Monthly Archives: November 2018

Hidden treasure discovered in home renovation

Hidden treasure discovered in home renovation
[caption id="attachment_2916016" align="alignright" width="200"] The Paskach family – Carson, Miranda, Sean holding Chloe, and Cecilia[/caption] Ever since Sean and Miranda Paskach moved into their home in Sully in August 2016, they have been busy remodeling the house to fit the needs of their family with three young children. Their...
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Farm to Table: Harvest celebrations

Farm to Table: Harvest celebrations
The combine is parked. Now to bale some corn stalk bales, apply some natural fertilizer, and other fall field work before they take a couple of days off to do some crop control the first week of December. As we are in the week of Thanksgiving, many of us will be gathering with family and friends...
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District honors abound for L-S football players               

District honors abound for L-S football players               
Along with reflecting on their district championship season, the Lynnville-Sully football team had a few more accomplishments to celebrate at the end-of-the-year banquet held last Thursday, Nov. 15. That’s when all-district honors were announced for 11 different Hawks. Senior Rylan James was named defensive MVP as well as all-district punter. Fellow senior Nate Stock was one...
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No. 10-ranked L-S opens with decisive W   

No. 10-ranked L-S opens with decisive W   
The Lynnville-Sully girls’ basketball team kicked their season off this past week. The Hawks hit the road to take on Iowa Mennonite on Friday, Nov. 16. The girls put in a solid offensive effort and easily captured their first win of the season, 75-30. L-S got up early in the first quarter, 16-9, and continued to...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Nov. 22

I’ve been spending a little time in California. It is a strange land. I’m not sure if anyone works there. There are people on the freeways all the time, mostly newer cars. Some freeways have eight to 12 lanes. Every car seemed to be assigned to make crazy, wild moves. The freeways were always packed bumper to...
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Baby, it’s cold outside

Baby, it’s cold outside
The first accumulated snowfall of the season blanketed the area with just over one inch of snow Thursday night into Friday, Nov. 8-9. The snow was accompanied by fierce winds and bitter cold temperatures, which according to the Farmers’ Almanac’s long-range outlook for the 2018-19 winter will be the norm with a “teeth-chattering cold” with...
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