Thought: Scandinavian saying, “Faith is a bird that feels dawn breaking and sings while it is still dark.”
Readings from Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18
A kindergarten teacher gave her class a show and tell assignment. Each student was instructed to bring an object to share with the class that represented his or her religion.
On the day the assignment...
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Concerned parents attend L-S School Board meeting Monday
The Lynnville-Sully Board of Education met in regular session in the high school library on Monday, Jan. 19, with all members and administrators present.
Lorie Van Soelen was acting board secretary in Karla De Cook’s absence.
Guests included ChyAnne Huyser, Shawn Huyser, Shawna Tice, Rita Maston, Steve Squires, Heidi Squires, Jerry Morningstar, Christine Morningstar, Stacey Nikkel, Jared...
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New L-S signage fosters school, community pride
The front entrance of the high school received a facelift Jan. 16 with the addition of Lynnville-Sully Hawks signage. The school district worked with Cory Brand, 2000 L-S alum and owner of Co-Line Graphics, on several different designs before choosing one with a steel finish, a look purposely selected to symbolize the major role of metal...
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Remember When – 1/22/15
1980 (35 years ago)
An emergency Lynnville-Sully School Board meeting was held to discuss the Sully Elementary Building due to furnace malfunction. It was decided to close the building for the rest of the school year. Grades four and five were to be bused to the middle school in Searsboro.
The building and all the contents of...
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Press INKlings: An English lesson for your day
Homographs are words of like spelling, but with more than one meaning. A homograph that is also pronounced differently is a heteronym.
I’ve said this very often before and writing it again, you think English is easy?
I think a retired English teacher was bored and wrote this and ... IT IS GREAT!
Read all the way to...
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Kruseman Implement donates $2,500 to Sully playground
Linda and Doyle Huyser of Kruseman Implement present a $2,500 check to Amy Harthoorn of the Sully playground committee. Plans are underway with a fund drive to finance replacing the playground area in Sully Central Park. To donate any amount or to a specific playground item, forms are at both banks in Sully, Hometown Press,...
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WENS replaces CodeRED alert system in Jasper County
Jasper County Emergency Management announced recently the switch of the county-wide alert system from CodeRED to the Wireless Emergency Notification Systems or WENS. WENS/Alert Iowa is a statewide mass notification and emergency messaging system which enables city officials with the ability to provide pre-recorded emergency telephone notification/infor-mation messages to public citizens in targeted areas or...
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