A well-known (for good or bad reasons) man in this area celebrates the big 7-0 this Friday, Apr. 11. If you don’t know who he is, maybe these hints below will give it away…
What other 70-year-old gets by with hassling the local newspaper editor on a weekly basis?
What other 70-year-old consistently turns in his article...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – Apr. 10
The prom is this weekend, and I could not help thinking back about 50 years. I only remember a few things about high school, other than I detested it.
I remember walking out of the school on the last day and not having the wildest idea what I was going to do. I had no skills...
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Agricultural Insights – Apr. 10
Spring has most certainly arrived, and lawns across the Lynnville and Sully communities will be breaking winter dormancy in the coming days. The general transition of color from a tan/brown to lush green is an excellent indicator of this. However, early April is an excellent time to consider management options for the yard.
As turf breaks...
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L-S actors steal the show at one-act plays
Lynnville-Sully High School drama students took to the stage Mar. 28-29 and wowed the crowd with three one-act plays that were full of hilarity and well-delivered lines. Twenty-nine high school students, under the direction of Mrs. Monica Lanser, performed the following one-act plays:
“Little Red Schoolhouse,” a play about life in a rambunctious schoolhouse, featured cast...
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Approximately $3,000 raised at Dash for the Cure
Friends, family, and even complete strangers showed up in Sully on Saturday morning, Mar. 29, with their tennis shoes on, ready to support Cystic Fibrosis Awareness and little Sophia Bell, the 21-month-old daughter of David and Vicky Bell of Sully who is fighting the disease.
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- Darin Arkema won the...
The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – Apr. 3
Somewhere in between going to the eye doctor and getting groceries, I randomly decided I needed to find a cell phone for The Little. She’s obsessed with playing with our phones and will already throw a fit if we pry it from her tiny, clammy grasp. Of course, we’re talking a toy cell phone here....
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Lynnville Repair’s offer for last business park lot accepted by Sully City Council
During a special meeting of the Sully City Council on Mar. 25, the $10,000 purchase offer by Lynnville Repair Inc. owners Matt and Heather Zylstra for the last lot in the Sully Business Park was accepted by the council. The acceptance puts in motion the steps to sell lot No. 5 during the regular April...
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