By Jerry Morningstar, Sully Community Church pastor
There has been a lot of discussion in the political realm lately over something called “fake news.” With fake news, stories are put out with no grounding in fact.
One example occurred not too long ago when the new president took office. Some members of the press were invited into...
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Statewide tornado drill Wednesday, Mar. 29
The Iowa Statewide Tornado Drill is Wednesday, Mar. 29. A Test Tornado Watch will be issued at 10 a.m. for the entire state followed by the Test Tornado Warning around 10:30 a.m. In case of severe weather, Thursday, Mar. 30, and Friday, Mar. 31, are identified backup days. The purpose of this drill is to...
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Lynnville-Sully Honor Society welcomes 10 new members
The Lynnville-Sully Honor Society held their annual induction ceremony on Thursday, Mar. 9, welcoming 10 new members. The evening opened with a welcome by Mr. Joel Vos, Honor Society sponsor, following introductions of the new inductees, a message from the Honor Society president John Trettin, and guest speaker Mr. Jamie Bogaard, pastor of Lynnville Friends...
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Mother-son fun at second annual Gym Jam
On Saturday, Mar. 11, the Lynnville-Sully Community Education Foundation (LSCEF) hosted Gym Jam, a fun interactive event for elementary-age boys from L-S and the community and their moms or female chaperones. The event that drew a crowd of 130 people was split into two sessions – kindergarten through second graders took on their moms in the...
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From the Kitchen: Taylor Vos
Although they “officially” met in preschool, Taylor Vos and her husband, Logan, didn’t start dating until 2013.
“We met back in preschool and then attended Lynnville-Sully together,” shared Taylor, this week’s featured cook. “We happened to be in each other’s class our third-grade year, where we got in trouble numerous times for talking too much—surprise, surprise!...
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Press INKlings: Happy rubber band day tomorrow
This is probably the only column I’ve ever written over a week before it is printed. You see, I’ve been on vacation to Florida. My favorite Florida brother-in-law sometimes checks what I write about my traveling experiences, especially when I’ve spent some time with him. But I planned not to write on this vacation so...
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The Dee Zee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 3/16/17
One more trip to California, and it didn't go without incident, of course.
Packing my suitcase at home was stressful. A friend/relative of mine out there has three motorcycles, one is a Harley almost exactly like mine. He texted me and told me to bring my helmet along. He said we could ride up the Coast...
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