Well, we’ve had our first snow of the winter. The roads got bad.
My granddaughter was at my house. Her car was behind mine so I took hers to run a few errands.
I always have so much to say and no one really cares to listen. Before going home, I saw lights in a neighbor’s garage...
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Remember When – 11/19/15
Conner Bros. of Sigourney, the general contractor for the new L-S Elementary-Junior High School building, had concrete work moving forward. The work had progressed to the pouring of the walls.
Oscar Mayer and Co. started construction on the new hog-buying station two miles south of Sully on land they purchased from Ivan Renaud. The 60’ x...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 11/19/15
I made it to California and back one more time. Californians have strange lifestyles.
I’ve mentioned before that most of them have a rooster, rabbits, several barking dogs, and sometimes a horse tied in the backyard. I don’t think any one of them has ever owned a lawn mower.
A little, very-skilled Mexican man comes every seven...
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L-S drama department presents CSI: Neverland
Months of preparation, line memorization, and rehearsals paid off when Lynnville-Sully High School cast members took to the stage in the successful debut of the fall play, “CSI: Neverland,” Nov. 7-8. The cast, under the direction of Ms. Melinda Hardin, high school language arts teacher and drama coach, presented a matinee rehearsal in front of...
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Sully Ambulance and Fire Dept. Emergency Topics for You
By Mike Vander Molen, Sully Fire Department Chief
This week’s topic is one most of us, including me, know very little about. It is a topic none of us likes to talk about, but actually talking is probably the best thing any of us can do. Suicide is not a comfortable topic, but it is a...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 11/12/15
The holidays are upon us as I’ve mentioned in the past. I’ve come to one conclusion. Well-executed marketing is the devil’s mistress. I never buy coffee creamer, EVER. That darn Peppermint Mocha and Eggnog Creamer was shouting my name as I walked in the doors of the grocery store. I knew I was doomed. Now...
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Remember When – 11/12/15
35 years ago (1980)
The Rev. Michael Cooper, 26, became the new pastor at Lynnville Church of God. Cooper was previously an associate pastor at Carlsbad, NM, and youth and music pastor at Winchester, KY.
Dennis and Kris Vos of Sully sponsored a grand opening of their new business, Denny’s Repair in Reasnor at the former Conoco...
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