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National Honor Society welcomes 13 new members

Thirteen new members were inducted into Lynnville-Sully’s National Honor Society on Mar. 12. NHS Sponsors Mr. Joel Vos and Mrs. Allison Wenck presented certificates to the new members following a message from guest speaker Steve Russell, a candle-lighting ceremony, and the NHS Pledge. Eleven NHS seniors were recognized and new officers were also inducted at...
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SCS Fine Arts Evening 2015

The talent and hard work of SCS fifth through eighth graders was on display on Mar. 10. The students performed in the categories of one-act plays, memorized and interpretive speeches, and vocal, instrumental, and piano entries. The performances were judged to determine who would advance to District V Fine Arts Evening on Mar. 26. Creative writing...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 3/19/15

Another week has flown by! I know I say this a lot, but I really can’t believe how fast time is flying this spring. It’s already mid-March, and then in April we celebrate the Handsome Gent’s birthday – a big birthday that ends in a big 0! That kind of snuck up on me a...
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Remember When – 3/19/15

35 years ago (1980) Twenty-two projects from the Lynnville-Sully School were eligible to compete in the Hawkeye Science Fair in Des Moines. Four students from Lynnville-Sully also received the distinction of earning medals at the Des Moines River Conference Fair. Rick Sward won a first-place medal along with his blue ribbon. Receiving second-place medals were Sherryl...
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Hello, Spring, what took you so long?

Let’s have a raise of hands, who is happy the snow is mostly gone and the robins are back? I thought so, most people are very happy spring-like weather is here and the official first day of spring is tomorrow, Mar. 20. We’ve had much worse winters, but the winter just past seemed long, dark,...
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Letter to the editor: Sharing information

I noticed the ad featuring former Olympic diver Greg Louganis and his husband in the Mar. 5 issue of the Hometown Press and was pretty sure it would generate some controversy with some in the community. The Family Research Council (FRC) website that was used as research is a conservative organization founded by James Dobson in...
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