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Lynnville-Sully School audit released

Van Maanen, Sietstra, Meyer & Nikkel, P.C., Certified Public Accountants located in Pella, have released an audit report on the Lynnville-Sully School District in Sully. The district’s revenues totaled $6,133,511 for the year ended June 30, 2015, a 2.2 percent decrease from the prior year. Revenues included $2,590,882 in local tax; charges for service of $887,297;...
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Pastor’s Pen: Imitating the shepherds

By Travis Albers, Christian Education and Youth Leader at Sully First Reformed Church Every Christmas before my family opens presents, we read Luke 2:1-20, which is about the birth of Jesus. With each passing year, I find my mind focusing on different parts of the scripture, and this year, I find my mind wandering to the...
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Second graders carry on sweet tradition

Peppermints, marshmallows, gum drops, and more were all among the selection of tasty decorations for second graders to choose from during their annual gingerbread house-making event on Friday morning, Dec. 18. For many years, students in Mrs. Lisa Martin’s and Mrs. Cindy Gibbs’ second-grade classrooms have created festive edible houses as a fun holiday activity...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 12/24/15

Before I sat down to write this, my day started out with putting the coffee pot in the fridge and blowing on my Cheerios like those crunchy Os were hot soup. I guess I was still recovering from the day before. Perhaps I should explain, and this explanation will begin with an apology. I apologize for when...
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Remember When – 12/24/15

35 years ago (1980) In observance of the change of ownership, free coffee and donuts were served at the Coffee Cup Café by Russ and Margaret Vande Krol and Terry and Linda Zylstra. The L-S School Board selected “Robbins Sport-Tred” as the floor covering for the new elementary-middle school gymnasium multipurpose room. The cost was $21,759. Schmidt Lumber...
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Press INKlings: Remember the gifts of the year

I recently read “21 things every grown woman knows about the holidays, but manages to forget.” Here’s my paraphrased version.
  1. How difficult it is to get in the mood for holiday shopping before Thanksgiving is even here.
  2. How thoroughly you wish, once post-Thanksgiving shopping mania hits the nation, that you hadn’t waited until you were in the mood.
  3. Why...
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