Mark your calendars for soups, relishes, desserts, and drinks for a freewill donation at a benefit for Denny Zylstra of Lynnville. The event is set for Saturday, Oct. 4 from 5-8 p.m. at the Lynnville Bank basement. All proceeds will go to Zylstra, who is undergoing a series of new treatments for his debilitating Hepatitis...
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Harvest in the Heartland
Another soybean field nears completion as the 2014 harvest is well underway. A combine makes a very dusty last round in Marlin Van Wyk’s soybean field on Monday, Sept. 29, a couple miles northeast of Sully. Rain and cooler temperatures are in the seven-day forecast....
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Ronald McDonald tackles bullying at L-S
A familiar famous face kept L-S elementary students engaged and laughing during a Character Counts assembly on Friday, Sept. 26. Ronald McDonald, best known for his work with the fast-food McDonald’s franchise, presented a live show to the students in kindergarten through fifth grade that focused on creating a sense of community in the classroom...
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Beyer brings her massage therapy experience to Sully
In her 12 years as a massage therapist, Angela Beyer has served a variety of clients. She’s worked on the “average Joe” with a minor backache all the way to professional athletes whose bodies need some help due to the wear and tear of their jobs.
Now, Beyer is bringing her services to the Sully area.
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SCS students, staff join global See You At The Pole
All SCS students and staff members joined Christians all around the globe in prayer at See You at the Pole before school on Wednesday, Sept. 24. All around the world, in every time zone, students gathered at their flagpoles, praying for their school, friends, families, churches, and communities. See You At The Pole was held...
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Students’ learning heads outdoors
Mariposa Recreation Area northeast of Newton was the destination of the SCS fifth and sixth graders’ field trip Thursday, Sept. 25. The four girls comprising the two grades were led through the park by Katie Cantu, a naturalist with Jasper County Conservation. “It was a beautiful day to be outside and enjoy God's beautiful creation!”...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 10/2/14
I hope this finds you all doing well! I can tell you right now, this article is going to be short and sweet. It’s a Monday. My Dashing Gent is off to work already, and I’ve spotted a spider on my desk. He’s brown. He’s big. The size of a pencil eraser. He matches my...
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