Every year, public schools in Iowa spend billions of dollars to educate children, sparking taxpayers to often ask school board members, administrators, and lawmakers: “Where does that money go?” The purpose of this article is to help taxpayers understand how districts are spending money, in an attempt to dispel the mysteries surrounding school funding.
According to...
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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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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 10/29/15
My life has been a series of strange happenings. I doubt any other family has had the calamities we have.
One unusual situation happened decades ago.
I was outside mowing when the sheriff pulled up. I could see at a glance this man was not happy. He jumped out of his car and wanted my name and...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 10/22/15
This week’s article is a little untraditional! I don’t do this often, but when I do, you can be sure it’s completely worth the read! Have no fear, there will be a recipe, but that’s not the focus of this article. Actually, let’s do the recipe first a second. Then we’ll get to the meat...
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Trettin living his dream, French way of life
Editor’s note: This is the final of a two-part series on James Trettin’s experience as a foreign exchange student in France.
Lynnville-Sully’s James Trettin is living a 10-month adventure in France he will never forget as a foreign exchange student. The L-S junior is experiencing the richness of French culture by living and studying in one of...
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Remember When – 10/22/15
35 years ago (1980)
At the indoor marching concert, a special flag ensemble from Lynnville-Sully received a Division I rating at the state marching contest. The group included Rita Maasdam, Vicki Rozendaal, Sarah Gertsma, Sharon Terlouw, and Laurie Conover.
The former business site of the Junque Shop and North Central Public Service (an LP gas distributor) was...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 10/22/15
It’s a rare happening when all four of my daughters are home at the same time.
I’ve written before about this occasion, but each time it becomes more spectacular.
They all arrived in what appeared to be about a 1949 German motor- home. It dripped enough oil in my driveway to service two of my automobiles!
There were...
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