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“Fan”-tastic Lynnville Day this Saturday

Plan now to visit Lynnville on Saturday, June 20. A full slate of events has been planned, starting with a 5K run/walk by Lynnville Heart of Worship at 8 a.m. New this year, breakfast at the welcome corner will be served by Lynnville Friends Missions from 7:30-9:30 a.m. Grab a donut, sausage burrito, or fruit...
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Property owners to pay for 600 feet of Sully’s 1st Avenue

Brad Rozendaal was sworn in as the newest member of the Sully City Council at its 7 p.m. regular meeting on June 8. He was appointed to complete the term of RJ Van Dyke who moved to Pella. All members were present at the meeting. During consideration of paving most of the south end of 1st...
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Short meeting for Lynnville City Council

The Lynnville City Council met in regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 8, at the Lynnville City Hall. Loose dogs, water woes, and street repairs were the main topics of the hour-long meeting. Guests included Amelia Schoeneman, Faye Brand, and Gary Gene Braaksma. During open forum, Braaksma inquired on how property lines are determined...
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Lynnville-Sully School honor roll announced

The honor roll for the fourth quarter and the second semester at Lynnville-Sully School has been announced. Fourth Quarter A Honor Roll (* denotes 4.0 GPA) Sixth grade: *Caitlin Alberts, *Brooke Baarda, *Jaden Brand, Denali Conover, Grace Fuchs, Cally Gibbs, *Dylann Huyser, *Korinne Jansen, *Laci Keen, Dakota Seastrom, Elizabeth Squires, Hadley Tice, Krystal Van Dyke, *Megan Van Zante,...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin

The sounds of sweet thunder rolling and rain pitter-pattering is back, and I love it. Gone are the days of snowplows scraping the pavement early in the morning. Ahh, we can all breathe a little easier! The smell of chlorine in the air, dusty, dirty baseball/softball pants, concession stand suppers, and that fire crackling is...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zeegers – 6/11/15

I just got back from my dentist 10 minutes ago. I hate to go to the dentist, even if it’s just for cleaning. The gal who worked on me had a vicious look on her face as she said, “Open your mouth.” I opened my mouth. “Good grief,” she said, “have you ever heard of a toothbrush or...
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First week of summer break full of a flurry of activities for kids

A variety of camps, events, and story hours have kept area children – and their parents ­– busy the first full week of summer break. Both local libraries kicked off their summer reading programs following the theme, “Every Hero Has A Story.” The Sully Library launched their first story hour on Tuesday, June 2, with...
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