The Lynnville-Sully Community Education Foundation’s Hawk Half-Minute Challenge kicked off with a bang on Tuesday, Nov. 29. Blake Wehrle, a 2015 L-S grad, was the first contestant of the season in the highly anticipated challenge that pits contestants against the clock. Wehrle, a former wrestler, made a lay-up, free throw, three-pointer, and at the last second,...
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Fire protection poster winners announced
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This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Don’t Wait – Check the Date! Replace Smoke Alarms Every 10 Years,” represented the final year of the National Fire Protection Association’s three-year effort to educate the public about basic but essential elements of smoke alarm safety. Lynnville, Searsboro, and Sully Volunteer Fire Departments teamed up with the NFPA...
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Church groups hold turkey bowl volleyball game
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For several years now, the Sully Christian Reformed Church youth group has challenged the elders and deacons of the church council to an athletic competition.
For years, the two groups played football, but for the last two years they engaged in a volleyball game instead.
This year prior to the game on Nov. 23 at Sully Christian...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 12/1/16
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Another Thanksgiving has come and gone, and the important take-away here is no matter how many seasonal lattes you drank or stuffed turkeys you ate, at least your earrings still fit. And also, remember, I'm here for you if you started this week with renewed vows to yourself to be healthy. You might go out...
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Legends, symbols we love this time of year
I think I like legends because of how interesting they can be. Legend is defined as “a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical.” This holiday season there are many legends. Through the years, I’ve saved a few and even found one in my box of...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 12/1/16
Of all the modern conveniences in the world, the cell phone is good and bad. It is impossible to hide. Anybody can call or send a text any time.
I carry my cell phone in my jeans pocket.
I get texts that mean nothing to me.
I get texts when I’m under a car in my garage. I...
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Letter to the editor: Put the brakes on high drug prices
The skyrocketing price of prescription medications is a national issue that won’t go away. While it hits consumer pocketbooks hard, hospitals and their patients feel it, too.
We see the problem every day at Pella Regional Health Center, where we spend $6.2 million per year on medications. The increases are staggering, even for many commonly-used drugs...
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