The Lynnville-Sully High School dance team put jitters aside on Thursday, Dec. 3, to debut its new light show performance at the Iowa High School State Team Dance Competition at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines. The team, which has only been practicing for approximately six weeks under first-year coach Mrs. Trisha Vander Molen, lit up...
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Sully businesses spread Christmas cheer, host open houses
Several Sully businesses hope to attract area residents, young and old, to take part in Christmas festivities and spread holiday cheer on Saturday, Dec. 12, from 10 a.m. to noon. Businesses normally open on Saturdays will hold their regular hours.
Open houses, sweet treats, a visit with Santa, and a freewill donation soup dinner and bake...
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Ribbon cutting held for taekwondo branch in Lynnville
Monday, Dec. 7, Master Troy Fopma (center) cut the ribbon for his new Jung’s Taekwondo-Lynnville Branch at Lynnville City Hall. The Grinnell Branch group witnessed the event and presented a taekwondo demonstration. Fopma has realized his dream of having his own taekwondo school and challenged everyone present to follow their dreams. The six Lynnville students...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 12/3/15
Oh, I hope all your Thanksgivings were a success! No food poisonings, no flu bug, no cold bug, drama free, hassle free, and relaxing is what I’m sure each and every one of them were, but if they were not, it’s all going to be okay. We have Christmas to redeem ourselves.
And this recipe will...
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Plan to attend Sully Community Christmas next Saturday morning
A Sully Community Christmas will be held Saturday morning, Dec. 12. More than a dozen downtown businesses are planning open houses, and the Faithwalkers soup dinner and IMPACT bake sale will be at Sully First Reformed Church. Business open houses, door prizes, kids’ activities, and Sully Lions-sponsored Santa’s visit with treats for all good boys...
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Pastor’s Pen: Providence
By Jerry Morningstar, Sully Community Church pastor
As a Christian, I believe in the doctrine of providence. Providence refers to God’s sovereign rule over the affairs of life. All the apparent surprises and accidents of life somehow fall within the wider sphere of God’s providential order.
J.I. Packer writes: “The doctrine of providence teaches Christians that they...
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Remember When – 12/3/15
35 years ago (1980)
Doug Huyser, Sully Co-op Elevator Dept. Manager, reported the co-op had piled 27,000 bushels of corn on the ground at the old Sully ballpark. The pile was started on Oct. 24, before the Oct. 27 snowstorm hit. The previous year, the co-op had piled 57,000 bushels on the ground. A drought in...
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