Friday, Jan. 13, didn’t start off quite as planned, but it was a fun and successful day nonetheless for SCS fifth through eighth graders.
Things got off to a late start when the bus the students were supposed to take on a field trip to Des Moines stalled on its usual morning route. Thankfully, the spare...
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From the Kottenstette Kitchen
This fall, the Kottenstette family made the move from Pella to Sully. This week’s featured cook, Nicole, explained the driving force behind their move to their new home just west of Sully.
“Since I work for Loucks and Buren Orthodontics in Newton, I have heard great things over the years about Lynnville-Sully Schools, and my husband...
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High schoolers dazzle and shine at Winter Formal
The high school student council put on Winter Formal on Monday, Jan. 2. L-S students had lots of fun getting dressed up in formal wear, dancing to their favorite music, and hanging out with friends.
Most students spent part of Monday getting ready. Some girls started getting with friends as early as 10 in the morning,...
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15-minute meeting takes care of Sully Council business
The Sully City Council met in regular session at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9, at the Sully Community Center. Members present were mayor pro tem Chad Fikse, Brad Rozendaal, Diane Vos, Phyllis Zylstra, Jeff Brummel, and city clerk Barbra Maasdam; mayor Brent Vander Molen was absent. Consent agenda approved the Dec. 12 meeting minutes,...
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New Director of Christian Education and Youth Ministries at SFRC
My name is Jeff Knouse, and I am the new Director of Christian Education and Youth Ministries at First Reformed Church in Sully.
I am originally from a small town in eastern Iowa called Wilton (Go Beavers!). My two loving parents, Mark and Lora, raised me alongside my younger brother Erik, who is a freshman at...
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SCS shoe drive brings in about 400 pairs of shoes
SCS students will bless Hope Ministries in Des Moines with approximately 400 pairs of shoes this week – and all it took to make it happen was people cleaning out their closets.
The staff and students of Sully Christian, along with generous donations from Timothy Christian School in Wellsburg, Peoria Christian Reformed Church, other area churches,...
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Press INKlings: Will Friday be just another day for you?
The first Friday the 13th of the year is this week. For some people, it’s just another day exactly like any other Friday, nothing different, nothing special. They are the same people who really don’t think birthdays, anniversaries, and other holidays are any different than any other day in their lives.
But a whole bunch of...
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