I have mentioned before that I have not learned much in life, but I have learned it’s easier to make enemies than friends, and it’s easier to lose friends than enemies.
I know that now, but still mess up now and then.
When I was a kid, I drove a grain semi when I was 17 years...
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Co-Line’s expansion to add 120,000 square feet of manufacturing space
Co-Line Welding, Inc., located six miles south of Sully, is well underway in its 12th and largest building project in its 37-year history. The addition of 120,000 square feet of manufacturing space to the company's south facility is ahead of schedule, thanks to cooperative weather and the skilled workforce of the contractor, Jensen Builders.
Currently, the...
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L-S students among thousands at Farm Progress Show
From field demos to concept tractors, 31 high school students traveled to Boone on Wednesday, Aug. 31, with Brian Lowry, agriculture teacher and FFA advisor, for the 63rd Farm Progress Show. The students joined thousands of farmers, agribusiness officials, and agriculture companies at the interactive venue to network, gain information, and learn more about the...
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‘Crazy’ Car Club stops in Sully, Lynnville
Five couples, friends who’ve met through classic cars, embarked on their Third Annual Mini Iowa Tour on Tuesday, Sept. 6. The group, who was missing one couple this time around, doesn’t have an official name, but laughed and said they can be considered “crazy.” The friends, who are from Conrad, Marshall-town, Laurel, Spirit Lake, and...
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Football team launches good character award
The Lynnville-Sully football team is teaming up with elementary and middle school teachers to recognize students who display good character traits by launching the Blue Shirt Award. Each week, teachers at the middle school and elementary levels may nominate a student who has shown good character. That name is put into a weekly drawing and...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 9-8-16
I really wish this town had a donut shop that delivered donuts to your house every morning like the morning paper. Coffee and donuts. The donut shop’s slogan would be like, “We know you donut like mornings, but we’re here for you. And coffee is too.”
Imagine…Glazed donuts. Simple glazed donuts. Sprinkles optional.
This week’s recipe is...
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It’s the ‘Great Minnesota Get-Together’
We say “Nothing Compares to my Iowa State Fair.” But last weekend, I did some comparing as I attended a day of the Minnesota State Fair, which is themed, “Great Minnesota Get-Together.” And get together those people in the state north of us do, something like an average of 175,000-plus every day of the 12...
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