on farms in the central and southeast Iowa area. The plant handled approximately 30 million pounds of Grade A and manufacturing milk annually. Darrel Jansen, manager...
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Press INKlings: Make your life like a seed

Spring is here with all its beauty as buds burst and seeds sprout. Maybe it’s the many gray winter days we had, but isn’t this spring especially beautiful and bright? Cynthia Ocelli has it exactly right: For a seed to achieve its greatest expression, It must come completely undone. The shell cracks, its insides come out and everything changes. To someone who doesn’t understand...
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