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Over $4,500 alternative fuel credit presented to L-S School

Over $4,500 alternative fuel credit presented to L-S School
The federal government has an alternative fuel credit program, and propane is an alternative fuel used by the Lynnville-Sully School District for some of its busses. Curt Dunsbergen (left) of Key Cooperative presents an alternative fuel credit check for $4,708.97 to L-S Superintendent Shane Ehresman and L-S Transportation Director Ken Van Soelen for the school’s...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 5/5/16

The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 5/5/16
So this morning, I took a shower. This morning, I washed my hair with conditioner twice. I think. I don't think I used shampoo. I can't remember, but I do know my hair is now an oil slick, as is my face. I forgot to wash that too. After I showered, I proceeded to brush...
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The Feedman’s dream for speed

The Feedman’s dream for speed
Dennis Renaud of Lynnville is known to many as the local “Feedman.” For 31 years, Renaud has owned and operated Renaud Feed Center with his wife Melanie, logging thousands of miles across the countryside delivering feed for area farmers. Re-naud’s presence in the farm industry has been one of kindness and dependability, so when the...
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Sully native establishes successful photography business

Sully native establishes successful photography business
By Stefanie Van Wyk Photographer Michelle (Jansen) Gritters is filling an important niche in the Pella area with her business, Digital Galleria Designs, which offers professional photography that’s affordable, fast, and fun. “Being a mom myself, I realized there was a need in the area for family-affordable, professional chil-dren’s photography,” said Gritters. “Digital Galleria is a step...
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Pastor’s Pen: Real Christians

Pastor Tim Morgan, Kellogg – Pleasant View United Methodist Churches There is a firm called the Barna Group that specializes in doing sociological studies about the church and how Christianity interacts with modern culture. In their most recent research, they found 78 percent of Americans say they are Christians. Of course, you can say you’re anything....
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Year-end celebration honors music, band, drama, and speech students

The L-S music, band, and drama departments held a year-end celebration on Monday, May 2, at the Sully First Reformed Church’s The Gathering Place. This year marked a new tradition as the departments joined to honor all of their students on one night. The growing number of students in all departments, the number of extra-curricular...
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Advanced math and science students check out the view from St. Louis

On a gloomy Friday morning, Apr. 28, 39 students in advanced math and science classes along with four chaperones – math and science teachers Dwight Beyer, Heidi Van Wyk, and Allison Wenck, and school board member Tim Dunsbergen – boarded a bus at 4 a.m. for St. Louis, MO, the location of the annual L-S...
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