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Pastor’s Pen – 10/29/15

Thought: Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Did you know, if you put a buzzard in a pen that measures six feet by eight feet and it is entirely open at the top, the buzzard, in spite of its ability to fly and the open pen, would be...
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Iowa Speedway and INDYCAR announce 2016 race weekend

Iowa Speedway and INDYCAR officials announced Tuesday, Oct. 27, that next year's edition of the Iowa Corn 300 will be contested on July 10, 2016. This will be the first time INDYCAR races on a Sunday at Iowa Speedway since the 2013 season when James Hinchcliffe won his first career INDYCAR Series race in front of...
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L-S volleyball team falls to No. 9 IV in three-set season ender

Facing the No. 9 team in Class 1A for the second time in just over a week, the Lynnville-Sully volleyball team knew what they were up against in their first regional match on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Unfortunately, the Hawks were unable to gain much ground against 22-8 Iowa Valley and fell in three sets: 25-7,...
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Hawks secure playoff spot with win over BP

The stakes were high on the football field last Friday, Oct. 25. Three Class A, District 7 teams were vying for the two remaining tickets into the playoffs, and Lynnville-Sully was bent on being a qualifying team. The Hawks’ determination paid off with a 34-8 victory over Belle Plaine in their last home game of...
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Remember When – 10/29/15

35 years ago (1980) The Lynnville-Sully School Board proposed a BA base salary of $11,650. Shelly Jansen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Jansen of rural Lynnville, was crowned L-S FFA Chapter Sweetheart. The Sully Christian girls finished their softball season with a perfect 3-0 record after defeating Oskaloosa 13-12, Pella 7-4, and Peoria 14-11. In the final...
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Press INKlings: J is not in the periodic table of elements

If you think you know everything, consider these. The average person's left hand does 56 percent of the typing. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. The winter of 1932 was so cold Niagara Falls froze completely solid. The words “racecar,” “kayak,” and “level” are the...
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