Like most cooks, Taylor Terpstra has had her share of kitchen mishaps, with one Italian dish gone particularly wrong.
“You know that Million Dollar Spaghetti recipe that floats around on Facebook and Pinterest? It was a million dollar FAIL for me, surprising I know! My kids asked me to never make that kind of spaghetti again!”...
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It’s about flying penguins, spaghetti plants
Growing up, there were a few things I decided I never wanted to be, and one of them was a teacher. This month, I had a couple of thoughts about being a teacher. I think teachers are very fortunate this year as they didn’t have to “fight” the green issues of St. Patrick’s Day because...
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Locals unite to take away hunger
Lynnville Friends Church, for the fifth time, hosted a Jasper County Take Away Hunger food packaging (formerly Jasper County Kids Against Hunger) event on a rainy Saturday morning, Mar. 25, with 13 teams of volunteers completing 22,464 meals. The ingredients of the traditional bags of Fortified Rice-Soy Casserole are slightly improved this year, but still...
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Key Co-op announces winner of Ugliest Bathroom Contest
Key Cooperative Lumber and Construction Services launched an Ugliest Bathroom Contest in February, inviting all homeowners whose ugly and outdated bathroom had seen better days to enter. On the line was a giveaway of $1,000 in interior products to bring the “ugliest” bathroom back to life. The contest came to a close on Mar. 15...
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L-S Art Show & Academic Fair draw appreciative crowd
The artistic talents of all kindergarten through twelfth-grade Lynnville-Sully artists were on display at the 14th Annual Art Show held in the L-S High School gym on Thursday, Mar. 24. Hundreds of admirers browsed through aisles of colorful and eclectic artwork throughout the entire evening. Eight seniors enjoyed their final show with special exhibits in...
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Battle of the brains at 2017 Knowledge Bowl
Thirteen middle schoolers represented Lynnville-Sully at the 2017 Pella Christian Grade School Knowledge Bowl held Tuesday, Mar. 21, in Pella.
Two eighth graders, four seventh graders, and seven sixth graders participated in the contest that is generally held only for seventh and eighth graders. Prior to the event, the students prepped by learning the type of...
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New trophy cases installed at L-S
Over spring break, the old and worn out trophy cases were removed from the south gym wall and replaced with floor-to-ceiling cases. The old trophy cases have been at Lynnville-Sully since 1959. They were built into the wall so there was more room in the hallway, and that allowed more room for more trophies. Since...
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