Monthly Archives: September 2018

Weekend Washout: Heavy rains leave rare Labor Day weekend flooding

Weekend Washout: Heavy rains leave rare Labor Day weekend flooding
Typically, local farmers say, “The crop isn’t in the bin yet” even when fields look really good. Rare Labor Day weekend flooding means some will lose crops to the flooding. An old Sunday school song says, “The rain came down and the floods came up.” That’s exactly what happened locally during the Labor Day weekend....
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From the Kitchen of Lori Nore

From the Kitchen of Lori Nore
[caption id="attachment_2707467" align="alignright" width="300"] Members of the Nore Family: Lori is holding Miles, Sean is holding Logan, and Natalie is in front.[/caption] This week’s featured cook is Lori Nore. Lori grew up north of Killduff and graduated from Lynnville-Sully High School. Lori is married to Sean, and he grew...
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Heartbreak in Sully for L-S Hawks in week two

Heartbreak in Sully for L-S Hawks in week two
The Lynnville-Sully varsity football team hosted the Sigourney-Keota Cobras for the first home game of the year last Friday, Aug. 31. The Hawks weren’t able to overcome the soggy conditions in Sully or the Cobras’ effective running game as they defeated the Hawks, 44-18. “Friday night was a tough home opener for us,” said L-S Coach...
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Hawk netters beat Baxter in five sets before week-long break

Hawk netters beat Baxter in five sets before week-long break
  The Lynnville-Sully volleyball team advanced its record after taking on the Baxter Bolts on Tuesday, Aug. 28. The Hawks went back and forth between sets but grinded it out to take the win, 3-2. In the first set, the Hawks had a strong attacking offense and some saves on defense to earn them the 25-20 win....
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L-S runners off to strong season start at W’burg meet

L-S runners off to strong season start at W’burg meet
  A strong performance from the Lynnville-Sully cross-country team got their season up and running on Thursday, Aug. 30, in their first meet of the season. The race at Williamsburg was postponed from Tuesday due to heat and humidity — a decision that was referred to as a “blessing” by head coach Darin Arkema. “I think everyone...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Sept. 6, 2018

I’ve been sitting around in this wet weather with nothing to do because it is so darn wet outside. I don’t know, 11 or 12 inches in the last few days. I looked out yesterday and a gusher was coming down through a small pasture above my house. A good portion of my grass was under...
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